COMMERCIAL.

Mataura Ensign, 22 April 1913, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

DUNEDIN HORSE SALE.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE.

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKET. BT TELEGEAfH. DUNEDIN, April 22. Messrs Donald Redd and Co., Dunedin, report 'as follows: Oats.—Prime milling, 2s 3|d to 2s 4W; good to best feed, 2s 2d to 2s 3d; medium to good.'ls lid to 2s lkl; inferior, Is 6d to Is lOd. Wheat.—Prinze milling Velvet 3a Ud to 4s Id; Tuscan, etc., 3s 8d to Si 9d; medium to good, 3s 6d to 3s 7d; best whole fowlwiheat, 3s 4d to 3a sd; medium to good, 3s to 3s 3d; broken wkv damaged, 2s 3d to 3s lOd. Potatoes.—Best table, £5 to £5 2a ft.i; -jmics, to £s£s; .medium, £4 10s to £-1 I,>. 64. '■ C .iff.—Best oaten sheaf, £4 5s to £4 10s; good, £3 los to £4; inferior to medium, £3 to £3 10s. Mts-rs Daigcty *ud Co., Ltd., Dunedrm. report at follows: Wo held our weekly auction sale of (jra-n, -a-nd produce at our stores yesterday, when values ruled' as under: Oats.—Offerings from the country have been light, and formers being firm i» their ideas of value, very few lines kave hands. Values ruled as moder:—Prime milling, 2<* 3Jd to 'h 4*d; good to best feed, 2s to 2s 3d; medium to good, 2s to 2s Id; inferior •tod damaged, from Is 9d per bushel (ttaoks extra). Wheat.—Prime milling velvet is rewnving most attention, "and is readily placed at quotations. Tuscan and reel vtoeats are offering more freely than . Vel'/et and as millers have ample supplies'the. demand is not so keen. Good iraol© fowlwheat is in short and good demand. We-quote: Prime millug Velvet, 3s lid to 4s Id;. Tuscan, 3»;8dto 3s 9d; medium, 3s 6d to 3s 7d; Ijest whole fowlwheat, 3s 4d to 3s sd; medium to good, 3s to 3s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. Moderat© supplies are uoming forward." Prime, well-graded camples are in most demand, while medium, scabby, and small are difficult to quit, Yesterday's value for prime toble Up-to-dates is £5 to £5 2e 6d per .ton; extra choice lots, in new sacks, £s* ss; medium to good, £4 10s *a £4 15s.

Chaff. —Consignments of late have been, very light, and in the absence of Jnipplies the market has firmed considerably during the la6t few days. Ajiy lines of prime chaff conning under offer app meeting with, keen competition at ffljvanced rates. We quote: Prime •ate.ii sheaf. £4 5s to £4 10s; medium ty» good, £3 15s to £4; light and disopiored, £3 i» £3 10s per ton (sacks extra).

i a > Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., (ltd., Dunedin, report as follows: There ( iras a fair yarding of horses forward for te-day's sale, and: the quality was a bit , above the average of that. which has been coming into the yard lately. The attendance of buyers was not so good Sk last week, and bidding at times , mas very slack. Mt R. Hill's consignment attracted a good 4eal of attention, and for the pick of this consignment competition was keen. H» balance of Mr Hill's lot showed signs of age, and but for the good condition the horses were brought forward in would have been hard to quit. -TCs springcartera and light harness fcorses were a poor lot, with one or Inr» exceptions. This class of animal ift not in demand unless of a really gpoi sort. We quote: First-class ywung draught mares tand geldings, 4545 to £SO; good do., £4O to £45; medium; £34 to £37; aged, £ls to £2O; »f»tanding young and sound springbarters, at from £25 to £3O: medium £l7 to £25; hicks ((goody, £l2 to £l6; •Biers, £8 to £l2; aged, up to £B.

rfitt BNITBD PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, April 21. The Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Tourists has received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, dated Lon4»a, April 19. (Note. —Quotations, union otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot): Meat.—The mutton, lamb, and beef ■tarket is firm with a hardening tendency at last quotations. Mutton : Canterbury, 4|d; North Island, 4Jd. Lamb: Canterbury, 6§d; other than Oanterbury, 6jjd. Beef: New Zealand fcindquarters, 4Jd; forequarters, 3|d. Butter.—The market is quiet with a tendency in favor of buyers. Choicest Naw Zealand 113s per cwt for salted | aad 115s for unsalted; Australian, I M9s; Argentine, 108s; Danish, 119s; Siberian, 108s. I Cheese.—The market is lifeless. New Eealand realises 58s per cwt. Hemp.—The market is dull and prices are irregular. On spot: New Zealand good fair grade, £32 per torn; fair £3O, fair current Manila, £33; April-June shipment, good fair* £32; ftrir; £29 10s; fair current Manila, 33 10s. The output from Manila for jtfte week was 19,006 hales. Linseed.—The market is firm owing t* reduced supplies. Wheat.—The market is firmer with more demand. Oats.—The market is quiet but steady. There is*a general and active 4«mnd for old oats.. Zealand

short Sparrowbills, ex granary, per quarter of 3841b5, &2s ; Danish, per quarter.,of 3201b, 21s. Beans.—The market is firm with an improved demand. New Zealand beans f.a.p. (old crop)j per -5041 m, 40s. Peas.—The market is quiet with a tendency in favor of buyers. NewZealand peas (Partridge)', per 5041b, 41s. '