PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 17, 24 April 1902, Page 13

PRODUCE.

Christchurch, April 17. —The New Zealand Millers' Association to-day decided to further raise the price of flour by 10s per ton. Flour in 2001 b sacks is now quoted at £3 0 10s pollard, £5 ; bran, £4 ss. London, April 17.—The Bradford markets, owing to the diminishing supplies',, are hardening, but the rise is chiefly attributable to the d,uty. Foreign advanced on Mark Lane 9d on the week. Cargoes are linn. Victorian January shipment. 2'.)s 6d'; New South Wales parcels afloat, 29s Butter is firmer New Zealand, 106s to 108s i Danish is unchanged Cheeso is hardening. New Zealand, 555-. Sydney, April 19. —Brea,dstufis are excited. There have been good ,s<alps of wheat in Sydney at 4s 3d The country price is higher in some caseS, being equivalent to ss, freight to Sydney paid Flour is quoted at £8 15s to £9 ss. London, April 20. —Frozen Meat : Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes —Canterbury, 3£d , Dunedin and Southland, 3ijd , North Island, 38' d.3 B 'd. Lanihb —Prime Canterbury, 5Jd , fair average (including Dunedin, Southland, Wellington, and secondary Canterbury), 4£d. New Zealand beef, 1801 bto 2201 b, fair avergge quality —Ox fores, 4Jd ,ox hinds, s£d. Kncr Plate ciossbred or merino wethers, 3id. Auckland, April 21. —The price of Auckland flour was advanced 5s per ton to-day, and Hour is now quoted at £11 ss, or 5s below the Diuiedin price. Millers state that the rise is caused by farmei s not threshing, many keeping the hulk of their wheat back in anticipation of a rising market It is not expected, however, that the price of local, Hour will advance much, if anything, beyond the price quoted above Wellington, April 21. —The AgentCJeneral's cablegram, dated London, April 19, says : —' The mutton market is very iirm. Holders are endeavoring to raise the prices. The average price of Canterbury is 3£d , Dunedin, Southland, and W M.K. Co., 3^-d ; other North Island, 'AU\ Lamb, weak. Stocks on hand heavy. Shipments of River Plate lamb are increasing. Canterbury lam')), 5Jd ; other brands, 4£d Beef, iirm. Supplies are small New Zealand hinds, 5Jd ; fores. 4Jd There is a good demand for butter at 107s Chee.se is iirm at 55s The hemp market is dull, £37 nominally. Auction sales closed \\ ith weak demand There is no alteration in cocksfoot.'

Mr. F. Meenan, King street, reports : — Wholesale prices only — Oats : Milling, 2s 6d to 2s 7d . feeding,, 2s 5d to 2s 7d. Wheat (good demand) : 3s 8d to 4s ; fowls' 3s 6d to 3s Bd. Potatoes (good demand), £5 to £5 10s. Chaff : Inferior to medium, £3 10s to £4 5s ; prime £5 3 os. Straw (scarce) : Pressed, £2 . loose, none in market. Flour • 2001 b sacks, £11 10s > 501 b, £12 ss,

251 b, £12 ss. Oatmeal : 251 b, £14 10s. Butter : Dairy, 7d to 9d , factory Is. Cheese Dairy, 4jrt , factory, od Eggs, Is lOd. Onions : Chrihtchurch, JC(>

SOUTHLAND PRODUCE MARKET. Jnvercargill prices current—Wholesale—Butter (fresh), 8d ; butter (factory), bulk, 10£ d; pats, 10 fd; eggs, Is 3d per doz; cheese, 4d; bacon, farm, 7d ; do, rolled, farm, 6d ; hams, 9d ; potatoes, £3 to £3 10s per ton ; fowl wheat, 3s 3d ; barley, 2s to 2s 6d ; chaff, £4 10s ; Hour, £11 10s to £12 10s ; oatmeal, £13 10s to £14 ; bran, £4 10s ; ppllard, £5. Retail. — Fresh butter, lOd , butter (factory), pats, Is ; bulk, Is; eggs, Is 6d per doz ; cheese, 6d to 7d ; bacon, rolled, 9d ; hams, lOd ; potatoes, 4s per cwt ; flour : 2001 b 25s , 501 b, 7s 3d Oatmeal 501 b. 8s ; 251 b, 4s. Pollard, 8s 6d per bag ; bran, 5s 6d , chaff 2s , fowls' feed, 3.s 9d per busihel

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co report as follows :—: — There was a large attendance of buyers, ajid nearly all lines catalogued met with good competition, and were quitted at satisfactory a allies. Oats. — During the past week there has been keen demand for all classes. Prime milling oats are scarce, and readily secure top prices. For good to best feed the demand has been keen, and prices show a slight advance on late quotations. We quote : Prime milling, 2s 6Jd to 2s 7 id , good to best feed, 2s 5d to 2s 6^d „ inferior and medhifln, 2s Id to 2s 4d per bushel (sacks extra). YVTieat. — The market is barely supplied with milling quality. Most of the new season's crop now coming to hand is more or less damaged, and except in a few cases only saleable for fowl wheat. We quote : Primo milling, 4s 3d to 4s 6d , medium, 3s 9d to 4s Id ; best whole fowl wheat, 3s 6d to 3s 8d ; inferior and medium. 3s to 3s 5d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes — The market has been moderately supplied, and nearly all good ' hues on offer have realised prices m advance of last quotations. We quote : Prime Derwents, £5 to £5 10s ; medium and other sorts, £4 10s to £4 15b per ton (bags in) Chaff — Supplies coming to hand arc TTarely sufficient for local requirements For prime quality there is good inquiry, while other sorts .iro readily saleable at quotations. We submitted about 35 tons, good to prime quality, for which there was strong competition One lot in bright condition realised £5 15s, and most of the good, sound chaff on offer sold readily at £5 5s to £5 10s , medium, at £4 15s to £5 per ton (bags extra)