PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 23, 4 June 1903, Page 13

PRODUCE.

Napier, May 28.— The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company (Limited), London, cabled to-day as follows :— ' There is a further fall of id per Ib in Canterbury and North Island mutton. To-day's quotations are : Mutton — Canterbury, 3f d ; Napier, Wellington, and North Island, Bfd. Lamb : First quality, 4gd second, quality, 4|d.

London, May 28.— Wheat : Manitoba, Ss 7d per bushel ; La Plate, 28s 6d per 4801 b. Cheese and butter are quiet, and prices unchanged. Rabbits are flat, and prices unchanged. London, May 31. — Frozen Meat : Sheep — Canterbury, light, 3fd ; medium, 3 11-1 6 d ; heavy. 3 9-16 d ; Dunedin and Southland, 3fd ; North Island, 3{Jd. Lambs — Canterbury, light, 4 13-16 d ; heaw 4sd ; D%inedin and Southland, 4 9-16 d ; North Island, unchanged. New Zealand beef (1801 b to 2201 b) : Fair average quality ox fores, 3id ;ox hinds, 4£d. River Plate sheep, 3 5-16 d ; beef, fores, 3 3-16 d ; hinds, unchanged. New Zealand sheep : Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes — Canterbury light, 481 bto 561 b ; Canterbury, medium, 561 bto 641 b : Canterbury, heavy, 641 bto 7211) ; Dunedin and Southland, 561 bto 641 b ; North Island, 551t) to 651 b. New Zealand lambs : Canterbury, light, 281 bto 361 b ; Canterbury, heavy, 361 bto 421 b ; Dunedin and Southland, 281 bto 421 b ; North Island 281 bto 42tb

Wellington, June I.—The1 .— The Agent-General cables, under date London, May 30 : — ' The mutton market is depressed. Average price to-day . Canterbury, 3|d ; Dunedin, Southland, and W.M.E. Company, 3£d ; River Plate 3Jd ; River Plate reduced id. This week there is a better tone. The average price on the lamb market today is : New Zealand lamb— Canterbury brand, 4sd ; brands other than Canterbury, 4^d. The beef market is quiet. Stocks of New Zealand are light, and quotations are nominal • Hindquarters, 4|d ; fores, 3id. The butter market is dull, at 95s per cwt ; Danish, 975. The cheese market is steady at 66s per cwt ; new Canadian 60s.'