PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 50, 14 December 1905, Page 13

PRODUCE.

Invcrcargill Prices Current.— Wholesale— Butter (farm), Gd ; separator, 7d. Butter (factory), pats, Is o§>d. Eggs, 8d per dozen. Cheese, Gd. Hams, Dd. Barky, 2s to 2s €d. Chafi, £3 5s per ton. Flour, £10 to ill. Oatmeal, £10 to £11. Bran, £4. Pollard, £5 10s. Potatoes, £12 per ton Retail— Farm butter, 8d ; separator, !)d. Butter (factory), pats, Is 2d. Cheese, Bd. Eggs, lOd per dozen. Bacon, 9d. Hams, lOd. Flour : 2001 b, 22s ; 501 b, 6s , 251 b, 3s 3d. Oatmeal : 501 b, 7s ; 251 b3s Gd. Pollard, 9s (id per bag. Bran, ss. Chafi, 2s. Potatoes, 13s per cwt. Messrs. Donald Reid and Co., (Limited), report as follows: — We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday . The attendance of buyers was not so laige as usual, and as some of the linos on offer were not competed for up to market \alue, these had to lie parsed in, and aro now for sale pnvately. Values ruled as under .—. — Oats. — Although values show no quotable change, there are a few inquiries from exporters, and with practically no sales lor shipment during the past week, neaily all lines coming forward have gone into local consumption Sales oi oatmeal aie on a small scale, and m consequence millers' requnements are much restricted We quote' Prime millinuj, 2)s 2d to 2s 3d , good to best feed, 2s Id to 2s lid , medium, Is lud to 2s per bushel (sacks cwiia). Wheat —Local stocks are small, and arc being gradually taken up by local millers, whose present rcquiiements aie (.onlined for the most part to pumc samples Medium quality is more saleable, and tow 1 wheat continues to haw fair demand. We quote : Prime 'lulling, 3s 5d to 3s 7'd , medium, 3s ovl to is Id , whole fowl wheat, 3s Id to 3s licl'j, bioken and damaged, 2s Kid to 3s per bushel (sacks extra) Potatoes — Supplies of last season's Denvents are still coming foiwani m small Quantities, but in Mew of the competition now being experienced, both with late importations and new season's crop, values ha\e suffered a decided decline. We quote : Best Derwents, £10 to £10 ins , otheis, £') to £'t 13s per ton (sacks m). ( hafi — Thel market has been more fully supplied this week with piime oaten sheaf The local demand is still confined almost entirely to this quality, but the supply to hand has gone a long way towards fuliilling immediate i equiroments, and at the sale competition was not quite so keen Medium and mfeiior lines ha\e lit 1 1 o attention. We quote. Pnme oaten sheaf, £1 2s Cd 1o £4 f>s ; medium to good, £3 15s \n £1 , light and infeiior, £3 5s to £3 10s per ton (bags extra) Straw — Oaten is scarce, and has good inquiry at <!5s to 5<K ; wheat en moie difficult to quit at 37s dd to 40s per ton (pressed). a Messrs Stronach, Morns, and Co. report :— Oats —Business passing is small, and prices remain practically the same, viz., prime milling, 2s 2d to 2s 3d; good' to best feed, 2s Id to 2s lid, medium, Is lOd to 2s per bushel. Wheat —There is a fair demand for all samples, and prices are as follows- • Prime milling, 3s s<l to 3s 7'd ; medium, 3s .'-id to 3s 1d , whole fowl wheat, 3s Id' to 3s 2d; broken and damaged, 2s- lOd to 3s per bushel. Chaff —The market is pretiv -well supplied, and the chief demand is for piimc duality. Quotations • Prime oaten sheaf, £1 2s fid to £1 5s , medium to good, £3 15s to £1 ; light and inferior, £3 5s to £3 10s per ton.

Potatoes. — The market is pretty well supplied with both old and new season's potatoes, and prices have declined somewhat. Quotations : Best Derwents, :£lo to £10 10s ; others, £9 to £9 15s. Messrs, Nimmo and Blair report as follows :—: — Wheat.— The market remains firm at late quotations, millers' purchases are, for the most part, confined to prime samples. Fowl wheat is meeting with a great deal of attention from buyers. We quote : Prim© milling, 3s s>,d to 3s 7'd ; medium, 3s 3d to 8s 4d ; whole fowl, wheat, 3s Id to 3s 2d per bushel (sacks extra). Oats — The bulk of consignments coming forward have been taken over for local consumption. The demand for feed oats, is firm,. We quote : Prime milling, 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; good to best feed, 2s Id to 2s l£d per bushel (sacks extra). Chaff. — Supplies coming forward are heavier than has been the case for «some time past, and although values show no marked decline the demand is not quite so busk. We quote : .Prime oaten sheaf, froml £4'2sj6d 1o £4 55,; medium to good, £3 15s to £4 per ton (sacks extra). Potatoes. — In addition to importations of new season's from Australia and Auckland, the local crop is now coming on to the market and meeting with strong competition. This has had the effect of practically stopping the sale of old potatoes, and values in consequence have fallen considerably. We quote : Derwents, £10 to £10 10s, >new crop 2Atb. Eggs. — lOd per dozen. Butter.— Dairy, %A per 1b ; milled, 9d to 9Jd ; separator in prints, 9^d to lO^d per Ib. Poultry.— Hens, 2s (id to 3s ; roosters, old, 3s to 3s 9d , young, 4s 3d to 4s 9d ; ducks, 3s .6d to 4s Gd ; ducklings, Is !)d to 5s Cd per pair ; turkeys, gobblers, 8d to fld ; hens, 5d to 6d per ft.