MARKET REPORTS

Dunstan Times, Issue 2678, 11 August 1913, Page 5

MARKET REPORTS

GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORT. Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd report as follows

We held our weekly auction sale at ou stores, Cumberland Street, to-day when we submitted a representative catalogue to the usual attendance of buyers. Prices ruled as follows :

Oats ; - There is a good enquiry for good bright heavy Gartons suitable for milling purposes. Offerings are light and holders are very firm, consequently only a moderate quantity is changing bands. Unsound and discolored Oats are difficult to quit. We Quote - Prime milling to 2/3 per bushel, Good to best feed 2/l£ to 2/2, light and inferior 1/9 per bushel, Medium 2s to 2s Id, sacks extra. Wheat.—There is a better enquiry on the part of millers for suitable lines, Th quantity offering, however is smalljand the bulk of the transactions duiiog the past week eave been oorfined to Tuscan and rid wheat weich have been offering more freely The market is well supplied with Fowl Wheat which is in fair demand at quotations. We quote—Prime Milling to 4/2, Velvet Ear and Red Chaff 3/8 to 3/iO, Best Whole Fowl Wheat 3/4 to 3/5, Medium 3/0 to 3/3. Inferior from 2s Od Tuscan 3s 6d to 3s 8d per bushel, sacks extra.

Potatoes Consignments during the past week have been coming to hand more freely. Prime well graded samples receive most attention, while medium and out of conditioned Ikies are difficult to place. Seed varieties are now being enquired for. We quote:—Prime table potatoes to £3 5a Od to £3 10s, medium good £3 to £3 ss, Others to £3 per ton, sacks extra. Chaff Consignments during the past week have been heavy. As there is a fair quantity still held in store there is very little change to report in values. Prime Oaten Sheaf is in most request. Medium; discolored and light chaff do not receive the same attention. Quote—Prime Oaten Sheaf Chaff £4 OsOd to £4 7s 6d, Medium to Good £4 Os to £4 os, light and discolored from £3, Choice Black Oaten Sheaf to £4 7s fid per ton, sacks extra. Dunedin, August 6, 1913.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. RABBITSKINS, Etc, / Kirk & Coy. Ltd., Bond Stree Dunedin, report as follows Rabbitskins.—All descriptions ot rabbit skins are at present in very keen demand, and consequently we have pleasure in quoting increased prices as follows Incoming and Prime winter does B7Ad to 40i per lb Winter bucks 22d to 27d early winters 18d to 21d Autumn Racks 16d to 18d “ Summers and halfgrown lOd to lOd “ Suckers and Runners 7id to lOd “ Horsehair—l7d to 19d. Tallow- 19s to 23s per cwt. Sheepskins— Halfbreds and fine crossbreds B£d to 9d. medium and coarse crossbreds 7gd to 9id, Lambskins 7|d to B£d, pelts and shortwools to dead and damaged halfbreds 7Jd to BJd, do. crossbreds 6d to 7d, do. lambs and hoggets 7£d. Hides and calfskins also wanted in any quantity at market rates. These prices are Nett Cash. No Commission charged. Cheque posted the same day as the goous arrive.