PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 36, 7 September 1905, Page 13

PRODUCE.

WeHan!g!ton, September 4. — The Department of Industries aatfi Commerce has received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner, dated London, September 2 :— Mutton : The market is steady, but the demand is only macerate. Holders of lightweights are firm. Alverage price to-^ay : Canterbury mutton* 4£d ; and for North Island mutton, 4|d for lightweights. For hea/vywedgh'ts tine average price for Canterbury mutton is 4d, and for North Island mutton, 3fd. Lamb : The market is quiet, and the demand has considerably fallen off. Average prices to-d\ay for New Zealand lamb : Canterbury brand, s£'d ; and for brands other than Canterbury, s£d lightweight, and for heavyweight* s|d and 4#d respectively. There is a better demand for beef. Supplies of American chilled beef are small. Average price t<*Jday for hindquarters New Zealand beef is 3ld, and for foreqfuarters 2|d. There is general and active denvatad for butter. Danish, 121s , Canadian, 109s ; Australian small arrivals (new season's), 112s. The cheese market remains firm. Canadian is quoted at 55s per cwt. There is a better demand for hemp. New Zealand hemp, ' gpiod fair Welhngjton ' grade, on spot UMlfciiy is £28 10s per ton ; October-December shipments, £29.

Invercargill prices current.— Wholesale— Butter, (factory), pats 1/Q£ ; butter (factory) 1/-. Eggs, lOd per dozen. Cheese, 6d. : Hams, 9d. Barley, 2/- to 2/6. Chaff, £2/15/- per ton. Flour, £9 to £10. Oatmeal, £9/10/- to £10. Bran, £4/5/-, Pollard, £7. Potatoes, £10 per ton. Retail—Farm butter, lOd ; separator, 1/- ; buftter, factory, pats, 1/2. Cheese, Bd. Eggs, 1/per dozen. Bacon, 9d. Hams, lOd. Flour : 200 ft, 20/- ; 501 b, 5/9 ; 25ft, 3/-. Oatmeal, 501 b, 6/- ; 251 b, 3/-. Pollard, 10/6 per bag. Bran, 5/-. Chaff, 1/9. Potatoes, 10/- to 11/- per cwt.

Messrs. Stronacn, Morris, and Co. report :— Oats.— The market is firm, and prices are a shade better, viz :— Seed lines, Is lOd to 2s 3d ; prime milling, Is 9d to Is 9£d ; good to best fe<xl, Is 8d to ls> 9d ; inferior and medium, Is Gd to Is 7£d per bushel. Wih'e&t.t— Bustyi^ss -passing is no,t greait, alnd prices remaisi the same, viz : — Prime milling, 3s Id to> 3s 2d, good do, 3s ; 'test whole lowl wheat, 2s lOd 'to 2's ll^d , broken and damaged, 2s 5d to 2s 9d per btishel. Potatoes.— There is a very strong demand, and prices show a considerable advance, viz : — Good to tyest Derwents, £11 to £11 10s ; special seed lines, £11 10s to £12 ; good to best kidneys and 'other white sorts, £10 10s to £11 5s ; medium quality and small, £9 to £10 per ton. Ohaff. — Prices show no change, twit prime samples are readily disposed of. Quotations : Best| oatesn, £3 5s to £3 10 ; medium to good, £2 15s to £3 per ton.

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) report :— We held cur weekly auction sale of girain and produce at our stores on Monday. Our catalogue consisted of gfciod, to best feed carts, fowl wihdat, and feed barley, with a fair selection of p.otaftaes, chaff, and nay. There was fair competition throughout, anld for miost classes of produce sales were effected at prices' fully etyual to late qiuotatjioms „ Vlalues ruled as under :— Oats'.— With' better inquiry for shipments:, and only moderate qualities offering for sale, tihe market is

firm at <a sligjht aJdivtaaice in prices. Millers are not disposed to operate freely on account of the reduced price of oatmeal, but for all gpod to prime shipping lines there' is keen demand and ready sale. Quotations : Choice seed lines, 2s Id to 2s 3d ; good do, Is lOd to 2s ; prime milling, Is 9d to is 9£ ; good to btost fed, Is 8d to Is 9d ; inferior and medium, Is 6d to Is 7£d per bushel (sacks extra). Wbe|at.— There is no alteration in values to report.Millers' purchases during the week have been conhned chiefly to small lines for mixing purposes, and the demand is ivy no mea<ns general. Quotations : Prime milling, 3s Id to 3s 2d ; good do. 3s ; best whole fowl wheat, 2s lOd to 2s iljd ; bToken and damaged, 2s 5d to 2s 9d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. — At Monday's sale there was strong demand at prices somewhat in adrance of last week's rates. Sup-plies last week were heavier than usual, and despite this fact values were more than maintained. Under these circumstances the tendency is undoubttedly towards still hiigjher prices b^ii^gi readied. Quotations : Good to best Derwents, £11 to £11 10s ; special seed lines, £11 10s to £12 ; good to best Wdheys and other while sorts, £10 10s to £11 '5s ; medium tfwality and small, £9 to £10 per ton (sacks in). Chaff.— Last -week's rain had the eßect of retarding consignments, tout no improvement in prices resulted. Only a few trucks of prime qluality were quitted at 'auction, while most of the medium chaff on offer "S^as withdrawn owing to competition not being up to Valuations. Quotations : Prime oaten sheaf, £3 5s to 1 £3 10s/, medium to 'good, £2 15s to £3; inferior, lighty and discolored, £2 7s Gd to £2 12s 6d per ton. {bkigis extra). Tiurnifps.— Supplies are not so heavy, and best swedes are in fair demand at 12s per ton (loose, ex truck). Pressed Straw.— Quotations : Oaten, 35s ; wheaten, 30s per ton. May.— Quo'tia'toons 1 : Best clover an(d ryegfass, £2 15s| to £3*; medium, £2 10s to £2 12s 6d per ton.