COMMERCIAL.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 36, Issue 9503, 22 December 1905, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. -

Messrs A. Moritzson and Co., anctiohears, wool stock, station,grain, produce, and commission agents report (wholesale) for the week as under. AH quotations are subject to market fluctuations. We would ask farmers when sending samples always to put a price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make offerer-

Wheat.—Unchanged. Best prices obtainable for prime velvet and Tuscan 3s 7d to 3s 9d, choice samples 3s lOd, red sores 3a 8d to 3s 7d, fowl wheat Ss, to 33 3d, scare. The wheat market remains firm. Oats slightly easier. Prime milling.2s 3d to 2s 43, b grade 2s 3d to 2s 3d, inferior Is lOd to 2s. Prussian blue peas,—3s 0d per bushel; Barley.-rThe demand for malting barley ha 3 fallen off Feed barley is however wanted at 2s 6d, milling 2s 3d. .., Linseed—Scarce, nominal value £l3 to £H, wanted, Chewings' fescue—Demand for thW seed is brisk and price has. gone to 2jd to 8d for machined seed, farmers'lots I l-2d to 2d. Potatoes—Shocks low; arrivals small. Prime dorwerits.£lo to.£U,:white s*>rts £lO.

Rabjntskiris,^-We hold Weekly sales ; demand good (or all' olasses.' Suckers arid runners 4Jd to 6Jdj summers 7Jd> to 9£d,\outgoing 12d to 13Jd, early aiituras 12 i-2d to 13 l-2d, late autumns 12|d to 13id, autumn blanks lid to Is, winters lad to 17Jd, incoming winters HA to 15d, early do l£}d to 16$ d, winter blacks up to 3ld to 35d, prime winters (selected) up to 21d, blacks, up to 2s lOd, silver greys rip to 37d. Wool; The prospects for the coming season ar* very favourable ; all consignments both large and small will receive our careful attention, Ist sale Thursday 21st December; 2nd „ Tuesday 10th January, 3rd „ ~. sth February, 4th „ Thursday,lst March Sheepskins—We hold weeky sales. Demand good for all classes Crossbred ex heavy up to 12s 6d, sound pelta 9s to 10s, medium 7s 6d to 85.,6 d, inferior 6a to 7a> iambs ex goodl. up to. 7s 6d'. Top jjrices guaranteed, , . Stack covers, 16 x IS; 40S Hides—We hold fortnightly sales; At last week'* sale prices were firm .for sound hides. Prime ox bid to 71-2 d, ex heavy ox 6|d tb6}d, medium" ox 6iJ ,to fi Jd, heavy cows 5d to.fijd, light Ox and cow 6d to 5Jd, calfskins up to '6d per lb, for sdund yearlings good 7s to 9s 3d. horse hides 6s 6d to 9s 6d each; cow tips IsSd to Is gd perdoz, • Tallow—Rough fat extra clean 13s 6d to 15s we have ah Inquiry for extra good mutton in cask.

at 2S« to 265, tallow in tins 16s to' 17s, in easks.WßM n?„?? ,e ?'i??T ~nt,nii «*. &-ood demand, prime S iod 2I " *" iU ' Ca * tip * lß 9 *f to lote < 15 B d bair ' keeod * n ' 4ndl » lß4 J <lt « l » & !■•&!> b'als

Cowhair, SJdtolOd. B ? B^ w f.<l uote sParnurs" dressed light seed 2*.J& 88 i 9d ' sea5 eav y "eights 2s! 9d to 8s Bd, maohine dressed 4b Od to Gs 6d. , ?55 , ? , %~ M A ch i ne ' Sd , to BM| farmers'drewetl, 3 l-af to 4Jd. Cocksfoot is decidedly stronger owing to reported short corp in America. Vickery's egg preservative, 20s per case of 8 gallons Poultry - Local bens 2s 6d to Ss, roosters Is 6d to 4s Od, duoks 4s 6d. geese 4S to os ed, turkey hens '6dlb, cocks "7d lb, lire weight.

Messrs Waters, Ritchie and Co., auctioneers, wool stock, grain, produce, and commission agents, report (wholesale) for the week as under. All quotations arc subject to market fluctuations:— Wheat—Market very firm. We quote : Best velvet and Tuscan, Ss 4d to 3s 5d ; medium to Ss 3d : fowl wheat. 2s lid to 3s, sacks (extra.) 1 ,.?,? ts ~There is a brisk demand and prices are firm Milling, 2s 2d ; bright short feed. 2s Id ; inferior, lssd to is 10d. Barley—We have a good demand for prime malting'sampleß.

Rabbitsklns. Auetion sales every Monday li- offercd a hir "cataloguethigweek, then competition was brisk and prices show an advance of IT, p^ih ' Suckers and runners Sd to 6Jd, autumns B<Ho i2d, springs lud to UJd, summers BJd to Bd. Sheepskins—We held our usual weekly sale on Tuebday when we offered a very large catalogue, competition was keen and prices ruled firm at late rate*. We quote : Pelts Is 9d to bo 2a 3d, crossbred 2b 9d to 9s, extra 9s 3d to lis; merino 2s 6d to Ba, extra Ss Cd to 9s.

c « J e^T W ? hol S fortnightly sales. Prime ox S v isv heaT y do > Bid to s}d ; medium do 43d td 50 , light do, 4|d to sd; calfskins, lsQd to2s3d -.yearlings, 2e 6dto 5s 6d ; horse hides, 6a fid to 9s 6d each Tallow-Rough fat, 13s to 14s 6d ; tallow in tins. 15s to 18s ; casks, 19s to 21s per owfc, Horsehair—Keen demand from lSd to 19d. We store and dreas all classes of seed and grain; All _ our machinery is of the latest'-and most effective design, and is operated by practical men of long experience ' ;• , .Seeds—-We have on sale a specially selected stock of grass and clover seeds, which we quote' as follows: —Heavymachined ryegrass 3s 6d.to ss, medium 3s 9d to 48, cooksfoot, 4id to sid, Italian 4S-3d to 4s 6d white clover lOd to Is Id, alsike, 9d to 10dj cowgrass 8d to lOd. timothy, 5d to 6d. Samples oh application Orr's California!! Thistle and. Weed DestroyerUsed by the TS.Z, Government). We supply thiß in Igal tins at 10s and sgals drums at 8s per gal. It is easily applied ana thoroughly effective. We recommend a trial, \ .

' 1 Batter —Be&tflalt, 8d to 9d pet lb ; dairy feuUW (in pate), 7d to H per lb. figgs—Market Arm at lsi Honev—Sd to 4>l per lb Cheese—Sdperlb , * Bacon'—Bolls 7Jd, hams t l-9d to 8d , , . Pigs—ln goocldetrtand3Jd; he»yy weights 2}tf to sit Poultry—Load: Boosters 4s Bd to 6s per pair, hlsni to Ss per pair; ducks' 48 6d per pairt turkey cocks 7d to 7*d per lb, hens 4M to (id per lb Export, Mi . have reoeivea increased limits for South African orders Full particulars on application. Purebred ,poilltryi we hold large oidera for laying, pullets frota 6s to 8s ber pair, arid have fbir sale breeding birds' from the leading breeders in the colony. Note—All export poultry is carried railage f re4Jr consigned to the Departuient of Agriculture' W4 apply crates on loan,'

BUBNSIDE BUCKETS. December 20. Fat Cattle.—ls6 penned, the majority of which consisted ai medidra quality. Toe" demand for prime beef was good, and prices were a shade firmer than last week. Mediaih quality was much the same as last weekj Best bullocks, £ll to £ll 17s tfd ; median! do, £9 5s to £lO 5s ; inferior do, £7 to £8 j best cows and heifers, £7 10s td £B. 5s J medium do, £6 5s to £7 ; inferior do, £4 lQi to £5 12s 6d. Fat Sheep.—The yarding to-day totalled 988, the greater portion of which consisted of medium quality wethers and ewe's. The demand for Rood sheep was only fair, whills unfinished sorts were hard to quit at reduced prices; Best medium do, 17s 9d to 18s 6d ; iuferior do; 14s to 16s 6d ; best ewes, 18s to 19s 6d ; Medium do, 16s to 16s, 9d ; inferior do, 103 to 13s. Mr J Weir, Gimmerbnrn, sdld 20 wethers at 16s, Fat Lambs.—There was a large yarding 1216 being penned. The demand' for al prime lambs was fair, bat inferior "sortwere, practically unsaleable. Best lambs - 153 to 16s 6d ; extra, to Its 9d ; medium 4 12s to 13s 6dj- inferior, Ss to 9si

During the Christmas and New Y ear week the stuck sales will be held on Thursday December 28th, 1905, and Thursday, Janu a ry 4th. 1906; , _ _