PRODUCE

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 20, 16 May 1907, Page 17

PRODUCE

Wellington, May 13.— The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the following cable from the High Commissioner in London :—Mutton.—'l: — Mutton.— 'l he market is quiet, but rather steadier. There is a good local demand for light-weights. The average price for Canterbury is 4d, and for North Island, 3^il. Lamb.— l he market is active, with a good demand. Canterbury brands are at s|d, and others at s^d per ft. Beef.— The market is steady, and fair business is doing. Quotations are 3-|d and cdfor hind and forequarters respectively. Butter.— The market is steady, and there is a better demand for choice quality New Zealand at 995. Medium quality is in large supply at unchanged rates. Danish butter is 'quoted at 105,5, and Siberian at 91s. Cheese.— The market is firm, with more inquiry. Hemp. — The market prospects are favorable. Good fair grade on the spot is quoted, at £35 10s ; May to July shipments, £35 ; fair grade on spot, £31 10s ; May to July shipments, £31 . Ccc'ofood Seed.— The market is firm, and there are light stocks on hand. Buyers are offering more freely. Clean bright New Zealand seed, 17ffi to the bushel, is quoted at £o-ls. Invercarsrill Prices Current :— Wholeral. — Butter, (farm), 9d ; separator, lOd. Butter (factory), pats, Is OJ. Eggs, Is &d per dozen. Cheese, 7d. Hams, 9d. Barley, 2s to 2s 6d. Chaff, £i pci ton. Flour, £9 to £9 10s. Oatmeal, £14 10s to £15. Bran, £4 ss. Pollard, £5 to £5 10s. Potatoes, £4. Retail— Farm, butter, lid; separator, Is. Butter (factory), pats, Is 2d. Cheese, 9d. Eggs', . Is 9d per dozen. Bacon, lOd. Hams, lOd. Flour— 200fts, 20s. Oatmeal— softs, 8s 3d ; 251bs, 4s 6d. Pollard, 9s 6d. Bran, ss. Chaff, 2s 6d. Potatoes, 6s per cwt. Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. .(Ltd.) report :— W© held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. Our catalogue comprised most of the lines in local demand. There was a good attendance of buyers, and we cleared the bulk of our catalogue at satisfactory prices. We quote :— Oats.— There is no change to report in this market. Arrivals have been small, and all lines meet with ready salo at late quotations. Clean, bright, samples suitable for seed have had good inquiry from farmers during the past week. We quote : Special seed ln?s, 2s lOd to 3s ; others ,to 2s 9d ; prime milling, 2s 6%d to 2s 7ti ; good to best feed, 2s (id to 2s" 6^d ; medium and discolored, 2s 4d to 2s s |d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.— Consignments are not coming forward freely, and for all classes there is strong clomand at prices which show an improvement in late valves. For specially igood clean lines, true 1 to name, there is ready sale for seed. Fowl A\<heat has become scarcer, and shares in the general advance in prices. We quote : Seed lines, 3s 8d to 3s 9d ; prime milling, 3s 6-Jil to 3s Sd ; medium, milling and -best whole fowl wheat, 3s 4d to 3s 6d ; seconds and damaged, 3s to 3s 3d per Bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.— The market continues 1o be well supplied with potatoes of all classes. Prime l'p-to-datcs, suitable for shipment, meet with most demand at prices equal to last week's rates. Medium sorts, Ihe majority of which are slightly touched' with blight, ?ri? still very difficult to place. We quote : Prime sorts, £3 15s to £4 ; good to best, £3 5s to £3 10s ; medium and inferior, £2 30s to £3 per ton (sac's iir'ludea"). Chaff.— Consiieounents during the past week have been equal to the demand, and prices remain unchanged. Prime oaten sheaf has attention, although medium

quality has been more saleable than of late. Straw chaff, both oaten and wheaten, has good inquiry as feed for cattle. We qjuote : Prime oaten sheaf, £4 15s to £5 ; medium to. good, £4 7s 6d to £4 12s 6d ; light and inferior, £3 15s to £4 5s ; wheaten straw chaff, £2 5s to £2 10s ; oaten, £2 12s Gd to £2 17s 6d per ton (bags extra). Pressed Straw.— Oaten straw, is scarce, and has good inquiry _at sos to 52s 6d. The market is better supplied with wheaten, which sells readily at 35s to 40s per ton. i - _ Turnips.— These are in short supply. We qiiote : Swedes, 20s to 22s 6d per ton, loose, ex truck. Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report :— Wheat.^-Buyers are still sufficient for all oonsa'gmments coming forward, and there is if anything., an imtproviemenit in valuies. QuotatdjOns : Prime milling 1 , 3s 6£>d to 3s Sd ; medium do, 3s 4-Jd to 3s 6d; best whole fowl wheat, "3s Id to 3s s£d ; inferior, 3s to X 3s> 3d p.er bushel. Oats.— There is no change since last report, and' quotations are as follow : Prime milling, 2s'6|d to 2s 7d ; good to best feed, 2s s£d to 2s 6id ; medium and inferior, 2s 3d to 2s 54d. Potatoes. — The demand at present is not too strong, and prime sorts are only worth from £3 15s to £4 per ton. Cfiaft— Prime oaten sheaf, £4 15s to £5 ; medium to good, £4 7s 6d to £4 12s 6d ; light and iirf-eatibY, £3 12s'€d to £4.