DUNEDIN MARKETS.

North Otago Times, 7 May 1906, Page 1

DUNEDIN MARKETS.

(Daily Times) » 'llie local wheal iniukel lcflccts to .I'gieal (\lenl tlio conditions prciailini;- m : London ami-the Cornmonwii.illh." Within the past • monMi • -lad iuhiincc of full) hi pel bushel -lias been awl even- at the ad.vancc there are, no anxious sellers;' 1 his is attributable lo several causes* In till lusi plaeo the weak liolileis have been largely eliminated fronv Jhe situation, the liuili of the milling .wheal-being now ni; the hands or ; men who are. able to await .the iuokpcclive better prices.. Then, too, tlio late harvest-ami; Hip w'et.season has so.retarded, threshing operations that a good portion the crop is still in ■ stack, ami likely lo remain so - until the spring. Again, the. promised cheap ocean ■ freights incline growers lo hung'oil .(or a rise. Thus it comes about that ollenngs- are exceedingly small for. the lime of the year, ami the small quantities of. wheat changing hands are selling at full rates. Quotations range as follows: Aslibiii'ton ami Rakata, 2s iltl lo asf timaru anil blmlholme, from 3s id to as iM | Oamani, from 3s hi to Bsi ill—all on trucks northern stations for mixed milling .lines, tor a line ol prune limestone velvet as high as ,3s 2d on trucks Oamani lias, been paid for slninneiit north. - There is no change in flour-, although millers consider thai the recent advance in wheat fullv warrants ' another lus -rise.- The llrason for not advancing tjie juice. is said to be partly because of the feaj.' of Australian. importations, and partly be''canst a lus rise, would tend to ' in- • crease live <listiuilmng,ellcc.t/ ut tlio competition jii the North Island' of Holler -Milling - Com.pnnjPflyiit ' . | There is'a brisk dein'aml for Mil , for shipment, the Monowai is taking i juridically all the available local 'stocks lo' Melbourne, for transshipment. Of course this shipment represents sales made some time back. Follard, 100, is in good demand, and slocks arc small. The tai'ift' for ni'aii stands at £3 Iss per ton for local orders ami £» 'Jos per lon fvo.b. for shipment. Pollard £."> per ton both for local orders and shinment, .. The-rciiiaikable scarcity of oals, alibis lime of the year is p/izzling the I merchants, who scarcely Know what |to think of the outlook. The local market is particularly bare, and is I iod on trucksUore, equivalent to 2s [ex store, is being, paid for new Gar- •' tons, whilst northern holders are quoting 2s lid «f.0.b., s.i. Needless lo say, al these prices only-a liaml-to-mouth business -is being, carried on. Oatiucal is firm al the advance noted last' week—viz., £ll per lon. The price of pearl barley has also been advanced £i per ton, and it is now quoted al 'from £i-i. to £ll 10s. The martlet is only moderately supplied with potatoes, and prices arc well-maintained for.all blight free samples. Prime Up-40-Dat.cs and Derwenis are saleable at from £io lo £io lis per lon, according : lo quality and quantity ; medium and inferior froni £o to - £'J lbs.

Both the butter and cheese markets maintain a firm tone, and there is a general expectation of better prices before the end of the season, an expectation which it-he statistical position and th'c trend of-the. London market would seem to warrant. Curlent quotations are .'as. follows: Farmers' pals, sd per lb, and up to for choice quality; farmers' scpai'ator, iod ; bulk, milled, fl-ld.. Fiijstgfadc factory, ,I'ojd ,in bull;," prints at iijd for spot cash and tiijd., for booked* . The egg market keeps firm owing to scarcity, am) the currenf quotation', is is wl to is n*l for fresh guaranteed eggs realising up to as, is ad to is Jd for chilled,' and is to is id for preserved.. Current quotations for poultry art as -follows: liens',; is od to 2s ml; "roosters —old 2s to 2s (id, young as to -is i'-d; 'ducks, 2s (id to 3s; ducklings, 2s-Oil to 8s fid; geese -is.toss; turkeys, scarce-aliens rnl lo od per Iti, gobblers 7(1 to Bd. UK AIN KKI'UKT, (Timaru lleratd.) The. market for wheat during the past wce'lc has ■maintained it,s firm tone, and quantities have changed hamls at the following figures:. Tuscan as aid, red clialt 8s oM, velvet 3s Ml lo 3s U,d ; on trucks, ...country, stations. Seconds ■ 2s o<] to 2s 7d; country stations. Fowl wheat 2s (id, country stations. Dals.-Gartons is «d lo is.ofcl, Danish is sd, Diins is iod, country stations; bags extra. Pdlal'ocs-Dcrwcnts (per ton) £8 tos. Up-to : Dales 10s, country stations (sack's in). ' ' .