LATE COMMERCIAL

Evening Star, Issue 12523, 6 June 1905, Page 4

LATE COMMERCIAL

PROPERTY SALE. Acting under instructions from the Re« gistrar of the Supreme Court, Messrs D. M. Fea and Co. to-day offered for sale a dwelling in Marytuu, standing oh lr 5.i5p of land. There was a good attendance, and bidding was spirited. The property was bought in by the mortgagee (Mr F. Z. Moore), as agent, at £l6O.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS

Dalgefy and Co. report having held their weekly sale of grain, etc., at their store* to-day. There was a fair attendance of buyers, and competition for the various lots was good. With tljo exception of one truck of chaff the whole of the catalogue sold at auction at full market rates. Prices ruled as under:— Oats.—There is a fair inquiry for coastal shipment. Bright heavy Gartons are most in demand, but few lines of this clans arc offering. The demand for feed lines is still pood, and lato values are well maintained. We quote: Prime milling and seed lines. Is Bi<] to 2s 2d; good to lx>st feed, U 7d to Is 8d; inferior and medium, Is 5d to Is 6Jd per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—Tiiere is not tlio same quantity of .prime milling wheat now offering, and-»t present rates many holders are not dispossd to sell. Prime velvet and Tuscan sells readily at quotations. Medium milling is more or less neglected, whilo sales of fowl wheat axe still confined to small lots for local consumption. We quote: Prime milling, 3s to 3s'2d; medium, 2s lOd to 2$ lid : best whole fowl wheat. 2s 8d to 'i&s'JM; broken and damaged, 2s 54 to 2s 7d "per bushel (sacks extra). *' Potatoes.—Consignments have fallen away during the past week and the marked ia now bare of supplies, and prices realised at auction to-day show an advance in values of from 15s to 20s per ton om prices ruling last week. We quote: Best white sorts, ££ 109 to £7 : best Derwents, £5 15s to £6 5s per ton (L.ujs in), ■ Chaff.—Consignments during the rasb week jiavo not been so heavy. There is still, however, a pood deal of medium cluiff offering but prime oaten sheaf sells readily "i 1 We q u °to: Prime oaten sheaf, £j tp £3 2s 6d; medium do, £2 IS* '6cl V 62 17s 6cl; lipnht and discolored, £2 to £2 10s per ton (hairs extra). Straw.—Bridit oaten and wlieaten straw are inquired for. We quote the former to 40s and the latter to 35s per ton pressed (ex truck). Turnips.— The market is well supplied. Wo quote best Swedes to 13s per ton. loo*o (ex truck). Donald Reid and Co. report:—We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores to : day. On account, probably, of the alteration of tho day of sale owing to Monday being a holiday, there was only a moderate attendance of buyers. To these we submitted a representative catalogue, mads up of feed oats, fcwl wheat, potatoes, carrots, chaff, hay, and turnips. For nearly all the lines on offer there was fair competition, an 4 prices throughout compared favorably with late quotations. Values ruled as under : Oata.—There has been a steady demand for "A" and "B" grade Gartons during tho past week, and, although sparrowbills are not so much favored, nearly all lines coming to hand have been readily placed. We quote: Seed lines, Is lOd to 2? 24; prime milling, Is Bc| to Is 9d: good to best feed, Is 7d to Is 8d; inferior to medium, Is 4d to Is per bushel (saclfs extra). Wheat.—Although, no sales of any importance have taken place in milling quality,' a better tope pervades the marketi. Millers' inquiries are directed almost entirely towards prime quality. Lowergrades, are not sought after except as fowl wjieai, for which ttiere is fair demand a£ ' hU values. We quote: Prime mfllrng, 3g""to 3s 2d; medium, 2s lOd \o 2s I\s ; best whole fowl wheat, 2s 8d tg 2s 9d; profe'en and damaged, 2? 44 to 2s Vd per bushel (sacks extra). •--•*."• parley.—The' market fs quiet, -fith l{t{.}e business passjpg, and Quotations -are" nominal. ..-••.-_ Potatoes.—The few lots subraitte|! at pnetiop to-day met with exceptionally "goof) and realised prices dißtjpcsh? in advance of latp values. We quote: seed sorts', £6 10s to £7; others, £6 tq £6 10s;" best Derwents, £5 ljssj' to £$ 5s per fan (iyjfcVjn). ' ■-.-•■.-• Chaff.—During thp kts broken we#ber pchsignrnopts nave not been so heayy* find r.dues, parttailarly for prime heavy' Aiff; have been fairly maintained. JfOifer gjalitieswe still otit ofJua£" We aaote :"TBe«t

ftajen sheaf, £g lfe to £3:, choice Jots, tp' mMMi iiferior to medium, £2 to £2 .top (bags extra). Hay.~JGJoTer : and ryegrass hayo been cqminff fprwarc} mora freely, and meet •with, slightly improved demand. We quote: .Best quality, £2 17s 6d to £3; medium to good. £2 5s to £2 16s per ton. Turnips.—4t to-day's sale several trucks of realised 13s per ton (loose, ei tinck). , . Pressed straw js scarce, and has pood infltury. We quote: Oaten, 37s 6d to 40s; whieaten, 35s per ton.