COMMERCIAL.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2662, 2 June 1908, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

WEEKLY MARKET DEPORT. Messrs A. Moritzson and Co., auctioneers ■voi.l, stuck, station, grai.i, produce and com mjsaion ageuts, Duuedin, report (wholesale for the week as under. All quotations are subject to market fluctuations. Farmers are asked when Bending samples always to put price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make offers. Wheat. —We quote prime milling new seasons 4s 9d good whole fowl wheat 4s 3d to 4s 4d.

Oats —Milling 2i 6d B grade 2s id, inferior 2s 21, ex store sacks extra. Barley—Oood malting from 4s 61 to ss, pearling, 4i feed barley 3s 6d to 3s 9d. Ryecorn.—3s 9d. to 4i. Maize—ss 6d. Prussian Blue Peas from 6s to 6s 6d per bushel ; partride peas to 4». Chaff—Prime bright heavy to £4 10s; inferior £3 sacks extra.

Turnips—3os (bags in.) Carrots— 50j to 603 per ton.

Clover Hay.—£4 10s. Ryegrass—New seed Farmers dressed 3s 3d to 3s 6d, for heavy weights machined 4s 6d to ss. Cocksfoot.—Market remains strong. Farmers' lots to 7d ; machined seed 9d to 101.

Linseed.-Little offering £l2 10s to £l3,

Chewinga Fescue.—There is good demand. Farmers simples 4id to 5d machined seed 6di. Potatoes.—Choice up-to-dates £4 s<. derwents £4 5s to £4 10s.

, JOnions— Melbourne £8 10s £9 10s. We can offer a few tons of pure fish manure rich in annouia valuable for root or train crops, can be used with dri'l, £7 per ton.

—We hold fortnightly sales. Tlio market is continuing linn. We •inote :—Light racks up to 6Jd, racks up to 6£ summers full grown 6d to 7.} i, autumns up IOJd to llfd, mixed winters 14d to ISJ blacks up to 161. We supply labels. Sheepskins.—Prices are aa follows. bred 4d to sd, fine x bred up to 4Jd, x bred 3d to 41, merino (4d to 4£d, limbs 4.1, pelts 2-id up to fallen skins Id to IJd per lb lower. Hides.—We held our usual fortnightly .sale of hides on the 28th May to a large attendance of buyers. We had a heavy catalogue and cleared the lot. We quote as follows :—Heavy stout ox 6d to 7id, heavy ox medium 4Jd, light 31 to to 3Jd, heavy cows 4d to 4|d, medium 3id to 4.1, light 32d, yearlings up to bulls and stags to 2|d, horse hides 5s to 9j, calf-kins up to s|d. Wool—Good clean x bred 6d, x bred 4d to sd, dingy and biddy up to 3d, pieces and bellies up to 31, locks up to 2Jd, dead wool 4d. Catskins.—2d to 4d each. 9.1 to Is 8.1.

Horsehair.—There is a good demand for all classes especially clean hair, which is quoted 17d to 18d, mixed HI to 16id. Wool.—£ood clean x bred up to 7Ad pieces and bellies 3d to locks up to 2ii, good slean dead wool 41 to 5Ji, seconds 5d t> 6id. Cowhair :-From 9i to 10id, cow tip 3 Is 61 to Is 9\'l. Rough fat. From 12a to 16s; tallow in tins to ISs; prime white mut'on in tins or cakes suitable for tanners up to 255, mixe'l taliow 16a to 20s. mutton in casks 20s to 235. Tallow in caiks from 20s tr> 30s. Stoking (Jbai.x.—We are prepared to store, receive, deliver and insure for three months free storage at 3d per sack. Farm produck and fruit.—We receive all kinds of consignments and render account sales promptly. Walnuts.—4|d to sd. Salt butter lld tJ 121, Separator to Is to Fresh butter iu pats storekeepers' lots lOd, to IOJd. Eggs—Fresh eggs Is 10J to 2s p?r dozen preserved Is 3d Cheese—Factory, to 61, Akaroi sjd loaf id more. # Honey.—ln good demand. Section honey 4s 6d to 6s per doz. Bulk large tins 4d to 4Jd. Small tins 4Jd to 4fd.

Beeswax—ls 4d per lb wanted. Hams.—Bd to 9d. Bacon.—Rolls 8d to 9|d, sides s&d to 6d, in good demand.

Pigs.—Baconrrs up to 1701b per lb, over weights 31 to 4d.

Poultrv fr export: Hens 2to 33; roosters 4s to 53, ducks 3a to 4s, 6d geese 4s to ss, turkey hens 5d gobblers to Bd. No railage to pay if consigned to r ouitry depot.

Stronach, Morris and Co, Ltd., report for week euded 26th May, as follows : Fat Sheep.—2lß7 penned. Bidding was brisk and prices showed an advance of about Is per head for best quality wethers and ewes, whilst .medium to good were firm at late rates. Best wethers brought from 20s to 22s 9d, extra prime to 26s 3d, good 17s 6d to 19s, light and inferior 13s 9d to 15s, best ewes 14s to 15s 91, extra to 22s 9d, medium ip good 12s to 13s 6d.

Fat lambi.—There was a \ a'ding of 1468. Best lambs brought from 14s 6d to 16s 6d, extra to 18s, medium to good 13s to 143, liaht 9s to Us.

Fat cattle.—There was a medium yarding of 193 forward, and as there were very few prime cattle penned thesa sold very firm at late rates. Best bullocks brought from £lO 10s to £l2 7s 6d, exlra to £l3 7s 61; good £8 10s to £9 15s, light £6 10s to £7 10s, small £3 10s to £4 10s, best cows and heifers £7 10s to £8 7s 6d, good £5 10s to £6 10s, light £3 to £4.

Pigs—l2s yard-d. At the beginning of the sale ptiees for porkers and baconers were t,ot so good &s last week, but improved towards the end. There was practically no d msnd for small pigs, and these sold at a big declii eon late rates. Suckers brought from 93 to i2i, Blips fiom 13i 61 to 15s, stores 18s to 25-t, pirkers 34s to 435, light baconers 45s t) 50.-, heavy 53s to 5Ss, choppers to 635. Rabbitskins—We held our usual fortnightly sale on the 26th inst. when we submitted a medium catalogue to a large attendance of buyers. Bidding was very brisk and showed an advanoe on late rates. Crossbreds aud J-bieds showed a rise from Jd to Id per lb. Best J-bred 5d to shd, medium to good 4d to 4£d, best lambskins from 4|d to s£d, medium 3f I to 4id, best merino to 4}d, good 3gd to 4d. Hides—Our next sale will be held on Thursday 28th inst.

Wheat.—Owing to the price of flour being reduced £1 per ton the wheat market has quieted down very considerably and then: is very little business being done. Fowl wheat meets with good demand as it is not plentiful. Quotations. Prime milling 4s 8d to 4s 9.1 ; medium to good 4s 6£d to 4s 7Jd ; best fowl wheat 4s 6d to 4s 7d ; inferior and broken 3s 61 to 4s 2d. Oats.—Quotations.—Seed lines are worth 2s 6dto2s 9d, prime milling 2s s£d to 2s 6d, good to best feed 2s 4Jd to.2s s£d, inferior to medium 2s 2d to 2s 3£d. Chaff. —Medium and inferior lots are very difficult to dispose of. Prime oaten sheaf is £3 17s 6d to £4, medium to good £3 10s to £3 los, light and iuferior £2 17a 61 to £3 5s per ton. Potatoes.—Best up-to-dateS £4 to £4 17s 6d, medinm to good £3 12s 6d to £4, iuferior £3 to £3 10s. Pressed htraw.—Best oaten 35s to 37s 01, best wheateu 30s to 35s per ton.