COMMERCIAL. DUNEDIN MARKETS. (BY TELEGRAPH.) Dunedin, September 19.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8081, 20 September 1894, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. DUNE DIN MARKETS. (BY TELEGRAPH.) Dunedin, September 19.

Fab battle.— 141 head were yarded. Competition was fairly active, bub preeswcio hardly up to Ias»t Meek. Best bullocks brought L9 13h to JilO 17a Oil ; medium to good, LI Via Od U> L9 5» ; light weights, L(! 2a Od to L7 5s ', best cows, L7 5s to LS 15i ; one pen extra primo, L\) 2« Od ; medium to good, i.5 JOa to 1.0 15b ; light iind aged, L3 JOB to L4 12s Od. Fab Sheep. — 2281 were penned, of which 500 wcro merino wethers. The trade purchased pretty freely, and with some demand for freezers prices ruling, espechlly for beat ohecp, compare tavorab y with last wnek. Best crossbred wethers brought 15s Gd to 17s Od ; three puns extra primo, 18s to 19s 9d ; medium to good, l.'Js Od to las M ; light, 8a 9d to l.'is .'id ; best do owes, V.U to ]4'»; light weights and medium quality, Hi 3d to lite 3d ; merino wetheis, 4s Od to 9s fid ; extra prime, 10') Od to l'Js 9d. Wheat. — Theio is little or no change to fecoid regarding I.ho position of the mantel. A moderately iair demand ia experienced, but is entirely confined to the requirements of our local millers. Owing to the supply from the iSouth being almost now cxJuuntcd, the bulk of the wheat gristed here ab present id drawn from Canterbury and Victoria. The quantity held in store here for disposal ja very limited, consequently there 18 no difficulty iu placing all oflering for sale ab pricea equal to those lately obtaining, but buycru arc nob prepared to operate when any advance on these is demanded. Fowls' wheat 18 Bumewhat scarce, and a modciate mipply c>uld be readily placed. Wo quoteprime milling velvet, 2a lOd lo 2s lid ; good to befit do find best Tuscan, 2s 9d to 2s 10d ; good to bent i cd wheat, 2s 8d to 2s 9d ; medium, 2a Od to 2a 7d ; inferior to medium, 2s 3d to 2b Od ; bioken, Is 9d to 2i 2d (ex Htore Bucks weighed in, terms). Oats. — Theie has been a little more enquiry for thefjo since we last reported, and a, good many clearances have been eflecbed, though bins could be done only by meeting »hippers, who have boon limited to prices which precluded them from operating to an extent up bo the present in this inaikob ; bull now thfit settlors are more disposed to quit at lower pi iocs a good deal moic business iy being put through. Ab bho same time bnyciM are only pnrch iwing to satisfy ord"rs ahcudy on hand, as advices from Australia are not encouraging enough to warrant any speculation. Quotations : For prune milling, Is 5d to Is ."H/1 ; bebt short blight feed, Is 4}d to Is 4 \d ; "me him, Is H{{1 to Is -U\ ; inferior and musty, Is 2d to Is tt^d (ex store, f-acks exlirt, net). JUrley. -—There is very little being done in this eoreal. 'll.cro is no demand of any consequence. Stocks are also low and in low hands, but budicicnt in the meantime for requirements. Quotations: For prime malting, .'ii Od to .'is 9d ; extra choice, 4s : inodium to good, \)i to \h '<h\ ; milling, 2s .'M to 2s 9d ; feod, Is Hd lo 2a (ex bbore, sacks extra).