Market Reports.

Dunstan Times, Issue 2316, 8 January 1906, Page 5

Market Reports.

DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT, ) s ■ Messrs V Moritzson' an.l Co auctioneers, wool stock, station, grain produeeand commission agents report ("wholesale)for the week asunder. All fattens are subject to market fluctuations. We would ask farmers when sending samples always to put a price on them as buyers do not feel inclined to make offers Wheat Unchanged. We now quote Tuscan and Velvet 3s 7d to 3s 9d, Red sorts 3s Cd to 7s 3d, Good Whole Fowl Wheat (scarce) 3s to 3s 3d Barley,—Prime malting and feed barley wanted Tno demand for malting barley has fallen off considerably locally although orders from the north are still coming forward. Feed barley is however wanted at 2s (id milling 2s Od. Oats—Unchanged.- Fair demand for good quality not many offering. Milling 2s 3d to 2s 4d, B grade 2s 2d to 2s 3d, inferior 2s to 2s Id Kyecorn—2s Od to 2s 9,1 Chaff—Prime bright heavy LI 7s (id to LI 10s, medium L 3 10s to L 3 15s, inferior 50s, wheaten straw 355, oaten straw 37s Cd to -10s, Prussian blue peas 3s 9d per bushel. Potatoes-Stocks low. Few arrivals. Prime Derwent?, LlO to LI 1, white sorts Liu Ryegrass—We quote : Farmers dressed 2s '.id to 3s Od Light seed Is Be I to 2s 3d, heavy weights 2a d to 3s 3d, machine dressed .'!* to 5sCdckafoot—Farmers dressed 3.) d to 4 fil, machined 3d to 5 l-2d. Linseed—Scarce nominal value Ll3to Li l wanted* Chewings Fescue—Demand for this seed is brisk and the price has gone up to 2 l-2d to 3d for machined seed farmers lots f l-2d to 2d Wool—There is every indication of prices being higher at the second sale. All consignments both large and small will receive our careful attention. Second sale Tuesday Kith January third Tuesday sth Februaryi fourth Thursday Ist March Rahidtkins. —We hold weekly sales. Demand good for all classes. Suckers and runners 4Ad to (iiil, summers 7id to early autumns 12id to I3jd, incoming winters I4d to 15d, Prime Winters (selected) up to 21d, Silver Greys to 37d Sheepskins—Crossbreds extra heavy up to I2s Cd, sound pel s 9s to 10s. medium 7s (id to 8s Cd, inferior Os to 7s. Lambs—Extra good up to 7s Cd. Top prices guaranteed ' Stack covers 10 X 18, 40s Hides—Wc hold fortnightly sales. Our next sale takes place on 2Sth December. At last week's sale prices were firmer for sound hides. Ox (stout) o] to 7A, ex heavy ox s:] to Old Light ox and cow ■id to njd Calfskins up to fid per lb; for sound vcarlings (good) 7s to 9s 3d Horse hides 0s 6d to 9s (VI Horsehair—Keen demand from 10 l-2d to 17 l-2d Cow lips Is 9d to Is 9d per doz, cow hair 8 l-2d to lOd Grass Seed Cleaning—Our machinery is up to date. We have jnat added a clover polisher and as we have a machine of the latest type for each kind of seed wo give from 5s to Is of better cleaning results thdn a machine which cleans all seeds. We also store feed free of charge until cleaned and keep same insured Fruit and Produce Report. Defiance dried milk 9s 9d doz, 4doz in case Butter—Fresh butter in pats storekeepers lota 8d separator in 11b pats 9d to 11 per Hr Eggs-Fresh 9d Cheese—Factory Bd’.to 5 l-2d, Akaroa 51 -2d loa 5Jd to Sjd very old factory 51 Honey—Demand small. Prices are ruling from 3 l/2d to 4d per lb for good quality small tins 4d to 4 l/2d. Section Honey 4s Cd to 7s per doz' Walnuts—Scarce at Cd to 7d per lb, wanted Beeswax—Wanted Is 4d Onions—Wc will be landing Melbourne 7s Cd Bacon—Rolls 7d to 7id per lb Hams—Bl-2d Pigs—For sizes up to ICOlbs first-class 'dairy-fed quality 3:jd, wanted, over that w eight prices range from 3d to 3Jd. Batter boxes, with parchment lining wc can supply at 18s per dozen Poultry,—Hens 2s Cd to 3s roosters 3s Cd to 4s 9d ducks 4s Cd geese 4s to 5s turkey hens Cd to 7d per lb cocks Sd to 9d per lb live weight. Fruit—We receive consignments by every steamer from Australia, the Islands and our own colony and hold sales daily on arrival of consignment* Good flour sacks 5s per dozen.