PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 13, 30 March 1905, Page 13

PRODUCE.

London, March 24.— The wheat markets are dull, and buyers ,are inactive, owing to heavy shipments from Russia an/d the River Plate. Near cargoes are practically unaltered, and distant cargoes have declined fully 6d. Australian afloat is held for 32/6, for shipment, 32/- to 32/3'; cargoes sold at 32/-. New Australian is slow of sale at 34/-. New ZealanSi spot is nominal. Butter, despite heavy colonial arrivals, is very firm, and there is a good trade. New Zealand, 108/-; Victorian and New South Wales, 106/- to 108/-. Secondaries are sltill abnormally high. Some Queensland s,old at 106/-. Cheese, strong. New Zealand, 55/- to 56/-.

Invercargill prices current.— Wholesale*— Butter, farm, 7d ; separator, 9d ; butter, factory, pats, 10£ dto lid. Eggp, 1/3 per dozen. Cheese, factory, 6^d. H|am£, 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, 6/- per cwt. Ren tail— Farm buttor, 9a" ; • separator, lid ; butter, factory, pats, 1/1. Clhwsse, Bid to Bd. Eggs, 1/6 per dozen. Bacon, 9d. Hams, lOd. Flour : 2001 b, 23/- ; 50tb, 6/6. Oatmeal : 501 b, fi/- ; 251 b, 3/-. Pollard, 10/- per bag. Bran, 4/6. Chaff, 1/9. Potatoes, 141 b for 1/-.

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) report :— We helid our weekly a'uetion sale of grain and produce at otir sittores on Monday. Our catalogue included most of the lines suitable for local requirements, but in many caises these did not have sufficient competition t 0 warrant us in selling, and on this account a considerable proportion of the catalogue was passed in. Prices ruled as cunder :— Oats.— During the past week the demand from shippers has absorbed mlost of the feed oats offering locally, and as only a moderate quantity is coming forward prices to-day are firm at late values, while for special lines sligihtly better prices are obtainable. We q(uote : Prime milling, l/ 8£ t 0 1/0 ; good to best feed, 1/7 to 1/8 ; medium, 1/1 to 1/6 per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — New season's grain is now offering mere plentiflully. Millers are not disposed to operate largely at tftie opening rates of the season, and as many owners are anxious to quit for immediate delivery, it is difficult to fliild sale at late values for all lots coming forward. Prime Tuscan is in most demand locally. We quote : Prime milling, 3/4 to 3/6 ; medium to g;ood, 3/1 to 3/3 ; best wihole fowl wheat, 2/10 to 3/- ; broken and damaged, 2/6 to 2/0 per bus.hel (sacks extra). Fotatoeis.— 'Growers have been keeping the market fully supplied with Derwent potatoes. These have only a moderate deiroand. Many of them are being senx forward in u'nriipe condition, and other lots more or less affected with blight. These are difficult to tieal with ejven at reduced rates. Kidneys, up^-to-idates, anld other white siorts do not appear to be affected. These kinds 'have been in short supply for some days, ar^d at to-day's siale a distinct advance in prices was recorded. We qinote : Good to best white sorts, £5/10/- to £6/5/; sound Derwents, £4/10/- to £5/5/- ; others, £2 to £4 per torn (bags in). Chaff.— Local demand is almost entirely confined to prime, bright, heavy oaten sheaf. This classi cototitoues to find ready sale on arrival. Medium and slightly discolored chaff is offering more plentifully, and has not quite the same attention. We quote : Prime oaten sheaf, £3/7/6 to £3/12/6 ; good do and new chaff, £3 to £3/5/-; medium and discolored, £2/10/- to £2/15/per tan (bags extra).

Pressed Straw.— We quote : Best oaten, 40/-,; wheat, 32/6 per ton. Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report :— Wheiat. — The new season's grain is now coming to hand, but millers are not prepared to give tihe prices lately ruling. Present values are : Prime milling, 3/4 to 3/6 ; medium to good, 3/1 to 3/3 , be*t wjhole fowl wheat, 2/10 to 3/- ; broken and inferior, 2/6 to 2/9. Oats. — Values xeinain firm at late quotations, namely—Prime milling, l/ 8£ to 1/9 ; good to best feed,, 1/7 to 1/8; medium, 1/4 to 1/6. Potatoes.— Good to best, £5/10/- t 0 £6/5/- ; medium, £4 tlo £5/5/-. Chaff.— Prime oaten sheaf, £3/7/6 to £3/12/6 ; medium to gjooid, £2/15/- tio £3/5/- ; light anjd discolored, £2/f)/- to £2/15/-,