PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 43, 23 October 1902, Page 13

PRODUCE.

Napier, October 17. — The C.C. and D. Company cable : Frozen meat market quotations — Canterbury mutton, 4fd, ; Napier, Wellington, and North Island, 4f d ; first quality lamb, sfd ; second quality,, sid.' London, October 19. — Frozen Meat — Sheep : Canterbury, light, 4sd ; medium, 4fd ; heavy, 4sd ; Dunedin and Southland, none offering ; North Island, 4£d. Lambs : Canterbury, light, sf d ; heavy 5Jd ; Dunedin and Southland, none offering ; North Island, s£d. New Zealand beef, 1801 bto 2201 b, fair average quality : Ox fores, 4|d! ; h,inds, sd. River Plate sheep, 4 3-16 d. Beef is unchanged. Wellington, October 20. — The Agent^General's cablegram, dated London, October 18, is as follows : — The frozen mutton market is very firm. Stocks on hand are light and firmly held in a few hands. Average prices : Canterbury, 4£d ; Dunedin, Southland, and Meat Export Company, 4£d ; wethers, North Island, 4£d : River Plate, 4^d. Lamb is very firm. Stocks are lighit and firmly held. Canterbury lamb, s|d ; other brands, s|d. Beef, dull. New Zealand hinds, s|d ; fores, 4d. Butter, steady. Cheese is firm at 55s per cwt. Hemp, steady j Sood, fair Wellington, spot, £35 per ton ', January and [arch Shipment, £31. Cocksfoot is firm ; New Zealand 171 b standard, 60s.

Messrs. Donald Reid and v Co. (Limited) report' : — We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday, when we submitted an unusually large catalogue to a Rood attendance of buyers. Prices i*uled as under :—: — Oata. — For all sound-conditioned lines', 'bright enough to pass as B grade quality, there is steady demand at quotations. Medium quality has less inquiry. Milling oats are offering sparingly, and command ready sale. Quotations : Seed lines,, 2s 8d to 2s lid ; prime milling, 2s 7£d to 2s 9d , good to best feed, 2s 6d to 2s 7d ; medium, 2s 4d to 2s 5d ; linferior, 2s to 2s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — There is a fair inquiry for prime milling lines (velvet preferred) at prices fully equal to late quotations. Medium quality is not un request), except as fowl wheat. In consequence of the latter being in short supply, medium milling has been, in many cases, drawn upon to fulfil orders. Quotations : Prime milling, 3s lOd to 4s 3d ; medium, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; best whole fowl wheat, 3s 3d to 3s 5d ; do broken and damaged, 2s 1 8d to 3s Id per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. — In the absence of ready sales, stocks have accumulated of late, and sales are difficult to effect. Prime Derwents are being quitted in small lots at £4 5s to £4 7b 6d ; choice, to £4 10s ; good, £4 to £4 «2s 6d ; medium and other sorts, £3 5s to £3 15s per ton (bags in). Chaff. — Prime, bright oaten sheaf is scarce, and meets with ready sale on arr.ival. ' Medium quality is not plentiful, but is not greatly rin favor. Quotations • Prime oaten sheaf, £5 to £5 5s ; good, £4 10s to £4 15s ; medium, £3 15s to £4 5s ; inferior, and straw chaff, £2 10s to £3 iOs per ton (bags extra).