PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 21, 25 May 1899, Page 13

PRODUCE.

London, M.iy HI —The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3 440,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,870,000 quarters. London, May 1 7 —A cargo of wheat shipped from Adelaide on February 18 has been sold at 28s 3d. The American visible wheat supply is estimated at 13,520,000 bushels. Mutton Fine, 2fis ; medium, 24s Cd. Beef : Fine, 24s fid • meiium 235. '

Owing to the very large increase in both fat cattle and sheep in the Gisborne district, Nelson Brothers have decided to double the capacity of their Taruheru works, which, when completed, will provide storage for 40,000 sheep, with a freezing power of 2000 per day. They will also put up a room for the chilling of beef. It is hoped that with these additions they will be able to carry on operations all the year round, and a Tyser steamer will call at Gisborne every three weeks for cargoes. London, May I .).—T he wheat market is weak. The Amerioan is firm owing to bad reports of the crops. Two sailers' cargoes realised 2Ss l^d and 2,Ss Cd respectively. Parcels by steamers, March shipment, were offered at 2Ss, sailers 27s Cd. New Zealand apples, ex Papanui, are selling at 7s 9d to 15s per case ; pears, 15s Cd to 20s per case. London. May 21— The wheat market : Ten thoußind, five hundred quarters of South Australian were sold at 28s 7'd. Fro-en Meat Cros«bred wethers and maiden ewts — Canterbury. 1 ;d ; Dunulin and Southland are not quoted ; North Island, 3 15- let. Lamb Prime Canterbury, 5,,' d ; fair average (including Duiifdin, Southland, Wellington, and secondary Canterbury), > 3- Hid. Rnerl'late cro.-sbred or merino wethers — heavy 3?d, light 3,d.