GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS.

Evening Star, Issue 12867, 17 July 1906, Page 2

GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS.

.. . Dalgety and Co. report as follows :—We held onr usual weekly sale of grain and produce at our stores yesterday, when we offered a large and representative catalogue'to a fair attendance of buyers and others - interested in the trade. Bidding -was not brisk, and a portion of the catalogue had to be passed in for private sale. The most of the lines on offer, however, were quitted privately at prices on a. par with quotations. Oats.—The market remains unchanged, with little shipping business passing. Merchants find it difficult to secure outside orders on a basis of lato quotations, and as local demands are not heavy the market is almost entirely without animation. We quote: Prime milling, 2s 3yd to 2s 4d; good to best feed, 2s 2d to 2s 3d; inferior, 2s to 2s Id per bushol (sacks extra). Wheat.—Tliere is little change to report. The market remains much the same. Millers are not operating to any extent, and farmers are not pushing sales of their consignments. Tuscan of prime quality is saleable at quotations ; velvet and ' other descriptions are not much sought after. Fowl wheat meets with a good inquiry at lato rates. We quoto: Prime milling, 3s 5d to 5s 6d; prime milling Tuscan to 3s 7d; medium milling, 3s 3d to 3s 4d; best whole fowl wheat, 3s Id to 3s 2d ; broken and damaged, 2s 9d to 3s per bushel (sacks extrft). Potatoes. —Consignments arriving from Australia have fallen off considerably. Parcels arriving from the country have been light, and with a fair local demand the market has assumed a brighter tono. Seed lines meet with fair inquiry, while table sorts of prime quality are readily saleable at quotations. Seed lots, £ll to £l2; extra choice (picked), £l3; prime Derwents, £lO to £11; medium Derwents, £8 to £9 10s per ton (bags in). Chaff .—Consignments are coming to hand freely,, but are mostly of medium and inferior quality, being much discolored and very roughly cut. These descriptions are always hard to quit at their value. Good prime oaten sheai has good inquiry, and is readily saleable on arrival. Prime oaten sheaf, £3 15s to £4; extra choice, £4 2a 6d; medium, £3 7s 6d to £3 12s 6d; discolored and light, £3 to £3 5s per ton (bags extra). ■ Turnips.—The market is faiily well supplied. Swedes are bringing from 18s to 19s por ton, loose, ex truck. Straw. —There is a fair inquiry for wheaten, which we quote at 30s per ton pressed, or truck. Oaten straw is scarce. and firds a ready sale at from £2 5a to £2 7s 6d per ton pressed. Donald Reid and Co. report:—We held our weekly sale of grain and produce ;it cur stores yesterday. Values ruled as under : Oats.—The market is quiet, but firm at late quotations. Shippers are not operati:;; irecly, and although supplying small orders on moro reasonable terras from ■ '.Southland than they can get on this market, would find it difficult to get anythin;; like a large order at the same prkes. Holders are not disposed to part with oats of prime quality at current values, and the bulk of those changing bauds are indifferent B grade or ■ lower qualities. Good to prime lots now have most attention. We quote : Prime • milUnsr. 2s 3.* dto 2s 4d; good to best ■feed, "Ss to 2s 3d; fnferior and "medium, 2s to 2s 2d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—Prime milling quality has better inquiry. Tuscan is particularly in .favor, and all lines in sound milling condition are readily taken at late vjilu-.t.. Reports from Northern markets are more encouraging, and although second quality has little, demand, the prospect for prime lines is improved. Fowl wheat is offering freely at quotations, and holders are not disposed to accept less. We quote : Prime milling, 3s 5d to 3s 6d; Tuscan, to 5s 7d; medium to good, 3s 3d to 3s 4£d; whole fowl wheat, 3a Id to 3s 2d; broken ind damaged, 2s 8d to 3s per bushel . jsacks extra). Potatoes.—For prime to choice lots—aoth seed and table potatoes—there is setter demand at slightly improved prices. There is still a fair stock of medium juality in stores, which is not so easily aealt with. We quoto : Best seed lines, 811 10s to £l2; choico, to £l3; best table sorts, £lO to £11; inferior to medium, £8 to £9 10s per ton (sacks included).

Chaff.—The demand is almost confined to prime quality, for which there is ready sale. Chaff even slightly below this grade has'not nearly the same attention, while inferior and medium sorts are almost impossible to quit. To-day we sold soveral oxtra choice lots at £4 2s 6d to £4 ss; good to prime, £3 15s to £4; and quote inferior to medium at £3 to £3 10s per ton (sacks extra). Straw.—The market is over-supplied with wheaten straw, which is difficult to quit at from 30s |o 32s 6d per ton. Oaten straw is scarce, and meets with ready sale at from 45s to 47s 6d per ton. Turnips.—Good Swedo turnips meet with ready sale at 18s per ton, loose.