SOUTHLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 21, 22 May 1902, Page 13

SOUTHLAND PRODUCE MARKET.

Invercargill prices current — Wholesale — Butter (fresh), 8d , butter (factory), "bulk, Is Id, pats, Is Id cash, Is lid booked , eggs, Is 3d per doz, cheese (factory), .I\d bacon, farm, 7d ; do, rolled, farm, Gd , hams, Od, potatoes, £4 per ton , barley, 2s to 2s Gd „ chaff, A 4 , flour, £11 10s to £12 10s, oatmeal, £.13 10s to £14 , bran, £.1 . pollard, £5 l|os Retail.— Fresh Gutter, 10d ; butter (factory), pals, Is 3d; bulk, Is 2d , eggs, Is Gd per dozen , cheese, 7'd bacon, rolled, c Jd , hams, 10d , » otatoes, £5 per ton , flour, 2001 b, 23s , .101 b, 7s 3(.cl ; oatmeal, ,101 b, 8s , 2.11 b, 49 , pollard, 9s per b>ag bran, 6s , chaff, 2s 3d

Messrs Donald Reul and Co (Limited) report as follows

Oats' — During the past few days shippers )ni\e been operating more freely, and ..ill fjood sound feed has 'been saleable at an advance of about Id der bushel on last week's quotation Quotations' Prime Milling. 2s 7d to 2s Sd , good to best feed, 2s &d to 2s 7<l ; medium, 2s 3d to 2s 4 id per bushel (sacks extia)

Wheat — In mil Imp, sorts prime quality is the only class meeting inquiry Medium is not much sought after. flood whole fowl wheat meets with fair demaJid, hut inferior is not so readily placed Quotations Prime milling, 4s- to 4s .'3d , medium, 3s (ul to .^s 10(1 , whole fowl wheat, 3s 2d to 3s 4d , broken and do,mat;ed 2s Sd to .'ss per bushel (sacks extra).

Potatoes — Supplies have been well maintained and all coming, forward for some days have met a rather weak maiket On iMonda\ there \\,is a better inquiry, and prices advanced about 10s per ton Quotations : Best Derwents, £4 10s to £4 I.ls , medium. £4 to £1 .Is other sorts, £3 5s to £3 I.ls pei ton (sacks in)

Chaff — Prune quality meets fansale but the niaiket is still hea\ lly supplied with medium qualiU, for which theie is htllc demand Quotations ' Best oaten sheaf, £4 to £4 10s,, medium, £3 10s to £3 I.ls per ton (bags extra)

Mr. F. Meenan, King street, reports : — Wholesale prices only — Oats : Milling, 2s Gd to 2s 7d , feeding,. 2s 4d Wheat (good demand) : Milling, 4s to 4s 3d . fowls, 3s Gd Potatoes, £4 1 0s Chaff : Inferior to medium, £3 to £3 10s, prune. £4 10s Stiaw (scarce) : Pressed, £2 10s , loose, none in market Flour 20011) sacks, £10 0s .1011), £11 10s, 2.11 b, £12 Os Oatmeal 2.11 b £11 Butter • Dairy, 7d to 0d . factory, Is Id Cheese Dairy, 4^(l , f.ictoi\, .1(1. Eggs, 2s Onions Christchurch, £ ( .»