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New Zealand Tablet, 8 November 1906, Page 17

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Wellington, November 5.-»The High Commissioner reports to the Department of Industries and Commerce as follows : — ' London, November 3. Frozen .meat : The mutton market is very firm. Canterbury light weights quoted 4£d ; heavy, 4&d ; North Island" light weights, ; 4|'d ; heavy, 4£d. Lamb market is very "firm,. , K -Sup- - plies running short. Canterbury quoted at s|d, .'other than Canterbury S^d..- The beef market is firm, and there is more demand. »^Hindquarters are r (juoted at ' <14' d, forequarters at % 3£d. The butter ''market is firm, " and there is a' good demand for New Zealand new season's make ex * Karamea,' "which arrived in good con- i dition. Choicest New Zealand is quoted at .116s, Danish, 123, Siberian 105s per cwt. The .cheese market " is firm, but the demand is \)nly moderate. -Canadian makes are quoted at 63s per cwt. The -.hemp market ' is very strong ; G.f.a.q. Wellington on spot is quoted'at £37, October and December shipments £36 10s, January and March shipments £35 10s per tonjiair current Manila, on spot, is worth £42 10s person. Messrs. Stronach, Morris, afid Co. report :—: — , "° ' _ Oats. — The market continues. _ very quiet, prices "if > anything being a shade easier. Quotations :" Prime iriiil- " ling, 2s Sd ; good to best feed, '2s to 2s Id; inferior, , Is 10^d to 2s per bushel. - r I' Wheat.— The market continues without , quotations being as follow : Prime milling,^3sjsd to;3s s^d ; medium, 3s 3d to 3s 4Jd ; best whole fowl ,wtie.at, 3s Id to 3s l^d ; broken and " damaged, 2s 8d "to '3s -per - bushel. ' , . Potatoes.— Supplies are .riot very plentiful, prime . ■ table sorts meeting :with a goad inquiry, but -medium ' and inferior descriptions are harder to quit.-- jQiiotations : Prime table sorts, £11 to £11 15s ; good,,.£lo<to , - £10 10s ; medium, £8 to £9 15s ; inferior and srnall,->£2 to £6 per ton. Chaff. — Supplies, are plentiful, but business, is , ;re- •' stricted pretty well •to prime .quality, which- is; ; sale- ~- able up to _£4 per ton. ; • --_ '" :. Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) report. :— We held our weekly auction sale.^ of .grain and produce at . our • stores on Monday.' The lines usually on , offer were in moderate demand, and, with the exception of chaff, which was poorly competed for,- the bulk of Vox* catalogue was cleared at valuations. Values -ruled /as -under :— . , -~ , Oats. — The past -wcok^has been a, quiet one. so. far as sbiompnts are. concerned. Any lines moving off in this direction" have been small lots "for orders at '- - prices barely equal jo late quotations. Outside, of these orders the only "demand is for" local consumption. Quotations: Primejmilling, 2s J*d to "2s 2d: eood to best feed, 2s to 2s ld~; medium to"good, ls'lOd to 2s nor bushel (sacks extra). - v Wheats— No business of any importance has trans- , pired of late. Millers aie not buying freely^ and are only tempted by prime samples. Second grade milHnp; -is therefore not ..easily- death with. Fowl wheat is fairly plentiful, and continues- io move off at Quota-tions,-although- -shippers' are not readily disposed, to. buy at top rates. ' Quotations : Prime. milling^^JJs 4£d to

3s 6d ; medium to. good, 3s 2^d to 3s 4d ; whole fowl . wheat, 3s Id to 3s 2d , Jjroken and damaged, -2s 9d to 3s per bushel (saclfs extra). : . ' --\ ' "Potatoes.— Consignments of locally-grown potatoes have fallen off, but the, arrival of further quantities of Jine's has -had the effect- of steadying ; the „ market. * (Quotations : Best table. Derwents a»d others ;-s£ll, to£ri:los ; - good do, £10 to £10 15s ; medium, .medium, „£8 to £9. 10s ; inferior and small, £2 to £5 neiv - tonu,X,s.acks- included) . 7, eiiaff.— The' market continues to be freely supplied , with -'-chaff of medium -quality, for which- there -is. - not ailuch demand. ' Even goqd ordinary _:oateh sheaf has <nqt ready sale-, the demand being almost entirely for prime ■bright heavy chaff. .Quotations: Prime oaten sheaf, £3- 15s to £4 ;" medium to good, '£3 5s to £3 12s '6d ; light and inferior, £2^ lss -to £3 per ton. (bags extra.) - -. -, - Straw.— Wheatea straw' is scarce, ,&nd lias. good - inquiry, at 355. "Oaten, has -fair sale afc,4os to 4'ss"per -ton (pressed). - . ,' -