WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11658, 15 February 1900, Page 3

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Messrs A. Moritzsoij and Co. report lor week ending February 15: — Wheat.—The demand is quiet, millers in the meantime buying very sparingly, and only primel--quality at- that. The demand for fowl feed is1 fairly brisk. We quote:' Best velvet. 2s 6a; medium, 2s sd; best Tuscan, 2s Gd; medium, 2s sd; fowl wheat, 2sAto 2s 2d. Oatsf There is a good demand at late quotations. We quote : Best feed, 2s to 2s o£d; medium and inferior, .Is 7d to Is lid per bushel; Sutherlanas, 2s Id. Barley: Feed sorts are qvctea ot Is Gel t" Is 9d ; milling, Is lOd to 2s; prime nialting, 2s 9d to 3s 4d; medium, 2s 4d to 2r Bd. Ryerorn, nominally, 2s to 2s 6cl, no sale. Flour: We nuote .-EG 10s. Oatmeal in 25's, £11. Pearl "barley, £10 10s. Bran, £3. Pollard, £3 ss. Nelson hops are quoted at 8d to lid (f.0.b.). Chaff:. Market fairly welt supplied. Prime.- £3; medium, £2 12s Gd to £2 17s Gd. Ryegrass : Samples of the new seed are now offering, but no sales have been made yet. From picsent appearances prices are Uo rule very low. We quote : Farmers' dressed, Is 3d to Is 9d; macljined, 2s 3d to 3s; extra, to 3s 6d per bushel. Cocksfoot, 3Jd to- 4d . for! farmers' lots, and 4|d to 5d for maphined. Lin-I seed, £10. Pressed straw, 27s 6d. Clover hay, £3 to £3 ss. Nitrate of soda, £15.- Clovers, rape, etc., all fresh. ' , ■ Potatoes.—Kidneys, £2 lOsj to £2 15s for prime; medium, £2 to £2 ss. ! Hides, 3|d to 4Jd, according to weight and condition. . i Tallow.—Rough fat, 12s to l{|a; rendered, 13s to 17s per cwt, according to quality. Horsehair, Is 2d to Is 4d. ; Sheepskins.—Dry crossbreds; 2s 3d to 7s Gd; merino, 2s id to 7s; extra, 7s Gd to 8s; pelts, Gd to Is 9d. We held our usual sale of skins on Tuesday, when there was a fair demand. Rabbitskins.—Best winters are worth from lGd to 17d; selected to 17Jd; springs from lid to 14d; summer from 7d to 9d; small, 3d to 6d perlb. . Wool.—Our next sale will be held on February

We have now erected a complete clover-clean-ing plant, and all our other machinery up-to-date is the fmeat plant in the Southern Hemisphere. Farmers are invited to inspect. We are ready to start cleaning now. Please consign to our siding. I'IUIJ.T AND ritODUCK REPORT. E°gs.—-Vickery's preservative, 22s ,6cl pelcase. Butter preservitas, Is 6d per lb; salt butter, milled ana dairy, 7£d first grade, 6Jd second grade, ' 5Jd third grade. Pigs._ For good quality, 3Jd, with a good demand. "Roosters," 3s to 3s 6d; hens, 2s 9d to 3s 3d; 'ducks, 3s Ed to 4s. Turkeys, in demandCocks form lOd to lid; hens, 7d to 7Ad. These quotations r.re for prime quality. "Butter cases, 17s per dozen, net on trucks Dunedin. Onions, 5s Cd ewt. We receive fruit and sell by auction daily.