PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 32, 11 August 1904, Page 13

PRODUCE.

London, August 5 -Wheat, caigoes aie very firm. Australian oil" coast aie held for 31s <M. V \ictonan cargo uas sold at Jls Jd San Francisco wheat is quoted at 110 cents.

Butter — Firmer Danish, i(if,s, New Zealand 'Ms to 90s . Queensland 80s to 82s.

London, \ugust (I —Reiterated reports published concerning damage to the American ciops caused a rise ot four cents on wheat, in Chicago yesterday The Kuiopean markets are nitnei, but bu>ei's aie acting with caution. One authority estimates the Aineiican crop will not exceed 330 million bus>hcls

Invercargill prices current.— Wholesale — Butter farm. 7d ; separator, 9d ; butter, factory, pats, lHd. Eggs, Is pe-r dozen. Cheese, (factory), G|d. Hams 9d. Potatoes, £2 per ton (bags weighed in) Bailey" 2s to 2s fid. Chaff, £2 per ton Flour, £9 10s to £10 10/. Oatmeal, £8 10/- to £!) Bran, £^5/ Pollaid £5 Retail— Farm butter, fld ; separator, lid ; hutter '(factory), pate, Is Id. .-Eggs, Is 3d per dozen. Cheese, Bd. Hams, lOd. Bacon, lOd. Potatoes, 3s Cd pet cwl. Floui . 20<ilb, 21/-, 5011), (, / - Oatmeal, :»01b, 5s ; 251 b, 2s 9d. Pollard, 8s 6d per bag. Bran 4s Chaff, Is 6d.

Mr. F. Meenan, King street, Dunedin, reports — Wholesale prices only— Oats Milling, 1/6. 1 , to l/Sk feed, Is to Is 6d. Wheat : Milling, 2s 9d"to 3s s<i ' fowls, 2s to 2s !)d Potatoes, £1 15s , seed, £2 10s to £3 10s. Chaff, £2 7s 6d to £3 Ids Clover hay, £2 Ills to £3 Stiaw • Pressed wheat, 25.-, ; oaten, 30s , lc>ose 3(>s. Flour Sacks, £9, 1001 b, £9 10s, 5011), £9 lfvs, J5nV £10. Oalineal, £ ( ) Pollard, £1 10s Bra.ii, £3 ss' Butter: Daiiy, 8d to lOd , .factory, lid Cheese- Factory, 4jd , danv, I'd Kp.es, Is 3d. Onions Melbourne, £1 10s.

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) report — We held our weekly auction sale of gram and produce at our stores en \Jondav , w hen we submitted an average catalogue to a e;ood attendance of buyers Competition foi most ot the lines on offer was u;ood, and the bulk ot the catalogue was ileated at .- atisiattoiy prices Values ruled as under —

Oats —Prime A grade (lartons ha\c had most attent on during t<he past week, theie being a good demand for these from exporters B giade are also inquired for, and ate ofienna; sparmglv Lovvei qualities ha\ c l.ot quite the same attention, but are not thmcult to place We (puote Pnme iniUinu;, \/l\ to l/ ( l, good to best feed, 1/5 Ul to 1/7 , interior to'medium, 1/1 to 1/1 per bushel (vicks extra)

Wheat— With local nnlleis pnme nulling quality maintains its populantj. Medium nulling lines ha\e not the same attention, except as lovvl wheat This is scarce, and although shippeis have been holding oft. in the hope of laiger ouermgs, we expect to *-cc quotations well maintained. We quote' Piuue milline;, 'A/2 to 3/5 ; medium, 2/<) to 3,1 , best whole wheat' 2/7 to 2/8 ; broken and damaged, 2/1 to 2/ li per bushel (sacks extia).

Potatoes.— With fair local demand nearly all consignments comma; forward have been readily quitted We quote • Best Derwents, 37/6 to 10/- , others, 3(1/to 35/-; seed lines of British Queens, up-to-date, etc, 50/- to 05/- per ton (Dags in).

Chaff -Last week's fall of snow has retarded consignments, and neaily all lots ot good to prime eh all on hand have been placed at prices shghtlv above late values No fresh supply came forward for to-day's sale, and m consequence there was a decided advance Prime oaten sheaf sold at £i/2/fi to £3/7/0 ; choice, to £3/10/- , medium to s;ood, £2 '7/fi to £2/15/- , inferior straw chaH, light, etc., £1/15/- to £2/5/- per ton (bags extra)f

Turnips —These have been in short supply, apid best swedes to-day sold at 11/- to 1 I/O per ton (loose, ex truck).

Straw —We quote • Best oaten, 30/- to 32/G ; wheaten, 27/fi to 30/- per ton (pressed).

Messrs. Rtronach, Morris, and Co. report :— Wheat —There is no change to report during the week, quotations being the same as last.

Oats.— Business continues good, prime milling being worth l/7'.d in 1/9 ; good to best feed, 1/5 to 1/7 ; inferior and medium, 1/1 to 1/4.

Chafl.— Prices have advanced, prime oaten sheat-.be-ing worth £3/2/6 to £3/7/6 ; medium to good, £2/tyi> to £3 , light and interior, £1/17/6 to £2/5/-.