NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2061, 22 September 1885, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company report under date, Christchuich, SepteinborilOtli :— w ooi.. By the priced catalogued of the closing dates of the June-July merion, and cablepains leeeived from ovir London office, gumg account of the opening of the September scries, wo aic placed nu courant w lth the present portion of the Homo market in this staple Merino wools, unless light in tho gicase, of fine long enmbni(f qualities, w have receded quite 3d per lb sinco this time last year. Scoured mriiiio is equally depressed in best soit>- r and, if at all faulty, has suffered oven n.ore. Cioss-breds in the grease, light and well gnnvn, have advanced Jd to Id on last year's prices, while badly got-up parcels nro on a par with values obtainable then. Scoined cross bred.s have, if anything, slightly improved, in comparison with the rates tiding in the Nov ember aerie* of last yen. From ad wees received from the opening date of the current series, stating that values are 7 to 10 per cent lower than the closing rates of last series, that the in.ii ket is e\trcmely weak, thnt Continental buyers are not operating to any extent, and that tho withdrawals are hea\y, we are afraid that the bottom of the depression has not been yet reached. NHhEI'^KINS. Aicki. \M>. — The \ nines reported Inst month have been fully sustained, nnd competition is still keen. Price* rango fiom 2s to 3a 3d foi full Tvoolled skins. TMIOU .\M) h \T. The Culotiiil maikoU continue very depies«cd, r ith drooping |>rices, in «ympatliy with unfavouiable advices faun Horn**. Stocks In London maintain their enormous bulk, vvluNt pries have touched a point rarely, if ever before, leached. Ai cki. VND. — The adverse reports from the Home market have a depressing etfect on this article, and enquiry is very languid and dull. We must quote 21s per cwt for best lendeicd. Graix. Dinedin. — During the month we have enjoyed exceptionally fine weather. Fanning operations ln\e been corned on with vigoui, and work is well forward. If tho present dry weather continue, sowing will be hushed m K<">d tune, and an caily harvest may b*j expected. Wheat— Tho market has not materially changed since our last. Small lots of extra good quality for mixing havo lenli-ed Id to 2d. over pi ices then ruling, but there is little difference in the value of average quality. Business dm ing the month has been on a limited scale. Milieu hold considerable stocks of flour, and until these are reduced, the demand will be fitful. CmuMciiwu ll.— The most noticeable featuie during the 1 ist foitmght has been the bteady use in the v.ihi" of prune wheat and nulling oats, which doubtless rehults froiu the shoitness of sii| ply being laid bite rather sooner than w,is expected. A good deal of grain letnains unthicslied, but if the line weather we an; enjojmg continues, deliveries from the nnchino will «oon assume consul' rible prop<>rtn>ns. Whi \l. — L'niiie milling winter varieties have advanced to 3s lid f. o. b.. and are eagerly bought at Ih it tiguie. Tusc.in has iisen also in value, although not to tho lev el of the winter wheats. Medium lines have not paiticipated in tho advmco to tho same extent as prime qualities hut display a, slightly better tone. Chichwheit has had q imi enquiry, both locally and for cxpoit. — O.its The market duiinir the past month has been veiy firm, and utmost every desciiption has advanced Id per bushel on late rates. Foi bright milling and short feed theie is biisk dennnd at (imitations, which are expected to advance still further as stocks get ieduc» d. Iwhk'uu.m i.. — Fanners have made good pnigios with their ploughing and sowing during the month. The weather has been fairly settled until about ten da 3's ago, since when we have been cxpeiiencing heavy gale-., with rain and Meet.— Wheat : Business in this cereal continues to be very much restricted ; in milling qualities al- | mo.st nothing 'u doing. Puces have however hardened in sympathy with outside | niaikets, and we quote pnme white velvet 3s to 3-t 2d ; red straw, 2s fld to 2s 10d, town delivery. Fowl wheat is m active demand for expoit, at 2s to 2s 3d f. o. b., Bluff, for good sound lines.. Tim viu .— Whcit : A firm tone has characterised the wheat m.ukst duung tho past moiitli. Pnme nulling is now in request, and as stocks of velvet nnd rusc.ui of good quality are getting low, prices are lathei higher. Pnme velvet and Tuscan an* now worth 3s to ?>■> 2d, whili red th.iff may be quoted at up to 2s- lOd ex. stoic. A considei ible quantity of wheat is in glow ei s' hand-, and, now tint sowing is iltnost orei, will shortly be delivered in town. We have lately plated a few lines at above quotations. Shipments for tho past month have been \sQt) s ick«. O\M\Kl\ — Wheat : Our market has undeigonc a change for the. heltrr xince wa la-t iepoited. Priino nulling whp.it, we henr, is very lirhtlr lirld in all part* of New Zenlftnd, nnd this, togpthtr with tho active enquiiT cxprnenotd for milling wheat from Auxtrnlia and Titsriianis, linn CHiised holders m this district to rtise their rest rv en by Id to L'd ]>er huslipl. Our quotation is now 3s 3d f.0.b., Iwjfs Oxtrft, nfc which figure, hovrevev, no mlc< nrr yet rrpoited. but wo have o'feied 3s 13d for so.eral tliousnnd «actcs. This pi ice lms in most ca-<cs been dcthnod by owners, but ha« been accepted for one or tivo )>nt «rln. We are .still xvithout much enquiry for scci.nd class sorts. Chick feed bungs high pticei", and is in Hiuall supply. Wo have sold two or threo hundred sacks at top rates. KKO/jKS MKAT. Latest advice* by cablp^ram from London i cport nioie f.irnmably on thp state of the Homo maiket foi fio/pn nient. The ' puce for New Zealand pmno mutton has advanced to ."id per lb. I)lskdin. — The s.«. Knikoura has just cleaied out with a shipment of .">ooocrtrca*CH mutton, and the works at Burnside aro now picpan.'iga similar shipment for the «.s. Done. CiiiusrcHiitCFi. — The. sailings from Lyttelton during tlie past month have been the h.s. Tainni on the 22nd ultimo, with l>,(ii)4 carcases mutton and Ulli quarters beef; and the R.M.S. Knapehu, on the 24th ultiHio, with 38(54 caramon mutton, and 32 quarters beef. The h.s. Kaikoiira m now loading at Lyttelton, and expects to cairy GOOO carcases from this district. A shipment of 4000 carcase* is now ready at the ]si;lfnst Works, awaiting the arrival of the H.h. ])onc. Wi i UM.ioN.— Sinee last repoit tho «.s. Tainui has sailed with 1,7">0 carcases muttiiii, and 1,200 pieces beef ; thcs.u. Ku.iprhu ha« u'so cleared with I,7l"' carcases mutton and 378 pieces beef, from this port. Napimi. — There have been no nhipnients from this port dining the month. MISCKLLVN'KOL'S. Chhistchuroh.- Butter : Tho uncertainty of tho Australian demand induces great caution in tho handling of thm article, and quotations vary from day to day. Prime being- at the moment nominally lOd per lb, while second rate lots are almost unsaleable. Cheese : There is a fiim demand for all si/.es and weights, and prices nro still advancing. This satisfactory fpiitnrc of tho | market is to bo attributed to tho drawing off of largo supplies to Australia. Fur primo loaf small sizes, <;J,d ( cases extra, in freely paid; for particularly prune lots, 7d may be quotad. Alcki.\M).— Butter : Pi ices have recedod Rince last advicos, on account of the adverse reports of tho Sydney market. Shipments have been restricted to ordei s only, and until tho Australian market recovers, no improvement heie cm bo looked for. Prices arc now from lOd to Is for prune fresh butter, in pound rolls, Rnd !ld for primest salt. Potatoes : Prices hnve hardened "omewhat, and it is anticipated that nn ndvnnco will take plnco in the Sydney maiket shortly. The quotations for Jirst quality aie now from 80s to B.ls per ton.

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