DUNEDIN MARKETS.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8082, 21 September 1894, Page 4

DUNEDIN MARKETS.

The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, rcporb for the week ending Septouaber 19 as follows: Store Cattle. — There is but) libblo change in the tone of the market Bince our last) issue ; a moderately fair demand is oxporiouced, and a quieb businoas passing, which we expeot to boo gradually incroawe with the growth of oed. The supply, raoro particularly of grown cattle, is evidently limitod, ,i8 tew lots of ouch are offering, though readily aaleable. Indeed, all aorta can be placed at vory full prices. j Store Sheep. — Most) of tho transactions coming under notico in bhoso in bho meantime are con (i nod to cross, bred hoggets, which are changing hands pretty freely ; a very good domand exists at prices ranging from 10s lolls; or best medium, 8b 3d to 9s 9i. Odd lota of cross.brod wothers aro occasionally in the market) and moot with buyers, when strong and healthy, at prices from 10e Gd to 13a Gd. A few cfoos-brod owes uloo move o(F, but not vory many. Grass Seeds. — For roally good, imort, heavy, clean, perennial ryegrass seed thoio is a very fair doaiand, but for coarae annual sood there is libtlo or ao demand, and is difficult to plaeo. Quotations : For bosb droosed prime perennial, 3s Gd to 3s» 9d ; choice, 4s ; modiuin to good, 2b 9d to 3a 3d (ox store, Slicks extra, not). — Cocksfoot not being in over supply, prices remaiu firm, but only a moderato amount of business waa done, best fetching Gd to G£d ; medium, Od to s£d per lb." Chaff.— Tho supply to hand during bho weok has been more than sum'cient for requirements, prices, iv consoquonco, aro weaker— nay, for best, L 2 lOd to L 2 12s Od ; choice, L 2 15s ; medium to good, L 2 2h Gd to L 2 7s Gd ; iuforior, LI 10s to L 2 por ton (ox biuck, sacks extra, not). Potatoes. -. .Thoro is no improvo* raent to noto in those ; indeed, bho outlook ia not by any meana oncouragiog, Business io confinod to requirements for present use only. Buyers decline to purchase in quantities of any dimensions. Quotations : For best Derwents, 32s Gd to 37s Gd ; medium to good, 25s bo 30s per ton (ex etore, sacks woighod in, nob). Dairy Produce — Market quiet ; business confined to retail lobe. Speculabors decline to operate meantime at present quotations, which we givo : For prime dairyinado salb buttor, 7d to 8d ; medium, 4d to sd ; factorymade, la to Is Id por lb. Factorymado cheose, medium size, slow of ealo at d^d to 4'] d ; loaf shapo, 4,j[cl to 3d ; dairy-mado, 2d to 3id por lb.,