NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2118, 4 February 1886, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE MARKETS.

From tho New Z».il.md Loan and Muicint'le Agency Ci>nip.\ny'B circular dated Chrislthurcii, January 2<<th, we cxtiact Hie following: - Tlie ojujij* i n ' -eri'-, for the yeai u)inmoucrd in L >udon <>n January 1'», under le*s favourable auspices th.vi wire «¥\- peeled. CabVgi.iun announce that the _ att 'ihl.hico 11 not l.irp 1 , and excepting light lulf liM-d wools and good light-conditioiii'd men , MiitiMo for the Vmerican dein .ml, tlijit: I*, not much anini .turn, and l>nCf aie we iku\ Cii.MsH hi lH'ii. — A laigo quantity has l)ucii brought t> the h iininer dining the - — nrmth, a. id undei go ,d competition the bulk ha* bt\ ,i pl.it.'d at satisfactory priors. t ('On tith .1 muary we st.b i-Wted 1,332 bales, of w Inch '.174 f > i'id buy* > S and <»n tho "23rd wo m Id N77 ball's cut of :i catalogue of 1,40.{ bale.*. Tlie piincip.il hale* effected have been merino— Whiterock, 201 bales at **8 /.I : Bui clench, 03 lulcs at 7^l ; " Heart" brand, 34 bales at 7ld ; Mount Torres.se. •J7 bill's at 7{d : Biook*dalc, 45 at 7|d ; Half-bied-" Heait" bi.md, 34 bales at u> U\d., IG-it7,'d. i() "Alck^vni). — The sales hare continued dm in? tho mouth, but the number of bait's is not levelling, and another fortnight will finish the season ho far as this district of New Zealand is concprnrd. The opening rates have been fully sustained throughout, and competition has kopt active up to the preient, and will probably now hold nut . — until the clip it exhausted. Napjkr. — Tho bulk of the wool is now down from the stations near the coast. On 15th inst. we held our second sale of the ,1'- teaion. The catalogue was the largest yet submitted in the North Island, representing 000 bales, of which 800 were sold under the hammer, and all, nave some 60 bales, have since been cleared privately at an advance (in most cases) on best bids at atfction. Bidding was faiily animated* aod " prices showed a good advance on last sales' ' ' rates. Merino reached 7jd ; half-bred, o <B£d ; cross-bred, Bgd ; Lincoln, 7d. _ Onr next sale will take place about the middle of February, when some 500 or fiOO will be , submitted, principally large dipt of go6d quality. GRAIN*. Dunedin.— Wheat -.—Business in this «'cereal has been quiet, but piice* are gradually improving. Choice milling is worth 2d to 3d morn than at the end <>f last month. Medium is correspondingly ■higher, and chick-wheat is scarce realising up to 33 2d t) 3s 3d, all ex store, bags weighed in ; 2d per bushel extra f.o.b. Port Chalmers, Id nt Uuncdin. Oats :— These have been steadily ad wincing for the List three weeks, not so much on account of • actual requirements as from a speculative turn which had set in. Quotations are up *- to 2s Gd e< store, for stout bright milling : best feed, 2s Id to 2s 5d ; infeiior and medium have been sold at auction this '""Veek at from 2s Id to 2s 4d, sacks weighed %m; Hd extra f.o.b. Port Chalmers, id at 'g^Dunedin. ChuijsTCHUKCH.— Wheat : Prime) hard " winter sorts are most in demand, choice lots bringing M over quotations. Soft winter and Tuscan have moderate enquiry at late rates'. Second quality aie less inquii ed for at 2s lOd to 3s Id. Chickwheat maintains a fit in tone at quotation*. — Oats: Veiy few lines of the new crop have changed hands as yet. Such paicels as yet reached us are in grand order and condition. Prices ha\e haidly steadied sufficiently to be quotable ; but we expect the market to open at about 2s Invekcxhgili,.— -Oats: Since our last report the oxpoits from the Bluff represent ] 0,000 sacks, making about 204,000 sicks Miicj last harvest. Stocks at the Bluff aic now \ciy light, and tho quantity in hand is not great ; it is impossible at this *tage to estimate the shoitage in the growing ciop as compared with last season*, but it i.s ceitain to bo \ery considerable, as tluie can bo little doubt that values will mle higher throughout the Y coming year. Locally nothing has been done in oats dining the mouth, holders refusing to sell. Auckland. — Wheat : Business in this cereal continues quiet. Arrivals dining the month total 3,700 sacks, but the*e are ■wholly millers' ordu*. —Maize: Prices have receded, owing mainly to advices from the Sydney niaiket. We now quote from o-i Id to &s L'd,. bags included, which iftf.illy Liper bushel lebn than quotations last lepoitcd. <')\MAlti'. — Wheat: Values appear to be mow'ug steadily upward, rates during the " last nioiith show a maiked improvement. Prime milling is scarce, and brings up to 3s 4d f.o.b. sacks extra. Small lota of ; inferior find sale from time to time, but we have not experienced any gi eat demand a* yet for that class. Whole fowl-wheat is worth 2s i)d, but stocks are exhausted. GRASS SEEDS. Gishorxe. — Kyegiaas is now all harvested, and thrashing operations are in a forward condition. The yield, although slightly in excess of anticipations, is con■idprably under last year's supply, and the quantity available for export will be short of former seasons. The seed has been saved in good condition and is of excellent quality. Considerable quantities have come into store during the last week, and a fair business has been done at prices ranging from 5s 4d to Gs per bushel, being on the average about Is per bushel Hlv>\e last year's rate«. There has been a good deal of local speculation, and many parcels have passed out of Hist hand*. New Piamou ni.— Cocksf.>)t promises to be of unusually good quality, owincr to the dry season ; the area under crop is smaller than usual, and many acres of grass for seed have been destroyed by tire. rito/Kv aikw. Dm ing the month under review somewhat bptter prices haw; bpen obtained for New Zealand fio/en mutton, the teleirraphed selling rates have ranged from 5d to ")\d per lh. Dcnkpin. — Since our last the j.s\ Kaikoura has left with 3,280 carcases mutton, and the works at Biun*ide are about finished with tlie s.s. Elder-lie's .shipment of 14,000. The s.*. Aorangi and Invercargill are about to follow. Christchurch.— The following bhiptnents have been made from Lyttelton since the date nf our last repot t, viz.:— Per R.M.S.S. Ruapehu, 5,312 carcases mutton and G(5l caica*es lamb, and per s.s. Elderslie, 4,740 cai cases mutton, and 2,518 carcases lamb. The Belfast Freezing Factory is now preparing a shipment for the Wellington, on account of Mr John (irigrg, and has entragenients in hand which will keep the works fully occupied for the next three month*. Timvri.— The Canter but j', the fiist ship loaded at this poit with frozen meat, sailed for London on the Bth inst., with Bfi4B sheep and 1472 lambs. The company is now freezing a cargo for the Mataura, due in Match. Oamauu. — The Dnnedin and Turakina are to arrive here shortly to load for London. The New Zealand % Kefrigeratincr Company* works now being completed will be availed of for the preparation of the Turakina's caigo. Wellington.— The R.M.S. Ruapehu sailed on the 14th inst., taking fioin this port »ii4y carcases mutton, ll(i quarters beef, 42U carca«es lamb, and the Tainui, which left on the 17th inst., took in 4842 carcases tnuttor, 138 lambs, and 100 quarters beef. Napikk. — Since lash advice the Tainui has cleared, canyiug about 8000 carcases mutton. Ohrwtchurch.— Butter : Since the dato of our repot t, this commodity has suffered a drop of fully 2\d per lb., and even at tlie low ptics now quoted there is little oi no business doins.— Cheese is slightly easier, with a levelling demand. Loaf-*hape t* woith s\d to Gd ; larger si/es being 4d to sd, according to weight. — Potatoe* : Enquiries have been made for foi ward dcliv cry, but no transactions have taken place as yet. Auckland.— Butter : Wo still continue to make shipments to Australia, although the recent rains have lessened value there. We quote prices as him it 8d to od per Ib. — Cheese : The pdvanco repotted last month is fully sustained, and shipments still continue to Sydney. — Potatoes: The crop will not be heavy, as the continued dry weather has aifecttd the yield to sonic e.xtcnt. Piesent rates a>o SOs to 90s per ton.

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