PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 12, 21 March 1901, Page 13

PRODUCE.

London, March 15. — The wheat markets are quiet and generally steady, French cargoes are firm. Victorian Feoruary and Marcb shipments are quoted at 29a 9d ; sailer parcels, 28s <id. Butter is very dull. Choicest colonial, 103s ; Danish (recovering), 112s. Mr. F. Meenan, King street, reports : — Wholesale prices only — Oats : Feed, fair to good, Is 4d to Is Cd ; milling, Is fid to Is 7d. Wheat: milling, 2s 5d to 2s 7d ; fowls', Is 9d to 2s 2d. Potatoes : New, local, L 3. Chaff : Good demand for prime up to L 2 12s tid ; inferior, hard to sell ; medium, L 2 .">?. Straw : pressed 37*, market fair ; loose, 30s. Flour : Sacks, 2001bs, L 7 ; JiOlbs, L 7 ; 2.'>lbs, L 7 ss. Oatmeal : 2olba, Ly 10s. Butter : Dairy, 6d to 8d ; factory, 9^d to 10^d. Cheese: Dairy, sd; factory, ,jjd. Eggs, Is 4d; Onions : Melbourne, L'J ; Canterbury, LG. Messrs. Donald Reid and Co , report as follows ■ — Oats — We submitted a catalogue of good to inferior feed lots. Competition was slack and only a few lots were quitted at valuations. We quote . Prime milling. Is ~>\(L to Is <>^d ; good to bes-t feed, Is 4d to Is ,">d ; inferior to medium, lh to Is lijd per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat — There is fair demand for prime milling quality at late quotations. Medium is not in request with buyers. We catalogued good whole fowls' wheat, v>hi< h was well competed for up to valuations. We quote Prime milling, 2-> (id to 2s 7£d ; medium to good, 2s 3d to 2s od ; whole fowls' wheat. 2* to 2s 2d ; broken and damaged, Is 8d to Is lid per bushel (i-aik* m). Potatoes — The market is will supplied and all sorts have suffered a relapse, prices j'estorday being about 20s per ton lower than those of last week. We quote • Best Derwent*. L 3 to L3ss ; good, L 2 15s to L 2 17s (id ; kidneys and medium Derwents, L 2 5b to L 2 10s per ton (sackß in). Chaff— Fair supplies to hand and prices barely en a par with late values. We quote Best oaten eheaf, L 2 7s Oil to L 2 IDs ; medium, L 2 to L 2 ~>b ; inferior, Ll 15s to Ll 17s <>d per ton (bags extra). Messrs. Stronach Bros, and Morris report as follows :—: — Wheat — There has been a fair demand during the week and prices remain firm. Prime milling velvet and Tuscan, 2s Gd to 2s 7id ; medium, 2e 3d to 2s 5d ; fowl wheat ; 2s to 2s 2d ; do (broken), la 8d to Is lid per bushel (sacks in). Oats — Market quiet. Milling, Is s£d to Is r>.}d ; good to best feed, Is 4d to Is 5d ; medium, Is 2d to Is 3.} d per bushel (sacks extra). CHAFF — Prices unchanged. Prime oaten sheaf, L 2 7s 6d to L 2 10s ; medium, L 2 to L 2 5s per ton (bags extra). Potatoes — Owing to the large quantities coming forward prices have declined 20s per ton during the week. Best Derwents, L3to L 3 ss ; kidneys, L2ssto L 2 10s per ton (bags in), SOUTHLAND PKODUCE MARKET. Inveroargill prices current : — Wholesale : Butter, fresh, 7d, factory, bulk, lOd ; pats, lOJd ; eggs, Is per doz ; oheeae, farm, 3Jd ; bacon, farm, 7d ; do (rolled) farm, 6d ; hams 8d ; potatoes, L 4 per ton ; barley, 2s to 2s 6d ; fowl wheat, 2s ; ohaff, L2 los ; flour, L 6 10s to L 7 5s ; oatmeal, L'J 10s to LlO ; pollard, L 4 ; bran, L 3 10s. including bags. Retail — Fresh butter, 9d, factory, bulk, Is ; pats, Is OJd ; eggs, Is 3d per doz ; cheese, 6d ; bacon,

rolled, Bd, sliced 9d ; hams, lOd ; potatoes, 5s per cwt ; flour, 2001b8, 14s ; 501 b, 4b ; oatmeal, 501 b, 6g ; 251 b, 3a ; pollard, 6s 6dper bap ; bran, 4s per bag ; chaff, L 3 per ton ; fowls' feed, 2s 9d per bushel.