PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 37, 12 September 1901, Page 13

PRODUCE.

(For week ending September 11.)

London, September 5. — The wheat markets are very dull, though unchanged, and cargoes are flat. A New South Wales August-Septeuiber shipment realised 29s ; one from Victoria, 29s 3d; steamer parcels afloat, 27s 3d.

London, September 8. — Frozen meat — Canterbury and North Island mutton has risen one-sixteenth of a penny ; River Plate has risen one farthing ; and New Zealand ox fores advanced threesixteenths of a penny. The others are unaltered.

Wellington, September 9. — The Agent-General's cablegram, dated 7th inst . states : ' The average price* to-day are — Canterbury mutton, 3Jd ; Dunedin and Southland, 3|(i. There iB a better tone in the mutton market this week. Australian is in small supply, and firmly held. The lamb market is dull, and prices, though unaltered, are weaker lately, and very unfavorable t) the sale of lamb. Butter market firm.'

EXPORT OF DAIRY PRODUCE.

Wellington, September 6. — The exports of dairy produce and meat for the last month show an increase of nearly 30,000cwt in mutton, 37,000cwt lamb, and 500cwt cheese, but a decrease of 747cwt in butter, as compared with the returns for August last year. The values of exports since April 1 last have been : Butter, L 188.226 ; cheese, L 79.761 ; beef, L105,G2:> ; mutton, L 421,830 ; lamb, L 406.602.

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report as follows :—: — OAT8 — All Rood to prime feed lines continue to meet with good inquiry, and are readily quitted at quotations. Prime seed and milling sorts are also in good demand. We quote : Milling and seed lines, 2s 5d to 2a 6d ; good to best feed, 2s 3Jd to 2a 4Jd ; medium to good, 2s to 2s 3d per bushel (sacks extra).

Wheat— The demand from local mills is confined for the most part to prime samples. Medium quality is saleable only aa fowl wheat, for which there is grod demand at prices fully equal to late quotations. We quote : Prime milling, 2s Bsd to 2s lOd ; medium, 2s 7Jd to 2a 8d ; whole fowl wheat, 2s 6d to 2s 7d ; broken and damaged, 2s to 2s 5d per bushel (eaokß in). Potatoes— The market continues to be fairly well supplied, and values are about on » level with those of last week. We quote ■ Best Derwents, L 4 17s Gd to L 5 5s ; medium, L 4 10a to L 4 15s per ton (sacks in).

Chaff — We offered a few trucks of medium to prime quality. Beat chaff met with good competition, ard realised prices slightly in advance of late quotations. Medium quality is still difficult to quit. We quote • Prime onten sheaf, L:? 5s to L 3 10* ; medium to good, L 2 15s to L 32s (>d ; inferior, L 2 to L 2 10a per ton (baet extra).

Mb. F. Mbbnan, King street, reports : — Wholesale prices only— Oats : Feed, fair to good, 2s 2 jd to 2a 4d ; milling, 2a 5d to 2s 6d. Wheat : Milling, 2s 8d to 2b lOi ; fowls', Is lOd to 2s 7d. Potatoes : Market : Southern, L 4 lOi ; Oamaru, L 5 ss. Chaff : Demand for prime up to L 3 7s 6d ; inferior, L 2 15s ; medium, L 2 Straw : pressed 275, market full ; loose, 323 6d. Flour : Sacks, 2001bs, L 7 ss ; 50lbs, L 8 ; 251ba, LB. ss. Oatmeal : 251b8, LI 3. Butter : Dairy, 8d to lOd ; factory, Is Id to Is 2Jd. Cheese : Dairy, 4*d ; factory, sd. Eggß, Bd. Onions : Canterbury, Lls ; 'Frisco, L2O.