PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, 15 November 1906, Page 17

PRODUCE.

Wellington,^ November 12.— The Department oi "Industries and Conferee has received the following, cable from /the High Commissioner, dated iXiOndon, , November 11-:— The , mutton", market -is speculative. "Buyers^do . not seem inclined"' to niake forward purchases- at' prices ndw ruling. Shipments of mutton now arriving are very small, and high pjjees are " restricting busine'ssf Canterbury brands arc quoted at sd. and North" Island' at 4|-d. There is a better demand for- lamb: Stocks" on;"; hand are light, and firmly held in a few hands': "' Canterbury braMs : are..- quo ted - - -air s|-d, . and .other. ' thanji. -Canterbury at 4^d. Buyers are not inclined to make forward purchases at present prices. The beef' market . is very firm. Supplies - from ■ the River Plate - are \ .small. Hind and fore,quarters are quoted at '4id and, 4d respectively. -The butter market is , steady^birtV "-is--not likely to 1 advance. Supplies are increasing,*" -\ an-dV buyers are holding back, expecting- prices t6< goj^slower^ . . October imports exceed \hose of th€ - corresponding period of last year by 30,156 cwt. Chbice New 1 - Zea-' - land, is quoted- at HGs, Danish' ■ at 12§s, -and Siberian.'-' at 104s. Transactions in cheese are, ye'ry limiijed'. _,The' market is quiet. Canadian makes are' quoted at 63s per cwt. The hemp -market" is quietf,. and prioes are slightly weaker. Moderate business has been done at £36 l^s for g.f.a.q. Wellington, on spot, at £35" ss; for January-March shipment, fair current, on spot, is' quoted at £42 per ton., The ..cocksfoot, seed > market is dull, and^- there is scarcely any demand. Nominal quotation for 171 b bright clean, dressed seed is. -44s per- cwt. -- - l-l -' -

Invercarpiill Prices .Current :— Wholesale — Butter, (farm), 8d ; separator, 11. -Butter (factory),, pats, Is lfd:' Eggs, .'.Bd_. per dozen. Cheese, 7d.- HaitiS,.. 9d. ' Barley, 2s to 2s M. C^haff, -£3- ss" per ton. Fltsfir,.£'9; : los t o - £10:- Oat/meal, £11' to £l'l4os. Bian; £4. PbHardV^£4' 10s. Potatoes; £10.t Retail— Farm butter, lOd-'s^p-aratof'^l's. Butter (factory), pats, Is id. Cheese, " lOd dozen. Bacon, lOd. Ilahis7"9d. Flour— 2ooll^' 21s-; 501 b 6s 9d ; 25ft, 3s. "Oatmeal— solb Gd fid ; 25ft, 3s 6d. Pollard, 8s per bag. Bran, ss. Chaff 2s, 'Pbtatoe's, 12s per cwt. s' , ' 7 .- " ? -- *'

Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report :— Oats.— Business in this line during the week has been very quiet,; stocks in store being ,very small. We quote: Prime milling,' 2s 4d to 2s lid ; be^'feed sorts'," up* to- -2s Id:" ''-'"".". '\ -'"■/; ' v-''-",""<v -' '-",""< Wheat.— No alteration since last' report."- I'Miller1 'Millers 'are not. inclined,- to buy anything except -prinie .milling, and . then .-. only sparingly. - Fowl "wheat, ot which - ;tftere is plenty offering, meets with a steady local -sale. Quotations :,. Prime milling, ,£s,4d .to 3s' sd ; medium', to 3s 3d; fowl' wheat; ' 2sf9d" lo J 3s 2d (sacks extra).?"''' "' ~' J \ , -' ' Potatoes*.— Tlie v "supply froni' the country- has fallen off during the _^w«eek, ; causing a slight 'advance-, in princes, although^ inferior lines are hard to get rid' of." Prime 1 Die'rwents and up-to-d-ates, Xll to £12; medium to 'good, £9 10s to £10 (sacks in). . • '." ■ Chaff.— Nothing but -prime- quality has any attention frdjm buyerp, -anti- xecfiily clianges Viands on arrival, inferior stuff-~being 'hard to' place". " Prime oaten sheaf -is -worth -£3- 12s 6d* to £3 17b 6d ; medium "to- good ' £2 15s to £3^108..

Messrs . Donal «H ßei d \' Co. (Ltd.) report :— - }Y£t' h?ld viV'JH^&J -auction, sale „'6t. grain- anirpro•ducc' at- our stoes on Monday, .-.when we submitted a ;j . full., catalogue; ,-;Th.e attendance , was. ,- small, and compe-

.id-tionr only, moderate-. .Most "of the lots^qi\. "offer, however, changed " hands 'at -prices 1 - about on a. .with X'iSi^J3^9"* a^ons: :— - "- ■ a ".V^SjT-L.o'cali - 's'tocWare " 7 iiow "~ considerably reduced, JS: 1^ -: T Pb$P oi ,- thosei • slill oil- -hand^ "are ."' A^- grade, .., forf^hich^iialder^ are' -not *accep,t pnce^ vv o fvi§^dC:byV;^h;i^pers. The * demand* for is'-^oh'ie'fly ■ • in this quality more " •'"■business-was : *'.done'Maunng last week. -Quotations : Prime milling, 2s AKj«>.. ?s l|d;; good -to best feed, 2s to 2s o£tf ; intoyM^i^° mediunv ls : -.iqd/,t6 Is '^d^r^buihel^Jsapks ■' - -' • W'b^at?— Tho^e" is' • 'if 6: change to --repor t» xiither.- in_Val- . ues.or demand./ l'rime' milling "is the only class in favor with millers, and even" for this qjiality their re- .. nuirements vare noi. heavy. Mediumi3;q«alitv--is---practiical- x -: ly, n-'eglected^Fqwl whe^.is^vbjJerlsig frle^Si® lor • best whole^wheaXan"4:,;iclean jfcpnfdt^, there -steady > ddmand. Quotations : * Prime 'miXlirig, " 3s 4-d to 3s 5d ; - medium to good, 3s' 2£d to 3s 3£d ; whole fowl , wheat,. .3s- to .- 3s- 2d ;, broken, damaged, and good seconds, 2s 9d to 3s ncr bushel (sacks extra). s Potatoes.— The market .is^lv^eptrfjaiflyi well- supplied with Australian potatoes, but in- other respects con- - - sig-nm-ents- have— fallen- "off.— PDir*-all-prime,* H 's(jfflid'~lots - — pjfer^ents" or -white sorts'— there is strong demand at prices 'in advance of late .quotations. Indifferent qual- • rty and" 'small sorts attention aria|diffjcult ; to ,q.uit>--..Quotatipnsr:i.Cxime/tal}Xe'r-t)erven ; t.S', 'f&3o%] to - £12. '.-medium to>.g6od', -£9i-lt»sV.t,o-£lo^los,t--srhalisand inferior (according- to quality), £2 to £8 per vton „ (sacks."_ included.) , - - 4 ,>. - ' \ ' Chaff.— The Market continues to be well supplied -with ,cbaff- of, medium, to good qifalitjc?- Prime r.^btight oaten sheaf has - good" 'demand, afid fev is- readily ■c_^on" arrival,-,- but for;'" other T^brtsg-Hrlei-e is no ' inquiry. r - Quotations : Prime batetr sheaf, > -"£3"- 12 6d to £8 l'7s .Gd ; medium._to good, £.3 .5s t.o £3 10s-; inferior and light," £I' lss; to .;£3 ',5s per. ' ton Ob"ags._ex'tVa). '^ v -