PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 43, 25 October 1900, Page 13

PRODUCE.

London, October 19.— Wheat : Heavy supplies are depressing the market. Cargoes are neglected. Australian September-October-January shipments are quoted at 31s 6d ; parcels of OctoberNovember shipment, 31s. Butter : Owing to short supplies the market is firm. Choicest colonial is in brisk demand at 110s to 112s -. secondary is neglected at 96s to 104s. Danish about 120s. London, October 21. — Frozen meat — Mutton : Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes — Canterbury, 4£d ; Dunedin and Southland, 4d ; North Island, 3£d. Lamb : Unchanged. New Zealand beef (1801 b to 2201 b, fair average quality) : Ox fores, 38' d3 B 'd ;ox hinds, 4Jd. River Plate crossbred or merino wethers, light, 3fjd. The Agent-General has cabled to the Department of Agriculture as follows : — 'Butter, 112s; the market is firm. Cheese, 555; market firm. Hemp (holderß firm) : Good fair Wellington, LI 9 ; fair current Manila, L3O (spot).'

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co , Ltd., report as follows :—: —

Oats. — Daring the past week business haa been almost at a standstill, and any sales passing have been at reduced prices. We quote : Prime milling, la 7d to la 7djd ; good to best feed, It 6d to la 7d ; medium, Is 5d to Is 6d per buishel (sacks extra). Wheat — The demand for milling quality in not quite so keen. Prime quality, however, is saleable at late values. Fowl wheat is in fair demand at last week's rates. We quote : Prime milling, 2s Gd to 2s 7djd ; medium, 2s 2d to 2s 5d ; whole fowl wheat, 2s to 2s Id ; broken and damaged, Is 9d to Is lid per buihel (sacks in). Potatoes. — The market has been poorly supplied of late. Those forward to-day met with strong competition, and were quitted at advanoed prices. We quote : Best Derwente, L3to L 3 12s 6d ; others, L 2 10 to L 2 15s per ton (sacks in). Chaff. — Prime oaten sheaf is in moderate supply, and meetß with fair sale at quotations. Medium and inferior quality is in over-supply, and out of favor with buyers. We quote : Prime oaten sheaf, L 2 10s to L 2 12s 6d ; medium, L 2 to L 2 5s per ton (sacks extra). Mr. F. Meenan, King street, reports : — Wholesale prices onlyOats : Fair to good feed Is 6d to Is 7d ; milling, la 8d to Is 9d. Wheat: milling, 2s 5d to 2s 6i ; fowls', 1b 9d to 2s Id. Potatoes : Northern, L 3 10a ; Southern, L 3 ss. Chaff : Inferior, 30s to 40s ; good to prime, 50s to 555. Straw : pressed 25s ; loose, 28s. Turnips, to 15s, few in market. Flour : Sacks, L 6 10s; 501bs. L 7 ; 25lbs, L 7, quiet. Oatmeal : 251bs, L 9 10s. Butter : Dairy, 6d to 8d ; factory, 9Jd to lOJd. Cheese : Dairy, sd ; factory, 5Jd. Eggs, Bd. Onions : Melbourne, 18s.

Messrs. Stronach Bros, and Morris report as follows :—: —

Wheat, — No change in values to report. Prime milling, 2i 6d to 2s 8d ; medium, 2s 2d to 2s 5d ; fowl wheat, Is lid to 2s Id per bushels (sacks extra). Oats. — Market very quiet and very little business passing. Milling, Is 7 id ; good to best feed, Is 6&d to Is 7d ; medium, Is 4d to Is 6d per bushel (sacks extra). Chaff. — Market steady. Prime oaten sheaf, L 2 10s to L 2 13s 6d ; medium, L 2 to L 2 7s 6d per ton (bags extra). Potatoes. — Best Derwents, L 3 to L 3 12s 6d per ton (bags in).