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New Zealand Tablet, 2 August 1906, Page 17

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Wellington, July 30.— The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the following cable 'from the Hiy,h Commissioner, dated London, July 28 :— ' The mutton man.et is dull, and trade of al< classes is very slow, pi ices being barely maintained. Average price, light weight Canterbury brancls, :isd ; heavy weights, 3^d. Be&t quality North Island mutton is quoted at -Ud, whilse second class quality is selling at :^d. Lambs : The market is steady, and is like"ly to remain so. r l here is a good demand for all brands. A\tr a ge price . Canterbury lamb, sd, other than Canterbmy, lid. Theie is a better demand for beef. Supplies of American chilled beef are small. JhncUfluarters aie 'quoted at 4[d ; forepart ors, 2£d. rlher lhe butler market is iirm, and prices continue to ad\anee. The prospect for next season's market are more favorable than last year. There is only a small supply of best quality on hand. Choice New Zealand brands to-day arc worth 108s per cwt. The cheese maiket is steady, with a \ery good demand White make (>ls, colored oOs ]er cwt. The hemp market is not quite firm. Invercargill Prices Current — Wholesale — Butter (farm), 9d , separator, 10d. Butter (factory), pate Is Ud. Eggs, Is per dozen. Cheese, Cd. Hams, 9d Bar£lo. Oatmeal, £12 10s to £l.i. Bran, £4. Pollard, £5 10s. Potatoes, £9. Retail— Farm butter, lid; separator Is. Butter (factory), pats, Is 3d. Cheese, Bd. Eggs Is 3d per dozen. Bacon, 9d. llamn, lOd. Flour— 2oolb '21s- 501 b 5s 9d ; 251 b, 3s. Oatmeal— solb, 7s 3d ■ 251 b3s Od Pollard, 9s 6d per Bran, ss. Chaff, 2s. Potatoes 11s per cwt. Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report :— Oats— The market cont nues very quiet, there being practically no outside demand. Quotations : Prime milling, 2s 3U\ to 2s 4d , good to best feed 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; inferior, Cs to 2s Jd per bushel. ' Wheat.— The market is quiet, but firm at late quotations, which are as follows -—Prime milling, 3s 5d to 3s Gd ; prime Tuscan, 3s 7d ; medium milling!;, 3s 3d to 3s 4d ; best whole fowl wheat, 3s Id to 3s 2d ; broken and damaged, 2s <)d to 3s per bushel. Potatoes.— The market continues very firm, there being a good enquiry for seed lines, especially ' Up-to-dates ' and ' British Queens.' Quotations : Seed lots £11 10s to £12 10s ; extra choice picked, £13 ; prime Dcrwents, £10 ins to £11 10s ; medium to good, £9 5s to £10il0s; inferior and faulty, £7 to £'9 ncr ton. ' Chaff.— The market is fairly well supplied, medium and inferior being much harder to place than prim© samples. Quotations : Prime oaten sheaf, £3 15s to £4; choice, to £1 5s ; inferior to mwlhim, '£3 to £3 12s 6d per ton. Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) report :— We held our weeMv auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. Our catalogue was a

large one, bsut with good competition from local buyers, a fair proportion of the lots forward changed hands at> satisfactory prices. Values ruled as under :— Oats.— So far as the export trade is concerned, the past week has been exceptionally quiet, and sales have been confined to small quantities, for coastal orders. These have been supplied on the basis of late quotations. Consignments coming forward are on a smaller scale, and owners are not readily disposed to reduce reserves. Quotations : Prime milling, 2s 3id to 2s 4d' , good to best feed, 2s 2id to 2s 3d ; inferior to medium, 2s to 2s 2d ; seed lines, 2s 5d to 2s 9d per bushd (sacks extra). Wheat.— Prime to choice milling samples are readily taken by millers at late quotations. Medium qualities are not so readily dealt with, although buyeis are more disposed to make an exception in the case of Tuscan if in fairly sound condition. Fowl wheat continues to meet wilh good demand locally Quotations : Prime milling. 3s 5d to 3s (id • choice Tuscan, to 3s 7id : medium to good, 3s 3d to 3s 4ld; whole fowl wheat, 3s Id to" 3s 2d ; broken and damaged, 2s i'd to :',s per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.— Prime seed lines meet with ready sale on arrival at prices fully equal to late values. Good' 'to prime Derwents and other table sorts are also in' request. Lines in indifieruit condition or badly mixed as regards size have not nearly the same attention. Quotations : Good to prime seed lines £12 to £13>best table soils, £11 to £11 10s ; medium to good' £10 to £10 15s, inferior and mixed, £8 to £'J 10s per ton (sacks included). Chaff.— Heavier suppius of good to prime -quality have come forward, and are. hems taken up at prices ■ which show little alteration on those of last week Medium and lower grades are without attention Quotations : Prime oaten sheaf, £1 t o £4 2s Gd • medium to good. £3 to £:\ 15s ; inferior and light £3 to £3 7s fid ; straw chaff, £2 7s (id to £2 12s 6d per ton (sac\s extra) Turnips —The man ct is fully supplied, and best swedes have slow sale a t about 18s per ton loose ex truck. Pressed Straw -Oaten, 12s (>d to 17s 6d • wheaten, 30s to 32s f>d per ton.