PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 11, 16 March 1905, Page 13

PRODUCE.

London, March 10.— Wheat— European markets are dull, and owing to heavy shipments there is a downward tendency. American relapsed owing to improved crop reports . Cargoes are neglected. Australian afloat are held for 32/9 to 33/- ; for shipment, 32/6 to 32/9. Butter— Firm. Danish, unchanged ; steady demand for colonial. Choicest New Zealand, 105/- to 106/- ; Australian, 104/- to 105/- ; secondaries, 102/-.

Invercargill prices current.— Wholesaler- Butter, farm, 5d ; separator, 7d ; butter, factory, pats, 10$ dto lid. Eggs, 1/- per dozen. Cheese, factory, 6Jd. Hams, 9d. Barley, 2/- to 2/6. Chaff, £3 per ton. Flour, £10/10/- to £11/10/-. Oatmeal, £8/10/- to £9. Bran, £3/15/-. Pollard, £6. Potatoes, 5/- per cwt. Retail.—Farm butter, 7d ; separator, 9d ; butter, factory, pats, 1/1. Cheese, 6d to Bd. Eggs, 1/3 per do?cn. Ba r o.n, 9d. Hams, lOd. Flour : 200 ft, 23/- ; 50ft, 6/6. Oatmeal : 501 b, 6/- ; 251 b, 3/-. Pollard, 10/- per bag. Bran, 4/6. Chaff, 1/9. Potatoes, 14 ft for 1/-.

Wellington, March 13.— The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the Agent-General, dated London, 11th inst. :— Mutton : The market is firm for light weights, but there is dull sale for (heavy weights. The overage price to-day of Canterbury miutton is 4fd per 1b for light weights, arid i\A per ft for heavy weights ; for other North Island mutton, 4d per ft ; for lights and for heavy weights, 3jjd per ft ; for River Plate mutton 3|d per ft for light weigh ts 1 ,, and for heavy weights 3|d per ft. There ite good demand for all lamb, of which deliveries are now increasing,, and the supply meets the demand. The average price to-day for New Zealand lamb, Canterbury brand, is 6d per ft ; for New Zealand brands other than Canterbury, s|d rer ft ; and River Plate, 4id per ft. The beef market is very dull, smppHes of R,iver Plate beef being heavy. The average price to-day for hindquarters of New Zealand beef is 3d per ft,i >and for forequarters 2£d per ft, prires being riominal. The butter market is very firm, and there is good demand. The average p^ice of choicest New Zealand better to-day is 106/- per c\v : t, for 5 Danish 109/-, and for Argentine 104/Trade in butter has improved greatly. There is better demand for cheese, for which the market is strong, and all stocks are advancing. The average price of finest New Zealand oneese to-day is 53/- per cwt. The hemp marlet is* dwll, and the price of New Zealand hemp, 1 good fair Wellington ' grade, toAlay per ton is £30 on spot, distant, deliveries being similarly quoted. Buyers 1 a y e bee .^offering for cocksfoot seed more freely. The average Tyi^e for bright clean New Zealand cocksfoot •seed weighing 17ft per bushel on spot is 51/- pcs cwt.