PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 36, 8 September 1904, Page 13

PRODUCE.

Ltondon, September 2.— The wheat markets are steady and 'unchanged, with a little activity in catgoes.

Butter : Trade quiet ; prices unchanged

Wellington, September 5. — The l>epartmie)nt of Industries and Comimeree has received the following cablegram from the Agont-goneral, dated London 3rd inst :•— ' The mutton market is dull, 'but holders are firm. The market is affected by the expectation of light arrivals later Hi the year. The average prices to-day aue : Canterbury mutton, 4|d ; Dunedin, Southland, and W.M.E. Company brands, 4£d ; other brands Nortlh Island mutton, 4d ; River Plate mutton, 3£d. Supplies of' FFome-grown lamb are heavy, and there has beea a lowering of prices of New Zealand lamb. The average prices to -day are : Canterbury brands, from s|d to sid ; brands other than Canterbury, from s|d to s|d ; River Plate lamb, s£d. There is scarcely atiy . demand for beef. Average prices : Hindquarters of New Zealand ,taeef, ( 4d ; fores, 2|d. Supplies of River Plate bee( are heavy, and chilled hinds are quoted at Sid ; fores, 2£d. The butter market is qjriet and prices are slightly weaKor. The average 'price for choicest New Zealand butter to-day is 98/- per cwt ; Danish, § 113/- ; Australian, Canadian, and Argentine, 94/- per cwt. The oheese market is firm.. The average price for finest New Zealand, cheese to-day is 43/- per cwt ; Canadian, 44/-. The hemp market is steadier and the demand is improving, but prices are unchanged.

Invercargill prices current.— Wholesale — Butter farm, ?d ; separator, 9d ; butter, factory, pats, ll£d. Eggs, 8d pea: dozen. Cheese (factory), 64d. Hams, 9d. Potatoes, £2 per ton (bags weighed in). Barley. 2/- to 2/6. Chaff, £2/5/- per ton. Flour, £lo/10 to £11/10. Oatmeal, £9 to £9/10/-. Bran, £3/15/-. Pollard, £5. Retail— Farm butter, 9d ; separator, lid ; butter (factory), pats, 1/1. Eggs, lOd pet dozen. Cheese, Bd. Bacon, lOd. Hams, lOd. Potatoes, 3/6 per cwt. Flour ; 200 ft, 23/- ; 50ft, 6/6. Oatmeal : 50ft, 5/9 ; 25ft, 3/-. Pollard, 8/6 per bag. Bran, 4/6. Chaff, 1/6.

Mr. F. Meenan, King street, Dunedin, reports :— Wholesale prices only— Oats : Milling, l/ 6£ to 1/8 A ; feed, 1/- to 1/6. Wheat : Milling, 3/2 to 3/7 ; fowls, 2/8 to* 3/1. Potatoes, £1 l'ss ; seed, £2 10s to £3 10s ; chaff, £2 7s 6d to £3 5s ; clover * hay, £2 10s to £3, Straw : Pressed wheat, 35/ ; oaten, £2; loose, £2. Flour : Sacks, £10 ; 1001 b, £10/10/-; s,oft, £10/15; 25ft, £11. Oatmeal, £9/10/-. Pollard, £4. Bran, £3/5. Butter : Dairy, 8d to lOd ; factory, lid. Cheese : Factory, 4£d ; dairy, 4£d. Eggs, lOd. Onions : Melbourne, £5.

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) report :—

We held our weekly auction sale of grain and prodluce at our stores on Monday. Out catalogue comprisa fair selection of Tnost of the lines usually on ofier, •with t(he exception of chaff, which is in somewhat short supply. With fair competition most of the lifnes on offer (potatoes excepted)were quitted at .satisfactory value. Prices ruled as under :— Oats —During the past week there has been little demiand for export, except in the case of B grade sparrowbills, which have some inquiry, but at slightly reduced, prices. We expect to, have more demand during the next fortnight lor A 'grade— Gartens preferred. Lower qualities are without much attention. Quotations : Prime milling, 1/7 to 1/8* ; good to best feed, 1/5 to 1/6 ; inferior to medium, 1/2 to 1/4 per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.— ln milling quality only moderate sales have been passing. Local millers' requirements are confined for the most pait to small quantities of prime Tuscan or red, wheats. Medium milling lines have little attention, except as fowl wheat, which contihues to move off slowly at quotations. Quotations : Prime milling, 3/7 to 3/9 ; medium, 3/4 to 3/6 ; -.whole fowl wheat, 3/1 to 3/3 ; broken and damaged, 2/9 to 3/- per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes —The local demand is confined almost entirely to 'prime Derwents, and \?ven these are not readily placed. Heavy supplies of .kidneys and other white sorts have come forward, and the market is so much over-supplied with these kinds that we cannot advise growers to send further consignments meantime. Quotations : Best Derwents, 35/- to 40/- ; medium, 3-0/- to 35/- ; seed sorts, 40/- to 50/- ; white potatoes, 30/- to 37/6 per ton ('bags in).

Ohaff.— The market is poorly supplied, only a few lines of medium quality having come forward during' the week. Prime oaten sheaf has strong inquiry, and could be readily placed at quotations. Medium and inferior are without m/uch attention. Quotations -. Best oatem sheaf, £3 to £3/5/- ; choice, to £3/7/6 ; medium to good, ,£2/10/- to £2/17/6 ; inferior and light, £2 to £2-/5/- per tofn (bags extra).

Turnjps.— Quotations : Best swedes, loose, ex truck, 14/- per ton.

Pressed Straw.— Quotations : Best oaten, 32/6 35/- ; wheatejn, f27/6 to 30/- per ton.

Hay.— Prime clover and ryegr,ass, £3 ; medium, £2/5 to £2/15/- per ton. '