PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2, 12 January 1905, Page 13

PRODUCE.

London, January 4.— Wheatr—THe severe weather has hardened the American and Continental markets. The English market is q.uiet and cargoes are neglected ; 32/6 Is offered for January-February shipments. Flour is unchanged, owing to the holiday in the Glasgow markets. Butter. — Good trade in all flesc^iptions, prices are unchanged. The chief demand for secondary ia about 84/-. The cheese market is firm ; Canadian, 54/- to 55/-, afld New Zealand, 52/-. London, January B.— Frozen Meat : Sheep—Canterbury, Ug|ht, 4Jd ; medium, 4s d ; heavy, 4£d ; Dunedin and Southland, none oflering ; North Island, 4fd. Lamb — None offering. Beef— Fores, 3<l ; hinds, 3|d. River Plate Sheep, heavy, 3 U-16d ; light, 3|d. Beef, fores, 2 11-16 d ; hinds, 3|B. Hemp.—yuiet and unchanged. Wellington, January 9.— The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the AgenMieneral, dated London, January 8 : The frozen meat market is very dull, and quotations show a weaker tendency, butter continues in active demand, the market being firm, wx». a hardening tendency. Average price tor choicest New Zealand butter to-day is 100/-. The cheese market is active, and advancing, average price hnest New Zealand being 52/- per cwt. The hemp market is very quiet at about last price. There has been no alteration in the cocksfoot seed market since last week.

Itotvertiargill prices current. — Wholesale — Butter farm, 5d ; separator, 7d ; butter, factory, paiw, 10$ d. Eggs, 8d per o|ozen. Qheese, factory, 6id. Hams 9d. Barley, 2/- to 2/6. Chaff, £&/&/- per tan. Flour, £10/,10/- to £11/10/-. Oatcneal, £8/10/ to £9. Bran, £3/15/-. Pollard, £5. RetailFarm BAitter, 7d ; separator, 9d ; butter factory, pats, 1/^. Cheese, 6d to BH. Eggs, lOd. per dozetn. Bacon, 9d. Hams, lOd. Flour • 2QOlb, 23/- ; 50ft, 6/6. Oatmeal : 90ft, 5/3 ; 25ft, 2/9, Ptollatfd, 8/6 per bag. Bran, 4/6. Ohaff, 1/6.

Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report :— Wheat.— There is a rather better demand at present, and buyers seem more inclined to do 'business. Prune millhng is worth 3/6 to 3/9 ; medium, 3/3 tlo 3/5 ; best whole fowl wheat, 3/- to 3/2 ; brdken and inferior 2/6 to 3/-, Oats.— There has been rattier more inquiry lately, and in consequence prices are a shade firmer. Quotations : Prime milling, l/ 7£ to 1/9 ; good to best feed, 1/6 to 1/7 ; medium and inferior, 1/4 to 1/6. Chaft.—Supplies have been smaller of late, and there has been a decided rise in the market. Prime oaten &heaf, £4/10/- to £4/15/- ; medium to good, £3/15*/- to £4/5/-. Potatoes.— New seasons are more plentiful now, and are worth up to £9 per ton. Last season's best Derwents are worth £3/5/- to £3/10/-.

Messrs. Donald Reitt and Co. report as follows •... /We held our weekly auction sale of grain apd produce at dir stores on Minday, when we submitted a small catalogue which met with good competition, anjd was readily cleared at satisfactory prices. Values ruled as under :■— Oats.— There is good export demand, both for "A Mi and f ' B " grades. Of the former there are very few offering, and ot the latter barely enough on the spot to supply buyers' immediate requirements. Stocks ef lower grades are almost exhausted, and values for all sorts are a shade firmer. We quote : Prime milling, 1/7J to 1/9 ; good to best feed, 1/6 to 1/7 ; medium, 1/5 to 1/6 per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — A better tone pervades the market, and in good to prime milling quality millers are more disposed to operate. Medium qualities are still without mfuch attention, but fowl wheat is scarce, and has ready sale on arrival. We quote : Prime milling, 3/6 to 3/9 ; meWium, 3/3 to 3/5 ; whole fowl wheat, 3/1 to 3/2 ; broken and damaged, 2/6 to 3/- per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.— We offered a few lots of medium quality kidneys, which realised 6/- to 9/- per cwt, and some of last season's up-to-dates, which sold at £3/10/- per ton (sacks in). Chaff.— -The market is bare, and there is strong

inquiry for prime oaten sheaf. We can confidently recommend clients who are in a position to send any forward to cto s 0 without delay. We quote : Prime o-aten sheaf, £4/10/- to £4/15/- ; medium; to good £3/15/- to £4/5/- per ton (bags extra). Straw.— We quote : Best oaten and wheat, 32/6 to 35/- per lion (pressed!.