WOOL AND GRAIN REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2237, 14 January 1897, Page 27

WOOL AND GRAIN REPORT.

Messrs William E. Reynolds and Co , Bond street, report for the week ending 13th January as follows :— Wheat.—The dry continues in Australia and 1 in many parts of New Zealand. We hear the crops are past recovery, and this is helping to keep grain firmer. We quote prime velvet 4s lOd to 4s lid, Tuscan 4s 9d, led sorts 4s 8d (sacks in, terms). Oats are much about the same as when we last reported, and demand is fairly good. We quote prime feed and milling 2s, good (sound) Ik lid to Is lljd, ordinary Is lOd to Is 10£ d. Chaff is in full supply, and any but prime quality, which in worth up to £2 13k, is hard to place. Potatoes are much easier, as was only to be expected ; and prime can be quoted £6 10s, green £4 to £5. Wool.—There is no new development to note, and as the second sale of the season is fixed for to-morrow we need not add .more than that we do not look for much, if any, improvement on prices paid last sale. The Mutl-al Agency Company op New Zealand (Limited) report: — Fat Cattle —The yarding being a very full one, and being .unfortunate enough to draw last sale, we had to pass out the most of our offerings. Demand was quite unequal to supply. We sold for Messrs Docherty, Harrison, Listen, aHd others* heifers at £4 10s, bullo-ka at £6. Fat Sheep.—A very full supply of over 3000, W« sold : For Mr John Reid (Elderslie), 18K crossbred ewes at 10d 9d to 8s; Mr a. A. M'Masier (Tokorahi). 148 crossbred ewes at 7s 9d to 6* 9d ; Messrs D.Wallace and Sons (Clifferon Park), 120 crosp•ired wethers to 9s 9d ; Mr M. Lee (Greon Valley), 17 wethers at 8s 3d, 22 ewes at 6s fid; Mr J. G. Lewis (Portobello), 16 ewes and wethers at 7« 6d ; Air A. North, ewe 3 and wethers at lls 6d ; a el'ent, ewes and wethera at quotations. Fat Lambs. —Market considerably easier. We Eold : For Mr J. G. Lewi*, 12 at 7s 3d ; Mr T. Fiddes (Matrewhenua), 22 (prime quality) at 10s, 28 at 9i to 8^ 6d ; Mr M. Lee, 30 at 6s 6d to 6s 3d ; Mr A. North, 39 at 6s 9d; Mr A. Douglas, 00 at Sheepskins. —We held our usual weekly sale on Tuesday, and under good competition we sold a moderate catalogue at full value-. Crossbredß to 4s 10d, halforeds to 4s, merinos to 3s lOd. Gr*in and Produce.—We have little to add to our weekly report (published on Tuesday), except that we have since sold oats at 2s, wheat (Tuscan) at 4s Bd, chair at up to £217s 6d. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs Moritzson and Hopkin, Dunedin, report (wholesale) as follows for week ending January 13 All quotations subject to market fluctuations: — Ws would ask farmers when sending samples always to put a piice on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make offers. Wheat.—Market fairly brisk. We quote : Best velvet, 4s 6d to 4s lOd ; best Tuscans, 4s 4d to 43 8d ; red chaff, 4s 2d to 4s 8d ; fowls' wheat, 3s 2d to 4s. Oats in good demand : Prime milling, 2s ; bright short feed, Is lid. Barley : Feed sorts are quoted 2s 2d to 2s 4d ; nialtinc. from 3s fid to 3s 9d. Rye corn, 2s 9d. Flour: We quote £12. Oatmeal in 25'e, £11 10a. Pearl barley, £10 10s. Bran, £2 15s. Pollard, £i ss. Nelson hops are quoted at 10id. Potatoes: New kidneys, 5s 6d to 63. Chaff: Good quality, well-cut oaten sheaf, £2 10s to £2 12s 6d; medium (very little inquiry), 42s 6dto 47s 6d Ryegra9s : Farmers' lots, 2s to 2s lOd ; machined, 3s 3d to 4s (no sale). Cocksfoot, 4d to 4Jd for farmers' lots, and 4Jd to 5d for machined. Linseed, £9. Pressed straw, 27a 6d. Olover hay, £2 12s 61 to £2 15s Nitrate of soda, £15 Kainit, £5. Basic slag, £5. Clovers, rape, &c, just landing. We can offer all classes of seeds pure and fresh. Rabbitakins. —The season is now over for these, and only_ a few lots are offering. We quote : Prime winters, lOd to 12d; springs, 6d to 8d; summer, 31 to 5Jd per lb. Sheepskins. —We quote: Butchers' pslts, 61 to Is 3d ; dry crossbreds, 2s 5d to 5* 6i ; merino, green, Is 6d to 4s 2d; dry merinos, 2s 3d to 3s 6d ; medium do. Is 6d to 2s. Hides, l}d to 3Jd, according to weight and condition. Tallow : Rough fat, 10a to 12s 6d; rendered, 13s to 16s. Horsehair, Is to Is 3Jd. Wool. —Our second sale takes" place on Thursday, the 14th inst., when we will offer a catalogue of 500 bales. There are several new buyers here, and we trust competition wOl be brisk, though we do not expect prices will show any improvement. FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT. Butter : Prinie salt, 6d per lb. All cases must bear the Government brand. > Cheese : Ci™* *>«•» aw *« id 1 f^^m. iA to 4i<k

Piga, 31d for good quality. Poultry received for oale any days but Satur day-*. ' Roosters (young), 4» to 4s Gd ; hens, 2i 6J to 2-, 9d ; duckn (young), 4s. Beeswax Is 3d, according to quality. Fruit. — We remve consignments of all kinds oi fruit aii'l garden pr-.rtuce, which we sell either by auction or privately, as we think beat in the interests of consignors. Italian lemous, 22s 6d nor case of 300. , A. LORItC AND CO.'S PRICKS CURRENT. ' Tiigrsday, January It. Poultry.— lv short supply last week. The foil Aving wens the prices realised at Friday's saler-Youug cocks, <s 6d per pair ; hens, 3s per pair ; ducks, 4a 6d per pair. No geesj or turkejs ; to hand. I THE GRAIN AND SEKD REPORT. Messrs Samuel < ltu and Co., Stafford street, report for the week ending January 13 as follows :—: — A chance in the weather has at last taken p'.ice, and at time of wri'ing it looks as if we would have n substantial fall of rain, which will undoubtedly benefit not only cereals but turnips, and briag away urass also. Oats.— At auction the bidding was moat languid, and few lot* changed hands. Privately, however, a few purceltj have, and we thiuk they cannot go much lower, if any at all, in fact. We quote : Prime milling, 2< Id ; bes.t bright feed, Is lid to 28 ; ordinary Is 10J. Wheat.— locally there is but little doing, but prires in ;ill the Home and Continental markets remain huu. Barley. -N )lhing of note doing in this. Ohaff. — L)eiiiAnd is firm— equal to hiipply, and prices consequently a little easier. Potatoes.— Market simply glutted, and prices went down to as low as £3, and us high an £d 10s. Seed.— A' good few lots of ryegrass of the old stock changed hands this week at prices rauging from 2^ 3d to 3< 3d, the latter for choice machinedressed quality. I FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT. j Messrs Thomas Paterson and Co., fruit and j produce agents, Mause street, report Januaty 1 Fruit.— We report no change ; market still very bare, not sufficient coming forward for 100 l requirements. We quote : Oranges, Italian. Sss, sold out; iSydr-ey, unue. Lemons: italiaD, 30s to 35i ; Sydney, 10*. Cherries, about done. Plums, scarce, 8i (i i half-case. Tomatoes : Hothouse, 8d ; ! outside, fid. (i rapes, Is 4d to Is 6d. Cucumbeis, ;4» 6d to Ws per dozen. Black currante, in strong i demand, 24d ;o 3d. Raspberries, 5d pcrib, wanted. 1 Strawberries, nearly done, 9d per lb for choice ; inferior, 5d to 8d Gooseberries, Id per lb. Green peas, 5s to 8s per cvvt. Potatoes, full supply : Peninsula, 6s to 7s ; northern, 5s to 6s. Rhubarb, Id per lb. PRODUCR.— Eggs, wanted. Fresh butter. 6d to 8d ; prime pnit, (3d to 7d. Bacon : Roll, 5Jd. Ham«, 7d to 7}d. Cheese : Old factory, 3d to 4d ; prime, 4Jd to 4jd Pigs, 3id, wanted. Poultry, in I fair demand. Onions, Melbourne, £7 10s to £8 10s. FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT. - The Otago Fruit and Produce Agency, 182 Princes jitreet, Dunedin (agents for the Teviot and Alexandra Fruitgrowers' Company, Limited) report as follows :—: — Fruit.— All sorts in short supply. Teviot apricote, 6 1 to 9d per lb ; Teviot peaches, 4d to 8d per lb ; plums, 4d to 5d per lb ; Hobart cherries, lid to Is perlb ; Hobart apricots, 6d. Cucumbers, 4a to 7s per dozen. Grapes, Is 6d perlb. Currants : Red, 2Jd per lb ; black, 2Jd to 3d per lb. Rasp1 berries, sd. Rhubarb, Id per lb. Bananas. 2Jd ito 3d per lb. Lemons : Italian, 26s to 27s 6d per case. Walnuts, (Jd to 6'Jd per lb. Cocoanuts, Qi per sack. Produce.— Peninsula potatoes, 8s to 10d prr cwt ; Oamaru, 5a tn 7« per cwt. Apples, 5s to 8s per case. Peas, 4s to 7b per cwt. Onions, 93 per cwt. Eggs, in good demand. Butter : Fresh, 4d to 6d per lb ; salt (prime), 8d to 6&d. Poultry. — We tell by auction every Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Hens, 2* 6d to 2s 8d per pair ; young rooitere, 4s to 5i per pair ; ducks, 3s to 4s, (ier pair. HoKehuir, Is 3£l per lb. Beeswax, 1h Id to Is 3d per lb. Honey, new season's extracted, 4Jd per lb. I We receive consignments of fruit and farnror j dairy produce any day. ■ Returns weekly.