WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10599, 20 February 1896, Page 7

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Messrs -Mop.irasoN -Hopkin, auctioneers, wool brokers,-stock and station, grabr, and ;prodiieeagents, corner Bond and Jetty, streets, Lun.etliii; report (wholesale),as follows for-week ending February 19, 1596. ' All quotations stibjept to iriarket fluctuations':— " ' '.

Wool remains firm and rising. Our next sale 3. are on February 27. Small lots are coming sparingly, forward.

AVheat: AYe quotebeat velvets* lOd to 3s lid; red chaff, 3s 9d;. fowls' wheat, 3s 5d to 3s Bd. Oats: Prime milling, Is Od ;, bright. short feed. Is Sd; ordinary' feed, Is 7d to ls 8d ; off colour, ls Od. Barley : Feed sorts are quoted 23 2d to 2s Id; malting, if prime, 3s 4d to 3s fld—demand good. Flour r We- quote, £10. Oatmeal in 25's, £9 10s. .Pearl barley, £12. Bran, £3 10s. ' Po'lard, £4. Nelson hops, 7d. Potatoes : Good kidneys, £2 15s; Derwents, £3. Chaff: Prime quality, well-cut oaten sheaf—for new. £3, and for; old £3' 2s 6d. Ryegrass:. New crop on the market; farmers' lots, 2s to 2s lfld. Cocksfoot: 3d to.S-Jrl for 161b seed. • i-in-ceed, £9. ,'■.-'

We receive rabbitskins, bides, sheepskins.'and tallow, and return highest market values. Hides wanted, at ,2£d to 3jd per lb for good quality. We have sold this week a large quantity of hided and skins at' satisfactory prices', and have a good demand to supply for orders. We hold weekly sales.

Cornsaeks, seedsacks, woolpicks, seaming and binder twine at market rates.

Our gravs;seed cleaning plant is in full working order, and we invite our farmer friends to send tbeir sesd to be cleaned as "-arly as possible, as we have already a-Vvice of 2000 sacks to come forward. Clean seed if required will be returned free of railage. AYe strongly advise farmers to discontinue the practice of fending their samples to several agents, as by so doing the crop and offerings are magnified unduly, which is bound to pull the market down. We have a'demand for ryecorn. Crown sheep dip,1 in sgal drums, '5s 6d per gallon ; in larger quantities, 5s per gallon. We supply-fencing posts and strainers in all timbers ; also mining props/

fruit and produce report. Butter, : Salt—We would again warn all concerned that it is necessary to register a brand for the branding of all salt butter. Particulars on application.. Non-compliance means prosecution —so we are 'informed by Government grader. Good quality is saleable at 7d ..per'lb for dairymade ; BJd for milled butters. Cheese : Good Akaroa, ?i_\& ; factory, 4d, Pigs : Have good inquiry for prime.pigs at 3d per lb. '— » ' A LORIE AND CO.'S PRICKS CURRENT. .February 20, 18S6. . . , Kggs, lid.: • Pigs, 1201b to 1601b, 2}d to 3d.' Poultry.—The following prices ruled at last week's sale :—Young cocks (small). 2s b'd to 3s 3d ; ducklings, 3s to 4s 3d ; ducks, 2* (id to 3s ; hens , and old cocks, Is, fld to 2s; cock turkeys, 711 per lb ; hen turkeys, 4Jd perlb'; geeSe, none. Fruit is novy very plentiful: Teviot peaches apricots; arid plums being in fulPswing." AYe sell everything by auction twice daily, our friends will kindly note time of sales, which are held as follows: —To the trade only, every day at 3 p.m. (excepting AVednesdays), and at 10 a.m. on AVednesdsys and Thursdays. To the public, every day at 5 p.m. (Wednesdays excepted).

FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Messrs Thomas Paterson and Co., fruit and produce agents, Manse street, report for the week ending February 19 :— '

Fruit.—Good supplies of local fruit are coming forward and a good demand- exists for choice fruits.' Oranges : Italian, ISs 6d ; Sydney,.. Ss. Lemons, 25s to 275. Plums, 1-Jd to 2id. Apricots, 3d to 4d. Peaches, 2Jcl to 4jd. Apples (locally grown). ljd to 25d; good eating sort* Wanted. Bananas (scarce), 3d. Grapes, lOd to Is. Pineapples, (full supply), 6s 6d to fls per case, Tomatoes, 2_d to 3d; hothouse 4d. . Rhubarb has little sale. Green peas, 7s. Kidney potatoes, £2 10s to £2 17s 6d.

Produce.—Eggs, scarce. Fresh butter, wanted; prime salt, in good demand, OJdto 7Jd. Bacon (roll), 5d to sid. Hams, 7d. Cheese: We can offer .prime new factory, 3}d to 4M. Honey; 3_d. OnioDs:,Melbourne, 8s ; locally grown; £6 ills. Poultry, in good demand.