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Southland Times, Issue 17003, 29 March 1912, Page 4

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PRODUCE PRICES CURRENT. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1912. WHOLESALE. Fresh farm butter, lOd. Fresh butter (separator), lid. Factory Rutter, lilb prints, Is 2’4d lb. Eggs, Is 6d per dozen. Flour, .'Bos to 1955, Oatmeal, 260s to 2TOs. Pollard, 140s. Bran. £5. Chaff, £4 10s. RETAIL. Fresh butter (farm). Is. Fresh butter (separator), Is Id. Factory Butter, lb prints, ls.4d lb. Cheese, 9d lb. Eggs, Is 9d per dozen. Bacon, Sliced Is; Piece lid. Hum lid. Potatoes. 161b is. Flour, 2001b 225, 1001b 11s Cd. 501b 6s, 251b 3s 3d. Uuuueal. 501b 7s 9d. 251b 4s. Pollard, Ss per 1001b. Uruii, 6s. AGRICULTURAL EVENTS POR WEEK ENDING, MARCH 30th. —Friday, March 29. Mr Donald Macdonald’s clearing sale of breeding ewes and rams at Edendale, by Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co,, Ltd. BRITISH MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. LONDON. March 27. Received March 27, 9.10 a.m. Wheat. Fourteen thousand bushels for the three ports, January - February shipment, sold at 37s 9d; an Australian cargo at 37s ports and two cargoes at 385.3d, one each at 3£s 4%d and 3Ss 10^d. Tallow.—At the sales 1160 casks were offered, and 470 have been sold. Prices are unchanged. RISE IN HOULDER SHARES. LONDON. March 27. The Financial Times states that the rise In Houlder Brothers’ preference shares is due probably to amalgamation with Furness, Withy, and Company, enabling Houldcrs to continue to carry frozen meat at an Increased number of ports of call. '' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited have received the following cablegram from their London House, under date the 28th Inst;— Wheat. The position of the market for wheat is firm, there is a good demand owing to decreased supplies, and the market has an encouraging outlook. Oats. The market for oats is firm, and the outlook is encouraging. AUCKLAND MARKET REPORT. (Special to the Times.) AUCKLAND, March 28. Potatoes. The market for potatoes is farily strong this week; in fact the position may be described as much firmer throughout the South Island. This Is due to the uncertainty regarding the crop prospects. In some quarters the blight has made its appearance in the south, and in other parts the yields have proved exceedingly light. The low prices which were looked for a little while ago will probably not now be seen, as quotations from the South are quite 10s per ton above the prices asked a fortnight ago, and there is every prospect of a further advance In the near future. Local supplies are still coming forward in small quantities; but what are now left will be required in the producing districts, and from now forward it is expected that southern potatoes will constitute this market’s supply. Prices are £4 15s. to £5 per ton for Southern of prime quality. Local potatoes range from £4 upwards, according to condition. A large quantity of Inferior local potatoes are still held In stock. Oats. The market for oats is again very strong, as Australia has ’again come In as a buyer, which has had the effect of firming up business generally. The local market Is bare, and the price has firmed up a penny per bushel, quotations ruling 2s 8d ex wharf, and 2s 9cl ex store. Weather conditions in the South are still uncertain and it is exceedingly difficult to forecast the future. In a month’s time the market will, no doubt, be more settled. Grass and clover seeds are now selling freely, as a few days fine weather enabled some successful burns to be made. Stocks are now considerably reduced, and there will practically be no carry over, as the season will be extended till April. Chaff. Local chaff is offering more freely, advantage having been taken of the tine weather to get the machines to work. Local chaff is quoted at £4 to £4 5s at country stations. Arrivals of Southern chaff have not been heavy, and as far as can be seen, prices will remain steady for some time. Large quantities of chaff are offered freely from the south. DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. (Per United Press Association). DUNEDIN, March 28. Stock Exchange sales:—Union Steam, £2 9s (two parcels). Sales reported: Union Steam, £2 10s 3d and £2 10s 6d. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. SYDNEY, March 28, Received March 29, 12.50 a.m. Wheat, 3s lOd Vfcd to 3s lid; demand has been created by the enormous quantities of Australian wheat taken off the market by European buyers. Flour, city, £S 15s; country, £S 12s 6d. Bran, £5 ICs. Pollard, £5 15s. Barley, Victorian andt-Cape, 4s lOd to ss; English, ■ls 6d to ss, Maize, 4s lOd, Oats, Tasmanian white, 3s 2d to 3s 3d; Algerian, 3s 6d. Onions, £9 10s. Potatoes, £7 10s to £9 10s. Butter, selected, 112 a; prime, 108s. Bacon, 7 lid to 7Fa el. Cheese, SVfcd. MELBOURNE, March 28. Hides arc in fair supply. Kips and U<.-hls onc-elgluh lower, others firm. ADELAIDE, March 28. Wheat. 3a 9%d. Flour, £8 12s 6d to £S 17s Cd. Potatoes, £8 5s •to £8 10s. Union-, £l2.