SOUTHLAND PRODUCE MARKET

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 31, 31 July 1902, Page 13

SOUTHLAND PRODUCE MARKET

Invercargill prices current—Wholesale—Butter (farm), 9d, butter (factory), bulk. Is Id ; pats, Is Id cash Is If d booked ; eggs, is per dozen ; cheese (factory), ssd; bacon farm, Gel ; do, rolled, farm, 7d hams, 9d; potatoes, £4 \wr ton barley, 2a to 2s 6d ; chaff, A 4 • flour, £11 10s to £12 10s, oatmeal,' £13 10s to £14 , bran, £4 10s • pollard, £5 10s. Retail.— But> ter (fresh), lid, Is ; butter (factory), pats Is 3d ; bulk, Is 2d ; eggs, Is 3d. per doz, cheese, 7d , bacon (rolled), 9d ; hams, lOd ; Potatoes, £5 per ton, 5s per cwt ; flour, 2001 b, 255; fiOtb, 7s 3d, oatmeal, 501 b, 8s ; 251 b, 4s ; pollard, 9s per bag , bran, 5s ; chaO, 2s 3d.

Messrs Donald Reid and Co. (Limited report as follows .—. — Fon most of the lines on offer bidding was slack, and a large part of the catalogue had to be passed m owing to lack of competition Oats — The market is unchanged Export business is on a \ery small scj,le, and sales are practically confined to small lots for local use Wo quote . Prime milling and seed lmes,| 2s 6d to 2s lOd , good to best feed, 2s 4d to 2s s id , inferior and medium, 2s to 2s 3d per bushel (sacks extra).

Wheat. — Millers' attentions arq confined to lines of prime northern wheat (velvet preferred). Southern wheat, unless of exceptionally good quality, is not in fa,von. Medium mHUintg is difficult to quit, except for) fowl wheat. This is offering plentifully, and is saleable at only slightly reduced rates. We quote • Prime nulling, 3s lOd to 4s 3d ; medium, 3s 3d to 3s 9d ; best whole fowl wheat, 3s to 3s 3d , broken andi damaged, 2s 6d to 2s lOd per buslhel (sacks extra). Barley —There is little inquiry » and quotations are nominally unchanged. Potatoes — Stock* on hand are more than sufficient for local requirements, and sales are difficult to effect on the basis of late quotations. Wo quote Prime Derwents, £3 to £3 7s 6d , others, £2 10s to £2 15s per ton (bags in). Chaff.— The market is well supplied with chaff of medium quality, for which there is only moderate demand. Prime oaten sheaf is offering sparingly and commands ready sale at late values. We quote • Prime oaten sheaf, £4 5s to £4 12s 6d , medium to good, £3 5s to £4inferior and straw chaff, £2 to £2 35s per, ton (bags extra). Turnips. — Wo offered several trucks to-day, and sold good swedes at 13s 6d to 14s ; selected, to 15s per ton (loose, ex truck).