WEEKLY-MARKET REPORT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9389, 31 March 1892, Page 2

WEEKLY-MARKET REPORT.

Moritzson and.Hopkin, millers, grain, produce and commission agents, Manse street, Dunedin' report (wholesale*) for the week ending March 30 as follows:— .. " -

Wheat: New wheat is offering plentifully from the north, but few southern lots have come forward. We quote prime samples 4s to 4s 3d, Dunedin terms; afid medium, 3s 8d to 3s lOd. iowls wheat: Good whole, 3s to 3s 3d ; broken S"? "f.-."--!-, laaOd to 2s 9d. Barley: Malting, Ont, IrT 0 2s 8cl: feed- Is lOd to 2s 33. TVfirT"- wm* g' 1S 6i l t0 ls 6i" ; bright short feed, r,!arpd °ff ColoUr> ls to ls 4d- We £1-,.,»_ iv new: reason's feed at Is 6*d. <w' fri Sn^ ps' f° 3- Roller flour. Ll2 ; stone flour, Ml. Oatmeal, L 8 15s to LlO. Potatoes-

Derwents —last week the markot was barely sup-' plied, and we realised from 60s to 655, but as tho weather improved plenty came forward, and prices receded to 555. Pigs: In good demand, 3Jd to 3_d for prime quality. Chaff: Prima well-cut oaten sheaf, 60s to 02s 6d; medium quality, 52s Hd to 57s 6d. Straw, oaten and wheaten, 30s. Clover and ryegrass hay, 60s. Butter: Salt, 8d io Bid—at the latter price wo sold sevoral parcels—iv demand; good keg butter wanted. Eggs scarcer and rising. Honey, 4Jd for extracted. Cheese : Akaroa—large, 3Jd to. 4d ; small, 4Jd ; factory makes —large, 41d to 4id ; loaf sizes, sd. Hams and bacon; Hams, 8d ; rolls s_d to Od, sides s_d. Grass seeds: Ryegrass— farmers' lots, 2s to 2s 6d ; machine dressed, 3s to* 3s 6d ; cocksfoot, 3_d to 4d ; Italian ryegrass, _& fld to 4s 6d. Kainit, or German potash salt, L 5, Pamphlets on application. Superphosphates, L(S ss. We can supply good second-hand butter casks and cases at 3s each. Good second-hand: grain and flour bags fit to hold grain. Binder twine, 5d per lb. Cocoanuts, 6s per sack ; dessicated cocoanut, 7d to 8d per lb. We are also sole agents for Hcllaby's moats, Uiv::.'j VVuio mullet, and tho Atlas tobacco and cigarettes. Rye corn, for which we have account sales from Hamburg, we are prepared to ship and make advance. Splendid prices being realised, anybody interested in this grain we will gladly furnish- with particulars. Nelson hops, lid to Is.

A LORIE AND COS PRICES CURRENT.

March 30,1892.

Rabbitskins':-Summers, 5d to Gd ; a few earlier skills bring up to'7Jd to 9d ; damaged and small skins, lid to 3d; Sheepskins: Slaughtered merino, 4Jd to 5d ; crossbreds, 5d to 5Jd; fallen merino, 4d; halfbreds,4Jd to sd; pelts, 9d to ls 9d; dead wool, 3d to 5d ; locks, l_d to 3d. Horsehair : 12_dto 13d. Hides: Ordinary, 2d to 2,d; damaged, .d to Id. Fat: Good rough, 12s b'd ; rendered, 10s to 18s. Beeswax, ls. Pigs, if prime, 1301b tb 1601b, 3Jd, Roll bacon wanted, s_d to 7_d. WJTeat: Prime milling, 4s to 4s 3d : fowls wheat, good whole, 2s b'd to 3s. Oats: Good feed, ls 6d to ls b'.d. Cocksfoot: No inquiry, except at low figures. Prime chaff, 60s. Derwent potatoes have come to hand in large quantities since Saturday, until, when we had placed all forward at 60s, on Tuesday, anticipating a falling market, we auctioned our stock at from 40sto 45s for inferior, medium 50s, prime 55s to 57s 6d. Onions, 3s 3d to 4s. Poultry : Ducks, 3s to 3s 7d ; geese, 5s to 6s 6d ; young cocks, poor birds, ls 9d to 2s; well grown, 2s i)d to 3s 4d; hens, 2s to 2s Bd. No turkeys. Fresh butter scarce; Prime salt in good demand. We have cleared everything j forward at B_d (kegs extra), and can place any . quantity at the same price; inferior, 4d to 6d. i JEggs, scarce. Cheese: Factory, 4_d to 4Jd, : wanted; farmers', 3£d to 4d. Honey, dull of sale, j 4{d to sd. Fruit: Peaches, 3d to 4d; .'"grapes, i inferior, 5d to Cd; best, 8d to IOd; tomatoes, ii 2Jd; hot house, 3d. Apples: Good cooking sorts, || lid ; eating; r2id- Pears : Inferior 2d ; prime, 2£d * to 3d. Oranges, 10s. Lemons, 15s. Plums, in- i: ferior, ljd to lfd ; medium, 2d; best, 3d. On i Saturday next we hold our annual sale of opossum rugs, ladies' furs, apparel, &c, when every line \ must be cleared. Full particulars in Times and ;: Witness. :,