Commercial

New Zealand Tablet, 19 June 1913, Page 29

Commercial

PRODUCE Wellington, June 16. The High Commissioner cabled from London on June 14 (Note. —The quotations unless otherwise specified are the average market prices on spot.) : Mutton. Market firm; no change in prices. Canterbury, 4|d ; lightweight, small supply, as high as . 4|d; North Island, 4^d. Lamb. —Market not quite so firm; dull sale for heavy carcases at lower prices. Canterbury, fijd ; heavyweight, sid; other than Canterbury, unaltered. r Beef.—Market firm. New Zealand hinds, 3|d; fores, 3-id. The supplies of chilled beef are decreasing, and prices are firmer. Hinds, 4|d; fores,. 3-|d. Butter. —Market quiet ; good demand for choicest New Zealand and Australian. All prices declined ex- ■ cepting Danish choicest. New Zealand. is quoted at 113 s, Danish at 116 s 6d, Australian 105 s, Siberian 100 s- . stocks are sufficient for the demand, which is very fair. Prices are maintained, and there is no change in this direction.. Hemp. —The market has been depressed, but at the close there was a better demand. During this week good fair has been selling at £2B 10s; fair, £25. The value to-day was about 5s to 10s lower for any position. Fair current Manilla is quoted at £29 10s for all positions. The output from Manilla for the week was 12,000 bales. Oats. —Market quiet, but steady. Old crop is in moderate supply. New Zealand oats, short (sparrow- *" bills), ex granery, per quarter of 3841 b, 235; Danish, , per quarter of 3201 b, 21s Bd. New crop: Nothing offering -here. Peas. —The market remains firm for best quality. The demand for spot is good. New Zealand peas (partridge), per 5041 b, 425, old crop; inferior is selling very slowly, and is quoted at 37s 6d per 5041 b. Beans. —Market quiet, but firm. New Zealand beans, old crop, per 5041 b, 40s. . 'Cocksfoot,—Nothing has been done. Wool.—Market firm and unchanged. Messrs. Donald Reid and Co., report; We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce on Monday, when values ruled as under: Oats. —During the past week there has been more inquiry from exporters, and as holders have been more disposed to accept buyers’ offers, more business has been passing. The demand is almost entirely confined to the better grade of Carton and sparrowbill. Prime milling, 2s 3d to 2s 31d; good to best feed, 2s lid to 2s 2id; inferior to medium, Is 9d to 2s Id per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. Prime velvet is still the only class in demand with millers. Velvet ear and red chaff are saleable at quotations, but Tuscan is offering very freely ' and is not readily ‘quitted. Prime milling velvet, 4s to r 4s 2d; velvet ear, etc., 3s 8d to 3s 9d; Tuscan, 3s 7d to 3s 8d ; best whole' fowl wheat, 3s 4ld to 3s fid; medium to good, 3s Id to 3s 4d; broken and damaged, 2s 6d to 3s per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. —The market continues to be well supplied, and in the absence of any decided demand for export values have an easier tendency. Best table potatoes, £4 5s to £4 10s ; medium to good, £3 15s to £4 per ton (bags included). „ Chaff. — Supplies are coming forward more freely,

and in order to clear consignments slightly lower prices have to he accepted. 'The demand is confined almost entirely to prime quality. Best oaten sheaf, £4 5s to £4 10s j medium to good, £3: 15s to £4; light and discolored, £3 to £3 10s per ton (bags extra).

Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., report:Oats.—The market is very quiet and there is very little offering. Medium and inferior oats are hard to sell. Quotations r Prime milling, Zs 2£d to 2s 3£d; good to best feed, 2s l£d to 2s 2d; medium to good, 2s to 2s Id; inferior, Is 9d to Is lid per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. —There is very little offering .but millers are standing off the market. Prime velvet is the only kind in demand. Quotations: Prime milling velvet, 4s to 4s 2d ; red wheats, 3s 7d to 3s 9d; best whole fowl wheat, 3s 4£d to 3s fid; medium to good, 3s to 3s 4d per bushel (sacks extra). Chaff. —Large consignments are, coming to hand and slightly lower prices have to be accepted to clear. Medium quality is practically unsaleable. Quotations: Best oaten sheaf, £4 5s to £4 10s; medium to good, £3 15s to £4; light and discolored, £3 to £3 10s per ton (bags extra) Potatoes. The market is well supplied and prices are slightly easier. Quotations: Best table potatoes, £4 5s to £4 10s; medium to good, £3 15s to £4 per ton (sacks in). WOOL Messrs. Stronach, Morris ,and Co., Ltd., report for week ended Tuesday, June 17, 1913, as follows; Rabbitskins. —We' offered a large catalogue at yesterday’s sale, when there was a good attendance of buyers. Competition was very keen and prices showed a rise as compared with last sale. The quality of the skins, however, was better. Quotations ; Winter does, 30d to 36|d; winter bucks, 2Ud to 25d; incoming winters, 16|d to 22fd; autumns, 164 d to TB£d; racks, 12d to 13£d; summers, to 12|d; hawk torn, 9d to 13|d; gutted, to Ififd; small, fid to 8d; winter blacks, to 35d; autumn blacks, to 24d ; silver greys, to 38|d; hares 9 tins, 14|d to 19d per lb. Catskins, 9d to 12d each. Opossum skins, 2s to 8s each. Sheepskins. —There was a good attendance at our sale to-day when we offered a large catalogue. Prices taken all round were much on a par with last week’s rates. Quotations: Halfbred, Bfd to 9^d; medium to good, B£d to 8f d; best fine crossbred, B|d to Bfd ; best coarse crossbred, 8d to B|d ; medium to good, 7d to , 7|d ; best dead halfbred, 7£d to 7fd; crossbred, 6|d to 7£d; pelts, s£d to 6|d; medium to good, 44d to sd; best merino, 7|d to B|d; medium to good, 6|d to 7|d; lambskins, to B£d, Tallow and Fat.—There is a good demand for prime lines and prices are firm. Quotations: Best rendered tallow, 22s to 24s fid; extra, to 265; medium to good, 18s to 225; interior, 15s fid to 17s fid; best rough fat, 18s to 20s; medium to good, 14s to 17s. BUTTER IN COLD STORAGE. The following figures show the quantity of butter in cold storage at the various ports throughout the Dominion on the 15th inst.:—Auckland, 16,622 boxes; New Plymouth, 12,172 boxes; Patea, 4033 boxes; Wei lington, 13,853 boxes; Lyttelton, 4484 boxes; Dunedin, 3012 boxes; —total, 54,176 boxes. The total at June 30, 1912, was 51,035 boxes.