DUNEDIN MARKETS.

North Otago Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3978, 1 June 1885, Page 2

DUNEDIN MARKETS.

Mr Donald Stronnoh (on behalf of Iho Kow Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency oumpany, limited), reports for the week taded Juno 10, a> follows : Store Stock— We havo no transactions to rjport. Wool— Locally there is nothing of any consequence be ng offered. bhuepbkinB — Our usual weekly Bale on Monday wai well attended, and every lot offered met with good competition, i'rioes weio decidedly firmer, an advanaa of 6J to 0i e*tOQ being obtained on butcher*' green tkine over last week's rates. C'ourjtr/ dry akiua weie aluo higher, no d>>ubt in sympathy with Lononu advices of the wool market, which opeued on tho 4.h. Country dry crossbr do, low to medium, Is 31 to3< (id ; d ' do merioo, low to medium, la Id to 3i Bd ; dry pelta, Id to 3d ; butcher*' sreen o naajred*, 2* l(Ki, 3a Id, 3j 4cl. St 6d 3s 8(1, 3j 9 I ; do do merino, 2s 3d, 2d Gd, 2> 9 I. 3', 33 3d, 33 7d, 3* lid. i.abbitskiiiB — \N c offered a small c talogue on Monday, when all the buyors were present, who ci mpeted aplrito.lly up to prices ooi' p i ritg fuTurabiy with late L»nd<m rate* for f im lar quality. Pii e3 obtaiund by us onj Monday w« « as follows : ' ne halo e*r-y ■ummor Hk n-< 3i \ ; 2 do medium 6 i ; 4 haj;. d<j, 5i to 7"i I » 2 do well- furred aßinu, but badly drebsed, 10 l per Ib. Bides Tne demand continues good, and all coming forward are easily placed atl*ta rites, namely, for light, 3d ; medium, 3£i to 3? I ; heavy, 4il to 4} 1 —in good condition, oleiu and f. o« f (>m oucd. T«ilow — This markttfc continues veryqnier, N>lhi'u; doiug beyond the dit.uoJial ot *m»ll lota for local requirements. We quote inferior mil mixed at 16* to 18s; mutiium, 19i to 2la : «oid to piim9, 23i to 24* ; and rough t*:, 12* to 14s ti i p»r uwt.

(by telegraph. ) Donediv, June 10. Fafc Cattle- 187 head were yarded at Bim»ide to-day f«>r the week's tupply, representing all qualities — ordinary »nd good to prime, but <noy a small proportion of the latter w&ro prime, for which there was a fair demand. Competitio - for medium was dull, realising lower ptiaes. Bent bullockn brought L 7 10* to 1 9 '0t; others, L4loj to L 7 ; cow« in proportion. Q lote ordinary, 15a to 17^ 6d ; prime. '. 0s per lOOlbs. Fat Sheep '2939 were pmuod, of which 1073 A>oro me'inos, the balance crossbred, allgtd ueelul quality, and a few p>ns extra piimo heavy weight-). Compotitim all thr'-ugh the . u &!e wnn extremely dull. Fricei reilutdt -fli»y were fmm Is to la 6d per head bei->w laht Wtek'« rates. Best crate,* breds brought 13s to 14s 0A ; one pen up to Ifc'd ; othoru, Dj to 12a Ci ; merinop, 0i to 12t. Gr«in : Wheat - The market ia about the nme an at the date of our last report. A fair demand txn's for firat-claaa milling •Mi.p.es of Ye v.t Tuscan and red ntraw, but the buik < f on*igumnntß now coming to hand are b dly fi led, ibe greater potion tough ani da r>p, ai-d qune unfit for milling. We qU' t* prime veUet uud tuscm, Ss 2d to 3s 3d ; ditto, red ►traw, 3-« to 3b Id ; medium, 2s 9d to 3 ; iuf-rior and damp. Is 10J to 2< Gdi Oists — Iho nutket ih without anni mation, the only demand being for b igbt •hurt feed, for which la 8d t > la B£d ifc beiat; paid, We sold tover.il ouch lots thin week, but any off color, evon if othorw iie in good condition, are rejected. Quotations rauk-e for inferior damp to fair to good feed, Is Id, In 3 1 Is 6d. and Is 7id, ex store Barley — Tbis is in henvy ntuck, ami as maltiter» are fairly well supplied for the season, cocfinine their purchacet to first class bright tnmplet only, anything abort of that de>oriptioa is hard to pine«. We quote prime sample*, 3s Hd ; medium, nominal. 2s 9 1 to 3s ; milling, 2< 6d to 2m 9! ; feed, 2« to 2< 3d.