PRODUCE

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 15, 11 April 1907, Page 17

PRODUCE

Invercargill Prices Current :— Wholesale — Butter, (farm), 9d ; separator, lid. Butter (factory), pats, Is lfd. Eggs, Is 3d per dozen. Cheese, 7d. Hams, 9d. Barley, 2s to 2s 6d. Chaff, £4 per ton. Flour, £9 to £9 10s. Oatmeal, £14 10s to £15. Bran, '£4 ss. Pollard, £5 to £5 10s. Potatoes, £4. Retail— Farm, butter, lid; separator, Is Id. Butter (factory), pats, Is 4d. Cheese, 9d. Eggs, Is 6d per' dozen. Bacon, lOd. Hams, 10d. Flour— 200fts, 20s. Oatmeal— softs, 8s 3d ; 251bs, 4s 6d. Pollard, 9s 6d. Bran, ss. Chaff, 2s 6d. Potatoes, 6s per cwt.

Wellington, April B.— The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the following cable from the High Commissioner, London, dated April 6 '.—Mutton. — The market is weak, with a very moderate demand. There is a scarcity of prime quality. The average price to-day for Canterbury mutton is 3|d ; North Island, 2|d. Australian mutton is quoted at 3i-d, and River Plate, 3^d. Lamb.— The market is quiet. Stock has been heavy, and a large supply is expected. Average price to-day for New Zealand lamb : Canterbury Lraii.d, s l'd ; for brands other than Canterbury, 4Jd. T-heie is a scarcity of heavy weights, and a better demand. Beef.— The average price for hindquarters of Zealand beef is 3£d, fores, 2fd. 'Butter. — The market is dull except for best quality. Some holders of butter are forcing sales, and buyers are holding back, expecting prices to be lower. The average price for choicest New Zealand butter is 99s per cwt ; Victorian, 97 ; Danish, 105 ; Siberian, 935. Cheese.— The market is slightly weaker, with a less demand at 63s per cwt. Hemp.— The market is very quiet, owing to large shipments arriving from Manila. The market is speculative. New Zealand good fair grade, on the spot, fetches £35 per ton ; April to June shipments, £34 10s ; Manila hemp, fair current grade, on the spot, £38. The New Zealand hemp in stock amounts to 399 tons. Cocksfoot Seed.— The market is firm, wiih only light stocks on hand. Buyers have been offering for seed more freely. Seventeen pounds of bright dressed seed is quoted at 53s per cwt.