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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 10018, 8 December 1908, Page 4

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HOME MARKETS. [Bt Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.] (Per Press Association.) Received December 8, at 9.50 a.m. London, December 7. The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,040,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1.120,000 quarters. Atlantic shipments 308,000 quarters, Pacific shipments 40,000 quarters. The total shipments to Europe during the week were 835.000 quarters. Argentine and Uruguay contributing 230.000 quarters. Silver, 22gd. DUXEDIN MARKETS. Messrs Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) report as follows:—We held our usual auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday, when we offered a small catalogue to "a fairly large attendance _of buyers. Competition was not over brisk, but this was in. a measure due to the quality of the offerings. A fair clearance, however, was effected at auction and privately at quotations. Values ruled as under :

Oats. —The market continues quiet, with no improvement to report in the demand existing. Stocks in stores, however, are now greatly reduced ; especially is this so in A and 13 grade Gartons, and as those have strong inquiry we recommend consignments. Quotations are unchangedPrime milling, Is to Is 8d; good to best feed, Is 6d to Is 7d per bushel; inferior to medium, Is 3d to Is s£d (sacks extra). Wheat.—The market is very firm at quotations, although few sales can be reported. This ,is, however, due to the lightness of offerings. Millers are operators in prime Tuscan or velvet at quotations. Fowl wheat has fair inquiry, but is scarce. Medium milling quality, however, finds an outlet in its place. We quote: —Prime milling, 4s Yd to 4s 8d ; medium milling and "fowl wheat, 4s 5d to 4s 6Jd : broken and damaged, 3s 9d to 4s 4£d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.—The market is firm, and there is aood inquiry for sound tables at up to £5 oer ton. Other descriptions, however, are not wanted, and are in consequence almost unsaleable, even at low figures. We quote:—Prime Up-to-Dates, £4 15s to £5 : medium. £4 5s to £4 10s; inferior, from £1 ner ton (bags in). Clinlf. —Arrivals have been lighter during the past few days, but supplies have been equ;d to the demand existing. Buyers are very particular as to quality, and none but nicely-cut and heavy lines are readily saleable. Quotations are on a par with those of last week : Extra choice. £3 5s ; mime oaten sheaf. £2 17s 6d to £3 2s 6d; medium, £2 12s 6d to £2 15s; light, inferior, and heated, £2 10s per ton (bags in).