PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4, 26 January 1905, Page 13

PRODUCE.

London, January ao.— The wheat market is quiet and steady. TihereLis little inquiries flor cargoes 32/6 beftig bid for off-ooast, while 3.2/9 is asketi for afloat and February-March shipment. Butter is firm, but unchanged. Colonial is practically cleared, and there is an excellent demand uwkig to the shortage of colonial supplies. Cheese is firm. Wellington, January 24.— 1 lie Industries and Commerce Depart men t has received the following cable from the Agent-General, dated London, January 21 :— The mutton market is depressed. A\erage price Canterbury mjuttoin, 4^xl ; IHitiedrn, Wellington, and S.M'.K. Company's bcand, 4#d. River Plate mutton is quoted at 3£d. Australian lanub is in large supply, but of very mixed quality. Average price, 4}d to s}d ; market weak. There is no alteration tn the beef market. The butter market is firm and butter is in good demand A\erage prile to-day : Choicest New Zealiand, 100/- per cwt (niomilnal). The wholesale market is cleared of all stock. Dainsih is quoted at 1,07/-. The cheese market is qjiiet byt steady. Finest New Zealand realised 5>2/pdr cwt ; Canadian, 5-3/-. The hemp market is dull. The pried of New Zealand hemp is good. Fair Wellington grfa«te, on stpot to-day, £'30 per ton ; Manila hemp fair cur)r<*it grade, is quoted at £37. There is no alteration in the cocksfoot seed market. Ittveroargiil prices current. — Wholesale — Butter farm, 5d ; separator, 7d ; butter, factory, pats lOAd k'Rgs, lOd per dozen. Cheese, factory, 6id. Hams 9d. Bajrley, 2/- to 2/6,. Chaff, £3 per tbn' Flour, £10/10/- to £11/10/-. Oatmeal, £8/10/ to £9. Bran, £3/15/-. Pollard, £5/10/-. RetailFarm Btotter, 7d ; separator, 9d ; butter factory, pats, 1/-. Cheese, 6d to Sd. Eggs, 1/-. per dozen. Bacon, 9d. Hams, lOd. Flour • 2000), 2A/- ; 501 b, 6/6. Oatmeal : 50ft, 6/- ; 25rb 3/-' Pollarki fl/6 per bag. Bran, 4/6. Chaff, 1/9. Potxtoes, 81b for 1/-. Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report as follows •... We held Qur weekly auction sale of graih a,nd produce at our stores on M-onday. There was a good attendance of buyers, to whom we submitted a small but representative catalogue, which, under gocfcl competition was cleardd at satisfactory prices. Values ruled as under :—: — Oats.— lhquiries from outside markets have now reslulted in certain orders being taken up, and, in consequence, there is a decided improvement in the demand for oatfi r both locally and for consignments from country stations. The improved demand refers chiefly to limes of A and B grade, but all sorts have better inquiry, prices showing an advance of about Id per bushel Quotations : Prime milling, 1/9 to 1/10 ; best feejd 1/8 to 1/9 ; medium tro good, 1/6 to 1/7J per blishel (sacks extra). Whaat.— Millers are mwe disposed to operate, but still confine tlheir attention to tihe best samples only In medium quality there is not much business being done but fowl wheat continues to meet with steady demand at late values. Quotations : Prime milling, 3/7 to 3/9 ; medium to g^od, 3/3 to 3/6 ; whole fowl wheat 3/1 to 3/2 ; broken and damaged do, 2/9 to 3/- per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.— Supplies slackened considerably durilng Last week, and in consequence values advanced about 3/per cwt. Quotations : Best freshly-dug sorts 10/- to 11/6 ; others, 8/- to 10/- per cwt (bags in). Chaff.— The market has bean" more regularly supplied of late, but a good demand still exists, preferably for choice quality. Quotations : Best oaten sheaf £4/5/to £4/10/- ; medium to good, £3/15/- to £4/2/6 per ton (bags extra). * Pressed Straw— The market has been bare for some time, but is now more fully Supplied with w.heaten straw. Oaten straw is scarce and would command ready sale. Quotations : Oaten, 40/- ; whaat 35/- to 37/6 per ton. Hay.— Only small supplies are coming forward and good to prime quality has fair inquiry at £3/5/- to £3/15/- per ton. MessTs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report :— Wheat.— There is a slight nuoive in prime lines, but bus»ness is still restricted i n quantity. Prime milling 3/6 to 3/9; medium to good, 3/3 to 3/5; best whole fowl wheat, 3/- to 3/2. Oats.— Ttoere are not many offering, and the following prices are obtainable: Prime milling, 1/9 to 1/101/4 te J P l/7 eSt feCd ' V 7 t0 VBi ; medlum and inferior!

Chaff.— The market has been better supplied, and the extretme nates of last week have eased, the following being to-day's quotations : Prime oaten sheaf, £4/2/6 to £4/7/6 ; medium to good 'do, £3/15/- to £4 ; light and inferior, £3/5/- to £3/12/6. ' Potatoes.— Best, lfl/~ to 11/6 per cwt ; medium, 7/6 to 10/- per cwt.