PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 26, 30 June 1904, Page 13

PRODUCE.

London, June 24.— The wheat markets in England arid America are steadier, but quiet. The Continantial is weak. ( Australian cargoes afloat are quoted at 28s 9d to 2#s ;/ Jiine, July/ August shipments, 29s to 29s 3d.. Parcels afloat', 28s 3d. A cargo was sold at 295. Butter is firmer, but, unchanged. Cheese is depressed, and quoted at 40s t0. 415. Rabbits aire unchanged^ London, Jmne, 26.^— Frozen Meat— Medium Canterbury sheep, 4 9tl6 '; • best North Island, 4 1-1 fid"; heavy River Plate, 3fd. Beef : New Zealand hindquartars, 3 11-l(Jd. Wheat:— Australian cargoes sold at 28s (id to 28s 4d, and 12,000 quarters of Jiuly and August shipment at 29s. * Wellington; ' June 27.^- The' Dapartene\nt of Industries and Cpmmerce has received the following cablegram from the Agent-General, dated London, June 25 :— ' Trade for all classes of; v muttoiT has been t .slow, an.d recent prices haive been- barely/ maintained. The tendency of tihe market seem's to be to decline. The average price to^lay for Canterbury nyutflon is 4£d ; for Dunedin, Southland, artd W.M.E. Company's brands, 4£d ; .other Ndrtfl Island brands, 4d per ft. The lamb market is* steady at tihe quotations cabled last week, 'but the high prices are> restricting business. This sea'soin's New ZealaJnd lamb is giving satisfaction to buyers. The beef mar.ket is very dull, '.supplies .of River Plate beef being heavy. Tihe average price to-Jday for hindquarters of New Zealand beef is 3sd, /and for'forequarter>s 2^d per ft. Better demand exists for butter. The average price for choicest New Zealand butter to-day is 87s pet cwt, and for Danish 101s. ■ i The cheese market is dull. The average pjrice for finest New> Zealand cheese to-day is 41s per cw.t. TJie hemn market is steady. The price of New Z'Qal arid 'hemp l of good fair, Wellington grade on s;p;ot tod!ay is £30 per ton, arid" for July to September shipments £.29 10s.

Mr. F. Meenan, King street, Dunedin, reports :— Wholesale prices only — Oats : Milling, Is 4id to 1« sid ; feed, lid to Is sd".^ Wheat: Milling, 2"s 6d to "3s. fowls,- as. to- 2s. -4d. Potatoes : Derwents, £1 15s. Sheaf chaff, £2 7s Gd Ho £3 ; medium, 35s tm £2 5s per ton. Clover hay, £2 10s to £3 ; Straw : Pressed' l wheat, 25s ; oaten, 27s 6d ; loose, 355. Flour i: Sacks, £7 15s ; lOOltf, £8' 5s ; 50ft, £8 10s ; 25ft, £8 15s.Oatmeal, £8 10s. Pollard, £4 10s. Bran, £2 10s. Butter : dairy, 8d toJLOd.; factory, lid. Cheese : factory, 5d ; dairy, 4^d: Eggs, Is 4d. Onions : Melbourne, £5. Invercargill. prices current.— Wholesale — Butter farm", 7d "; '9d '; butter, factory, pats, ll£d. Eggs, Is 3d per dozen. CHeese (factory), 6£d . Hams, 9d. Pojbatpes, £2. per ton (bags weighed in). Barley, 2s to 2V tSd. Chaff, £2 per ton. Flour, £9 10s to £10 10s . Oatmeal, £7 10s to £8. Bran, £3. Pollard, £5. Retail— Farm butter', 9d ; separator, lid; butter • (factory), -pats, • l'sld. Eggs, Is 6d per dozen. Cheese, Bd. Hams, lOd. Bacon, lOd. Potatoes, 3s 6d per cwt. Flour : 200 ft, 21s : 50ft, 5s 9d. Oatmeal, 50ft, 5s ; 25ft, 2s 9d. Pollard, 8s 6d per bag. Bran, 4s. Chaff, Is od. . . <r ; , Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) report :— We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores'i on-.Monday, when we submitted an average ca-talogue. There was a good attendance of buyers, and, with fair competitioln, nearly every lot was disiposed" of "at" satisfactory prices. Values ruled ,as under :— Oats. — During the past week best feed oa'tshave had moire inquiry for shipmant, and nearly all gp'od bright lines offering haVe" been quitted at quotatioms. 'C ' grajde lines, have not the same attention, bat for lower quality fhere has been a better demand, and considerable quantities have been quitted. Quotations : Prime milling, Is 4£d to Is 6d ; goold to best feed, Is 3d to Is 4id ; inferior arid medium, lOd to Is 2'd per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.— 'Millers still, evince a stromg preference for prime to choice samples, whidh are 'not offeoring freely. A better business has been ddne in fair to gjood tjMality, wlhile io?#?«#{gat">qontjnues;vto meet witjh steady demianld for^export. Quotations : ' Prime milling, 2s 9d to 3s ; medium to good, 2s 4d tio 2s 8;d ; best whole fowl wheat, 2s 2Jd fcd'2's 3^d ; broken amd 'damaged, Is 9d tlo 2s 2d per Tjiiahel (sacks extra).

Potatoes.— We ha/d no good Derwelnts at to-day's siale. Supplies of late have bee,n fairly steady, and in most cases consignments have been readily quitted at late quotations. Quotations : Best Derwents, 35s to 37e 6d ; choice, to 40s ; medium to gpod, 30s to 32s 6d per top (sacks in). Qhafi.— The market has bee-n pcorly stulpiplieid with pxime quality, arid foir this class there is good demand. Medium and infer ior sorts are still fairly pleniti&u'l, but in the absence of better lines some, atitetntioh has been directed to tihem. Quotations : Uoo>d tio prime oaten sjheaf, £2 10s to £3 ; medium Up good, £2 to £2 7s 6'd par ton (bag,s extra). Turnips.— After a week of short supplies, w,heh prices firmed slightly, t»he market is almost glutted. Nearly all lines on offer o,n Monday foutid buyer,s at 13e to 13s 6id per lon- (loose, ex truck). Extra gjood soirts are worth up to 14s. , Straw .h^ We sold good wheatem st(raw at 26s and prime, bright oatefn at 30s per ton (pressed). Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and 00. report :—: — Wheat.. — T|ie market shows mo im,ipr,ofV'eiment Bin.cc lia^jt report and prices arc the same. Oats.— l'n these there is a lititle more doinig and prices show a slight advance on late rate's, tihait is fox good bright samples. Prime milling, Is 4W tio Is 6)d ; best feed, Is 3d to Is 37^d ; inferior, lOd t"o Is Id.. Cha.ff.r-Consignm'eTits are not so heaJvy this last week, consequently prices have 'hardened a little fox best feed. Prime oatehi snea'f, £2 12s 6d to £2 17s d ; extra, to £3 ; medium., £2 5s to £2 10s ; iinferioT, 30s <to 355. Potatoes.— The market is over-soiplpiiejd and prices sllrpw no i improvement. Best Derwen'ts are wpirth £1 15s to £2 ; other sorte, 30s to 355.