COMMERCIAL

Evening Star, Issue 12625, 3 October 1905, Page 8

COMMERCIAL

GRAIN A2TD PRODUCE REPORTS. Donald Reid and Co. report :—We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at oar stores yesterday. We submitted a full catalogue, which met with a good reception from a fall attendance of buyers. Prices ruled as under:— Oats. —Local stocks are not heavy, and only small consignments are coming forward from the country. These are readily absorbed by the local trade at Drices which give shippers little opportunity cf securing stock. Milling oats are in fair demand, but not so keenly competed far as feed lines, all of which, from A grade to inferior, have strong inquiry. We quote : —Prime milling, Is lid to Is 11 ; good to best feed, Is li><i to Is lid; medium and inferior, Is 7d to is 9Jd per bnshel (sacks extra). Wheat.—Local inquiries are almost entirely confined to choice lines (Tuscan preferred). Medium quality still finds hitle favor with millers, and any lines of this class offering for positive sale are being quitted as fowl wheat. This has fair demand at quotations locally, but prices ruling leave no margin for shippers in comparison with values at Northern ports. We quote : Choice milling 3s 3d to 3s 4d; good dii.to, 3s Id to 3s 2d; whole fowl wheat, 2s lid to 3a; broken ,-md damagedj 2s 6d to 2s lOd per bnshel -:n<-ks extra). Potatoes.—ln the present state of the • vrket, with so few going into consranpfinn, sales cannot be forced, but coni:l .rinfr the quantities lately imported int.-i the colony values are fairly well I'i-iintained. Prime Derwents have most .itii-ntjon, and next in favor come good linos of Un-to-dates. We quote : Rest Ponr«nts, £9 10s to £10; medium, £9 to £9 7s 6d; best white sorts, £8 10s to £9; others, £7 10s to £8 5s per ten (nags in). Chaff. —Weather condrticTM have not been favorable for catting, and in consequence snppEes have not been hearvy. For prime, bright oaten sheaf there is good demand at prices a shade in advance of bite vahwß. Medium and inferior sorts have not by any means the same attention. We "quote : Prime oaten sheaf, £3 10s to £3 15s; medium to good, £3 to £3 7s 6d; inferior, £2 10s to £2 15s per tons (bags extra). Straw. —Moderate supplies comine forward. We quote : Prime oaten, 37s 6d to 40s; -whraten, to 35s -per ton (pressed). Hay.—We env-te -. P.cut clwver and ryegrass. £3 to £3 ss: medium to good, 70s to £2 15s; inferior and damaged, £1 15s to £2 5s per ten. Turnips.—Be<?t Swedes, 20s per tan (loose, ex truck). TWgfty and Co. report as follows-:—We held avr weekly sp.l; of frnir., etc, at our stores yesterday. A small catalogue was submitted to the -usual attendance of buyers. Conrrx'tition was fciirly good, and the bulk of lots offered wera cleared at satisfactory prices at auction or privately. Viihres ruling are as under:— Oats.—The markrt vi firm, hut the bosiness passing is on a small scale. Stocks in store are very ranch reduced, and the quantity coming forward from the country io sni'.TL Owners of good Imas in store are boHing firm far higher values, but the advanced prices quoted by merchants fail to bring many shipping orders. Any feed lines up to A and B grade standard offered at quotations have been readily taken up. We quote: Prime milling, Is lid to Is ll£d ; good to best feed, la lOd to Is lid; inferior and medium, la 8d to Is 9£d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—There has been a good inqwey daring the past week. Prime milling Tuscan and velvet are in good demand «t quotations. Meditmv quality, however, is oat of favor, and is difficult to quit unless at fowl wheat rates. There is a good demand lor fowl wheat for local consumption, but for shipment merchants are under-quoted at Northern ports. We quota: Prime mfQin>-, 3s 2d to 3s 4d; medium (nominally), 3a"to 5s Id; whole fowl wheat, 2s lid to 3s; broken and damaged, 2a 7d to 2a lOd per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.—The market is dnß, and although not marry consignments are coming forward stocks on hand are more; than sufficient far the eurtiag demands. We quote: Best Derwenta, £9 10s to £10; medium to, £9 t» £9 7» white sorts, £8 to SS9 per ton (bags in). Ohaff.—The market ia only jaodewtety supplied. Prime oaten sheaf £» aosnee, and mid at auction to-day a* «. shgbfc advance en. M» Ettas. Bright, heavy, chaff

ex track. Mafium quality does not meet With the same dgxcaiia, and w of sale. W« quote: Prime oaten»sheaf, £3 7s 6d to £3 12s 6d, extra to £3 15s; madium. do, £2 17s 6d to £3 Ss per ton (bags extra). Turnips.—Very few enning forward, and Swedes suitable for table use now realise 20s per ton (loose, ex truck). Straw.—We quote: Best wheaten, 32s 6d to 355; sod bast oaten, 37b 6d to 40s per ton (pressed).