PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 49, 5 December 1901, Page 13

PRODUCE.

London, November 28. — The wheat markets are quiet. Cargoes are «teariy. Victorian and South Australian (September-October shipment), 29s 3d ; New South Wales (prompt). 29s ; Victorian parcels (November shipment). 28s 3d. Butter is very Blow, Colonial is neglected at 110s to 112s; Danish (waak), 118s to 120s. The Wakanui's butter arrived in exoellent condition. London, December 1. — Frozen meat — Canterbury mutton, 3£d ; Dunedin and Southland 3^d ; North Island, 2JI ; Canterbury lambs, 4 5-16; fair average, unchanged; beef, unchanged. These prices are the official quotations furnished by the Frozen Meat Trade Association. The basis of quotations is the sale of not less than 100 carcases of mutton or lamb, or 25 quarters of beef. All quotations for mutton are for fair average quality. The quotations for New Zealand lamb do not include sales of small lambs or heavies of inferior quality. Two South Australian wheat cargoes of 10,000 quarters in a Victorian sailer for December and January sold at 29s 3d. Wellington, December 1. — The Agent-General's cablegram, dated London, November 30, says : — ' The mutton market is very dull. Shipments now arriving are very heavy, and stocks are accumulating. Rivet Plate is in largo supply, and being strongly pushed for Bale, a great number of stale oarcases being placed on the market. Canterbury mutton, 3fd ; Dunedin and Southland, 3Jd ; North Island, 2Jd ; River Plate, 2gd ; Australian, 2£d, and dull of sale. For all lambs, Canterbury, 4jd ; other brands, 4£d ; market speculative. Beef is weak. The stocks of New Zealand on hand are light. New Zealand hinds, 3Jd ; fores, 2}d. Butter, steady. The Karamea butter arrived in good condition, and is quoted at 108s to 112s. Cheese is steady ; Canadian, 465, Christchurch, November 28. — The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company have received the following oable message from London : — ' Frozen meat market : A further fall in North Island mutton. Canterbury mutton, 3|d ; North Island, 3d ; first quality lamb, 44, d ; second, 4d. Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report as follows :—: — Oats — Shippers' operations are now only on a small scale, but these, with the local demand, absorb nearly all good lines offering. Inferior quality is more difficult to place. We quote : Prime milling, 2s 4£d to 2s 5d ; good to best feed, 2s 3d to 2a 4d ; inferior to medium, 2s Id to 2s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat — Prime milling quality is in good demand, but there is practically none offering. Medium quality also meets with better inquiry. Fowl wheat is fcarce and commands ready sale We quote : Prime milling. 2s 9]d to 2s lOJd ; medium, 2s 8d to 2s 9d ; whole fowl wheat, 2s Gd to 2i ~\d ; broken and damaged, 2s 3d to 2s 5d per bushel (sacks in). Potatoes — The supply of good sound, old Derwents is almost exhausted, and any sueh — tree trom growth — are in demand at advanced rates. We quote: Prime, L 3 10s to LI; mediuta to good, L 2 10s to L 3 5s ; inferior, LI to LI 10s per ton (sacks in). Chaff — Prime oaten sheaf has not been offering so freely, and really good quality shows an advance of about 5s per ton. Other sorts are not in request. We quote • Prime oaten sheef, L 3 10s to L 3 15 ; medium to good, L 2 15s to L 3 5a ; inferior, L 2 to L 2 10s per ton (bags extra).