THE GRAIN AND SEED REPORT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11045, 24 February 1898, Page 4

THE GRAIN AND SEED REPORT.

Messrs Samuel Our and Co., Stafford street report for the week ending February 23 ■as foi lows :— , Weathei? in south taken up again, thougl damage has been done to the ryegrass and an; crop that was near cutting. Oats.—Outside markets are not so firm as the] 1 were, or on a level with ours; still good heav; | bright feed commands 2s ld, milling 2s 2d ordinary feed, lslOd to 2s. Wheat.—Sales of the new crop from th ' Aorth are daily taking place, but at a reductio: on-recant rates ruling tbere and here. W quote prime velvet:Up to 4s sd;.Tuscan, 4s 5d red sorts. 4s 4d; whole fowl feed, 3s 6d to 3s 8d broken, 3s to 3s 4d (bags in). Barley.—Maltsters and brewers are in tb market for prime quality, and during the wee! 50,000 bushels have changed hands at a good pric to growers. We ask those who have any to seni us their samples, as we have a good,outlet for thi cereal and can promise them full values. Chaff. —Prime oaten sheaf up to £4. P.itatoes—Hill-gr.own kidneys up to £4. Ryegrass.—With the weather taken up we loo! for large quantities -. being on the market soor "We sold during the week farmers' dressed lots a thsy came from the mill at 2s Sd to 3s (sack extra, on trucks at wayside stations in th south). ' _. o WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. *, Messrs Moritzson and Hopkin report fc week endini February 23 :— Wheat.—The demand ia not very active owin to the local mills being well stocked, and buyer are holding off to see how the market opens fo tbe new season's crop. We have inquiric for prime velvet, and can place same at quota tions. We quote, nominally : Best velvet-

] Oamaru 4s 7d, south 4s 4d ; beat Tuscan—OamarU I 4s 6d, south 4s 3d ; red chaff, 4s 3d ; fowls' wheat, ! 3s 3d to 3s7d. Oats: The market is hardly so brisk, but prices are withoht alteration. We quote: Best feed, 2s to 2s ld; medium, ls lid to Is lljd per bushel; Sutherlands, 2s 3d. Barley: Feed sorts are quoted at 2s 3d to 2s 61 ; milling. 3s to 3s 3d ;- malting, from 4s to 4s Bd. Kyecorn, 3s 3d. Flour: We quote £11. Oatmeal in 25's, £11 103. Pearl barley, £16. Bran, £3. Pollard, £3155. Nelson hops are quoted at lOjd to Is. Chaff : Market overstocked at present, and prices have declined 10s per ton. Prime, £3 10s to £3 I2s 6d ; medium, £3 to £3 7s 6d. Ryegrass : The demand is good for small sboity seed. We have large orders to fill, andean place any quantity. Farmers" dressed. 2s to 2-p 101 ; machined, 3s 3d to 4s. Cocksfoot, 2Jd to 3Jd for farmers' lots, and 4Jd to sid ior machined. Linseed (wanted), £10 10s to £U. Tressed straw, 255. Olovnr hay, £3 ss. Nitrate of soda, £15. Basic slag, £5. Clovers, rape, &c., just landing. We can offer all classes of' seeds pure and fresh. . ... , Potatoes.—Prices are much easier. We quote I best sorts, £4 to £4 103 per ton. . . . ~ , Hides, lid \o 3Jd, according to weight and condition. * , , ,„ Tallow: Rough fat, 9s to lis; rendered, 12s tolss. Horsehair, ls to la 3d. Wool.—The last sale of the season will be held ou the 24th inst. We expect to see brisk competition. ~ . * '_ ' ': . Rabbitskins.—The market here is very firm, and prices show an advance. We sell by auction every Monday. : Sheepskins.—AVe held our usual weekly sale ou Tuesday, when we offered a large catalogue. Competition was brisk and prices ruled very firm. Dry crossbreds brought from 2s 6d to 5s 9d; inferior, ls 3d to 2s 4d; dry pelts, Id to 9d; dry merinos, 2s 3d to ss; inferior, ls to 2s ; green pelts, 6d to ls 9d ; green lambskins, 9d to ls 9d each. We undertake country clearing sales. FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT. Butter: Prime salt, to 6*4; medium, 3d, to id. Butter cases, with parchments, 18s per dozen. Cheese : Good Akaroa, 32-d ; factory, 4d to 4Jd. Pigs.—For good quality, 3id to 3|d. Poultry received for sale any day. Roosters - (young), 3s to 3s 6d ; hens, 2s to 2s 3d; ducks (young), 3s to 4s, according to quality. ■' Beeßwax (wanted), ls to Is 4d tor prime quality. Fruit.—We receive consignments of all kinds of fruit and garden produce, which we sell either, by auction or privately, a3 we think besVin the interests of consignors. Plums, lid to 2d; apricots. 2Jd to 4d ; peaches, 2Jd to sd; tomatoes, 3d to 5d per lb ; bananas, 2d to 2Jd per lb. . . _ We beg to give our numerous friends notice that we have now erected seed-cleaning machinery to enable us to treat 600 sacks in 24 hours, also that Messrs Andrews and- Beaven have written us that'our cocksfoot machine burnt at their late fire at Christchurch is now well on to completion, and will be erected in ten days. We have also erected a new ryegrass plant to cope with the work. We have inquiry for 10,000 sacks ryegrass, and would ask tanners to. forward samples, and consign all seed to our private siding. . ' ' a. — GRAIN. AND PRODUCE REPORT. Messrs William E. Reynolds and Co., Bond street, report for week ending 23rd' inst. as follows: — *.■..... Wheat.—There is very little alteration to note, and so far we have seen no new samples from the ' south. IWo quote: 4s 6d for prime velvet, 4s 4d • to 4s 5i for Tuscan, red sorts 4s 2d to, 4s 3d, fowl feed 3s 7d to 3s Bd. Sy Oats are practically without alteration of any '. kind, and owing to the Australian and Tasmanian harvests mow being iv the demand is by nd means • too good. Holders, however, are firm, and conse--1 quently prices have not eased during the week. ! We quote: Prime Sutherlands nominally, up to 2s 3d; tiest sparrowbills, up to 2s Id ;. good sound, 2s to 2s OJd ; ordinary, ls lOd to Is Hid. Barley.—Some new grain has shown itself on the market from the north, and it, is very evident 1 prices are going to rule high. Prime quality is I particularly in request, and we can quote same from 4s 3d to 4s 6d'.; extra prime perhapi a shade more. ■ ■. .' - - - , .".,:' ■':,' '"■'■. Chaff.—Far too much came m during the week for requirements, and the market dropped Considerably. Prime, however, did not fall so much, * and was more readily cleared at from £3 75.6 dto * £3 10s; medium again fell as low as £21256 d ; to £3. .',„■ ■'■■.:■-. '■■' Potatoes.—These have also come forward rather freely, aud price in, consequence has eased, £4 10a ; to £5 being the outside price for'best quality. : Ryegrass.—The new seed is now offering freely, i' in fact.more so than was expected by the-trade, 7 considering the very rough weather experienced- ■ lately. The North Island demand has been good, : but now that the new seed is on the market it is slackening down a little, and we think quite as 1 high prices have been paid as are likely to be paid ■ again this season. *We quote : First, quality, exceptionally, clean, farmera'-dressed, up to 3s 3d; 1 if not very clean but heavy and shotty, 2s lOd^ta 3s ld : and as low as 2s if exceptionally dirty (ex 1 truck, Dunedin). ♦ ■ FRUIT, PRODUCE, AND POULTRY ; REPORT ■ The Otago Fruit and Produce Agency, |' 182 Princes street south (agents for-Teviot and Alexandra Fruitgrowers' Company, Limited), 1 report February 23:— . Fruit.—ln full supply. Teviot apricots. 2d te : 4d per lb. Peaches. 2Jd to 6d per lb. Plums; i Prime dessert, 2d to 3d per lb ; cooking, Hd to _ 2d per lb. Apples : Prime cookers, ljd to ljd per ■ lb; inferior to medium, Id to lid per lb; prime ; dessert. 2d to 2Jd;per lb ; other sorts, 2s to 3s per 1 case. Pears: Local'dessert,-ljd-to,-3d per-lb; I Melbourne Bon Chretien, 11b to 14s per case. Tomatoes : Hothouse, 5d to 6d per lb; Nelson and i Christchurch, 4d to 5d perlb. Grapes, 8d to ls 6d" , perlb. Lemons : Italian, 25s per case. , Oranges :. Italian, 14s to 18s per case-^Bs to 9s per half-case. . Peanuts, barcelonas, walnuts, dates, figs, and 1 ginger always in stock. '~ _ . Produce.—Butter: Fresh, 6d to 7d per lb; salt , (prime), Cd to 6Jd perlb. Potatoes, £410sto£0 10s per ton. Pigs : Prime, 3id to 3|d per lb. . 1 V Poultry.—Hens, 2s to 2s 4d per.pair; roosters s (prime young birds), 4s to 5s per pair ; ducks, 3s > to 4s per pair. ' ' '' ■ „'..',' ~ .. '■'.'. We receive consignments of all kinds of fruit: and. ) farm or dairy produce for sale on commission. Top prices. Weekly returns.