LATE COMMERCIAL.

Mataura Ensign, 16 March 1909, Page 2

LATE COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. BT ELROTKIO TEIKCI&AVU,—OOFIUQIt l'J£U UWi'i'KU i'itUW AMUCI4TION, Received Much lb, lo »,ui. .... . LUAiiXJA, Jlarcli 10. Iho quantity of wboat and flour afloat is 4,220,000 40»rt«ls, for tho Continent, 2,816,000 quarters; Atlantic shipments, 414,000 quarter*; Pacific slupmeuts, 10,000 quarter*; total shipments to Europe for the week, l.rio.OUO quarters, including 020,000 quarters trorn tUe Argentine and Uruguay. Silver is quoted at 1» 11 6-l(kl per oz. LONDON WOOL SALES. Received March 10, 1.30 a.m. LONDON, March 10. Iho bidding at tho wool aales is animated, aud buyers from Germany and Franco are opcratiug freely. Merino* and line orotsbrods realise lull prices. DfXEDIN PRODUCE MARKET. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report as follows concerning tho Dunedin produce market:— We held our usual weekly Miction sale of grain aud produce at our «tores on Monday, when we offered a small catalogue to a poor attendance of buyers. Competition was slack for all medium quality lines offered, but taking iuto account private sale* a fay; cloarauco of tho catalogue wa« effected. Values ruled aa under:— Oats.—Harvesting operations aro now iu full swing, but as yet offering* of tho new crop have been light. Auy arrivals during the week liavo been taken at from Is 4d to Is 4id per bushel (ex truck*. Stocks of old oa'ts in store* aro now almost exhausted and tlie few l<it.« rcinailtiug are being worked off iu small lines for local consumption. We fpiote: Prime milling, Is M; good to Most teed, Is 4d to Is 4jd; interior to medium, Is 2d to Is .'tjd per bushel i:.acks extra). Wheat.—Tin. retorted caaier tendency ol the London market, coupled uitlt the fail ol millers Inning purchased lair quantities, has caused many hi withdni'i Irom the market meantime. Vulii. ■, 10-dny runge from 3s M in 3s KM on llin ks, but many growers ire now nsl.iug 4s on trucks at tiltnr •talions. Fowl wheat is in slwirt supply luridly and is salable in small lot* at i rum Is to In Id per bushel, ex storo 'sacks extra). Potatoes.--Theie has been if *iuliing a little better inquiry. Arrival; throughout the week have Ih-cu light'. I'li-dnv's values are: -Prime, 13 6« to £■'( Ills; niedium. t"J 17s Gil to £.'io*6d; inferior, i'2 os upwards (bags in). Cliall.—ln the absence of an outnido leinuiid vulues are again easier. Local Stivers are very particular as to quality and none but tlie priuiest lines in iving are readily ouitted. It ii assured that then* will be very heavy ifl'eriugs in chaff this season ana tlkiug into account the low priees ruling wo would strongly urge consignor* to keep out damaged ahemes when cutting if hey wish quick returns for their consignments. We quote: Prime old, 1,1 lo £3 '2a tkl; good old, JL"J 16a to £ll 17s 'id; prime new. £2 I'm to £i! 17s Oil; inferior, C2 upwards (bag* extra).