PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 39, 28 September 1905, Page 13

PRODUCE.

Invercargill prices current.— Wholesale-— Butter, (factory), pats l/ 0£ ; butter f factory) 1/-. Eggs, 8d per dozen. Cheese, 6d. Hams, 9d. Barley, 2/- to 2/6. Chaff, £2/15/- per ton. Flour, £9 to £10. Oatmeal, £9/10/- to £10. Bran, £4/5/-. Pollard, £7. Potatoes, £9 per ton. Retail—Farm butter, lOd ; separator, 1/- ; butter, factory, pats, 1/4. Cheese, Bd. Eggs, lOd per dozen. Bacon, 9d. Hams, lOd. Flour : 200 ft, 20/- ; 50ft, 5/9 ; 25ft, 3/-. Oatmeal, 50ft F 6/- ; 251 b, 3/-. Pollard, 10/6 per bag. Bran, 5/-. Chaff, 1/9. Potatoes, 11/- per cwt.

The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner, dated London, the 23rd inst. : — Mutton : The market is very imsettleidi, and shows signs of weakness 1 . Average price Canterbury mutton to-day, 3Jd per ft ; North Island mutton, 3|d per ft ; River Plate mutton, 3gd per ft. .Lamb : Market depressed, there beinp; an inclination to force sales. Average price to-day for New Zealand lamb— Canterbury brand, 4^d per ft ;' brands other than Canterbury, 4£d per ft. Beef : The market is qiuiet, but improving. River Plate beef— hinds, 3£d per ft,; fores, 2|d per lb. The market for chilled butter is quiet, but steady, buyers being cautious. The report on Australian biutter is favorable, and large shipments are anticipated. Danish, 122s ; Canadian, 108s ; Australian and Argentine, 110s. Cheese : Market quiet but firm. Canadian, 565.