Commercial.

Lake County Press, Issue 1064, 14 May 1903, Page 5

Commercial.

and Co. Ltd., Dunedin report : Sheepskins.—Tiie usual fortnightly sale was iif'h) in I ho Agricultural rl.ill lo.uns to-day. Our catalogue was a g'jod one and representative of ,-.Ji classes. The attendance r;f buyers waa larger than usual ami hid ;!ing was brisk throughout the sale. WtquotJ : Best nn rinof, G<! to 6id ; medium, Ud to SJ/1 ; halfbrt-ds, "s£d to (U ; medium, 4Ad to 5 I ; croashivds •'-:] ! to J Id ; very coarse, 3d to 3id. ftal.bitskins.-Tho fortnightly vuU was held on .Monday before a full attendance cf the trade when we submitted a good si.: il catalogue.

[ Bidding was animated and nil lots were cleared at satisfactory prices. We I quote :—K*rly winters, lid to 121; auiumns, c\', 1 to 10vd ; Kumni j.b, I.', 1 in S T id ; blacks DJd "to 12 ! ; horsehair, 12.1 To I. Hides : —Tin f-.rtsiigh'ly sale was held on Thursday 30th Apiil when v.-.-.fined a good oatul igue of hides to a full muster of the trade. CoinnHthi'm l wis very keen from strut to finish. Heavy stout ox were in great demand und brought \ ,j ry satisfactory prices. Medium hides, both ox and cow wetv on a par with late rates. We quote: Prime ox hides, Gl to 7d ; cx'ia stunt, Sd to 82 1 ; medium. 5J to 5; i ; It dit and inferior, 3d to 4Ad ; prime eow hides, 5d to s!d ; extra good, G ■ ; medium 11 to 4£-J ; light and inferior, 3-Jr! to 3|d. Tallow. —The market is short supplied and all consignments are re\dily sold. Dunedin May sth, 1903. WEEKLY MARKEr REPORT. Messrs A. Mokitzson axd Co., auctioneers, wool, stock and station, grain, produce, and commission agents, corner Bond and Jetty streets, Dunedin, report (wholesale) as follows for the week. All quotations subject to market fluctuations : We would ask fanners, when sending samples, always to put. a price or them, as buyers do njt I'eul inclined to mike offers. Wheat: There is now a littlo business ea-:s:i!r- in now wheat. Wo quote— Rest velvet, 4; Id to 4'. 'id ; Tuscan, 4s Id to 4s 2d; red chaff, -1* H; fowl feed nieeth with good enquiry at 3a (id to 3s 9d for beat (sacks extra). Oats: New oats are offering freely from the North, and there is a fair amount of business passing. Prime miiling, Is 101; bright plump feed, Is 8d to Is 9d ; medium and oil'color Is Gd to la 7d. Parley : Ex'ra prime samples have good enquiry. Feed at from 3s 3d to 3s 4d ; mailing 3i 5d to 3s Sd ; Lakes, ."s 9d to 4s for prime samples. Chaff: OQcriny more freely. Prime quality, Lo 5s to L'J 10s ; medium, L2 15s to 1,3 ; straw ehalT, LI 17s Gd. Pressed hay, L 3 I.Oa ; pressed straw, £2 Ryegiass : r">esL maehine-dressed 3s to 4s 3d; farmers' dressed, Is 10d to 2s Sd ; Cocksfoot: Town machined, 4id to 5J ; farmers riddled, 3d. Demand dull. Rye earn : Limited offerings, 3a 3d to 3s Gd. Potatoes : Supplies coming to hand have bten moio plentiful. Kidneys, L 3 ; Derwents, L 3 5s to L 3 10s. We receive rabbitskins, hides, sheepskins, and tallow, and return highest market values. We hold regular weekly sale;-. Hide-. —We have a special inquiry and can guarantee the very top market prices, We quote, to 7d, according to weight aud condition. Sheepskins : The supplies coming to hand are nearly all pelts and lambdcins, for which ibcre is a good deina d We quote: Pelts, Gd to Is 4d : green butchers', Is Gd to 2d Sd. All skins are thoroughly attended to, aud if grceu are dried. Horsehair, l.s Id to le 21 per lb. Beeswax, Is 4 1. Rabbitskins —Wc offered a fair catalogue this wc< k. We quote suckers and ruutiers 3d io 4.W ; summers, 5d to SM ; springs, Do 1 to l\hd. IT.ive an unlimited demand for •ill olasst-3 aud return lug. est values s>ale every fortnight at present. We have an experienced man classing all skins, and thus receive top v due from buyers. Tallow.—Rough fit, His to 10s ; prime, ISs; rendered, 16s «o 24a per cwt. ; casks, 2tis. County Sales conducted on .v est reasonable terms. We supply Rubbit \nd Sheep Netting and eii'e sp 'dit quotations by the mile. Oil Cake in ■took. Farmers Fairbanks 4001b scales, Lo 10s. Crown Sheep Dip, 3j Gd per gallon in drums', 3s in casks. Berber's red and black Sheep Branding Oil, 4s per gallon. butter Hexes. - We can supply ull'b butter boxes with vegetable parchment lining, at 18 ; . per dozen] Gibson's tattle Brand. —We quote 9s for small and 1 5s for large ties. We are nK.mts for Newton's Patent Woolpress. Can bo inspected in our store. Ll3 each. Clover, Ripe, and Turnip Seeds all frostily landed. Prices on application. We have erected a crusher and kibbler, .u .i areimw prepared to crush grain, linseed, and kibble peas and beans. Storing Graii . We are prepared tostore, .receive, deliver and insure with throe months' free &torage at 3d per sack. Our stores a connected uiWi the railway by private siding. FRUIT AN'D PRODUUK RKi'OHT. Butter : Prime salt, Sd to 10dKoos: Can dispu.se of any quantity at top market, rate-. Ouions : -New Canterbury, Gd per cwt. Cheese : Factory, Gd to Gid ; dairy, Gd. Jbmey, 4d to 4.^1. WalnulH, 7d P.itihry : Hen-'., 2s to 2s Gd ; rooster-, 2< 6d to 3* .: ducks, 3s to 3s Gd ; turkeys, f r extra prime birds to 9d'. Poultry for export : Wanted, 1000 pairs hens and roosters in eood eonditiou, niininiuin live weight .'!. : i pounds each. Price 2s Sd per pair railage free. Also 1030 pairs ducks in good condition, minimum live weight 41b, each. Price os 0 1 per pair railage free. Consign Department i i Agriculture, Dunedin, on our account. iiACON! Rdls, Si,d"t» lUd: hams, 9d to 9/, d. Pigs : For size;; up to IGO'.b?, sfc\ ■ over that weight, to per ib. Fruit by (very steamer. Vickery s Egg Preservative, 20s per case. P.O. order must accompany order sent. to 8 1 per lb. We have appointed Mr C. ITjUNUWorth as agent for the Lakes District.