PRODUCE

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 41, 11 October 1900, Page 13

PRODUCE

Napier, October 4.— Messrs. Nelson Bros., Tomoana, have received the following cable from the (' C. and I). Company, dated London, October 3 — Frozen meat market — 10-day"s quotations Best Canterbury, 4d per lb ; best Dunedin and Southland, 3Jd , best Napier and North Island. 3}d. Lamb— First quality, Ijd, second 4*d. London, October fj. — Wheat : Increasing deliveries are cheeking the American and quietening the European market. Cargo* s are quiet. An Australasian October shipment is quoted at 32a tid , parcels, Butter • A fair trade in Australian at n\> >ut 104s ; D.inisb, 10S«. London, October 7. — Frozen mutt<n Croht-lued wethers and maiden ewes — Canterbury, 4d ; Dunedm and S .uihiand, ,'^d , North Island, 3£d. Lamb' Prime Canterbury, 4g '; t ir,iveng f (unhiding Dnnedin, Southland, V\ ellin«L -n, '-t^.-tnury Cunt,- rbuiy), 4£d. New Zealand beef (1801 bto 2201 b, fair a\er<ig<-"(j':ahty) . Ox tjrs*, 3Jd ; ox liincK. 4Jd Butter is iinuer ; Danish. 112s, Wtlliiigtun. Oc-tobcrb— The Agent-General oabYstothe Depurtment ot Agmulture as tuhowt, — ButUr, KOs , market ri-mg. Cheebe, 545; maiket firm.

Me«srs. Donald Reid and Co , Ltd . report as follows :—: — Oats — There is bteady demand for good to prime lines for shipment at prices on a par with late values. Other ports are n< t inquired for We quote Prime milling, In ,^d to Is 'J ! ; good to bent feed, Is 7d to Is bd , medium, Is 5d to la GJd per bushel (sacks extra). WHEAT— Prime milling quality continues to claim the attention of buyers, medium being somewhat neglected. Good whole fowl wheat is readily quitttd at quotation* Prime milling sells at 2s fid to 2s 8d ; medium, l l- 2d to 2s 5.1 ■. whole lowl w heat. 2s to 2s Id ; broken and damaged. Is yd to Is lid p< r bushel (sacks in). ToTATOts— The marktt is bare of prime Derwents and prices have advanced about 5s per ton. "We quote Bes-t at L 2 ; other*, 32a Gd to 37s <;d per ton (sacks in). Chaff — Prime oaten sheaf in not over pkntiful, and meets with ready sale at L 2 10h . extra h<,i\y, ti L 2 12 Gd ; imdium quality is in over supply at d diflicuJt to quit, while interior is unsaleable ; medium to good sells at L 2 tv L 2 5s per ton (bags extra.

Mu. F. Meenan, King street, reports : — Wholesale prices only — Oats: Fair to good feed Ist;,! io Is S.I ; milling, l.s yi to lb ] Oil. Wheat: milling, 2-, 5d to 2> Gd , fowl-,", ] H yd to 2s Id Pota'oe* • Northern, 35s to 40-i ; Southern. 27s Gd to 3>s rimtt Infem r HiKto 4()rt ; good to prime, 50s to 55^. m raw . prt >-i-ed 2">s ; I<>um- 2^«. Turnip*. ]()s to 15s, few in inarktl Flour • Sack». LG , sn,i>-.. LG 10s . 25i V»s LG 1"j~, quiet. Oatni i1 2>ihs. 1,, i ]os Uuttt r D.nry «".^.l to id: f..ct ly, 'J}d i» 10^.1. Ch. tie : Dairj, sd ; factory, 5£ 1. Lgg», Sd.

Messrs. Rtronaeh Bros, and Morris report as follows :—: — Wheat — No change to r. porr. Milling velvtt and Tuscan, 2s Ci'. to 28 8d ; medium, 2s 2d tv 2s 5d . fuwl wueat, la lid to 2s Id per bushel (Hacks in). Oa'is — Market unchanged. Milliner. Is B}d to Is ikl good to beßt feed, Is 7sd to la 8i ; medium, Is ssd to la 7d per bushel (*acks extra). Chafk — Consignments steady and prices unchanged. Prime oaten sheaf, L 2 10s to L 2 15u ; medium, L 2 toL2 7a Gd per ton (bags extra).

Potatoes— Bebt Northern Derwents, 3<te to 355; other sorts unsaleable.