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New Zealand Tablet, 30 August 1906, Page 17

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Wellington, August 27.— The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner, dated London August 21 :— Frozen meat : Ih-e mutton market is veiy dull. UanLerbuiy brands are quoted at 3£d to a^d ; Noith Island brands aic selling at 3frd to :*>[&. In the lamb ni&ikut the demand still continues not quite brisk, owing to the arrivals being heavy CanteuUuiy glands aie .quoted at 4M ; other Mian Canteibury, 4^d. The beef market is steady at prices cabled last week. The butter market is film, and prices continue to advance ; Danish is quoted at l - 2'2s per cwt ; small supplies of New Zealand are comma, forward and selling at 112s per cwt on a fctiong market. Lhec->e : Canadian makes are selling at 61s per cwt. The 'hemp market is qfuiet ; gf a 'qv. Wellington, on spot, is worth £3-1 per ton foi distant, deliveries, £33 10s to £31 is asked for Octobei 'and December shipments. Manila : Fair cui-le-nt on spot, is quoted at ±,12 per ton. '1 he cocksfoot maiket is flat. Buyers are holding back, and no business is doing. New Zealand long-berried wheat on spot, ex gianaiy, pel HHilb, is quoted at 31s ■ shoit-foerned, 30s 6d ; these pi ices a re nominal. ' Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) report :— We held onr wte'ly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. We had a full catalogue to ofim, and as most of the lines submitted weie suitahle for lucal lequueinents a clearance was efiected at pi ices about on a par with late quotations. Values luled as undci • — Oats.— Kepoits fiom both northern aitd southern markets indicate a meagre export demand. This market is having a similar experience, the past week having been one of the q,uietest of the season. Sales have been confined foi the most part to local requirements, and the supply of seed orders, which are now coming in moie fieely. Muling and expoit lines are practically neglected. Quotations : Pnme milling, 2s 3£d to 2s 4d ; good to best feed, 2s 2d to 2s Md ; medium, 2s to 2.s Id ; seed lines, 2s 5d to 2s i)ci pel bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.— The tone of the maiket is quiet, with no appreciable change in value. The few sales passing in milling quality are chiefly small lots in prime to choice condition. Medium milling has little attention. Fowl wheat continues to have fair sale at late values. Quotations : Fume milling, 3s 5d to 3s 6d; Tuscan, to 3s 7d ; medium to good, 3s 3d to 3s -lid ; whole fowl wheat, 3s Id to 3s 2d ; broken and damaged, 2s Nd to 3s per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.— The market is fairly supplied with medium table sorts, which are not in strong demand. Prime Derwents and other household kinds are, however, readily saleable at late rates. Best seed sorts are strongly inquired for, all fresh ly-picke-d lines of shapely tubers finding ready sale at quotations. Quotations : Seed lines, £12 to ±:13 ; best table sorts, •£11 to £12 ; medium, £9 to £10 10s ; inferior, £T7 to £8 10s per ton (sacks included). Small Derwents are at present, unsaleable. Chaff.— Moderate supplies of prime bright oaten sheaf continue to arrive, ami in most cases are readily q-uitted at £4 to £4 ss. Medium to good is not so leadily dealt with at £3 10s to £3 15s, while inferior quality has no attention, and is difficult to quit in small .quantities at £3 to £3 5s per ton fb'aes extra).

Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report :— Oats.— The market continues quiet, business passing3Ad 1! foT y4y 4, limitcd i WationsT Prime Silling" 51 fe^ioi I? in. 1 of 00 , 41 , t0 be j L ??«». 2*2 * Hd to 2s 3d'; inDushel. ; meS ' 2s Sd t0 2s 9d Vor Wheat.— The market shows no change and the fnl \T£ S rT- P rescn^Q«otations : Prime" miffing 3s 5d as 3d t £ lI %« TTT T a ?' l ? 3s7d - medium 8 milling, t M-tt l j CSt Whole fowl whoat ' 3s 1U to 3s 2d oroken and damaged, 2s 9d to 3s per bush-el Potatoes.-The market has been fairly well SU pafiast wS', h ?i values are Vroh the san?o as last week s, vz., seed lines, £11 aOs to £12 10s • in} A 9c9 ch ° lc V pick fV° £i3 J P l^ table sorts £li lo £io iss = inWi --