COMMERCIAL.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2360, 3 May 1901, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Stronach Bros, and Morris, Dunedin, report for week ending 17th April, as follows :

Fat Cattlk. showing a slight advance on th ;se ruling last week. Best bullocks sold at £7 10s to i"S 15; extra heavy £9 to £9 12s 6,1 , medium, £6 to £7 ss. Best cows and heifers, £6 to £7 10s, medium to good £4 10s to £5 15s. Sheep. large entry bidding was dull and prions wen: 6d to Is, lower than last week. Best en ssbred wethers 15s 3d to 16s, extra {.rime 17s, medium lis to 15s. Best ewts J4s 0I to 15s 6d extra 15s5d, medium lis 6d to 12s.

Lambs.—lo76 peuueu, uri.es ruling slighly easier. Best lambs lis to lis 9J ; im-nium 9s 6d to 10s 9d.

Pigs.—Only 40forward there being a fair demand. Suckers weie I'm ward, siij.s 15s to lbs, stores 'it's to '2ss, porkers 27s 6J to 35s Bacouers 37 s to 455.

Rabbitskins. Market firm. Winters 16d to 17W, springs 9a to I3_;d : summers 6d to small 4it to 3 4 ' d per lb. Sheepskins.— No sales since last report.

Hides.—ln good demand. Prime heavy ox, 4d to 4.^d; medium 3]d to 3|d, cow hides 3id to 3 7/Sd per lb. Tallow.—Market unchanged. Best rendered 16s 6d to 18s 6d, medium 14s to 16s fat, lis to 12s 6d per cwt. Wheat.—ln fair demand. Prime milling 2s 6d to 2s 7d, medium 2s 2d to 2a 5d ; fowl wheat Is lid to 2s IJd. Do (broken) Is Sd to Is lid per bushel (sacks in). Oats.—Market firm. Milling, is 6J,d to Is 7d, good to best feed Is od to Is 6W, medium Is 3d to Is 4U per bushel (sacks extra). Chaff.—Market unehauged. Prime oaten sheaf £2 10a to £2 15s ; medium £2 to £2 7s 6d per ton (ba*s extra.) Potatoes.—Market well supplied. Kidneys £4 10s to £5. Derwents, £3 10s to £4 per ton (bags in).

WEEKLY MARKET REPORTMessrs A. Moritzsoa and Co., Dunedin, report (wholesale) as follows for the week ending Wednesday last; all quotations being subject to market fluctuations : We would ask farmers when sending samples always to put a price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make oilers. Wheat. —The market remains steady at late quotations. Fowl feed is in gr.od demand. We quote : Best velvet, 2s b'd to 2s 7d ; best Tuscan, 2s 7d ; medium 2s 4.1 to 2s bd; red chaff, 2a sd; fowis wheat 2s to 2s Id. Oats. —Prime milling Is sd, bright short feed Is 4d meuiutu and iuferior Is 2d to Is 3ii. Barley.—Feed sorts are quoted at Is 3d to Is 6d ; milling, Is hi to Is 9d; maltim.', 2s to 2s 9d; Lakes 3s to 3s b'i for prime quality. We have several large orders to fid and shall be pleased to receive simples, In all cases staU price wanted, delivered at Frankton, as buyers strongly object to make offers. We ha\e already pla-.ed several lines from 2s 6J to 3s at Frankton. Ryecorn.—2a to 2s 6d. iVluize, 3s, per bnshel of 60 lb. Chaff.—We quote prime, £27s6d to £2 12s 6d ; medium. £2 to £2 5s per ton. Ryegrass —There is a fair demand bin prices snow no improvement. We quote Farmer-dressed,

Is to Is 6d ; extra clean and heavy up t■.> 1

9d. Cocksfoot, 2d to for farmers lots, and 3d to 4d for machined. Pressed straw, £1 09. Clover hay, £3 os. Potatoes. —£3 5s per ton. Rabbits kins.— »Ve offered a fair catalogue this week; competition was g'O'i and prices ruled firm at quotations. Suckers and runners, 3d to 6 i ; summer, 6d to 8d ; Autumns, Sid to 11 iI. Sa)*s every Monday. Sheepskins. We quote : Pelts, 61 to Is lOd; crossbred, '2s to 4s. We sell every Tuesday. Hides, 3.sd to 4sd, according to weight and condition. We have a special enquiry and can guarantee top market puces. Tallow.—Rough' fat, 12s 6d ; rendered 15a to 17s per cwt. Horsehair, Is 2d to Is 3 1. Binder Twine. —We have a large stock and can supply same at lowest quotations. Crown Sheep Dip.—The best in the market, price 4s 6d per gallon. Gibson's Cattle Brand. —We quote 9s for small and 15s for large tits. We supply rabbit and sheep netting, and give special quotations by the mile. Farmer's Fairbanks 400 ib. sciles, £5 10-. We are agents for New ton's patent wodpreases, £l3 each, which can be inspected in oor store. Berger? red and black sheep branding oil ii per gallon. Clovers, rape, and turnip seeds all freshly landed, prices on application. We have

erected a crusher and kibbler and are nowprepared to crush grain, linseed, and kibble peas and beans. FRUIT AND PRnDtTE REPORT.

Cheese. —Factory, Akaroa, sd. Onion's 7s per cut. Pigs—For sizes up to IGUIb, 2sd to 3J; over that weight, 2|d to 31. Beeswax, Is 3d to Is 4d. Honey, 4d to 4£d. r

Butter Boxes.—We can supply <3Glb buttet boxes with vege**ble >nreh:n_-at lining a 17s per dozen net on trucks hen-. Vickery's Ejg preservative, 22s 61 per case. Payment must accompany order. Italian Oranges, 200, 20s per case : Itati.-.n Dranges, ISO, 15s per oast-; Italian Lemons, 300, 30s per case.