Market Reports

Dunstan Times, Issue 2317, 15 January 1906, Page 5

Market Reports

DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKEI REPORT,

Messrs A Moritzson and Co auctioneers, wool stock, station, grain produce and commission agents report ("wholesale) for the week as under. All quo; tations arc 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 Td to 3s 9d, Red Sorts 3s (id to 7s 3d. Good Whole Fowl Wheat (scarce) 3s to 3s 3d Barley—The new crop will soon be harvested and eveaything points to high prices, as area under crop is considered below last season. Oats—Unchanged.' Fair demand for good quality not many offering. Milling 2s 3d to 2s Id, B grade 2s 2d to 2s 3d, inferior 2s to 2s Id Ryecorn—2s Gd to 2s 9d Chaff-Prime bright heavy LI 7s Gd to LI 10s, medium L 3 10s to L 3 15s, inferior 50s, wheaten straw 355. oaten straw 37s Gd to 10s, Prussian blue peas 3s 9d per bushel. Po atoes—All old sorts are now disposed of, and the market is bare of new. Prime Aueklands at 16s. Peninsula from 2d to 2Jd. Ryegrass—We quote : Farmers dressed 2s Od to 3s 9d Light seed Is 9d to 2s 3d, heavy weights 2s d to 3s 3d, machine dressed 3s to ss. Cocksfoot—Farmers dressed 3jd to 4.(4, machined 3d to 5 l-2d. Linseed- Scarce nominal value Ll3 to Li t wanted Chew ings Fescue—Demand for this seed is brisk and tho price has gone up to 2 l-2d to 3d for machined seed farmers lots 1 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 16th January, third Tuesday sth February, fourth Thursday Ist March Rabbilkins. -Wc hold weekly sales. Demand "ood for all classes. .Suckers and runners 4Ad to Old, summers 7Jd to 9)d. early autumns 12Ad to incoming winters lid to 15d, Prime Winters (selected) up to 21d, Silver Greys to 37d Sheepskins—Crossbreds extra heavy up to I2s 6d, sound pel-s 9s to 10s, medi m 7s Od to 8s 6d, inferior 6s to 7s. „, „ Lambs—Extra good up to ,s fid. Top prices guaranteed Stack covers 16 X IS, 403

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; flj to 7i, ex heavy ox 5} to Gjd Light ox and co, VI to s}d Calfskins up to Cd peril); for sound yearlings (good) 7s to 9a 3d Horse hides 0s Oil lo 9 1 Horsehair—Keen demand from 10 l-2d to 17 1-2 I Ow lips Is 9d to Is 9d per do/., cow hair 8 l-2d to 10 . Grass Seed Cleaning—Our machinery is up to date We have jnstadded a clover polisher and a-r wo have a machine of the latest type for each kind of seed we give from 5s to Is of better cleaning results thitu 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, Idoz in ease Butter—Fresh butter in pats storekeepers lota 8d separator in Hi) pats 9d to 11 per 11) Eggs—Fresh 9d. Cheese—Factory Dd’.tos l-2d, Akaroa 51-2(1 loa 5Jd to fljd very old factory 5J Honey— Demand small. Prices are ruling from 3 1/24 to 4d per lb for good quality small tins 4d to 4 l/2d Section Honey 4s Gd to 7s per dozWalnuts—Scarce at Gd lo 7d per lb, wanted Beeswax —Wanted Is 4d Onions—Melbourne to land os. Bacon—Rolls 7d to 7Ad per lb

Hams—Sl-2d Pin-a—Por sizes up to IfiOlbs first-class dairy-fed quality 3;} d, wanted, oxer that weight prices range from 3d to 3J4. Butter boxes, with parchment lining wc can supply at 18s per dozen Poultry.—liens 2s Od to 3s roosters 3s Cd to 4s 9d ducks 4s Od geese 4s to Ds turkey hens Gd to 7d per lb cocks 8d to Od per lb live weight. Fruit—We receive consignments by every steamei from Australia, the Islands and our own colony and hold sales daily on arrival of consignments Good flour sacks 5s per dozen.

Stronach, Morris and Co. report for the week ending 11th January as follows: Fat Cattle.—2o2 yarded, and late prices were well maintained. Best bullocks £6 10s to £los 10s (extra heavy to £13); prime heifers £G 10s to £7 10s; Fat Sheep.—l3oo penned, prices being much the same as last week. Best wethers brought up to 245, and best ewes to 21s 6d. Fat Lambs.—soo penned, which sold at from 12s Gd to 15s 9d.

Pigs.’.. 177 forward, and prices are as follows Suckers 6s 6d to 10s; slips Its to 17s ; stores 18s 6d to 24s ; porkers 2Gs to 3Ss ; baconers 40s to 4Gs; choppers to 60s.

Babbitskins.—Owing to the wool season sales are held somewhat irregularly, and we held our rabbitskin sale on Friday last Prices are still satisfactory as the following quotations will show Spring bucks lid ; spring does to 10pS ; winter bucks to 16d : winter does to Sheepskins.—We offered a large catalogue at our sale on Monday, and competition was keen and prices well raamtained Butcher’s pelts sold up to 3s; and lamb skins to 2s 7d Hides. —We offered a fair sized catalogue at our sale on Tuesday, bidding being spirited and prices quite up to those lately 7 ruling. Oar top price for ox hides was 7 >d and for cows We can confidently recommend consignments being s"nt iu at present, Tallow and Fat,—No change to repo: 1. Oats.— Business is confined mostly to smaller lots of good to prime quality, and prices are as follows Prirao milling lid to 2s 2d; good to best feed 2s to 2« l|d‘ medium to good Is lid to 2s pei bushel.

The demand is chiefly tor lines of prime quality and for fowl wheat. Quotations : Prime milling 3s 6d to 3s 7d ; medium t> good 3s 3d to 3f 3d ; whole fowl wheat 3 Id to 3s 2d ; bioken and damaged 2s 9d (<■ 3» uer bushel. Potatoes.—'There is a good demand fo lines of prime quality, which a'c rcadib, disposed of. Chaff.—The demand is restricted pro IQ well to lines of prime quality, for wind there is a goad demaud. Quotations: Prime oaten sheat £4 5s to £4 7s Gd (extra choice to £4 ICs); medium to good £3 10s to £4 ; inferior £3 to £3 5s per ton