PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 22, 2 June 1904, Page 13

PRODUCE.

London, May 27.— Wheat cargoes aie quiet : 29s Gd to 2 ( Js 9d is asked for afloat supplies , 11.0UU quarters of Viclunau Apni binpincut huiil o.i Z'J* 7^.d Butter is quiet, but a shade nrmer. New Zealand, 80s to 88s ; Victorian, B<ls to , New South Wale.-,, 82s ; Queensland, 78s. Demand is confined to choicest brands. Cheese is firmer. New Zealand, 42s to 435. Rabbits are m poor demand at about G^d. Wellington, May 30 —The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the iollowmg cablegram from the Agent-general, dated London, 28th mst .— ' There has been no alteration in the mm t ton market since cabling last week. Lamb is in good demand The average price to-day for Canterbury brands is 5 1 d per lb, and for brands other than Canterbury 5 1-Hd Beef is in better demand. The avciage price to-day for hindquarters of New Zealand beef is 3ld per lb, and for lores 2£d per lb The butter market" is steady, but transactions are very limited The supplies on hand are \eryj heavy, and what hfayng N bemg done ?s chiefly by speculators. Considerable quantities of butter now arriving are being placed in cold store. The average price of choicest New Zealand butter to-day is 80s per cwt , Danish, 95s . Siberian, 80s per cwt The cheese market is firm, with an improved demand The a\erage price of finest New Zealand cheese to-day is 42s per cwt. The hemp market is dull ' Invercargill prices current.— Wholesale — Butter farm, 6d ; separator, 8d ; butter, factory, pats, lOgd Kggs, Is 6d per do/en Cheese, (factory), G^d. Hams, 9ul. Potatoes, £2 pjer ton (bafe^ weighed in). Barley, 2s to 2s Gd. Chan, £2 per ton Flour, £9 10s to £10 10s Oatmeal, £9 to £9 10s Bran. £3 Pollard, £5. Retail.— Farm butter, 8d ; separator, lOd, butter factory), pats, Is. Eggs, Is 9d per do 7 Cheese, Bd. Hams, lOd. Bacon, lOd. Potatoes, 3s 6d per cwt Flour 20011), 21s , 501 b, 5s Gd Oatmeal, 501 b, 5s 6d , 251 b, 3s. Pollard, 8s 6d per bag. Bran, 4s Chaff, Is 6d. Mr. F. Meenan, King street, Dunedm, reports :— Wholesale prices only— Oats: Millm* Is 'Hd to Is sid : feed, lid to Is sd. Wheat : Milling, 2s 6d to 3s, fowls~ 2s to 2s 4d. Potatoes : Kidneys, 30s , Derwents, £2. Sheaf chart, £2 7s Gd to £2 15s , medium, 35s to £3 5s per ton. Clover hay, £2 10s to £3 , Straw : Pressed wheat, 23s ; oaten, 27s Gd , loose, 355. Flour : Sacks, £9 ; 1001 b, £9 10s . 501 b, £9 15s ; 251 b, £10. Oatmeal, £9 10s. Pollard, £4 10s. Bran, £2 10s. Butter : dairy, 8d to lOd ; factory, lid Cheese : factory, 5d , dairy, 4£d. Eggs, Is Bd. Onions : Melbourne, £5. Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) report •— We held our weekly auction sale of gram and produce at our stores on Monday. The catalogue submitted was a small one, but proved more than sufficient for the requirements of those present, and a considerable portion had to be passed m as owners' reserves or valuations were not reached Values iuled «is under — Oats.— During the past week theie has been rather more inquiry for good to pnme feed lines, but so far only a moderate business has lesmlted Foi A grade and very bright lines of (I art cms there is good demand for export, with only small quantities ofienng Fedium and inferior qualities aie without much attention. Quotations : Piime milling. Is 4id to Is 54d , good to best feed. Is 3d 1o Is 4d ; mferio"r to medium, lOd to Is 2d per bushel (sacks extra) Wheat — Millers' requirements are chiefly confined to lines of prune nulling quality, of which there is not much on hand locally Medium sorts are still out oi tavor Fowl wheat continues to meet with fair sale at late values Quotations • Prime milling, 2s 9d to 3s , medium to good, 2s Id to 2s 8d , best whole fowl wheat, 2s 2d to 2s' 3^d . broken and damaged, Is lOd to 2s Id per bushel (sacks extra) Potatoes— Fair supplies of good to prime Derwents continue to arrive, and values show no improvement on those lately quoted. Best Derwents sell at £1 17s Gd to £2 ; oDiers, £1 10s to £1 15s per ton (sacks extra). Chaff. — The market continues to be heavily supplied witih chaff of medium quality, for which the demand is very slack. The only class meeting with ready sale is prime heavy oaten sheaf, above the average in color. Inferior, discolored, and light chaff has no attention whatever Quotations : Prime oaten sheaf, £2 7s 6d to £2 12s 6d ; medium to good, £2 to £2 5s ; inferior,

light and discolored, £1 10s to £1 17s 6d per ton. (bags extra). Turnips. — The market is now more moderately sup-* phed, and nearly all good swedes coming forward can be qiuitted at 14s per ton (loose, ex truck). Straw.— We quote : Best wheat straw, 25s ; oaten, 27s (id per ton (pressed). Hay —The market is fully supplied. We quote : Best clover and ryegrass, £2 10s to £2 15s ; medium, £2 to £2 5.-> per ton (pressed). Messrs. Stronach, Morns, and Co. report :—: — Wheat — llieie is shll u-iy httle domg, millers only opei.it ing in prime lines'. Quotations : Prime milling, 2s 9d to 3s , medium to good, 2s 4d to 2s 8d ; best whole foul wiieat . 2s Hd to 2s ;Ud , inferior and damaged, Is JOs to 2s Id Oals — The market remains as at last advice, shippers confining their business to 'A ' grade, and good to prime iced Prime milling is worth Is 4\d ; inferior and discolored, lOd to Is Hd. Chali — Prime oaten sheaf is still in demand at £2 7s Gd to £2 12s Gd ; extra choice, £2 15s Medium to good is nominally woith £1 17s iSd to £2 ss, but there are practically no sales made at present. Inferior, £1 10s to £2 17s Gd, unsaleable. Potatoes —Best Derwents, £1 17s 6d to £2 2s 6d ; others, £1 10s to £1 15s.