Commercial.

Lake County Press, Issue 700, 19 March 1896, Page 2

Commercial.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Messrs Mnmxzsos and Hopki.v, auctioneers,. wool, stock and station,. grain, produce,, and commission agents, comer Bond and Jetty streets, Dunedin, , report (wholesale) as follows-for the week. AH' quotations subject to market fluctuations: Crown Sheep Dtp, 5s 6d per gallon In 5 gallon drum ; 5s in larger quantities. Wheat: The new crop- is now offering at Prime velvet and' Tuscan, 3a 8d to* 3s 9d, new crop ; red chaff 3s 7d. The demand for wheat has been good. Oats : Prime milling and bright plump feed Is 8d to Is 9d ; ordinary feed,.ls 7d to JsSd;. off color. Is 6d. We have sold, at Is fld (sacks extra), f.0,b., Bluff. In some cases this offer has been refused. Old'crop, Id better. Barley : Taken up for milling and feed purposes at from Is !)d to 2s 6d ; malting, if prime,..*!) 5/d to 4s (new crop) at which we cun place prime lota, in. good demand. As stated before the crops are short ip the north. Be sure and do not get your barley too short dressed-; it will decrease the value considerably. We feel sure if we get the handling of the whole crop, could well maintain the market. Hopa,.7d to 7£d (old). New crop, 9d to lOd. Flour, L 9 IDs; oatmeal, L 9 10s ; pearl barley, Li2;, bran, L3.10s ; pollard, L 4. Potatoes: Kidneys, L2 IDs; ;Derwents, L 3 10s. Chaff: Prime quality up to £3 ss; Pressed hay, £3 to £3ss; pressed straw, 35* to 40s. Ryegrass: Best machine-dressed 3s 6d to 5s ;■ undressed, 2s 6d. Dirty lots. Is 9d to 2a. Cocksfoot: Town machined, 4W to 5d farmers’ riddled,. Sd to 3|d. Linseed, £8 10a. We receive rabbitskins, hides, sheepskins, and tallow, and return highest market values. Hides wanted each, 2d to 2id per lb; extra heavy, up to 3LI. We hold regular weekly sales, and return not less than 7s 6d each for light hides. Sheepskins : Full-woolled merino, 4d to 5d per lb; half-woolled merino, 3Jd and 4d ; prinw full-woolled crossbred, 5d to 6tl; halfwoollcd crossored, 4d tosd ;-short and pelts, 2d and 3Jd. Butchers’ skins, full-woolled, 3s 6d to 6s : short and pelts, 9d to 3s. Horsehair, Id to Is 2d per lb. Rabbitskins: Selected thin- pelted and medium winter greys, none offering,, nominal, 12Jd to 14d ; good to prime, lid to 12i<l; fair season, 9d to 10id ; first racks, s*l to to 6id ; light racks, 3id and 4fd ; suckers, Ud and 2Jd ; prime black and fawn, nominal, 12d and 14d ; second black and fawn, BdtolOd.

Wc should adrise fanners to make their mind early whether they will submHy barley to us at price quoted, as you will understand buyers will not leave price open for any length of time, if offering should bo made lower from the north. Cornsacks, seed sacks, woolpacka, and seaming and binder twine in stock and supplied at lowest rates. FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT Butter : Salt, we have sale for all good lots ; prime quality, in good demand at 7d Egos : Can dispose of any quantity at top. market rates. Cheese : Prime factory, 4d net. Akaroa, 3fd. Onions;. Bs. Pigs ; 2W to 3d per lb for good quality of right sizes, . . Fruit : Regular shipments arriving from Tasmania, Sydney, and the Islands. Quotations on .application. Tahiti Oranges, D and E, are landed by ns weekly. To stookraisera we recommend the Imperial Calf Food. Circulars on application.