MARKET REPORTS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 2489, 12 July 1909, Page 5

MARKET REPORTS.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORT, Messrs Dalgcty ami Co. Ltd. report as follows: — We held our usual weekly auction sale of grain and produce on Monday and submitted a large catalogue to a full attendance of buyers. Prices ruled as under : Oats. The market this last woek has shown a firming tendency through stronger inquiry for shipment during the present month, Offerings are lighter and prices are rather more than maintained for A and B grade, hub inferior remain at about the same as last quotation : Prime milling A Gartons 1.: 7M to 1/Sd, A Sparrowbills 1/6 to 1/7, Good to best feed Is 5d to IsOod, Inferior to medium is 2d to Is 4d. per bushel, sacks extra. Wheat. —The market is firmer and choice Velvet goes to I'.c millers at top quotations, while long berried wheat is strongly in request for shipment. We quote Prime milling 4/2 to 4/3, Medium to good milling 3/11 to 4/1, Fowl wheat 3/7 to 3/9, Medium 3/4 to 3/6, Inferior 2/6 d to 3s 3d per bushel sacks extra. Potatoes.-The market is if anything slightly easier than last week but the demand for anything extra prime remains good. We Quote Extra prime to £4, Best freshly dug samples £3-10s-0d to £3-15s, medium £2-10-0 to £3-7-6. Chaff.—Extra prime Oaten Sheaf is scarce and is easy to place at top quotations, while medium and inferior meet with less demand. We quote— ExtJa prime to £3, Best Oaten £2-13-fid to £2-15-0, Medium £2 0s Od to £2-7-6, Inferior and discoloured 35s to 40s. Straw.—We quote Wheaton 25s to 27/6, Oaten 30/0 to 355. Turnips.—Loose up to 17s. Dunedin, July 5. Stronach, Morris & Company Ltd., report for week ending 6th July as follows Fat Sheep. - There was a large yarding of 3251. Prices at the beginning of the sale were slightly lower than last week’s bill firmed towards the end to the same level. {We jjuote— Best wethers 16/0 to 17/6 ; extra to 18s 3d. medium to good 14s 6d to 15/fi, light and inferior Pis 6d to 13s Od ; best ewes 13s 6d to 15s Od ; extra to 17s Od ; good 11s to 12s 6d ; light and inferior to 10/6. Fat Lambs—There were 2000 penned, all good quality. There was keen competition from exporters, and prices realised were much much about the same as at week’s sale. Quotations— Best lambs from 13s 6d to IPs Od; extra 15s to 17sOd, medium 11s 6d to 12s 6d, stores 6s Od to 10s Od. Fat Cattle. very fair quality. Prime quality cattle were iu good demand at an advance on last week’s rates. Quotations Best bullocks brought from £lO 0s bo £ll-0 ; extra to £l3 0s ; medium to good £7 0s to £8 ; light £5 10s to £6 ss; best cows and heifers £5 to £6-10 ; medium to good £4 10s to £5. ' Pigs.—9o yarded. Suckers 10s 6d to 13s 0d ; slips 15s to 18s ; stores 22s to 28s; porkers 35s to 40s ; light baconers 42s to 50s ; heavy do 53s to 565. Rabbitskins—We offered an exceptionally large catalogue at Monday’s sale, when there was a large attendance of buyers. Competition was very keen for winter does, and prices realised were the highest for season, a fine lot of prime winter does in our catalogue, bringing a record. All other kinds of skins sold extremely well. Best winter does 30d to 341(1 ; medium to good 20d to 30d ; best winter bucks 16d to 20d, medium to good 15d to 16d, early winteis 16A- to 18d, autumns |l4ld to’ 164, racks 9d to best winter blacks ;to 31d, second winter blacks to 20d, Hides. Wo held our usual fortnightly sale on Thursday, 27th inst., when we submitted a medium catalogue. Competition was keen, and we have to report a very satisfactory sale, Quotations—Prime stout heavy ox hides 7d to 7i«l, good heavy 6/td to 7d, light 54d to Bid, inferior 24d to Id, best heavy cow hides sj ! d to 6sd, medium 54d tos£d, light 5d to s.jc!, inferior 3gd to 4Jd, yearlings to s§d, calfskins ogcl to Bgd, horse hides to 9s 9d each. Sheepskins. —We held our fortnightly sale to-day when we offered a good catalogue. The attendance of buyers was larger than usual and bidding was very brisk for all classes of skins, prices bein'/ fully up to late rates. For a good line of fine i-bred wo received a shade over 9d per lb, being the highest price paid in Dunedin so fai this season for /.bred. Best $-bred, 74d to 9d ; medium to good to 7id ; inferior 34d to 44d ; best fine x-bred flid inferior 4d to 5d ; best merino 6d to 7£d ; medium to good to 44d ; pelts 3d to 3|d ; best lambskins 4/jd to 6|d; medium to good 3d to 4d. Straw—Quotations - Oaten 32s 6d to 85s; wheaten 30s to 32s 6d per ton (pressed). Tallow & Fat.—Prices are much the same as at last week’s report, all coming forward being readily disposed of. Oats. —During the past week the demand has been keener and prices have been somewhat better. We quote Prime milling 1/7 ito I/B£, good to best feed L4/s to 1/54 ; inferior to medium 1/3 to 1/4 per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat—There is a fair demand for good samples, but fowl wheat has not the sime enquiry Quotes Prime milling 4s Id to 4s 2d, prime velvet up to 4s 2sd, medium 3s lld to 4s, whole fowl wheat 3s 9d to 3s iOd, medium 3s 5d to 3s Bd, inferior 2s 9d to 3s 3d per bushel. Chaff.—Theie have been large consignments of late, and prices snow a 10s decline on last week’s rates both for old and new chaff. Prime old heavy sheaf is in good demand, and sells at from £2-7-6 to £2-10 ; medium to good £2-2-6 to £2-5 ; best new chaff £2 7s 6d to £2 12-6, medium and inferior £1 15s to £2 per ton (bags extra). Potatoes.-The market is fully supplied, but only lots free from blight are placed. There is no demand for inferior. Quotations :—Prime £3 10s to £3 15s ; medium inferior £2 10s to £3 3s per ton, (bags fn).

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