PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 43, 27 October 1904, Page 13

PRODUCE.

London, October 21.— The wheat markets are dull, zjh\ m bin ens' lavor, owing to heavy shipments to Kussia and India and the increased estimates of spring crops. American aaid Canadian, cargoes are neglected. Th\oso near at hand are onenng at oJ/6 to 33/- , September and October shipments, 34/6. Parcels of Algerian oats on pa.sba.ge are 'quoted at 14/3 ; New Zealand beans, 29/- to 30/- ; Victoiian peas 2&/6. Butte*- —Quiet. Danish unchanged. Choicest Victorian, 10-1/- to 106/- ; New South Wales, 100/- to 104/- , Queensland, 88-/- to 94/- ; best stored New Zealand, 96/-. Rabbits.— Dull. Victorian and New South Wales, 74d. Welling'Lo'i, October 24.— The jDep/aJtmenJ/ of Jin Justries and Commerce has received a cablegram from nihe Agent-General dated London, 22nd inst. :— T|he sale for all qualities of mjtitlon Is dull. Average price to-day for Canterbury mutton, 4fd per Tfe ; Dunedin, Southland, ab|d W.M-J2. Company's brands, 4|d ; other brands North Island mutton, 4d. There is only a small demand for lamb at quoted cabled prices last week. Small supplies of Australian lamb are on the market. The average pxice to-day is 4^d. The beef market is overstocked and depressed, Supplies of River Plate beef bfeimg very heajvy. Average price : Hindquarters New Zealand beef, 3|d ; foreqiuaxters, 2*d. The butter market remiamsi very flat. Average p rife for choices* stored New Zealand butter to-day is 91/- P er cwt, and for Danish and American, 105/-. ihe cheese market is firm, with an upward demand ; Canadian, 46/-. T»here is a better demand for he-mp m all positions at about £33 per ten There, isi no altetatucn in the cocksfoot seed rmarket.

Mr. F. Meenan, King street, Dunedin, reports :— Wholesale prices only— Oats : Milling, l/ 6£ to I/Si- ; feed, 1/2 to 1/6. Wheat: Milling, 8/2 to 3/7; fowls, 2/8 to 3/1. Potatoes, £1/10/-; seed, £2/10/- to £3/10/-! ; chaff, £2/15/. to £3/15/- • clo\er hay, £2/10/t»o £3. Straw : Pressed wheat, 40Y-; oatc/n, £2',. loose, £2. Flour: Sacks, £10; 1001 b, £10/10/-; 5,01 b, £10/15; 251 b, £11. Oatmeal, £9/10/-. Pollard, £4. Bran, £3/5. Butter : Dairy, 8d to lOd , factory, lid. Cheese : Factory, 4^'d ; dairy, 4jd. Eggs, 94d. Onions : Melbourne, £9.

Invercargill prices current.— Wholesale — Butter farm, Gd ; separator, 8d ; butter, factory, pats, 11 Ad. Eggp, Sd per do>zen. 'Uheese (factory), fi^jd Hams, 9d Potatoes, £1/15/- per ton (bags weighed m). Barley, 2/- to 2/6. Chaff, £2/5/- per ton. Flour, £lo/10 to £11/10. Oatmeal, £8/10/. to £Q. Bran, £3/15/-. Pollard, £5. Keta-il — Farm butter, Sd ; separator, lOd ; butter, factory), patr, 1/1. Chee&e, Cd to Sd. Kggs, lOd per do/.. Bacon, 9d Hams, Hkl. Potatoes, 3/fi per cwt Flour, 2001 b, 23/- ; stolT>, 6/6. Oatmeal : 50ft., 5/3 , 251 b, 2/9. Pollard, 8/6 per bag. Bran, 4/6. Chaff, 1/6.

Messrs. Donald Reid a.nd Co. reiport as follows •... We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. Our catalogue was a small one, and, with tine exception of oats, for which there was little competition, it was cleared at prices on a par with late quotations. Prices ruled as undelr :— Oats —The p-ast week has been a quiet; one, on'y small lines oP g)ood feed oars being quitted locally and for coastal orders. Prime mailing sorts have leem almost neglerteri, and no export business of any importance has boon passing;. Quotations : Piime milling, l/ 6£ to 1/8 , good to best feed, 1/5 to 1/6 , inferior and medium, 1/3 to \/\\ per toiusJiel (sacks extra"). Wheat.— The few lines of prime milling wheat "in local stores continue to move oil slowly at quotations. Stlocks consist chiefly of medium quality, for which tfliere is practically no demand. Fowl wheat has fair attention, and is firm at late values. Quotations : Prirrne milling, 3/7 to 3/10 ; medium to good, 3/3 to 3/6 ; best whole, fowl wheat, 3/1 to 3/2 ; two Ken and damaged do, 2/9 to 3/- pier bushel (sacks extra) Barley. — Prime malting samples have some attcni ion, but of this quality there is little offering. Medium malting and milling lines are not in favor. Feed barley is inquired) for, but at prices below vendors' opinion oO value/ Quotations : Prime malting, 8/- to 3/5 ;

me)di!um', malting,,, and milling, 2/3 to 2/9 ; feed, If/a to 2/2 pel bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.— Stocks are now somewhat reduced, but price sshow no improvement. Freshly picked lots are in slightly better demand, but lines which have been for any time ii l n store are not readily quitted. Quotations : Best Derwents, 27/6 to 30/- ; others, 20/- to 23/ -per ton (bags in). Chart. — The market has been more fully supplied with chall of good to prime quality. The latter class maintains it« popularity with local buyers, and has been luue adie'cled b|y t»ho mciea^ed supplies. Medium to gt)iod lmeis,i altfcou,aii not so 7 much sought after, are being quitted at) satisfactory prices. Quotations , Prime oaten sheaf, £3/7/0 to £3/10/- ; medium to good, £2/,15/- lo £3/s'/- ; inferior and light, £2/5(/- to £2/10pea- ton (bags extra). Prey-ed Straw.— The 'market is bare. We quote best at JO/- to 35/- per ton.

Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Go. report :— Wheat.— The demand has not >been any better during tho past week, and prices may, be quoted the same as laibt report, namtely ■: Prime milling, 3/7 to 3/10; medium, 3/3 to 3/6 ; Be^ft wihole fowl wheat, 3>/~ to H/2 , broken and interior, 2/6 to 2/10. Oats.— Prime remain muoh about tihe same, tftie demand being about equal to the quantity ofl'eiing. Prime milling, 1/6* to 1/8 ; good to best feed, h/U to I/ft; damaged and inferior, 1/2 to 1/3. Chaft. — Prices are sili'ghtly easier than last week, a lthoMg'h we have Hold prime this week as 1 high as £3/'L2/6. Quotations for this description are £3/2/6 to £3/10/-, medium to good, £2/15/. to £3 ; light and inferior, £2/5/- to £2/10/-. Potatoes.— Prune Derwettts, 25/- to 30/- ; others', 20/- to 23/6.