PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 16, 20 April 1905, Page 13

PRODUCE.

Invercargill prices current.—Wholesale—Butter, farm, 8d ; separator, lOd ; butter, factory, pats, 1/-. E gg?' I/3 PP r dozen. Cheese, factory, 64<1. Hams, 9d. Barley, 2/- to 2/6. Chaff, £3 per ton. Floait, £10 to £11. Oatmeal, £8/10/- to £9. Bran, £3/15/-. Pollard, £6. Potatoes, 6/- per cwt. Retail—Farm btatter, lOd ; separator, 1/-; bultter, factory, pats, 1/2. Cheese, 6d to Bti. Eggs, 1/6 per dozen. Bacon, 9d. Hams, 10d.. Flour : 200 ft, 22/.- ; 501 b, ft/3 ; 25ft, 3/3. Oatmeal, s«ft J 6/- ; 25ft, 3/-. Pollard, 1(V- per bag. Braji, 4/6. Chaff, 1/9. Potatoes, 14ft for 1/-.

Wellinjgt'on, April 17.— The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the Agent-general, dated London, 15tli inst. :—: — 'The mutton market is firm. The a\erage price today for Canterbury mutton is 4§d per 1b for light weights (wjiich are extremely scarce) and 4|d for heavy weight®, of which there is a large supply. North Island miu.ttpn is quoted at 4^d per lt> for light welgShts and 3§<l per lb for heavy weights, ar.d River Plate mutton is quoted at s£d per lb for light weights, and 3£d per ft for heavy weights. There is a good demand for all lamb, and the market is firm. The average price to-day for New Zealand lam<b, ( fmtcrbury birand, is s£d -per lb, and let brands otiher than Canterbury, s^d per lb. Tfoe beef is quiejt. Supplies of Ri'. er Plate beef are heavy, whilst the stocks of New Zealand beef on hand are liglit. The average price to-day for hind-quarlers of New Zealand beef) is 3fd per lb, and for foros 2^ a per 11. The butter market is declining on account of the Home supplies increasing, and the market continues steady at decline. Some Holders are forcing sales. The average price of thowcese New Zealand butter today is 103/- per cwt, as<d for Danisft 105/-. The cheese market is quiet, with a tcniency in favor of buyers. There is less demand, anil prices are as follows :— While, 58/- per cwt ;i colored, 57/- per cwt. The price of New Zealand hemp, ' good, fair Wellington ' grade, on spot today per ton is £28/10/-, and May and June shiDments are similarly quoted. The oacksfoot seed market is firm, and buyers ha\e been offering more freely. The a^efage price for bright, clean New Zealand cocksfoot seed weighing 17ft per bushel on spot is 54/- per cwt. Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) report :— We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores to-day. There was a good attendance of buyers, and -as the lines catalogued were suitable tor their requirements, nearly all lots on offer found buyers at satisfactory value. Prices ruled as under :— . Oats.— The qjuantity coming forward is unusually small for this time of year, jyid nearly all consignments are readily quitted on arrival. Despite low quotations- from other ports, there has not been miuch difficulty in clearing consignments at late values. W& quote : Prime milling, l/8i to 1/9 ; good to best feed, 1/74 Mo 1/8'; inferior to medium, 1/4 to 1/6 \ per bushel (packs extra). Wheat. — The past week has been a quiet" one as regards- sales of m4tHtng quality. The effect of the drop ifai prices in Northern centres was readily felt here, and in consequence, lately-4hreshed lines have not been saleable at .previous', quotations.. Fowl wheat is not overplentiful, and commands prices almost on a par .with

medium milling quality. We q,uote : Prime milling, 3/2 to 3/3 ; medium to good, 3/- to 3/2 ; whole fowl wheat, 2/10 to 2/11 ; broken and damaged, 2/6 to 2/9 per bushel (sacks extra). Barley.— There is fair inquiry for prime malting quality- We have to report fair sales of Oamaru barley and a considerable quantity from tne lakes district at satisfactory prices. We quote : Prime malting, 3/6 to 4/- ; mpdfcim and milling, 2/8, to 3/3 ; feed, 2/3 to 2/8 per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.— The market is moderately supplied, and prices for best sorts well mjainflained. We quote : Best Derwcnts, £4/10/- to £5 ; Up-to-dates and other white sorts, £5/10/- to £6 ; inferior to medium qualities, £2 to £1 pet ton (bags in). Chaff.— Consignments have been lighter of late, and local stocks are not now so heavy. Prime old. oaten sheaf is in hotter demand, while new season's chaff, bright ar.d heavy, also has fair inquiry. For lower grades there is not the same demand. We quote : Prime oaten sheaf, £3/10/- to £3/12/6 ; medium to good, £3 to £3/7/6 ; light and discolored, £2/10 to £2/15/- per ton (bags extra). Pressed Straw.— We quote : Oaten, 35/- : wheaten, 27/6 tb 30/- per ton. Turnips.— We sold several trucks best .swedes to-day ait 15/- tio 16/- per to,n, loose, ex truck. Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report : W heat. —Millers are still buying sparingly, and sales ca/n only be made at a reduction on late quotations. Prime milling is. worth 3/2 to 3/3 ; medium, 3/- to 3/1 ; best whole fowl wheat, 2/10 to 2/11 ; broken and damaged, 2/6 to 2/9. Oats.— Values remain the same as last quoted, viz., Prime milling, l/ 8£ to 1/9 ; good to best feed, 1/7 to 1/8 ; inferior a/nd medium, 1/4 to 1/6. Chaff.— The market remains firm for good lines, ami the following are present values : Prime oaten sheaf, £3/10/- to £3/12/6 ; medium, £3 to £3/7/6 ; light and inferior, £2/10/- to £2/15/-. Potatiods.— Best winter sorbs, £5/10/- to £6 ; best Derwents, £4/10/- to £5 ; inferior and medium, £2/10/to £4.