NEW ZEALAND MUTTON.

Otago Witness, Issue 2761, 13 February 1907, Page 23

NEW ZEALAND MUTTON.

LONDON, February 6. The magistrate at Clerkeuwell has fined William Frederick Masters £5 and £25 costs for supplying the Hertfordshire County Lunatic Asylum with River Plate mutton falsely ticketed as New Zealand. Mr Cameron (New Zealand Produce Comloissioner in London) supported the prosecution. * WELLINGTON, February 6. The High Commissioner has cabled to the Acting-Prime Minister that in conjunction witK the Hertford County Asylum Committee to prosecute several Smithfiold salesmen lor applying New Zealand labels and bags to River Plato mutton to fulfil a contraci with the asylum. Defendants were fined £5 and costs, amounting to £25. DUNEDIN MARKETS ■WHOLESALE JKRODL'CF. REPORT'S Mr J. Fleming. Princes street south, reports tender date the 12th inst. :—

New potatoes arriving in good condition. New Ofcinaru potatoes, £7 10s to £7 15s per ton. New Peninsula kidney potatoes, 9s per cwt. Inipoitei mew potatoes, 6« to 6s 6d per cwt. FABM AND DAIBT PKOntTC*. Messrs Irvine and Stevenson, Georga street, re-port paying for produce during the week ending tiie 12th inst. as follows :— Bacon (roll), 84 per lb I Fresh butter, 9-d to Hun, Sd psr lb Hid per lb Fresh e££B,l/3 doz | Salt butter; not buying . jjhresh outier. good ordinary (in lib and $1). f nata). Id to M per lb. Pigs, 1301b to l€olb, 4Jd. JBHGE COMMISSIONER'S CABLEGRAM. WELLIXGTON, February 11. *Sif6 IJepartment of Industries and CouiKicfce has received the following cablegram bop the High Commissioner, dated London, JfebruarT 9:— j , mutton market is dull, and there is a iinijted demand for ail qualities. Very lew

really prime carcases of mutton have been marketed lately. There is no change to report in prices. The lamb market i= quiet and very un tetlled on account of the conflicting cablegrams regarding "the dry season now prevailing. Australian lamb is m large supply, and of good quality. This season's New Zealand iamb is quoted at 6|d per lb for Canterbury biancls, and at 5Jd for other than Canterbury brands . There is a better demand for beef. There i= a large supply of chilled beef on hand of irregular quality. The average price of New Zea'and beef is SJd and 2jd per lb for hind and forequarters respectively. The butter market is overstocked and depressed. Some holders of bulter are forcing sales, while buyers are holding back, expecting prices to go lower. Retailers are catering for the shilling trade, which affects the market The average price of ,-hoicest New Zealand butter to-day is 103s per cwt; Australian. 98s; Danish, 114s; Argentine, 101=. The cheese market is very firm, and the stock is moderate. There is a general and active demand. New Zoa'and brands are quoted at 65s per cwt . The hemp market is quiet, but firm. The price of New Zealand hemp, good fair Wellington grade, on spot, is £39 10s per ton. Manila, fair current grade on spot, £42 per ton. The cocksfoot seed market is quiet, and pricea are arm. The average price for bright, clean, New Zealand cocksfoot seed weighing 17ib per bushel is 4Ss per cwt. New Zealand shortberried wheat-, ex granary, per quarter of 4961b, is quoted at 29s Gd on a firm market. New Zealand short spairowb-J 1 oats, ex granary, on spot, per quarter of 3841b, are quoted at 253. New Zealand Danish oats, ex granary, on spot, per quaiter of 3201b, are quoted at 18s. The stock on hand is small, but the market is firm New Zealand bsuns f.a.q (old crop), per 5041b, are quoted at 32? The market is quiet. New Zealand partridge peas, per 5041b. ais quoted at 40s; and l New Zealand blue peas, per 5041b, are quoted at 355. The market is firm. J The wool market is firm, and business I prospects are good. Current quotations for Bradford Tops are: — 36's low orossbreds. Is 4Jd per lb ; 40's low crossbreds, Is 5Jd ; 4-i's medium crossbreds. Is 6d : 50's halfbreds. Is 10d; 56's quarterbreds, 2s; 60's merinos, 2s 3d.

jvbeat pc Best milling Medium do Fowls' ... filling oats feed oats fait barley "eed barley Jape barley Itizo lour, in 200's lour, in 50's 'ollard ... *ra» ;r bu&nel. , per ton 3/7 i Barley dust ... 90,0 3/4 Oatmeal, m 2n'> 2CO 0 3/3 Oaten chaff 100/o—los/0 2/<5 Ryegiass hay SO/o— 9o/0 2/4 Straw ... 45/0-50/0 3/6—4/0 Pearl barley .. 3iO.e 2/B— 3/0 Onions 6/6 to 71- cwt 3/6-4/0 | per lb. ... 40 Kolled bacon BdtoBJn per ton. Side bacon ... Bjd ... 175/0 I Smoked hams ... tJd ... 190/0 i Cheese ... 6d— 6Jd ... 100/0 Good salt butter, 9i to ... 80/0 ICd. according to quality