PRODUCE

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 3, 17 January 1907, Page 17

PRODUCE

Wellington, January 14.—The Department of Industries and t Commerce has received the following cablegram from the High Conimis.sioner,\ dated ' London, January 12 :—The mutton market is quiet, but there is a ' better tone. During the past week 27,836 carcases of Mew Zealand mutton arrived. -Light-weight Canterbury is scarce at s£d ; heavy-weights, 4£d per. Vb x The' average 'price of North Island mutton is.4£d' for light-weights, and 44 for heavy. Shipments "from River Plate are heavy. Prices, 3£d per lb for lightweights and 3£d for heavy , weights. Arrivals, 107,082 carcases. Australian lamb is in large supply-. Arrivals, 173,-534 carcases. Average price, 4|d per Ri. The beef market is steady. Trade is Rood and likely to continue so. Average price of New Zealand " beef, 3|d and 3|d per 1b for hind and forequarters' respectively. - The butter market -is steady, and'there is a better demand. The large supply of Australian make is pushed for sales," which aflects the markejb very seri- • ously. Choice New Zealand is quoted aT 'lO7s ; Argen<tine"; lOGs ; Australian, - 100s ; and Danish, 118s per cwt. There is a poorer demand for saltless butter at3s per cwt. less than these quotations. The cheese market is firm. New Zealand makes are giving satisfaction to buyers. There is a good demand for 1 all descriptions, and prices are advancing: The average price of New Zealand butter is' G3s per cwt. The hemp "*- market is steady, and business prospects are - good-. Good fair grade, on spot, £39 per ton; and fair current Manila, £42 10s per ton. The cocksfoot seed marwet is q,uiet, but firm. Clean, bright 171 b seed, 48s percwt.

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 small one, and met with speedy clearance under-good competition. Prices ruled as under :— Oats.— Local stocks are practically exhausted, " and only small consignments are coming forward. The local demand .is good, and with strong inquiry * from several country districts for farmers'- requirements, prices have advanced 'to an -extent that 'leaves shippers no chance of profit. The- quantity offering at country,- stations is not large, and any lots tor" sale are. readily placed at quotations, which are : Good to best feed and milling, 2s 3d to 2s 4d ; medium, 2s Id to 2s 2d ; inferior, Is lOd to 2s per bushel (sacks extra). - -. - - - Wheat.— Prime milling lines of all sorts are in better demand, but the quantity .on offer locally, is extremely .small. • Prime velvet and Tuscan has most attention. For medium quality there is not much demand except -as fowl wheat. The latter is very scarce, and all ' coming forward' is .readily saleable Quotations: Prime milling 3s s*d to 3s 7d -medium to good, 3s -3£d to 3s 5d ; whole fowl wheat, 3s tods 3d ; broken and damaged, 2s lOd to 3s' per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.— Supplies , have not been so heavy, and for all good freshly-dug iots rather better prices have been obtainable. Badly picked' and stale- lots are "rot in request. Quotations: Best - lines, £9 to £9r 10s • - others , £7 1o £8 per ton (sacks included). "^ '■» " J ( . ha . fT -~ The maHrct is poorly supplied, prime oalon sheaf is in strone demand at - improved prices, while rL *wT? d cl l af * Ihere is fai '- sale at quotations. The few lots submitted at our sale' to-day elicited

keen competition, best, chaff ' realising £5 to '£5 5s ; .medium to. good is .worth, £4 10s to . £-4 - 17s 6d.»; while ; light and discolored' sells at £3 10s to £4 5s per ton (bags extra). Messrs. Stronach, Morris," and Co. report : — Oats. — Supplies are very scarce, and as there is ,good- demand prices are considerably firmer, viz., 'good to best feed' and nulling, 2s 3d to 2s 4d "; medium, ,2s. ;ld ;to 2s 2d ;• inferior, Is lOd to,- 2s per bushel. .'• Wheat.— There is a good demand ,, for lines of fowl wheat and prime milling quality, iGfRT quotations are as follow : Prime milling, 3s s&d to 3s 7d'; medium to good,. 3s 3#d to 3s 5d ; whole fowl wheat, 3s to 3s 3d ; broken and ' damaged, 2s lOd to' 3s per bushel. Potatoes. — Supplies -have riot been, quite-, so plentiful, and quotations for bob-t lines range froni £9 to "£9 10s ; -others, £7 . to £8 "per ton. ' ' ' Chaff.— Supplies are very scarce, there being a keen demand for prime oaten sheaf. Prime brings from £'s* ' to £5 5s ; medium, £4 10s to £4 17s 6d flight .and discolored, £3' los to £4 5s per ton. - • '