COMMERCIAL.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2660, 19 May 1908, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Meave A. Moritxson ud Co., anctionerr'

Mail, afcerk, station, grain, produce aud cum p muMoo agents, Dauedin, report (wholesale for the week m under. All quotations are •object to market fluctuations. Farmers are aaked when needing samples always to pot price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make offer*. Wheat—We quote prime milling new •easoiu 4» 9d good whole fowl mliest 4s 3 i to 4* 41. O'ts—Milling 2* 6d B grade!!* 7«i, inferior 2i 2 >. ei store sacks estr*. Barley—Good malting from 4j 61 to ss, pearliug, 4s feed barley 3a 6d to 3* 91. Kjecurn.—3s 9d. to 4s. Maize—s« 6d. Prussian Blue Peaa from 6s to <b 61 per bashel; partride peas to 4s. Chaff—Pnme bright heavy to £4 10s; inferior £3 sacks extra. Turnips—3ss (bags in.) Carrots—sos to 60s per ton. Clover Hay.—£4 10s. Ryegrass—New send Farqfcn <lre«aed 3d to 3s 6d, for heavy weights machined 4s 6d to ss. Cocksfoot.—Market remains atri»ug. Farmers' lots lo 7d ; machined »e«l 9d to 101.

Liiuced.—Little offering £l2 I 0» to £l3. Chewing* Keacue.—There ta gu«ddt m>nd. Farmers sample® 4.J1 to 5d machine d seed 6JJ. •"Potatoes. —Chnic- up-t" dale* I*4 Dl. dements £4 as t<> £4 life. Unions—Canteiburj 7af, Mil lion rue 7> 6d. We can offer a te» t-.ua or pure fish manur* rich in ar mm« raj»-b!e f>r root or gr.«iu can »r m>ed i/i'ii ilri 1. £7 per ton.

Kabbitakina —We hold forti.iglitly sales. The market is continuing firm. We quote :—Light racks up to 6sd, racks op to fif, summers full grown 6d to 7Jd, autumn op to lOjd. incoming winters lid to Iljl. blacks up to 13d. We supply labels. Sheepskin.—Prices are a* follows. \ brad 4d to 54, fine x bred np to 4|d. x bred 3d to 4d, merino (4d to lambs 4d, pelts 2sd np to 3Jd, fallen skins Id to l|d per lb lower. Hides.—We held our usual fortnight'y sale of hides on the 14th May to a large attendance of buyers. We had a heavy catalogue and cleared the lot. We quote as follows:—Heavy stout ox 6-1 to 6}<l, heavy oi medium 4d f light 3J<I to to 3Jd, heavy cows 4d to 4Jd, medium 3Jd to 4d, light 3|d, yearlings up to bulls and atags 2|<i to 2.if, horse hides 5i to 9*, calfskins up to ssd. Wool—Good glean x bred fid, x bred 4d to 5d f dingy and biddy op to 3d, pieces and bellies np to 3d, locks up to 2Jd, dead wool 4d. 1,

Cats kins.— 2d to 4d each, id to Is Bd.

• Horsehair.—There is a good demand for all claiees especially clean hair, which is quoted 17d to 18d, mixed 141 to 16Jd. WooL—Good clean x bred np to 7|d pieces sad bellies 3d to 44d, locks np to 2|d, good clean dead wool 4d to s|d, Moooda 5d tt 6^d. CowhairFrom 9§ to 10Jd, cow tips 1s 6d to Is 9|d. ' Rough fat.—From 12s to 16s; tallow in tias 18s to 18s; prime white mutton in tins or cakes suitable for tanners np to 255, mixed tallow 16e to 18c mntton in casks 20a to 21s. TAllow in casks from 20s to 30a. Stoung Gbaut.—We are prepared to store, receive, deliver abd insure for throe months free storage at 3d per sack. / Fabx reooucß and vkur.—We receive all kinds of imasignmmts and rsndsr account •ales promptly. Walnuts.—4Jd to sd. Salt bntter Ud to 12d, Separator to Is to li Id. ■" Fresh battsr in pats storekeepers' lots 10d, to IOJd. Eggs—Fresb eggs Is It)d to 2s per dozen preserved Is 3d v Cheess.—Factory, to fid, Akaroa sj[d loaf |d mors. Hooey.—ln good demand. Bection honey 4s fid to fie per dox. Bulk large tins 4d to 4|d. Small tins 4sd to 4|d. Beeswax—ls 4d per lb wanted. Hams.—fid to 9d. Bacon.—Rolls 8d to 9sd« sides ssd to 6d, ta good demand. / Pigs.—Baconers np to 1701b per lb, over weljtfrts 3d to 4d. Poultry for export: Hens 2to 3j ; 1 roosters 4s to ss, dnoks 3s to 4s, fid / gesss 4s to ss, torkey hens 5d gobblers toßd. No railafs to pay if consigned to paaitry depot

Strooacb, Morris and Co, Ltd., report far week ended 14th Msy, as follows : Fat Bbeep.—There were 2236 sheep penned yesterday. There was very little demand and shssp all round showed a decline of from Is od to 2a per head. Beat wsthsn brought front 18a to 21s 3d, extra prime to2ss9d, medium to good 17s to 18s, hpt ewes 13s to 15s fid, extra to 17s 9d, medium to good 10s toJI2s, light !N 6d. Fat Lamba.—There waa a yarding of 741. Beet lam be brongbt from 15a 9d to 17a . extra to 19s, medium to good 14s to 15s fid. light lis to 13s. Fat caitie.—There waa a very large yardof 270 head, the majority being medium freight ateers and heifers. Good cattle sold s4 about last week's rates, bnt unfinished shewed a decline of from 15e to 20i per be*d. Beet bullocks £8 to £9 lOvgood £6 to £8 19.*, light and inferior £5 10s to £7, best cows and heifers £6 10s to £B, good £4 15s to £5 lfii light £2 10* to £4 10s. Pigs—Suckera brought from 10s to- 15i, alipe from 16a fid to 18s fid, stores 20s to 28*, porkers 30s to 40* bgbt baconers 42s to 46a, fceavy do 50s to 90s, ehoppere to 80s. Babbitskins—There has been no sale since last report, oar next sals being held on the" 27th (net. Hides—Ws held onr fortoightly ale on the 2nd fast when we submitted a medium catalogue. We bad no stout (extra) bides on oAr, but we sold one 631b hide at 7d per lb aai several lines from 6gd to (jd. Our top orioe for cow hidee waa 4£d. Prime stout bsavv ax fijd to 7d, good heavy ssd to mtilmm 4sd to 53d, light weight 3JI to 42d, ■—«ggy and inferior 2}d to 3}d. Beet heavy cowbidee 4d to 4§d, medium 3jd 4£d, light weight 3|a to 4d, inferior li J. Wheat—There has been a good demand daring the week and millers are ioclined to MpUn. Qaotariona.— Prime milling 4a fid to 4s 9d J medinm to good 4s 7d to 4s 71d ; best fowl wheat 4s fijd to 4s fijd; inferior broken 3s lOd to 4s 3d. Oats.—Qaototions.— Seed lines are worth 2s fid to 2t 94, prime milling 2s 5d to_2s Ud, good to best feed 2s 4d to 2e od, inferior to mediesi 2s 2d to 2s 3|d. Chaff.—Medium and inferior lots are vsry difficult to dispose of. Prime oaten eheaf ia £3 17a fid to £4, medium to good £3 lOe to £3 Ise, light and inferior £2 17s fid to £3 5s per too. Potatoes.—Best up-to-datea £4 to £4 l<a fid, medism to good £3 12s fid to £4, inferior £3 to £3 10s. Pressed straw.—Beat oaten 35s to 37s fid, best whssten 30s to 35s per too.