PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 20, 15 May 1902, Page 13

PRODUCE.

London May 9 —The wheat market is firm,, with Engjlish advancing, owing to unfavorable aop lepoits America cargoes are stiong A Victoi ian Jamiaiy shipment sold at •*0s 3d and a Soutih Australian March shipment at 3(»s .London, May 11 — Cheese Thei c is a strong demand foi !\ew Zealand at 59.s to 60s Fro/en Meat — Mutton • Crossbred welherb and maiden owes — Canterbury, 4 3-1(hI Dunedin .mil Southland, 4 1-1 (5d Noith Island,, 3 5d , fair average, (including Dunerim, Southland, AVollmj^t on, and secondary Canterbury,) 44 il'<!i I '<! Ki\er Plate crossbTed.s or merino wethers, heavy and light, 3-Jd Ni-w Zealand beef (1801 bto 22011), fair .iH-r.igc quality) Ox fores (nominal), 4^d , hinds, sld (These prices are the oflK ml (piot ations funnshed h\ the Frozen Meat Trade Association The basis of ((nutations is sales oi hues' of not less than 100 cai cases ot limit ton or lamb oi 25 <|Ji,irteis of beef < A. 11 quotations lor mutton ait* for fair a\eiage qnaht\ The qiiotatioais for New Zealand lamb do not include sales of small Kunlih or heavies of inferior q ( ualit\) Wheat An Australian cat go sold at 30s , another resold at 31s The following cable has been rece i|ved from the Agent-igeneral. dated London, 10th '' — ' Frozen mutton • The market is very firm The a\erugo prices are Canterbury, 4£d , Dunedin, Southland, and W 1U E Comp<my, 4d , other North Island, 3£dTihe shipments now arriving aro very small, and 1 there is a shortage

from all sources a'gtainst last year of 630,000 carcases since Jankiory 1. Lamb is -.qiuet, a*nd there- is no change in po-ices The weatlher has been very unfavorable for sales The increase from all sources atgviin,st last year is 3*37,0 00 since Jainuary 1 River Plate show an jincrease of 70,000' Beef is firm. New Zealand hinds, s id , fores, 4fd- The transnctions in butter are very limited. The market is steady at 103 b. OTieoso is -very firm at .">9s

Messrs. Donald Rei)d an,U Co report as follows : There was a large attendance, and, under moderate competition, most of t^he catalogue was cleared at quotations ■ — Oats — Prime milling and good to l*est feed lmes are in fair demand at prices a shade below late values For inferior and doubtful equality, hiowerver, there is poor inquiry, aii(l these sorts cannot be placed except at some reduction We qiuote Prime nulling. 2s (id to 2s 7d . good to best feed 2s 4id to 2s s}d inlL'iior aiul mwluuii. 2s 2il to 2s 4<l per bushel (sacks extra) Wheat — The demand is not keen, hut a few sales of prune quality are juassilng. while medium is diflicult to place, except as fowl wheat (iuotations • Prftne milling, 4s to 4s 3d mediiuoii, 3s- Gd to 3s lOd , whole flowl wheat,, 3s Id to 3s 4d , broken and damaged, 2s 9d to 3s per bmshel (sacks extra). Potatoes — Tho market has been heavily supplied, and prices have suffered a decline of about 10s per ton. We quote Prime Derwents, £4 to £4 5s ; mednim, £3 to £3 15s , other sorts, £3 to £3 10s per ton (sacks in). Chaff —(Supplies to hand are still sufficient to glut the market, ajul sales are difficult to effect. Prime cfuahty is the only kind m demand, inferior a+md medium being neglected. We qjuote : Best oaten sheaf, £4 to £4 5s , medium. £3 to £3 l(k petton (bags extra)