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New Zealand Tablet, 20 September 1906, Page 17

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Wellington, September 17.— The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the following cable from the High Commissioner, dated London, September 15 :— There has been more inclination to purchase mutton during the past week. Stocks on hand are heavy, but the market is firm in anticipation of smaller supplies arriving. Canterbury mutton is quoted at 3£d, North Island 3fd. Lamb : The market is firm, with a hardening tendency. Canterbury lamb is extremely scarce a$ 4fd. Average price for other than Canterbury brands, 4-£ d. The stock of New Zealand beef on hand is ligh,t, and there is a much better demand for it. Hindquarters are quoted at 3|-d, forequarters 2-£ d. Butter : The market is firm, with a large demand for better grades. 2442 boxes of New Zealand butter arrived during August. Choice New Zealand makes are quoted at 115s ; Danish, 123s ; Canadian*, Ills per cwt. Cheese : The market is quiet, and the tendency in favor of buyers. A good deal of cheese is now arriving and being held in store. Canadian makes are quoted at 61s per cwt. Hemp : The market is quiet, with little business doing. A good feeling, however, prevails. Prices are unchanged since last week. Cocksfoot : The seed market is quiet. Bright seed is scarce ; 17ft clean dressed lots are worth 45s per cwt.

Invercarp;ill Prices Current :— Wholesale — Butter, (farm), 9d ; separator, lid. Butler (factory), pats Is oi»d. Eggs, 8d per dozen. Cheese, 7d v Hams, 9d. Barley, 2s to 2s 6d. Chaff, £S 5s per ton. Flour, £9 10s t o £10. Oatmeal, £11 to £12. Bran, £4. Pollard, £5 10s. Potatoes, £10. Retail— Farm butter, lid; separator Is Id. Butter (factory), pats, Is 4d. Oheese, 9d. Eggs, lOd per dozen. Bacon, 9d. Hams, 9d. Flour— 2ooft, 21s ; 50ft 5s 9d ; 251 b, 3s. Oatmeal— soft,- 7s , 25ft, 3s 6d. Pollard, 9s 6d per bag. Bran, ss. Chaff, 2s. Potatoes, 12s per cwt.

Messrs. Stronach, "Morris, and Co. report :—: — Oats.— There is a fair inquiry for both feed and seed lines, but there is not the same inquiryGfor milling. Quotations : Seed lines, 2s 5d to 2s 9d; prime milling, 2s 2£d to 2s 3d ; good to best feed, 2s Id to 2s 2d ; inferior to medium, Is lOd -to 2s per bushel. Wheat.— -No change to report in this market, there being a good inquiry for fowl wheat, and quotations (nominal) are as follow : Prime milling, 3s 5d to 3s 6d ; medium, 3s 3d to 3s 4Jd'; best whole fowl wheat, 3s Id to 3s 2d ; broken and damaged, 2s 9d to 3s per bushel. Potatoes. — There •is very little change to report in this market, quotations being as follow : Seed lines,£ll 10s to £12 10s ; extra choice picked, £13; prime table sorts, £10 10s to £11 10s ; medium, £9 to ably. Chaff.— No change to report, prime quality bringing up to £4 per ton. -

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) report :— We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. -We had a full catalogue of oats, wheat, potatoes, and chaff suitable for the local trade, and although competition was not keen the hulk of the entry changed hands at prices about on" a par with late quotations. Values ruled as under : —

Oats >- We have more inquiry for good to best feed oats suitable for shipment, " ! hut in most cases shippers' limits are rather below vendors' ideas of value. Milling lines have not' much attention;- but 'good' clean seed lots, chiefly sparrowbills ' and ' (rartons, continue to move off freely. Quotations : Seed lines7*~2s 5d to 2s J)d ; prime milling,- 25,-2£ d tov2s 3d; good to best feed, 2s Id to 2s 2d ; inferior to ' medium, I's lOd to 2s per bushel (sacks extra). - , Wheat.— The conditions in this market are practically, unchanged from those reported last week. No business is being done in milling quality, although a few sales are reported in northern markets.. Fowl wheat has fair demand both locally and for • -export. Quotations : Prime milling, (nominally) '3s 5d to^s 6d ; medium to good, 3s 3d to 3s 4|d ', whole fowl wheat, 3s Id to 3s 2d ; broken and damaged, 2s 9d to 3s per bushel (sacks extra). - ' s.,_ Potatoes. — With heavier consignments~ from both north and south the market is more fully supplied. Values for specially-picked seed lines are well maintained, but for uneven lots and for most table sorts the demand is not quite so strong, and quotations are a shade lower. Inferior quality and small sorts of all descriptions are almost unsaleable. Quotations: Best Seed lines, £12 to £13 ; fair do, £11 to £11. 10s ; best table sorts, £10 10s to £11 10s ; medium to good, £9 10s to £10 5s ; small and inferior', £5 to £8 per ton (sacks included). Chaff.— Prime bright oaten sheaf continues to meet with good demand at 'quotations, but with medium to good quality the market is over-supplied, and even at a reduction on late values sales are not readily effected. For medium and inferior kinds there is no inquiry. Quotations : Prime oaten sheaf, £3 17s 6d to £4 ; medium to good, £3 10s to £3 15s ; light and inferior, £3 to £3 5s per ton (bags extra). Pressed Straw.— Quotations : Best oaten, 45s to 47s 6d ; wheaten, 32s 6d to 35s per ton (pressed). Turnips.— Quotations : Best swedes, • 14s to 15s per ton (loose, ex truck.