COMMERCIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11454, 20 June 1899, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

Daily Times Office,. Monday evening. The amount of revenue collected afc the custom house to-day on goods* cleared! for consumption was £1129 Ss.Td.

1 SALE OF PROPERTY.

Messrs Wilson, Maekay, ancl, Co., of Balclutha, report having sold" on behalf of Messrs J. anc! J. Sim, at a. satisfactory figure, their farm situatod in the Waiwera district, containing 185 acrgs. Mr-Miznro, the purchaser, can be congratulated on the acquisition of this fine farm.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS

Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report that prices ruled as* under'at.their sale on Monday:—* • ,

Oats.—We submit_ed"Vcatalogue of B and C grade* oats, suitable for local requirements. Competition was not animated, but-those lots which found buyers were quitted at prices on a par with'l'ate quotations.*. fWe.h'ave some inquiry for A grade, of which there.are few offering at present. We- quote..! Prime milling, Is 4Jd to ls sJd;.good.to best feed, Is 3id to Is id; medium,* ls 2d to. Is 3d per bushel (sacks extra).

Wheat.—The market is somewhat" brisker, owing to there being a little' demand Jor-Ship-ment. Prices, however, show'no material improvement, except v for. extrar<;hoice lines.- We offered several lots' of fo\yl wheat,' for which there wa;s weak competition. We.quote:'. Prime milling, 2s 3d to 2s 6d; Imediumj 2svt6 2s 2d;, wholo fowl wheat, Is lOd to 2s";''* broken and* damaged, ls Gd to ls 9d per bushel (sacks in). Potatoes.—There are still-considerable stocks on hand, and prices show no advance on-lato quotations. We quote: Prime Derwents, 27s 6d to 30s; others,, t0,25? perlton -(sacks in)..;:; '■': Chaff.—The demand is ; almost' confined to isrime oaten sheaf, medium quality being almost neglected and extremely difficult ;.to quit. Wo quote: * Best oateii sheaf,; £2 5s to £2* 7s 6d; extra heavy, £2 10s; good, £2 to £2 2s 6d; medium to light, £1 10s.'to £1 17s' Gd per ton (.bags extra). *~

Messrs Moritzson and"H.Qpkiri report having held their usual weekly, sale of grain and .produceon Monday, when there was'a good 'attendance ,of buyers, butHh'e* demand -was- poor for most lines.

Oats.—We offered several. lines 'of 'medium quality, and sold same from la 3d to Is 3Jd; prime feed brought Is -id; milling; Is 5d to Is 5Jd per bushel. --X '-'X ': X._- X ''

Wheat.—Prime samples have a, good demand, but other descriptions are only saleable at fowl feed prices. We quote: L-rime''milling';*'2s 3d to 2s Gd; fowl feed, in good request, at Is 10d to Is lid per bushel..

Potatoes.—Prices show no improvement today, but sold from 27s Gdto 30s;'-.other;'from 22s 6d to 25s per ton. * V

Chaff.—Erime oaten is in.,brisk demand, and sells readily at quotations. ' We sold '-. best at £2 5s to £2 7s 6d; medium*,; from '£2*to ifi2 2s-6d per*ton. * . , ", , -_:,,.

Straw.—Oaten straw sold'at 2-8s;-arid wheaten at 24s per tonl. ..*'-• \:. v ; ;.