PRODUCE

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 17, 30 April 1908, Page 17

PRODUCE

i Wellington April 27. The Department of Industries and Commerce j^ias received the following cablegram dated London 25th inst— Mutton.— The market is .quiet, with t less demand and a tendency in favor of. buyers. Canterbury brands a r © quoted -at 4£d. and N o rth Island' at 4<l. The weather lately has been very unfavourable for the sale of lamb, and 1 the marfctet is quiet. Canterbury lamb is quoted at s*d._ ,?jml other Canterbury brands at 51-d. I The beef market is dull. Hind 1 and forequarters arc quoted respectively at 3|d. and t3-^d. The butter market is very firm,- and there is a general ani active demand for the choicest, New Zealand butter fos qiioted at 102s, Australian 108s., Danish 1125., and Siberian 108. The cheese market is steady at 61s. for white, and 625. for coloured makes. v The 'hemp market its steady, and there is a better demand at the following quotations :— Spot, good to fair, £26 10s, fair, £25 10s; -fair current Mairtla, £25 lv- , April- Juno shipments, good to fair, £27 ', fair, £26 ; fair current Man : la £26. Trie cocksfoot seed market is firm. Stocks on hand are [only small, and are q u oted at 80s. per cwt.

Inviercargill Prices Current :— Wholesale— Butter.— Wholesale net cash price for best factory ilb prints; Is 3d per ft. Cheese, 7d'. Butler— Farm, 9*cf - separator, lid. Hams, 9d. Egjjs, Is 6d. Barley, 2s to 2s 6d.' Chaff, £4. Flour, £12 to £13. Oatmeal, £12 10s to £13. Bran, £5 ss. Pollard, £6 10s. Potatoes, £4 per ton. Retail.— Farm butter, lid 1 ; separator, Is Id. Butter {factory), pats, Is sd. Cheese, 9d. Eggs, Is 9d. Bacon, lid. Bran, 6s 3d. Pollard, 11s 3d. Chaff, 2s 3d. Oatmeal, 50's, 7s 9d, 25's', 4s. Flou-r— 2oofts, 26s : 100, 13s 6d, 50, 7s ; 25, 3s 9d. Potatoes, 6s per cart.

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report :—

We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. To a representative attendance of buyers we submitted a full catalogue, made up of most classes of produce &at" satisfactory prjices. Values ruled as under :-^

Oats.— The demand during the latter p a rt of the week has improved,, and the market shows a firming tendency. All lines offering are readily taken up bymerchants, who | have a preference for prime samples suitable for seed. Medium samples are being ta-ken up by; the loipal tryjde at full rates. Quota! |iojns \: Prime mill ng, .to 2s. sd. jroc-d to best feed, 2s. 4d. to 2s. 4£d -inferior to medium, 2s. 2^d. to 2s. 3£d ; damaged and discoloured, 2s. to 2s. 2d.< per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.— Since the holidays, the rtiarket has been quieter, and millers are holding; off- Those holding wheat, however, show no desire to force sales, and consequently little Ibusness is done. Prime samples, suitable for seed, are an request fox autumh sowing. In milling lines, only choice lots have any attention from millers. Medium grades . are therefore befing offered as fowl wheat, for which there is 'moderate demand "both locally and for export- Quotations : Seed 1 lines, 4s. Bd. to 4s. 9a ; prime nuWng, 4s. 6-|d. to 4s. 7di ; . mediumi 4s. f.d. to 4s. 4d ; broken and damaged, 3s. &d. to 4s. 2d. ner bushel, ("sacks extra). Chaff.— We offered ab o ut 50 tons a.t our sale, and under good (competition, we cleared the bulk o f it at late values. Prime heavy lots are in strong rawest,

mSmfcSld al° a * consl P men t, iprices have been well rtSm ■„ i : + Per to i n 011 itlhose of last week '- Mo-

Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co report--ing, to 2s 5a ; -good to b,est feed, 2s 3d to tot* in 284^ — " 2 ' S E n^r- 5-Jg w?S Ur6>S Wheat ShOWS a sll S hL tendency back! w + v- - here . 1S a medlum demand for fowl wheat week a «t«?? * br "? inS Within * d P er bushel oY last week. Quotations : Prime milling, 4s 5d to 4s GM medium to good, 4s 5d ; whole fowl wheat, 4s 4d to Ts If'i^ I^' iSM i 0 4s ' Jd ' broken ™* damaged, 3s 6d to 4s 2d per bushel (sacks extra). ' thP sas~Jh5 a 5~J h^ 6 X \- not so much chaff about, and as the demand for Shipping continues good prices are much on a par with last week's quotations Prime heavy oaten sheaf chafi is in most demand, but medium Prf m e dl^ red^i° tSar?S ar ? / Uld Of sale - QuotSSS^ Prime, up to i-4, good to best feed, £3 12s 6d to £3 17 S 6d; medauni to good, £3 5s to £3 10s; inferior, -£2 15s to £3 2s 6d (bags extra). Potatoes.— As there has been a good demand during the week for shipment and local consumption prices . have "been well maintained. ,ai freshly-dug lots meet with ready sale at an advance of 2s Gd per ton on last week's prices. Medium and stale potatoes are also easier t 0 quit. Quotations : Prime freshly-due lots, ato £4 12s 6d ; good to best, £4 5s to £4 10s • medium, £3 17s ( 6d to £4 2s 6d ; sir all and inferior' £2 10s to £3 15s per , ton (sacks -in). ' Pressed Straw.— There have been large consignments during the week, and prices still rule at 30s for wheaten, and to 35s for oaten