COMMERCIAL.

Lake County Press, Issue 906, 12 April 1900, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

Dalgety and Go. Ltd report as follows : Oats. —We offered a small catalogue, consisting of inferior to good feed. Competition was black, especially for medium and inferior samples. We quote—Prime milling (Sutherland's) Is lid, good to best feed Is 9d to Is 10d, medium and inferior Is 6d to Is Bd, sacks extra. Wheat.—Milling keeps in fair demand, but other sorts are very hard to place except as fowl feed. Prime velvet and Tuscan 2s 5d to 2s Gd, red sorts 2s 4d to 2s sd, good whole fowl feed Is lid to 2s, broken and inferior Is 9d to Is lOd, sacks in. Potatoes. Supplies forwarded last week were heavier than for some time past, and prices have eased inconsequence. Prime Dorwents bring from L2 12s Gd to L2 15s, other sorts L2 2s to L2 7s Gd. Glial!'.—Prime quality meets with good enquiry, but all other sorts are not sought after. Prime L 3 to L 3 ss, medium to good L2 10s to L2 10s, inferior L2 to L2 ss. buncdin, 9th April, 1900. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs A. MoaiTZSON and Co., auctioneers, wool, stock and station, grain, produce, and commission agents, isomer Bond and Jetty streets, Dunedin, report, (wholesale) as follows for the week. All quotations subject to market fluctuations:— Wheat : We quote—Pr mo velvet 2s 6d Tuscan 2s 6d ; medium, 2s 5d ; red chaff, 2s 5d to 2s Gd; fowl feed, 2s Od to 2s 2d. Oats : Prime milling Is lid ; bright plump feed, Is lOd ; medium and off color Is 6d to Is 9d. Bailey: Feed at from Is 6d to ls Q d; milling Is lOd to 2s ; malting 2s 4d to 2s lOd. Hops, with some enquiry 8d to lid f.o.b. Flour Lfi 10s ; oatmeal Lll. Pearl barley, Lit) 10s ; bran, L3s ; pollard, L 3 10s. Potatoes, L 3. Chaff: Prime quality L3ss;co£3los medium, L2 12s 6d to L2 17s Gd. Pressed hay, L 3 os ; pressed straw 22s 6d. Ry egress : Best maejiine-dressed 2s 41 to 3s od, undressed, Is 3d to Is 8 '. Cocks-foot; Town machined, 4d to 4Jd ; farmers riddled, ?M to 3d. Rye corn : 2s to 2s Gd. Linseed, LlO. We receive rabbitskius, hides, sheepskins, and tallow, and return highest market values. We hold regular weekly sales. Hides. —We have a special inquiry and can guarantee the very top market prices, We quote, 4d to sd, according to weight i and condition. We guarantee nothing under 41b per lb for sound well flayed ox ond cow hides. Sheepskins . Dry crossbreds 2s to 6s extra 6s Gd to 7s Gd ; merino (dry) 2s 3d tc 6s Od; extra, to 8s; pelts from 6d to Is 9d exira to 2s 6d. All s*kins are thoroughly attended to, and if green are dried. Horsehair, Is 3d to Is 4d per lb. Beeswax, Is 3(1 to Is Gd. Rabbitskins—We offered a good catalogue this week. Competition was active. We quote suckers aud runners 3d to Gd; summers 6d toßd. Have an unlimited demand foi all classes and return hig est values. Sale every Monday. We have an experienced man classing all skins, and thus receive top value from buyers. Nitrate of Soda, £ls. County SALKS conducted on rrost reasonable terms. We supply Rabbit and Sheep Netting and give special quotations by the mile. Oil Cake in atock. Crown Sheep Dip. 4s Gd per gallon. Butter Boxes. - We can supply 581b butter boxes with vegetable parchment liniug, at 17s per dozen. FRUIT AND PRODUCK REPORT. BUTTER : Our London contract is 'low on Circulars and pirtionlars on application 1-t. Dairy 71. 2nd. ~ Gd. ! 3rd. ~ od. Ist. Mdled 7d. 2nd. ~ 6d. 3rd. od. All cast's in, f.o.b. consign to Dunedin. Foos : Can dispose of any quantity at top market rates. Demand good. CiIKKSE : Prime factory, od to 5| I; dairy, 4fd to od. BACON : Rolls and flitches, 0. ! , d ; ham.-. 74d. Pros: 31 to 3£d per lb for good quality of right sizes. Fiuit by every steamer. Vick.ry's Egg Preservative, 22s Gd per case.