PRODUCE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 41, 12 October 1905, Page 13

PRODUCE.

Invercsrgill prices current, — Wholesale : Cheese, 6d. Butter (farm), 81 ; separator, la; factory (pats)* Is 2d and 1b 2Jd. Eggs, 8d per doz. Hama, 9d. Barley, 2s to 2-. 6d. Chaff. £2 15s per ton, Flour, £10 to £11. Oatmeal, £10 to £11. Bran, £3 153. Pollard, £4 10s. Potatoes, £7 per ton. Retail : Butter (larm), lOd : separator, la 2d ; factory (pats), la 4d Cheese, Bd. Kgga. lOd per doz. Bacon, 9d. Hamß lOd. Flour— 2oolDß, 22<j ; 501bs, 6a ; 25. ba. 3s 3d, Oatmeal— solbs, 6s 3d ; 251bs, 3s 3d. Pollard, 10d 6d per bag. Bran, sb. Chaff, Is 9d. Potatoes, 9s per cwt.

Wellington, October 9. — The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the Risrh Commissioner, dated London, 7th inst. :— " The mutton market |b very dull and weak. Prices have declined. Toe lamb market is depressed and dull of sale for all lamb. The averase price to-day for I>ew Zealand lamb, Canterbury brand, is 4£d per lb ; for brands other than Canterbury 4^l per lb. The beef market Is quiet but steady, at about lant prices. The butter market if steady and prices are well maintain? d. The cheese market is firm ; Canadian, 56s to 57s per cwt New Zealand long-berried wheat, on spot, ex granary, per qunrter of 4961 b, 29* 6 1 ; New Zealand, short-bemed woeat, on bpot, ex granary, per q tart rof 49<ilb, 29d 6d. There is very little demand, New Zealand oats, short sparrowbtll*, ex yranary, on spot, per quarter oi 3841 b, 22* ; New Zealand oats (Oaninh , ex granary, on pput, per quarter o r 320 ib, 16s 6i. The market is quiet but steady."

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co., Ltd., report :— We hpld our weekly auction s:»le of grain and produce at our stores on Mnnday, when we i-übmitted a lull catalogue to a good attendant eof b yers. Bidding for most, of the lots on offur was rather slack, and a slow sale resu ted. Values ruled as under :—: — Oats. Only sna 1 quantitus have been arriving from tha country durii g the pust week There is good inquiry for shipment, but uc the nupply is only suffi 'ient f(r locJ oners there is little business beiig done io hs line. Values for all sor-s remain fim at l&ie quotations. We quote: mine milling', 1* lid to 1* 1 1 id ; gool to best feed, Is 10 i to Is lid ; medium and inferior, Is 7d to Is 9Jd p r but-h-1 (sacks extra). Whpa-, — Exoept lor choice lines there in little df-mmd from mi'lerf. Tuscan is mont in nqueet. aLd commands a pligitly better figure Me.n m qnality i« no., inquired for, and any li'ies of this class for ab-olute sule must bo quitted as fowl wheat. Th« latter jh in short supply, and wells at prices onaptr with mi diu n m'lling. We qiot-i : Prime milln g, 3s 2.1 to 'i-i id ; good do. 3-< Id tv 3s 2d ; whole f >wl wheat, 2* lld to 3s ; broken and damaged, 2s Gd to 2s lOd per bushel ( &■ ks extia). Puiato>i-.— During the past week arrivals have been lighter, anrl as m.Te potatoes have been going into consumpti n stocks on baud have oeen reduced to some extent. This haa tended to harden prices, and at our sale we sold several lots at a Bright advauce on late values. We qiote: Best Derwents. £10 to £10 10s* ; medium, £9 10s to £10 ; best white sorts, £8 10s to £9 ; o:.hers, £8 5s to £8 15s per ton (artcks in). Chaff. — Coiieignu ents have been heavier of late and at our sale we offered about CO tons, mo>-t of which was of medium q iality. Choice oaten sheaf sull continues to move off at late values, but medium quality can only be gui ted at reduced prices. Inferior and di*ooloured Hues »re rot warned. We quo.c : Prime oaten sheaf, £3 7s 6d to £3 12s 6d; medium to go^d, £3 to £3 5s ; inferior. £2 10b to £2 15s p^r ton (bags extra). Straw. — AH coming to hand meets with ready sale. We quote : Prime oaten, 37a Gi to 'Ktd ; wheaten, 32a 6d to 35i per ton (pressed).

Messrs. Stxonacb, Morris, and Co. report :— Oata. — Supplies are limitt-d, there being a good inquiry for shipment, and values for all sorts being tirm at late ra.es — viz., prime milling, Is lid to Is ll^d ; good to best feed, In lOd to Is lid ; medium and inferior, Is 7d to Is 9£d per bushel.

Wheat. — Enquiries are principally confined to prime quality, medium not being oalbanln except as fowl wheat. Quotations: Prime milling, 3s 2 1 (.o 3a 4d ; gooa do, 3s Id to 3a 2d ; whole fowl wheat, 2a lid to 3s ; broken and damaged, 2e.gd to 2s lOd per bushel. Potatoes. — Arrivals have been lighter, and as the consumption haa increased somewhat, values have iiarjened slightly.. .Best Der-wt-ntß, £10 to £10 10a ; medium, £9 \0& to £10i ; beat whiter sorts, £8 JOa to £9 ; others, £8 5s to £8 15s per ton. Chaff. — Thfl market is better supplied, but price for prime quality is maintain' d. Medium, however, is easier. Prime, £3 7s bd to £A 12a 61 ; medium, £3 to £3 5a par ton. < •-

Messrs. Nimmo and Blair report as follows :— V\ heat.— The local market is quiet. millers continuing to purchase in small quantities only. We quote : Prime milling, 3d 2d 10 3a 4d ; whole fowl teed. 2a 11-i t > 3 per bushel, eaoks extra. Oatp. — The demand is -firm for all grades; gooi sound fee'flti in particularly strong request. We quote: Prime milling, la lid to I^l l^d; good to best feed, la lOd to la lld per bushel, sacks extra. Chaff. — Consignment came forward more irrfgalarly durinflr the pant week, which had the effect of weakening values, bat only s'ighdy. We quote : Prime oaten aheaf, from £3 7a6d M to £3 12a 6d per ton, Backs < xtra. Potatoes. — at the moment prime table aorta are in good demand owing-, no doub^t, to th^ most encouraging reports from Oamaru and elsewhere to the effect that values had firmed considerably. We quote : Prime Dements, from £10 to £10 10s ; best white sorts, £8 10s to £9 per ton. Eg^p. — Fresh, 9Jd per dozen. Butter — Coming forward sparingly. Dairy prints, 9Jd to 10^ j prime milled, lOd to 10£ d ; separator, in half and lib-pats, lOJd to Hid perlb Pigf*. — In fair demand. B^coners, 3Jd to 3|d per lb. ; porkers, 3Jd to 3|d per lb. Pomtry — Sut plies limited. Heae, 2a 6d to 3a 91; robsteri, 3s 6d to 4s 9d ; du<:ka, 3s 3d io 4^ 6d per pair ; turkeys, hens, 5d to tid ; gobblers, 121 b and over, 7d to 8d ; lighter weights, 6d to 7d lb