DUNEDIN PRODUCE REPORT.
(Fromthe "Witness.") May 28, 1864. The ground is now in a much more favorable condition for ploughing, and the work is proceeding rapidly. Many of the farmers who had intended to have threshed out their oats, are now thatching it, determined 01 reserving it for an advance in price. It would be greatly to the advantaae of the farmer, and of benefit to the city, if a piece of ground were set apart for a market, temporary sheds erected, and certain days appointed for the sale of agricultural produce. Much valuable time would be saved, prices would be more uniform, the farmer would be enabled to count with greater certainty upon regular returns, and instead of, as at present, speculating upon his corn, he might by the end of the year obtain a fair average price. Farmers and gardeners residing within a few miles of Dunedin are reminded of the advantages they enjoy in being enabled to obtain various kinds of manure, which can be conveyed to their land by the teams which bring their produce to town. It is* this, with the vicinity of a good market, which enhances the value of land near all large towns and cities. It is to be feared that many of our farmers do not fully appreciate the value of town sewage and other manures to be obtained here, literally for nothing. The late fine weather has been most favorable for carting to the land. While in its removal they would~be conferring a great benefit upon the town, they would be increasing the value as well as the produce of their farms.
Barley.—The stock is low, but demand is quite limited. We quote at os Gd. Crushed is worth 6s to 6s 3d.
Bkan.—Small lots bring Is lOd to 2s,
Butchers' Mkat.—Beef, by the carcase, 7d to 8d per lb. Market pretty well supplied. Fat sheep, 7d to Bd. A plentiful supply. Pigs, 9d to lOd. Supply moderate. Calves, 9d to lOd. A fair supply. Lamb. 9d to lOd. Market fairly supplied. » Chaff.—Supply equal to demand.i|,We quote £6 to £7.
Gram.—Little or none in market. Price £15 to £16.
Hay.—Demand for consumption is now almost wholly supplied by Provincial, which is of excelleat quality, and commands £6 10s to £6155.
Maize.—The market is now quite bare Small lots are worth 7s to 7s 3d.
Oats.—New crop is worth, in large quantities, 3s 9d to 4s 4d. Good Colonfal and Califbrnian, 3s 6d to 4s 3d. Scotch, nominal.
Onions have advanced again in price. A small quantity, arrived during the week, from Tasmania, sold for £20, which may now be quoted as the market price. Potatoes. —Stocks in town are considerably reduced, and prices firmer. One lot of imported sold on Wednesday at auction for £8.
Wheat.—The stock is held by one house, and we can quote no sales.
DUNEDIN PRODUCE REPORT.
Otago Daily Times, Issue 764, 30 May 1864, Page 4
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