COMMERCIAL.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16406, 28 December 1918, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

DITOEDIN. (SPECIAL TO "THE rKESS.")

DUNEDIN, December>'37. Slocks of oats aro light, Operations been confined to srnoJl consignments Kliv* ins, which have been cleared at fall rates to millers. Local stores ate now oleir of stocks'. * •

A few small consignments of jpheai. both milling and fowl, have been, cleared'; at satisfactory pricoa. y A few consignments of old potatoes.; US readily disposed of at up to £25 perton, eacka in. Owing to the scarcity of/old season's lines,. the prico of near season's tubers remains fairly firm. t All bright, heavy samples of chaff jneet. with ready- sale on arrival, but the consignments are not hoavy. Medium qualityj anl light' lines are difficult to dispose of. Cnpice, bright, heavy oaten Bheaf is quoted at £8 10s -to £8 12s Cd, good oaten sheaf £8 to* 418, 7b Cd, fair to good £6 15s to £7 IEI,. AUCKLAND. (SPECIAL TO "THB PRESS.") .'l AUCKLAND, Deoember 27. Supplies of potatoes continued good zighf}' up to the holidays. The market is a lit tin weaker, and beautiful samples are selling' at 12s to 14s ex-store; ' The crop is freer, satisfactory this year, ■ and a good outputwill probably result la moro mode!rato 'prices. - The magnificent weather of tabs last fortnight has mndo a great', change in tho onion crop, and largo quantities aib now: ripening off. -A vory fair t, amount, ,'cambinto the markets before the holidays, and- these are selling at lid to 3d: ox-store. The condition is .naturally far from but stocks of old- are so low that' the first of the new crop will be consumed.'at, once. Oats—Stocks are very low, bat the demand is Ateadily falling and- there. will •probably, bo' enoughs t0..-last • Tliitil'- the harvest comes in., .The price i» firm at 7s ex-Btore. Buyers are already operating for delivory from Morch onwaids, bat this hw only been possible' at high pncesi very little lees than today's figure. The position s complicated';'by. the 'dwugoV'' m • Vicw)ri&> where -the market has'- 'advanded Is 6d. Fowl wheat / supplies v are.,v€iry low, and the quality very unsatisfactory. It is simoat impossible to get any from Australia, and even tbon "the weevil -would be a difficulty. A fair}ff good sample of- southern is worth 8a ex-store. , . , . Bran and pollard are .short, of requirement's. ■ Actual supplies-of chaff are _no bettor. Old -chaff is scarce, but tho-demand is lov:er at this time of the year, and there is every proßpcct of much _beiWt supplies during the coming year. Marlborough, new chaff is quoted for forward delivery at slightly lower rates. Old is worth £16 to £'17 here. , . an The scarcity of maizo continues, and aIJ supplies to hand are eagerly ttlcea up. TW price is about 8s to 8s 3d on the wharf. The scarcity of fowl wheat will probablj cause a continued demand ioi maize.