PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume 14, Issue 24, 14 June 1906, Page 13

PRODUCE.

Wellington, June 11.— The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the iollowing cable from the High Commissioner, dated London, June 8 :— < The mutton market, although qiuiet, is expected to increase in demand. Average price : Light-weight Canterbury brands, 3£d ; heavy weights are quoted at 3}jd. Best quality North Island mutton finds sale at 3|d ; second class quality at 3£cl. There is good demand for lamb, of which large supplies are ccuming forwaid. However, complaints are made as to the quality of New Zealand this season. Average price : Canterbury brand, 4|<d ; other than Canterbury, <Hd. Beef : Market steady and ■wi.h better demai.d. Hindquarters, 3^d ; foreqwarters, 2,; d. The butter maijket is firm, owing to reduced suuplies. Choice New Zealand brands are quoted at 102s ; Danish, Ills ; Siberian, 96s per cwt. There is a good demand for cheese, especially white. Invercargill Prices Current.— Wholesale— Buttei (farm), 8d ; separator, 9d. Butter (factory), pats, Is 0-^d. Eggs, Is 6d per dozen. Oheese, 6d. Hams, 9d. Barr ley, 2s to 2s fid. Chaff, £3 5s per ton. Flour, £9 10s to £10. Oatmeal, £12 10s to ±,13. Bran, £4. Pollard, £5 10s. Potatoes, £9. Retail— Farm butter, lOd; separator, lid. Butter (factory), pats, Is 2d. Cheese, Bd. Eggs<, Is 9d per do/en. Bacon, 9d. Harmi, lOd. Flour— 2oolb, 21s; 50ft, 5s 9d ; 25ft, 3s. Oatmeal— soft, 7s 3d ; 25ft, 3s 9d., Pollard, 9s 6d per ibjag. Bran, ss. Chaff, 2s. Potatoes 11s per cwt. < ' ! I. . Messrs. Stronaeb, Morris, and Co. report :— Oats.— The supplies are now more plentiful, and prices in consequence have an easier tendency. Quotalions : Prime milling, 2s 4£d to 2s 5d ; good to best feed, 2s 3d to 2s 4^d ; medium and discoloured, 2s Id 2s 2UI. , I ,; Wheat. — There is a good demand for both prime milling and fowl wheat, and present quotations are as follows : Prime milling, 3s Ed to 3s bd ; Tuscan, to 3s 7d ; good do', 3s 3d to 3s 4d ; whole fowl wheat, 3s Id to 3s 2d ; broken and damaged, 2s 8d to 3s per bushel. Potatoes.— Prime seed Tnes, especially Up- tot-dates, are in good demand'; but table sorts are somewhat easier. Quotations : Best seed lines, £11 10s to £12; medium, £10 to £11 ; best Derwents, £9 15s to £10 ; others, £9 to £9 10s per ton. Chaff.— Prime oaten sheaf, £4 to £4 5s ; choice, to £4 10s ,-, medium, to good, £3 10s to £3 15s per ton.

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. '(Limited) report :— We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our scores on Monday. Our catalogue was an average one, and met -with moderate competition from the usual attendance of buyers, nearly every lot being cleared at quotations. Values ruled as under :•— Oats.— During the past few days, owing to the fact that -there has been a large number of farmers in town with samples have been somewhat heavy. In "the absence of anything like a steady export demand, it has been difficult to place all the oats offering en a le\el with late ruling values, and although prices have not suffered to any ■extent, the demand for immediate delivery is not q'uitc so keen. Many growers are firm in the opinion that prices cannot fail to advance, and are not disposed to sell at present valuoj*. Quotations : Prime milline;, 2s 4£d to 2s s<l ; rood to best feed, 2s 3d 1o 2s Ud -, medium and discolored, 2s Id to 2s 2.\d per bushel (sacks extra).

Wheat.— Offerings have not been so large, and as some of the miileis ha\e supplied their immediate req.iirements, business during tlise past week has been restrict'd. Good to prime milling samples af all classes are in fair demand, but, buyers have a strong preference for primo Tuscan. Medium quality is not so strongly in favor, but is readily saleable as fowl wheat, wlu.h is searcc and in' good demand. Quotations:— Prime nulling, 3s 5d to 3s Ld ; Tuscan, to 3s 7d ; good do, 3s 3d io 3s 4d ; whole iowl wheat, 3s Id to 3s 2d • broken and damaged, 2s 8d to 3s per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.— Prime seed lines are in strong demand, up-to-dalcs preferred. For reasons already reported, Dc-rwents and other table sorts are not so readily placed, and ha\e receded slightly in value. Quotations:— Best seed lines (up-to-dates, etc.), £11 10s to £12 ; medium, £10 to £11 ; best Derwcnts, etc., £9 15s to £10others, £9 to £9 10s per ton (sacks included). Chaff.— Moderate supplies are coining forward and meet with good demand at late \ allies. Prime oaten sheaf, bright and heavy, has ready sale at £4 to £4 ss; a few choice lots of old chaff, £1 7s Gd to £4 10s ; medium to good, £3 10s to £3 15.s per ton (bags extra). Turnips.— These are arriving more freely, and show some reduction in price. isolations : Best swedes, 20s to 22s Cd (loose) per ton. Straw.— Wheatcn, 35s to 37s Gd ; oaten, 40s to 50s per ton (pressed).