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Mataura Ensign , Issue 528, 5 January 1899, Page 2
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WEEKLY MARKET KEPOItT. Messrs Morithhon anu Hoi-kin, Dunedin, report (wholesale) as follows for week ending Dec. 31. All quotations subject to market fluctuations : — We would ask farmers when sending samples always to put n price on them, us buyers do not seem inclined to make oilers. Wheat : Millers are now making inquiries for ""lines of good velvet and Tuscan, as their piesent stocks arc getting fow, but other descriptions are quite neglected and only sell at Jowl feed prices. Best velvet, ;Jsi Gd to 3s 8d; best Tuscan, 3s 4d to 3s 8d ; red chaff, 3s 3d ; fowls' ■ wheat, 2s 3d to 2s Gd. Oats,- The market is quiet. We have sold Sutherltuids at Is lid, and bright short feed at Is 10d ; oil color, Is Gd to Is 3d. 'Bailey : Feed sorts are quoted at 2s 2d to 2s Gd ; milling, 3s 3d to 4s •, malting, in demand, from 4s Gd to .5s 2cl. Wo have ordeis for ail grades. Ryecorn : iis Gd. Flour : Wo ' quote £10. Oatmeal in 25's, Jill 10s. Peitrl barley, £15. Bran, £3. Pollard, £4. Nelson hops are quoted at Is 3d. Linseed wanted, £13, with good enquiry. Chaff : Prime quality, well-cut, oaten sheaf is worth £3 5s to £3 10s ; medium, £6 to £3 7s 6d. Ryegrass: The .demand has fallen off, and prices arc easier. Wo quote : For farmers'" dressed, -2s 3d to 3s; machined. 3s 3d to 4s Gd.' Cocksfoot, 3d to 3jfd for- farmers' lots, and 4d to 5-Jd for machined. Pressed straw, 2Ss to 27s 6d. Clover hay, £4 Nitrate of soda, £15. Sheepskins;, We quote : Crossbreds, 2s 6d to Is 3d ; extra- to 5s Gd ; merinos, 2s to ss ; medium do, k,Gd to 2s ; pelts, Gd to Is Gd. We sell every' Tuesday. Hides: 2d tq 4d, according to weight and condition. Tallow : Hough fat, 9s to lls Gd ; Tendered, lls to 15s. ' ..... Horsehair : Is 2d. • . . Wool : Our next sale ■ will be held on January 10th. 'All wool for this sale must reach our stores by January 7th. Crown Sheep Dip : The best in the market ; price, 4s Od per gallon. Cornsacks : VVo have landed a large shipment ot 40in. sacks, and shall bo plensedto quote on application. Binder Twino : Wo have a large stock, and can supply all qualities at lowest quotations. Country sales conducted on the most reasonable terms. We can supply rabbit and sheep netting, and give special quotations by the mile. We ■ have oil cake in stock. J'ltßlT AND KKODUCK MAIiKJiT. Butter: Prime salt, dairy-made, 8d ; medium, 7Jd per lb. Cheese : Factory, 5d ; Dairy 4Jd to 4Jd. Pigs : 4^d to 4^(l for best quality. Beeswax: Is 3d to Is Gd, according to quality. Fruit : Wo have pleasure in advising fruit growers that we hold regular fruit sales three days a week, and any consignments will have our best attention. Wo have special facilities for disposing of all kinds at full market value Correspondence invited. Preserving Egg : We have just landed 50 cases of Vickery's egg preservative and as the supply is limited early, application is necessary. This preparation gave splendid results last year and is the best method of preserving eggs yet offered. Price 22s Gd per case of 8 gallons, on rail, Punedin station. Full ; particulars on application. Butter boxes : Wo can supply sGlb butter cases with ■vegetable parchment lining at 8s per dozen. DUNEDIN HOUSE MARKET. Messrs, Wwom, BrEniEXsox and Co. report as follows:— As is generally the case at the sale of Christmas week, the entry for Saturday last was a small one, and the amount of business done also small. About a score of horses of all kinds came forward, tbe bulk being hacks and light harness horses, but iys most people at this' season are bent on holiday-making bidding was lifeless, and the bulk of the entry had to be passed in. We have, however, a lot of inquiry for all horses o£ good stamp, whether draughts, spring-carters, or hacks and light harness horses, and as soon as people settle down to their usual business routine after tbe holidays any. horses of the classes mentioned coming forward will meet with ready sale. Wo quote : Superior draught geldings (young), .£35 to £40; extra good, a [ few pounds move ; superior young draught [ mares and fillies,- £40 to £50; jirizs mares and iillifcs, £00 to £100 ; ordinary draught I mares and geldings, £14 to £20 ; young carriage, and cavalry horses, £20 to £30; well-matched carriage pairs, £50 to £80 ; strong spring-cart horses (young), £lGto £25 ; ordinary hacks and light harness horses, £8 to £14 ; weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, £2. AUSTBALIAN MARKETS. ' Sydney, January 4. Wheat (chick), 2s fid to 2s 7d per bushel ; milling, nominal, 2s 9d. Floui, £7 10s to £8 per ton. Oats, Now Zealand, feediug, 2s 3d to 2s 4d per bushel ; milling, 2s 3d ; local, 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Maize, 3s 8d to 3s lOd pelbushel. Bran, 7d per bushel. Pollard, Od. Potatoes, £8 to £0 pov ton. Onions, prime Melbourne, VA 13s pov ton. Butter (dairy) Gid to 7d per lb ; (factory), 8d to BJd. Cheese (large) 4? d to 5d per lb ; loaf, 5Jd to Gd. Bacon skl to 7Jd. i Melhotonk, January 4. There are no quotations owing to 'the holidays. ApEiaiwi, January 4. Wheat, 2s od to 2s HA. Flour (old), £8 os ; (new), £7 ss. Oats (New Zealand), unquoted ; local, Is 4d to Is (id. Bran, 7id ; pollard, <Sd. BUBNSIDE MAUKETS. Tun Faumeus' Aukncv Co. (Ltd.) report for the week ending January 4 as follows : — Fat Cattle. — 1-57 yarded, about .half being prime, the rest inferior cows and heifers. Best ox beef brought fully late rates, others were dull. Best bullocks brought ,C 7 10s to £'.)■- -a few extra good to •£!) 10s; others, £5 to £7 ss ; Cows and heifers, £2 5s to £7 ss. Fat Bhe«p.~ 1275 .penned. A really brisk sale for well fattened wethers at an advance of Is. Prime young eweg were also saleable at an advance. Best wethers, 12s to 14s (5d ; others, 0s (id to lls Gd ; best ewes, 9s to lls Gd ; others, 4s Gd to Bs. Fat lambs fell horn Is to Is Gd as compared with last week — best. 8s to 0s Gd — v few up to lQa'Jd, others 5s to 7s Gd. i fete*
