COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 11252, 28 May 1900, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The amount of revenue collected at the Customhouse on goods cleared for consumption to-dav was £i, (jus 2s 7d. Iho quantity of caul exported from Westport last week was 1,210 tons. GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS. Donald Reid and Co. report that prices ruled at under at their auction sale to-day:— Oats.-We submitted a cata’ogue of medium to beat feci. The attendance #ns large, hut buyers were not disposed to operate freely, and bidding throughout was slack. We quote; Prime milling. Is fd to Is 9Jd : good to best feed, la 7U to Is 7}d ; an 1 medium, Js fid to Is 7d per bushel (sacks extral. Wheat.—We offered a few lots of fowl wheat, which were quitted at quotations. Millers’ operations are at present s miewbat restricted, and mime wheat not so readily taken up. We quotePrune milling, 2s 5d to 2s fid; medium, 2s Id to 2a Id ; whole f-wl wheat, Is ll)d to 2s ; broken. Is 91 to Is KM v r msliel(sicksin). Potatoes. C ..signments are arriving more freely, and prices are a shade lower. We quote: Lest Derwems, £2 Cs to £2 7s fid ; others, £2 to £2 2s fid per ton (sacks in), Clinlf.-Prime oaten aheaf is in fair demand, put mci.ium and i’ght samples are not in request We quote: Prime oaten sheaf, £2l2s Cd to £2 IBs • extra heavy, to £2 17s fid ; medium to good, £2 to £2 IDs per ton (bags extra). Messrs A. Moritzaon and Co. report having held their usual weekly sale of graiu and produce at their stores. Bond street, this morning. There was a fair attendance of buyers present, but com petition was dull, and the bulk of the catalogue was withdrawn. Oats. • There is a very poor demand, and prices are rather lower.' We sold prime milling from' Is 9d to Is Did: best feed, Is 74« ito ls8d; medium and inferior, from Is 31 to Is 7d per bushel. ’ Wheat-Prime samples of milling have good altmti’in from 2s s}d to 2i GUI; medium, which has little attention, 2s 3d to 2s fid ; fowl fetd Is 10 J to 2s per bushel. * Potatoes.—Best Convents brought £2 2s fid to £2 as per ton. Chaff.—Prime oaten sheaf is in short supply and for this description prices have advanced 2s fid per ton. We sold best from £2 10g to £2l2s fid, and medium fiom £2 per ton. Turu'ps, PJs per ton. Dalgcty and Go., Limited, report having held thoir usual weekly auction sale, when the attendance of buyers was small and competition very slack. Oits.-The market is 'ery dull, and only small lines selling, buy rs only purchasing for immediate requirmnoots. We quote: Prime milling, Is 9d to Is SJtl; good to best feed, Js 7d to Is /Jd : fair to medium, la 6jd (sacks extra). Wheat.-Prime milling still meets with fair demand, but other sorts are hard to place. Prime velvet and Tuscan, 2a 6d to 2s 6<l; medium and second class, nominally 2s 3d to 2s Id ; good whole fowl feed. Is lid to 2i; broken and inferior, Is fid to Is 9d (sacks inX Potatoes.—The market is much better supplied and it is Larder to make sales. Prime Northern Denvents, £2 os to £2 7s fid ; do Southern, £2 to x2 s*. Chaff.—All re illy prime coming to hand meets with ready sale, but medium quality is almoit unsaleable. Prime, £2 12s fid to £2 17s fid ; good, t -e*a. fid° ’ med ‘ um and inferior, £llss