PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 36, 7 September 1899, Page 13

PRODUCE.

London, August 29. — The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,145,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,440,000 quarters. i London, August B 0. — The American visible supply of wheat is * 46.966,000 bushels. The wheat cargoes ex Ilene and Eliza, now off the English coast, have been sold at 29s and 28a !>d respectively. London, September 1. — The wheat market is quiet and generally steady. No Australian cargoes on passage are now offering, but 27b 3d was bid for a New Zealand cargo ex the Elisa, and has been resold at 28s lOJd. London, September 1. — Butter. — The Britannia's consignment arrived in good condition, but there is no demand. It is valued at 100s to 104s. Buyers, however, are preferring fresh Canadian, at 106s. The value of new Australian is estimated at 116s. Danish is selling at 1265. The continuous drought has largely enhanced prices, but a sharp fall is expected when the Australian cargoes begin to arrive.

Messrs. Nelson Bros., of Napier, have received the following cable : — ' The C. C. and D. Company, London, leport that there is no improvement in the frozen meat market ; prices remain unchanged.'

London, September 3 — Frozen mutton : North Island has ad« vanced one farthing. Lamb : Prime Canterbury declined oneeighth of a penny ; all the others, including River Plate, remain unchanged.

Hemp is active, and prices are advancing. Fair i Wellington, L 29 to L3O.

Messrs. Stronach Bros, and Morris report as follows :—: — Wheat — Market dull, the only sort meeting with any demand being prime Tuscan. Quotations : Prime milling, 2a 4d to 2a 6d ; medium, 2s Id to 2s 3d ; fowl wheat. Is <3d to 2s per bushel (sacks in). Oats — Market unchanged. Prime milling, Is 4d to Is 5d ; good to best feed, Is 3d to Is 3» ; medium, Is 2d to Is 2£d per bushel (sacks pxtra). Chaff — Prime chaff is in good demand, but medium sorta are dull of sale. Prime oaten sheaf, L2sdtoL2 7s 6d ; medium, Ij2 to L 2 2s 6d per ton (bags extra).

Potatoes — Market unchanged. Best Derwents, 27s 6d to 30a ; medium, 22s Gd to 25s per ton (bags in).

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report as follows :—: — Oats — We offered a catalogue of medium to good feed oats. There was a full attendance of buyers, and under fair competition the catalogue was cleared at prices fully equal to late quotations. Good to best feed sold at Is 3d to Is 4d ; extra heavy, to Is 4^d ; medium, Is 2d to Is 3d; inferior, Is to Is 2d per bushel (sacks extra).

Wheat — We have still good inquiry for prime milling Tuscan at late values. We offered several lines of good fowl wheat, and sold same at Is lid to 2s per bushel. We quote : Prime milling', 2s :>d to 2s 6d ; medium to good, 2s Id to 2s 4d per bushel (sacks in )- . . .

Potatoes— Best Derwents were in fair demand at 27s 6d to 30s ; others, not much sought after, at 22s 6d to 25s per ton (sacks in). Chaff — The market is fully supplied with medium quality, for which there is only limited demand. Prime quality is not so plentiful, and met with fair sale to-day at late quotations. Best oaten sheaf sold at L 2 5s to L 2 7s 6d ; medium to good, Ll 15b to L 2 2s 6d per ton (sacks extra). Turnips— Best swedes sold at 11s 6d to 12s per ton (loose).