PRODUCE

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 19, 14 May 1908, Page 17

PRODUCE

Wellington May 11. r ihe Hi^h Commissioner's faUegram, dated London, May 9, is "as follows :— Mutton I.—he1 .— he mij>et is inactive, except for light wefigihts. The following! are Ihe current qjuotatiions :— Canterbury, did ; 'North Island, 3fd , River Plate 3|d. Lamb- — lha 'market is firm, and there is improved demand .for Canterbury brands at s^d ; other than Canterbury s|d. Beef.— The market is {dull, and very little business is jioing.— Hindquarters, 3^d ; forequarters, 3|dButter. — The market, is firm at an advance. Light shipments are expected. Choice New Zealand butler, 114s ; Danish', 116 <; (Australian, 108s ; Siberian, 108s. per cwt. Cheese.— The market is slightly weaker, there being less demand, and stocks accumulating. Quotations 60s per cwt. Hemp. — The {market is quiet, and has declined. The s-tock hdd in London amounts to 452 tons. 'Jurrent quotations : G-ood fair grade, on the spot, £25 10s ; fair grade, on the spot, £24 ', fair current Manila on the srot, £24. June to July shipments : Good fair, £25 10s ; fair, £24 5s ; fair current Manila, £-21. Invercargill Prices Current : — Wholesale — Butter. — Wholesale net cash price for best factory ilb prints, Is 2-^d. per ft. Cheese, 7d. Butter — Farm, 9d , separator. lid. Hams, 9d. Eg:r;s, Is 6d. Barley, 2s to 2s 6d. Chaff, £4. Flour, £12 to £13. Oatmeal, £13 10s to £i 4. Bran, £5 10s. Po^ard, £<6 10s. Potatoes, £3 10s. fper ton Retail.— Farm butter, lid; separator. Is Id. Butler (factory), pats Is 4d. Cheese, Bd. Eggs, Is 9d Bacon, sliced, ilOd. Bran, 6s. 9d. Pollard. 11s. 3d. Chaff, 2s. fid. Oatmeal, 50's 8s ; £25's 4s 3d. Flour— 2oolbs, 26s ; 100, 13s 6d ; 50, 7su, 25, 3s 9d. Potatoes, 5s per cwt. Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report :— Wheat :— There has been a good demand during the week and millers are more inclined at present to purchase. Quotations :— Prime milliir.g, 4s. Sd to 4s 9d , mediium to good, 4s". 7d. (to 4s. 7£d ; best fowl wheat, 4s. 5M to 4s. 6id , inferior and broken, 3s. ilOd. to 4s. 3d. Oats : — The market continues firm, and prices are quite as good as last week's. Seed lines ar>. woilt 2s. 6d. to 2s. !3d ; pnme milling, 2s. sd. to 12s. s£d ; good to best ifeed, 2s 4d ; to 2s 5d ; inferior to metiium 2s 2d to 2s 3£d. Chaff :— All well-cut bright samples are ea,gerly sought Ifor, but mediium and inferior lots are more difficult to dispose of. Quotations :— Prime oaten sheaf, £3 17s. i6d. to £4 ; medium to j;ood, £3 10s. to £3 15s light and inferior, £.2 17s. 6d. to£3 jss. per ton. Potatoes : — The demand is very slack at present, as shippers are holdingh o l'ding off the market owing to the regulation re having .consignments passed at rort (;f arrival instead' of at port of shipment.There is therefore not much doing in , this at present although nominally prime Derwents are worth up to £4 155. », best Up-to-Dates, £4 to £4 7s. 6Ji' .' mediium to good, £3 12s. Ifi'd. to £4 ; inferior £3 to £3 10s. . - Pressed Straw :— Best O?Mn 355. to • 375. 6<i ; best wheaten, 30s. Ito 355. per ton. Messrs'. Donald Rei'd and Co. report :— . We held' our weekly auction sale of grain and tn'oduce at our stores on' Monday. There was a full at-

tendance of buyers to whom We submitted a lengthy catalogue of o a ts, wheat, potatoes, chaff and^strcw. For all lines catalogued, jwith the- exception ol potatoes, there was good competition at -prices/fully equal to latia quotations. Values ruled as under .: — - *

Oats.— The demand both from local buyers and shippers is strong, and all grades of sound -oats are readily quitted at prdcos which n most cases show an advance of £id. per bushel on late quotations. Seed lines have more attention, and for lall sorts the market is" firm. Quotations: Seed lines 2s 6d. to -3s "id, prime milling^ 2s 5<L Ito 2s sid'r, good to best feed, 2s 4d. to 2s. 5d ; medium and' inferior, ,2s 2d. to 2ss riid. per (bushel (sa,cfks extra 1 ;. 'j Wheat.— Although prices have not advanced to any great extent, there -is decided "improvement in the "demand, and all lines of prime milling quality are readily taken by local millers at quotations. Seed lines are also (inquired for, and choice samples >.re easily dealt with. Quotatiqns : Choice seed lines, 4s. 10d>, "to 5s ; prime milling, |4s 7£d. to> 4s. B£d „ medium + 0 good, ,4s. 7d. to 4s. 7£d ; whole fowl wheat, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 7d ; medium, 4s |4d to 4d 5d ; broken and damaged, ?s. 10ft to 4s. 3d. per bushel (sacks extraj; Potiatoes.— The miairke/fc has been in an unsettled state, f o r some days, owinig to |the difference that has arisen between local shippers and buyers at other jports regarding the inspection 'of shipments. In consequence little |business has been passiing, and si ccks have- accumulated to' some extent. At to-day's sale we submatted a considerable quantity, and although competition was good up to a point, values showed & drop of about 7s. 6d. to 10s per -ton on those '•! last wwk. Best Derwents sold at |£4 10s. to £4 :55.; '.pst T?p-to-dates and other white sorts, £4 2s. 6d. ' to j£4 7tf. 63 medium £3 15s. to £4 pfer ton (bags included). Chaff.— Durinc: the week considerable quantities Jfiave come forward, but with good export demji:ui, all prime lots have met iready sale a t later r.ne-3. i;uoU+iions ■ Best oaten shea?, £3 17s. 6<d to £4 ; 'nedi ioi 1o i-ood £<3 10s. to£3 15s ; light- and inferior, i 3 to £3 os per ton (ba>c;s extra;). Straw.— Moderate consignments crnti.rae to arrive Quotations : Oaten, 35s ; wheaten 22s lid. to ?.5s per ton <(pressed)' *