Weekly Market Reports.

Lake County Press, Issue 2114, 19 April 1906, Page 5

Weekly Market Reports.

Ml-'SMtS A. MoKIT/.SIIN' AND (Ah, tIUC tioneers, wool, stock and station, grain, produce, and commission agents, corner i'.ond and Jetty streets, Dunedin, report (wholesale) as follows for the week. All quotation* subject to market lluctuations : Oats. —This cerial is considerably iirmc r with good inquiry but very lew lines ol round,'oats, offering we ipiote prime milling s '2d, ttg.adc 2s, inferior from Ks 0,1 to Is lid.

Wheat. Easier. Prime Northern Tuscan, 33 3d; red .sorts 3s Id to 3s '2d ; fowl wheat, scarce, ->t 3s to .'is 2d. 15.ii ley.— Prim'; malting, 4s 3d to 4a (id; pe rling, 3s to 3s 3d ; feed hurley, 2s 9d. Chuff —Market firm for piime. We quote: Prime, up to L 3 15s ; medium, slow of sale, to L 3 I2s6d ; wheaten straw, 32s (id ; oaton straw to JO.-'. Prussian blue peas, 4s to 4s Cd per bushel. Maize, Is «Jd to ss. Pressed straw, L'2. Carrots, done. Pressed hay, 1/2 15s; pressed straw, plentiful. Ryegrass) : Market excited. Prices firm at farmers dressed 3s 3d to .'! Od, machine dressed 4s (id to .Os 6d. Cocksfoot.—No change to report. Maiki t remains strong. Partners lots 3A,d to 4|d machined 3d to sjd. New season's crop will he on the market shortly. Chcuings Fescue.— lJ.uii.ui.l tor ibis Heed s bridk, and price has gone up to 3Jil to 3jjd for m ichini'd seed, fanners' lota 1:A to •_'.! per U). Rye corn, 2a (3d to 2k 9d. Seed samples Potatoes. —Market linn at L 9 lo Li) to LP) Jjs. Market bare. We receive ralibitskins, hides, sheepskina and tallow, and return highest market values. YVc hold regular oaUb Hide-.—We have a special inquiry ami prices. At last week's sale prices can guarantee the very top market were " (inn for all descriptions. Wo quote: Prime ox (stout) from (i.ijd to 7.1,1 ; extra heavy OX, . r >:M to lijd ; medium ox 5d to 5Jd ; cows (.heavy) yd, to s£-d ; light ox and cow fid to .V;d I '= all skins, up to (id per lb for son ml yearlings good, 7s to fls 3d ; horse hides (is Od to !)H Od ; Cow tips, Is '.) A to Is I Oil .«• de/.en. Sheepskins. -Cossbreds, ex. heavy tip lo P2s (id : crossbred (sound pelts) !>s to 10si liiitu 7s (id to 3,i Od, inferior (is to 7s, lambs (ex. good) up to 7s lid ; pelts, (good) is too,. All skins are thoroughly nt.tended to, ami if green are dried. lop prices guaranteed. Horsehair, ISJdto Wi. I. Cow hair, SJd to lOd. Hecswax, I -• Id wanted. Rabbitskins. -We hold weekly Ptves. At this woeks sale there was a ri-c of Id t„ l.'.d on all classes. Suckers-, 54(1 to b!A ; summer:; bd lo lOid, early autumns P24.d to l.*!j-d, incoming v, inters PPI to )sd, .-ally winters 15.fl to Hi)'', prime winters (selected) up lo '2l 1 ; sutnnie blacks, P2d to IGd. 'J allow.—Rough ' t;li '. extra clear, 13s fid to Us (id: mutton in casks, '2'.U toils; i„ iln.s, Ills to •J-2' ; good, '.'<). (iwil maud for prime ,ton tallow fro.n 21* to »2a ; mixed tallow, I (is (id to '2os. We have inquiry for ex good nuitton, in casks, at '23s to 2:>^. County .->ai.i-.s conducted on .; ost reasonable terms. We supply Rabbit md Sheep Netting and give wpeoial quotations by the mile. Oil Cake in stock. Farmers Pairbanks iOUlb scales, 1.5 10.,.

Crown Sheep Dip, 3s (id per gallon in drums, 3a in casks.

red and black Sheep Brandin Oil, 48 per gallon. Butler Boxes.— Wo can supply Sfilb butter boxes with vegetable parchment; lining, at 18s per dozen. Gibson's Cattle Brand.—Wo quote 9s for small and 15s for large tins. Stack Covers, Id x 18, -ids. Wo are agents for Newton's Patent \V iolpress. Can bo inspected in our stoic. LIS each. Clover, Rape, and Turnip Seeds all freshly landed. Priccaon application. Grass Seed Cleaning : Our niactiiuery is up-to-date. Wo have just added a clover polisher and as we have a much no of the latest type for each kind of seed, we give rem 5 to 10 per cent, better cleaning results than a machine which cleans all seeds, we also store seed charge until cleaned, mid Keep same insured. We havo erected a crusher and kibbler, and are now prepared to crush grain, linseed, and kibble peas and beans. Storing Grain.—We are prepared to store, receive, deliver and insure with three months' free storage at 3d per .sack'. Our stores are connected with the railway by private siding. Sacks—2nd hand grain sacks.sa Cd to Gs ; good flour sacks 5s G\l doz. I'KUIT A.N'O I'KODircii REPORT. Defiance dried milk !)s 9d per dozen, 4 dozen in case. Butter: Prime salt, 0d ; separator 10d to 10.1*1 in bulk; factory, lOd to in hulk, lUd. Eggs.—Fresh Is 51 to Is Gd. Onions,—Bs 0.1 to 10s. Chkk:;k: Akaroa, od to Sh'\ ; loaf, sjd. Honey, to 4d ; in small tins, 4<l to iljd ; section honey, 4a Cd to 7s Cd pei doz. Walnuts, 4\d tr ~>k(\ wanted. rotiltry (local).—Heus, 2s Gd to 3s ; roosters, 'is to 4s ; geese, 4s to 5s ; ducks, 3s to 4s : turkeys, hens 51, cocks 7d per Ib, live weight. Poultry (Foi export)—liens, 31b to 41b, 2s Gd ; ducks, 41b and over, 3s Gd ; choice and heavy, 3s 9d to 4s ; chickens 2Jlb to 41b and over, 2s Gtl to 3s 9:1 ; choice and Eheavy, 4a to 4s Gd ; turkey hen, 5d per lb, cocks 7d per lb—free of railage if consigned to Agricultural Department. Apply for labels and Please take note that all poultry must be torwardsd to the Department not later than Thursday to arrive here. Bacon : Rolls, fljd to 7d : hams, 7d to 7id Pio.s : '.''or sizes up to IGObs, weights, 3Ad to 3Jd. Kruit by every steamer. Vickery s Egg Preservative, 20s Od per case. P.O. order must accompany order sent. For sale a good country store (general) old business apply for particulars. Messrs Waters, Ritchie and Co., auctioneers, wool, stock, grain, produce, and commission agents, report (wholesale) for the week as under. All ((notations are .subject to market fluctuations : Wheat. Market firm. We i]tiote — Best new velvet and Tuscan, 3s Id to 3s 21 ; medium, 3s Id ; fowl wheat, 3s (sacks extra), Oats—No better demand. Milling, Is lid; bright short feed, Is lOd to Is 10Jd ; inferior, is 8d Barley—We have a good demand for prime, malting samples. RabliitskiiiH. Auction sales every fortnight during the off season. We offered a fair catalogue ihis week, when competition was very brisk and prices ruled firm. Suckers ami run: er.", 5(1 to 7d ; autumns, I2jd to 15 1 ; summers, 7d to lid per Ib. Shepp-kiiis— We held our usual weekly sale on Tuesday. We quote: Pelts, Is !),1 to Is ; crossbred, 4-s lid to lis ; extra, 7s to lis; merino, 4u to r>i ; extra Sa (M to 9s. Hides—We hold fortnightly sales, l'rime ox Gil t>>7\d ; heavy do, fljd to fli'd : medium do, od In 5'..1 ; li.tht do, 5d to fl.Jd ; calfskins. Is 9d"to 4s ; yearlintrs, 2s Gd to 7s fid , horse hides, (ii Gd to Da lid each. Tallow—Kough fat, 13s to Ms (id ; tallow in tins, 15s to ISs ; casks, l'Ja to 2ls per cwt. Horsehair—Keen demand tioni 1S 1 to ■J Id. We store and dress all classes ~f seed and grain. All our machinery is of the latest and most effective design, and is operated by practical men of long exI er'enee. Seeds. —We have now on sale a specially selected sstoek of grass and clover seeds u . ; c u wo quote as follows :— Heavy machined ryegrass 3s lid to ss, medium 3a {ld to 4.- 3 I,cocks loot 4VI to sld,5 l d, Italian Is 3.1 to 4s Gd, white (-lover 10d to Ts Id, alsike 9d t■> 10.1, cowgrat-s Sd to 10d, Timothy djd. Samples on npplici.fi n. Ore's Cdifornian Thistle Weed Destroyer (used by the N.Z. Government). We supply this in Igil tins at Ids, and flgd drums at Sa per gal. It i« easily applied and thoroughly effective. We recommei.d a trial. OEM UAI. PRrtDI'CE REI'ORT. Butter—Best salt, Nl to 9d per lb ; dairy butier (in pais), 8 I per lb. Kggs.—Market firm at Honey — 3d lo 4d per lb. Cheese-ft.l per Ih Bacou—Rolls (if!, hams 7Jd. Pies—ln good demand at 3Jd, heavy wei'.drs 2Jd to 3d. Poultry - (Local), roosters 4s per pair, hens '2s (id pel piir, ducks 3s 3d per pair. (Kxport), we have received increased ordcf.H lor Smith Africa. Full pirtieulars on application. I'ure-bred poultry: If you wish to purchase or have any stock for s.i'e, write to us. We can guarantee you sati'-f.ieiion. Note -All export poultry is carried railage free if consigned to I he l> p.irtmont of Agriculture. VVe .-upplv cr-.tes on loa.i.