WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.
Meßsrß Moritzson and Hopkia, Dunedin, report as follows for week ending 13ih September : — We would ask farmers when sending samples always to put a price on them, as buyers will aot make offers. Wheat— Prime samples are readily placed at quotations, but other Borts have less inquiry than of late. We quote : For best velvet, 2a 4d to 2. 6i ; beßt Tuscan, 2a 5d to 2s 6d ; medium, 2s 3d to 2s 4d. Fowl feed is in good demand at from Is lOd to 2s per bushel. Oats. — Supplies coming to hand have been light, but there ia no improvement to report in prices. We quote : Best feed, ls 3d to ls 3_d ; Sutberlands, ls 5d to ls 5-Jd ; off colored oats, ls to le 2d. Barley.— Feed sorts are quoted at Is 6d to 2a ; milling, 2i to 2s 3d ; malting, 2s 4d to 3b 3d. Ryecorn. — 28 to2s6d. Flour: We quote £6 10s. Oatmeal, £8. Pearl barley, £12. Braa, £3. Pollard £3 10s. Nelson hops are quoted at 8d to lid, f.o.b. Potatoes — Prime Derwents aro worth from 27s 6d per ton for beat. Other sorts almost unsaleable. Chaff— A good demand for prime samples. We quote : Prime, £2 5a to £2 7s 6d ; medium £2 to £2 2s 6d. Ryegrass — The demand is rather better but so far little buainea3 has been dona owiog to growers not being reconciled to accept tho low prices ruling, and preferring to store in hopes of prices Improving. Buyerb' ideas of sales are from ls 3d to ls 9Ji for ordinary seed , and up to 2s for particularly clean line.. We quote : For farmers' dressed, ls 6d to 2a, machined 2s 6d to 2s 9d, extra to 3s. Cockßfoot, 3£d to 3|d for farmers' lots, and 4sd to s£d for machined. Linsead £10, Pressed straw, 25a. Clover hay, £3 ss. Nitrate of soda, £15. Clovers, rape, &c. just landing. Wo can offer all classes pure and fresh. Hides.— 3d to 4£d, according to weight and condition. We have a special order, and oan guarantee top pricea. Tallow. — Rough fat, 9s tolls 6d ; rendered, 12a to 16s. Horsehair.— ls 2d to ls 4d. Sheepskins.— We held our uoaal weekly sale, when we offered a iarge catalogue. Dry crossbreds brought from 1 28 6d to 5s 9d ; inferior, ls 3d to 2a 4d; dry pelts, 8d to ls 61 ; dry meriooa, 2s 3d to ss ; inferior, Ib to 2a ; butchers' green crosßbreds 33 9d to 5?. Rabbitßkins— We offered a large catalogue this week. Competition was good at prices which rnled about the same aB laßt week. We quote : Suckers and runners 3d to 6d, summers (jd to 9d, autumns IQd to 4d, winters 15d to l?d, and selected 13d per lb. We undertake country clearing sales. FRUIT AND PBODUCE RE?ORT. Butter ? Prinze salt, ?d ; medium, 6£d. Butter caaes, with parohmenta 18s per dozen. Cheeße : Faotory, 4£d to 4f d ; dairy, 4d to 4£d. Pigs.— For good quality, 4Jd. Beeswax— la 7d for prime quality. ]j! ra ifc,— We repeive Qonoignqiants of a!l kinda of fruit and garden produoe, which we sell either by auotion or privately, aa we think bMt In tbe totwestß of opnaignora,
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Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3099, 15 September 1899, Page 7
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536WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3099, 15 September 1899, Page 7
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