DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKET.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 471, 16 August 1898, Page 2

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKET.

Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report as follows for the week ending 15th inst. : —

Oats. — We offered a catalogue of medium to good feed. Competition being weak, we passed the bulk in for private sale. We quote : Prime milling, 2s 2d to 2s 4Jd ; good to best feed, 2s Id to 2s l£d ; medium, ls lOd to 2s per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — We sold good whole fowl wheat at Hs to 3s 2d ; inferior, 2s to 2s 6d per bushel (sacks in). Potatoes. — We offered a good selection, which met with fair competition, but at slightly reduced values. Best Derwents sold at £6 10s to £6 16s ; others, £5 to £6 5s per ton (sacks in). Chaff. — The market is over supplied. We offered 60 tons, which sold at : Best oaten sheaf, £3 7s 6d to £3 10s ; medium to good, £3 to £3 5s per ton (bags extra).

Messrs Dai.oetv and Co., Limited, report for the week ending 15th inst. as follows : — Oats. — The demand was again slack, with values about on a par with those ruling last wesk. Good to best feed, 2s Id to2slj<l; fair to medium, ls lid to 2s ; inferior, ls 7Jd to ls lOd.

Wheat. — We offered several lines of fowl feed, which sold up to 3s Id. Chaff.— The market is overstocked with light and inferior, which is very hard to place, prime, however, still meets with good demand at from £3 7s Od to £3 12s 6d ; fair to medium, £3 to £3 ss. Potatoes. — The market is still well supplied, and prices to-day showed a further decline. Prime northerns sold at from £G 12s Cd to £6 16s ; southerns from £0 to £6 7s 6d.