COMMERCIAL.

Lake County Press, Issue 979, 12 September 1901, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs A. Mokitzson and Co., auctioneers, wool, stock and station, grain, piodnee, and commission agents, coiner Bond and Jetty streets, Dunedin, report (wholesale) as follows for the week. All quotations subject to market fluctuations : Wheat; We quote —Prime velvet 2s 8d to 2s lOd ; Tusc in 2s 8d to 2s 10 I ; medium, 2s 6d to 2s 7Ad ; red chaff; 2s 10d ; fowl feed, 2s 4d to 2a (id. Oats: Prime milling, 2s 51; bright plump feed, 2s 4d ; medium and off color Is 8d to 2s 3d. Barley: Feed at from Is 3d to ls6d; milling Is (id to’ Is 9d ; malting 2a Od to 2s lOd ; Lakes, 3s to 3s (id for prime samples, but medium and inferior qualities have no inquiries, except at very low prices. Potatoes: 15 10s per ton. Chaff: Prime quality L 3 10s ; medium, L2 to L 3. Pressed hay, L 3 0s ; pressed’straw, 355. Byegress ; Best machine-dressed 2s 4d to 3s Od, undressed, Is 3d to Is 8 I. Cocksfoot ; Town machined, to 4d ; farmers riddled, 2d to 2j(d. Rye corn : 2s to 2s Gd. We receive rabbitskius, hides, sheepskins, and tallow, and return highest market values. We hold regular weekly al^ Hides. —Wo have a special inquiry and can guarantee the very top market prices, We quote, 3.sd to 4£d, according to weight and condition. Sheepskins : Pelts, 6d to Is lOd ; xbreds, 2s to 3s 6d, All skins are thoroughly attended to, and if green are dried. Horsehair, Is'ld to Is.2d per lb. Beeswax, Is Id to Is 2d. Rabbitskius —We offered a fair catalogue this week. Competition was active. We quote suckers and runners 3d to 4Jd ; summers 5d to Sid; autumns,|9fcd toJI2Jd; winters, 14d to 17id ; selected, to 18d. Have an unlimited demand for all classes and return highest values Sale every Monday. We have an experienced man classing all skins, and thus receive top value from buyers. Tallow. —Rough fat, I2s Gd ; rendered, 15s to 13s per ewt. County Sales conducted on most reasonable terms. We supply Rabbit and Sheep Netting and give special quotations by the mile. Oil Cake in stock. Farmers Fairbanks 4001b scales, L 5 10s. Crown Sheep Dip, 4s per gallon. Berger’s red and black Sheep Branding Oil, 4s per gallon. Butter Boxes. - We can supply 561b butter boxes with vegetable parchment lining, at 17s per dozen. Gibson’s Cattle Brand.—We quote 9s for small and 15s for large tins. We are agents for Newton’s Patent Woolpress. Can be inspected in our store. L! 3 each. Clover, Rape, and Turnip Seeds all freshly landed. Prices on application. Wo have erected a crusher and kibbler, and are now prepared to crush grain, linseed, and kibble peas and beans. FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT. Butter (Salt) ; Ist grade, 9d ; 2nd grade, 8d ; 3rd grade, 7d ; both for milled and dairy. Foes : Cm dispose of any quantity at top market rates. Onicns, 18s 6d per cwt. Cheese : Factory, 5d to 5,J:d. Akaroa 4Jd to sd. Honey, 4d to 4^d. Walnuts, 4UI to 5d Bacon: Middles, 7<l ; rolls, SLI to Gd hams 7id*to Bd. Pigs : For sizes up to IGOlhs, 3} 1 ; over that weight, 21 to 2*d per lb. Fruit by every steamer. Vickery’s Egg Preservative, 22s 0 1 petcase. P.O. order must accompany order sent. Italian lemons in 300’s, 30s.