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Bruce Herald, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 57, 22 June 1908, Page 6

Potatoes—There are largo mentß coining forward with uo outlet exj cept at greatly reduced prices. Beat Up-to-Dates are worth £3 10s per ton, medium to good £2 15s to JG3 53, prime Derwents £i 5s to J64 10s, medium to good £3 10s to £4, inferior £3 to £8 7s 6d. Chaff —All prime lots meet with good shipping demand, but medium chaff) is very hard to plaoe. Prime oaten sheaf brings from £4 2a 6d to £4 sa, medium to good £3 10s to £&, inferior £8 to £3 7s 6d. Pressed Straw—ln fair demand. Oaten 6d to 355, whoaten 30s to 32* 6d per ton. DTJNEDIN PEODTJCE BEPOKT. Messrs A. Moritzon and Co., auctioneers wool, stock, station, grain, produce, and com mission agents, Dunedin, report (wholesale for the week as under. All quotations are subject to market fluctuations. Partners are asked when sending Samples always to put & price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined o make offers. . (#i Wheat.—Prime milling, new season's, 4s 6d to 4s 7d (on truck), whole fowl wheat 4s od f.o.b.s.i. Oats.—Milling 2s 6d, B grade 2s sd, inferior 2s 2d, ex store, sacks extra. Chaff—Prime bright heavy £3 15s to £4, ss, medium £2 ss, inferior (sacks extra), Bariey.—Good malting 4s 6d to ss, pearling 4s, seed barley 3s ad. Cocksfoot—Market remains strong. Farmers' lots 7d, machined 8d to Qd, Ryecorn.—4s ad to ss. Maize.— ss. Prussian Blue Peas.—From 6s to 5s 6d per bushel, Partridge 4s. Clover Hay.—Prime £4 10s. 'Potatoes.—Choice up-U>Dates £3 15s to £4 per ton. Derwents £4 $s to £4 15s. Turnips—2ss to 303, bags in. Carrots— £2 10s per ton. ios to £l3. Chewing Fescue.—Farmers' samples to 5d and machined seed, 6£d. We can offer a few tons of pure fish manure, rich in ammonia, valuable for root of grain crops, can be used with drill at £j per (on.

Onions—Canterbury Bs, Melbourne Rabbitskins—We hold sales every Mo day. There is a good demand, and at last sale there was a rise of to 2d per lb. We quote as follows -.—Light racks up to summers up ..to BXd, autumns from i2jd to early winters to is£d, mixed autumn blacks to 15c!, early winter blacks up to lߣd, second autumns lid to I2d, winter does I7id to ißj£d, winter bucks to i6d. Sheepskins.—Prices are as follows bred, 4jd Lo crossbred, 3d to 4d; merino to lambs up to pelts to 3£d, iallen skins id to ijd per lb lower. Hides—We hold fortnightly sales. Our last sale was held on the nth June to a large attendance of buyers. We had a fair catalogue, and cleared the lot. We quote : Extra heavy prime stout ox 6d to yd, heavy ox to 6d, medium 3d to light 3d to heavy cow up to sd, medium to 4£d, light up to 4d, yearlings calfskins to s>£d, bulls and stags to 3d, horse.hides 5s to lis,

We can offer a few tons of pure fish manure, rich in ammonia, valuable for root or grain crops, can be used with drill at £7. per lon.

Catskins—2d to 4d. Goat skins ad to is Bd.

Wool.—Good clean crossbred 6d crossbred 4d to sd, dingy and biddy up to 3d, pieces and bellies up to 3d, locks up to dead wool 4d. Ryegrass-New seed; Farmers' dressed 3s 3d to 3s 6d for heavy weights. Machined seed 4s 6d to ss. Rough Fat from 12s to 16s, according to quality, caul fat 16s to- ißs, tallow in tins 16s to 183, prime white mutton in tins or cakes suitable for tanners up to 255, prime white mutton in casks 20s to 235, mixed tallow 16s to 20s, mutton cakes 20s to 21s.

Storing Grain.—We are prepared to store, receive, deliver, and insure for three months' ree storage, at 3d per sack. FARM PRODUCE AND FRUIT. We receive all kinds of consignments, and render account sales.promptly. Walnuts.— to 5d per lb. Salt Butter— nd to is, separator is to is id. Fresh Butter (in pats).—Storekeepers' lots, iod to io^d. Eggs—Scarce; fresh is gd to is iod, stamped 2s par dozen. Preserved eggs to is 3d doz. Cheese.—Factory 6d, Akaroa s%fd, old 6d per lb, loaf %& more. Honey.—ln good demand. Section honey 6s to 8s per dozen for local, large tins 4d to 4£d, small tins 4|d to 4fd. Beeswax.—is 4d to is 6d. Wanted.

Hams.r—Bd to 9d. Bacon.—Rolls B#d to 9sd, sides 7d to 8d Good demand. Pigs—Porkers Sid, first class baconers, up to I7olb, Sid, overweight 3d to 4d. Very firm. Poultry for local consumption is in good demand from : Hens 2s to 3s, roosters 4s 6d to ] ss, ducks 3s to 4s 6d, turkey hens 5d to 6d, 1 cocks 8d per lb, live weight. Poultry tor ex-1 port—Hens 2s 6d, roosters 3s to 4s,ducks 3s 6d to 4s, geese 48 to ss, turkey hens sd, gobblers 7d to 8d No railage to pay if consigned to the PoultryiDepot.