PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, 4 October 1906, Page 17

PRODUCE.

Wellington, October 2.— The High Commissioner, under date London, September 29, reports :— Mutton: Themarket is firm, and the demand is 'getting better. LagM) weights, Canterbury brands, are quoted at 3|d, and heavy at 3>§d. For North Island brands the average prices are 3fd and 3|d for light and heavy weights respectively. Lamb : The market is steady, and fair business is doing at the same prices that ruled last week. Beef : The market is firm. Hindquarters are quoted at 3|d and forequarters at 2fd per ft. The buMer market is very firm. There is a good demand for all descriptions, and prices are advancing. Choice New Zealand makes are nominally quoted at 118s per cwfc. There are no supplies on hand. Cheese —The market is firm, with improved demand. Canadian makes are quoted at 64s per cwt. There is no change to report in the price of hemp.

Invercargill Prices Current :— Wholesale — Butter (fami), 9d ; separator, lid. Butter (factory), pats Is Jfd. Eggs, 8d per dozen. Cheese, 7d. Hams, 9d" ' Barley, 2s to 2s fid. Chaff, £3 5s per ton. Flour, £9 10s t o £10. Oatmeal, £11 to £11 10s. Bran, £4. Pollard, £4 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 ; 501 b 6s 9d ; 251 b, 3s. Oatmeal— solb s, 6d fid ; 25ft, 3s 6d. Pollard, 9s 6d per bag. Bran, ss. Chaff, 2s. Potatoes, 12s per cwt.

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) report:—

We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. Our catalogue was a full one, and, as nearly all lots on offer met wth good (competition up to valuations, a clearance was effected at satisfactory prices. Values ruled as under : Oats.— Vendors have not been holding quite so • strongly, and in consequence shippers have been' able to operate more freely. The quantity on offer locally is not large, but in view of quotations at Lyttelton, Timaru, and Bluff it has been impossible to put business through above late values. Quotations : Seed • lines, 2s 4d to 2s 9d ; prime milling, 2s 2^d to 2s 3dgood to best feed, 2s Id to 2s 2d ; inferior to medium, is lid to 2s per bushel (sacks extra). * Wheat.— The condition of the market is unchanged, ' and there is no alteration in values to report! Fowl wheat, which is practically the only class meeting with any demand, continues to move off at late values. Quotations : Prime milling (nominally), 3s 5d to 3s 6d ; medium to good, 3s 3d to 3s 4d ; best whole fowl wheat, 3s Id to 3s 2d ; broken and damaged, 2s 9d to 3s per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.— The demand for seed lines is not so ' strong, many growers' requirements being now supplied • in this respect. Considerable quantities of Australian potatoes continue to arrive, but do not affect -the market for prime table sorts to any extent. Date quotations for the latter are well maintainied, while for inferior quality, small potatoes, and seedtimes prices are slightly easier. Quotations : Bestseed lines, £11 10s to £12 10s ; choice, to £13 ; medium to good, £10 15s to £11 ss; best Sable" sorts £10 to £10 12s 6d ; medium, £9 to £9 15s'; small an inferior, £3 to £8 per ton. (sacks"' incliid-^

Chaff.— The. market is -still well supplied with chaff of medium quality, which has only, moderate attention. Prime bright ■ oaten sheaf has' been selling^ readily on arrival, and very little "is .- now offering for this class show an -improvement* of" 2s "6d *to 5s per ton. Inferior qtuality is unsaleable. ' Quotations :

Prime oaten sheaf, £4 to £4 2s 6d ; choice, to £4 -ss--; medium to good,- £3 10s to £3 17s. (yd; light ~ta<r_ inferior,:- £3 to £3 5s per ton (bags extra). Straw.— Quotations : Oaten; 45s to 47s 6d ; wheat-,-^en, 325- -6 d to, 35s- per ton (pressed). V Turnips:— No " supplies came forward for Monday's .saler Late' consignments were quitted at 15s to 16s - -per*- ton F lo6se'- (ex "truck).

.;. Messrs.. Stronach 1 , Morris, and Co. report:— Oats.— There is a fair inquiry for oats for ship- , ment, and present quotations are as follow 1 : Seed lines, 2s sd' to 2s 9d ; prime milling, 2,s 2d to 2s 3d ; good ,to best feed,- 2s Id to 2s 2d ; inferior, ls-lO^d to 2s per bushel. Wheat.— There is very little business passing, and present quotations (nominal ) are as follow : Prime mil- , ling, 3s 5d to 3s 6d ; medium, 3s 3d to 3 4^d ; best ;-• whole fowl wheat, 3s Id to 3s 2d ; broken and damaged, 2s 8d to 3s per bushel. Potatoes.— There is a fair inquiry for prime table sorts, but medium and inferior are much harder to place. Quotations : Seed lines, £11 10s to £12 10s ; prime table sorts, £10 to £10 10s ; medium do, £8 10s to £9 10s ; inferior and small, £3 to £7 per ton. Chaff.— Prime samples are readily disposed of, but • medium has not the same inqmiry. Quotations : Prime oaten, £4 to £4 2s 6d; medium, £3 10s to £3 17s 6d'; discolored and light, £3 to £3 5s per ton.