WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11795, 26 July 1900, Page 3

WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS.

AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL.

SYDNEY, July 25,

(Received July 25, at 10.10 a.m.) Wheat.—Chick, 2s 3d to 2s Gd; milling, 2s o?.d to 2s lOd. Flour, £6 5s to £7. Oats are firmer: Feeding New Zealand, 2s to-23 2d; local. Is lOd. 'Barley: Cape, 2s to 2s 4d: English, 2s to 2s 2d. Maize, 2s Gd to 2s 7d. Peas: Prussian blue, 3s 2d to 3s 3d. Bran and pollard, 7Ad to 7Jd. Potatoes: Circular Heads, £'2 15s. Onions, .-£2 to £3 15s. Butter: Dairy, 9d; creamery, lOd to lid. Cheese: Extra large, fed; loaf, 6d to GJcl. Bacon; New Zealand flitches, 51d to s*d. [The above quotations are those ruling between the merchant an:l retailer, and do not represent the slightly lower values obtained by recognised brokers.]

MELBOURNE, July 25.

Wheat realises 2s lOd to 2s lid. Oats are in strong demand: Algerian, 2s to 2s 3d; stout 2s 2d to 2s 4d. Maize (new), 2s 3ld. Bran, Did. Pollard, IOJd. Potatoes, £2 to £2 10,3. Onions, £2 to £2 15s. ADELAIDE,. July 25.

Wheat (dull), 2s lOd to;-2s Wl&. Flour, £G 15.3 to £7. Oats: Dun and Algerian, 23 3d to 2s 6d; stout, 2s Gd to 3s. Bran, lOd. Pollard, Is.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. (Peb United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, July 25.

The entries at Addingtor. comprised 3113 fat sheep, 200 fat lambs, 2000 store sheep, 35<5 cattle, and 505 pigs. ' ' . . . Fat Cattle.—l 77 head yarded, which included a number of light weight steers, but the heifers and cows were mostly good, sorts, .bidding was keen for anything prime, and for this class there was a rise of 5s per head, other classes selling at late rates. Nineteen North Island

TEA TABLE DAINTIES.

Tn the majority of houses the tea hour is the moat enjoyable and cosy time of the day, and it is ever the endeavour of the lady or the daughters of the house to provide a dainty accompaniment to " the cup whicn cheers.' Some avoid the trouble of baking at homo by buying from the baker,, and thereby often miss the daintiness. But none would object to home-baking if they knew how easily . ana quickly the most dainty and tempting little tea-f:cones and light cakes can be made with the help of Browii and Poison's Paisley Flour. This article, recently introduced by Brown and Poison, of Corn .Flour fame, is used as a raising agent for home-baking of all kinds, being mixed one part with six to eight parts of ordinary flour. Paisley Flour makes scones and cakes very light and digestible, and it is so certain in its action that, as one reports: " Even a tyro need never fail in baking if Paisley Flour be used."

bullocks brought from £7 7s 6d to £9 2s Cd; local steers, £5 17s 6d to £7 10s; heifers, £4 10i to £7 ss; cows, £i 17s Gd to £7 10s; an extra good one, £d 15s. Store and Dairy Cattle.—There were small and mixed yardings of store and dairy cattle, and not much business was done. Two and ahalfycar cattle brought £3 173 6d ; two-year-old, £2 7s Gd; 18-months' old, £1 16s; yearlings, £1 2s to £2 4s; dry cows, £1 7s Cd to £2 15s; dairy co\v3, £3 to £7, Fat Sheep.—The yarding was made up mostly of light weight wethers, and very few prime ewes. Freezing buyers only purchased when they could get lines cheap, but butchers' sheep were very firm in consequence of short supply. Heavy wethers sold at up to 225; heavy freezers, lps to 20s; lighter, lGs to 18s 6d; maiden ewes, lfis Gd to 18s Gd; prime heavy ewes, 18s to 203 Cd; good do, 16s to 17s 6cl; others, 14s to 15s Gd; merino wethers, IGs Gd to 17s 6?,.

Fai Lambs.—The competition for these was mostly in the hands of the local trade only. A few extra good being taken for export. Prices ranged from lls to 14a, and up to 15s Id for extra good.

Store Sheep.—A few small lines of wethers changed hands at 13s 4d to 15s Id; wethers and maiden ewes, 14s Id to 9s Gel. ISTorth Island ewes were withdrawn at 12s 9d. Good young cwes,..o'old at from 1-ls 6d to lGs lid, and a few hoggets at 11s 6d.

Pigs.—Fat pigs were either too large or too small fcr the bacon trade, and the sale was somewhat irregular. Average baconers sold at 32a'to 42s Gd, equal to 3d to 3Jd per lb. Porkers sold well at from 223 Gd to 31s, equal to 3;\d to 3Jd. There was a better demand for stores, which sold at 12s to 18s, and slickers and weaners sold at from 6s to 10s 6d.

WEEKLY LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE

REPORT,

Wednesday, July 25.

Cattle—2l2 yarded, a small portion of which only were really prime beef, the larger being ■medium to inferior quality steers and cows and heifers. Tlie number yarded were in excess of butchers' requirements, and at the commencement of the sale values were fully 10s per head below last week's rates. Graziers,., however, were good buyers of all unfinished cattle, and in consequence, towards the end of the sale, prices for all sorts improved:—Best bullocks brought from £9 10s to £10 ss, medium £7 15s to £8 15s, light and inferior quality £5 10s to £7 ,ss, best cows brought from £6" 15s to £7, medium to inferior £-1 to £6 ss. Dalgety and Co. (Limited) yarded 24 head, and sold: For Mr Walter Blackie (East Taieri), 2 bullocks at £8 12s 6d, 2 heifers at £7 ss;'Mr R. A. Kempshell (Maungatua), 3 heifers at £5 15s to £6 7s Gd, 2 steers (small) at £5 7s 6d; Mr W. Kirk (East Taieri), 5 cows at £i 17s Gd to £7; Mr A. Lee Smith (Lakeholm), G hillocks at £5 12s 6d to £6 15s.—The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) yarded 43 head, and sold: For Messrs Joseph Crane (Otakia), A. Lee Smith (Henley), W. C. Palmer (Otakia), George' Gordon (Mosgiel), bullocks to £9 7s 6d, and heifers to £7 55.-^—Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 51 head as follows:—For Mr Charles I\:apier (Roseneath), 8 prime bullocks at from £8 17s 6d to £9 ]2s 6d; Mr William Shand (Keith Hall), B bullocks at from £6 10s to £9, and 6 heifers at from £6 to £7 12s Gel; Messrs W. and W. Reid (Broomfield Mains), 7 steers and heifers at from £6.15s to £7 7s Gd; Mr William Kirk (East Taieri), 12 bullocks at from .■fa 10s to £3; Messrs Samuel Crawford, J. T. Leckie, li. Grant, James Brown, J. Williams, T. Elliott,and others,ls head at quotations. The Ota.go Co-operative Association (Limited) yarded 5i head, and sold as follows: For Mr James Harrison, 10 bullocks from £S 5a to.£9, 15 heifers from £5 5s to £7 17s Gd; Mr Peter Law, •i bullocks at £3 17s Gd, 2 cows from £4 7s to £7-; Mr John Smith, 7 bullocks from £7 to £8 2s 6d; Mr William Kirk, i bullocks at £7 17s Gd'; Mr R, Mitchell, 1 cow at £6 10s; Mr H. Green,' 1 cow at .02 15s; Mr John Kirk, 3 cows at £3 17s Gd; Mr William Lindsay, 3 bullocks at £6 10s; Mr John Dow, 3 cows from £i 10s, to £5 15s; Mr E.. Higgins, 1 cow at £4. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) yarded 37, and sold: For Mr E. Brown (Gimmerburn), 5 prime heavy bullocks at £10 5s to £9, 1 cow at £5 15s; Trustees late Mr Thomas Fainforth (Enfield), 7 prime heifers at £6 12s Gd to £5 17s 6d; Messrs J. and T. Kemp (HillgrovcJ, G bullocks at £G 17s Gd to £5 12s 6d, 1 heifer at £G; Messrs J. and W. Currie (North Taieri), 3 bullocks at £5 15s; Mr W. Currie (North Taieri), 2 bullocks at £G 15s; Mr W. Blackie (Glasgow Farm), i bullocks at £8 5s to £8; Mr William Kirk (East Taieri), 1 bullock at £5 10s, 1 heifer at £4 17s 6d; Mr Alexander Douglas (Ens} Taieri), 4 heifers at £6 2s Gd to £i 10s; Mr Hugh Gibson (North Taieri), 1 bullock at £4 7s 6d, 1 heifer at £4 7s Gd. Stronach Bros, and Morris yarded and sold: For the Bushy Park estate (Southland), a draft of heifers at quotations. They report selling for Mr John Anderson (Lagoon farm), a iine of bullocks and heifers at ruling prices. Maclean and Co. yarded 58 head, and sold: For Messrs Webster and Callander (Allanton), 8 bullocks at £8 12sGd to £6 15s; Hon. A. Lee Smith (Ti-tri), 8 bullocks at £7 to,£6 7s Gd; Mr W. C. Palmer (Otakia), i heifers to £5 12s 6d; Messrs A. Douglas, R. Mitchell, W. Townley, J. M. Kane, G-. White, W. Miller, D. Arnott, and ethers, 38 head at current rates.- The Farmers' Agency Company 3old: For1 Mr R. Mitchell, 1 bullock at £6, 2 heifers at £1 12s Gd; Mr J. Duncan, 2 bullocks at £9 12s Gd, 1 at £9, 1 at £7 12s Gd, 3 at £7 JO.*; Mv Alexander Douglas, 1 heifer at £5 lo=, 1 at £5.

Sheep.—The supply yarded to-day was the smallest that has been in Burnside yards for a very considerable time,, only 1095. being yarded. The demand was very keen at the commencement of the sale, and prices realised showed an advance of 2s per head over last /week's rate 3, but towards the close values cased to the extent of Is to 6d, per head. Best crossbred wethers brought from 19s to 20s 3d; medium do, 16s 9d to 18s; inferior do, 14s to 15s Gd; best crossbred ewes, 16s 6d to 18s; medium do, 14s Gd to 15s 9d; small and inferior, lls to 13s Gd. -The New Zealand Loan and -Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Mr John Smith' (Limehills) and others, crossbred wethers and maiden ewes at 1.q.3 Sd. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 337 as follows:—For .Mr Arthur Greenwood (Holmwood), 62 very prime crossbred wethers at 19s Gd to 20s, 38 heavy three-quarterbred ewes at 18s; Mr "William Dallas, jun. (Maryfiekl), 122 nice quality two-tooth crossbred wethers and maiden ewes (small) at from 16s 9d to 19s 3d; Mr Alexander Mouat (Knapdale), G3 crossbred ewes at from 153 9d to 17s; Mr J. L. Baxter (Waipori), 62 crossbred wethers at from-14s 9d to lGs Gd; another client; 50 crossbred ewes at 10s 3d to 14s 9d. Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited) penned 210, and sold as follows: —For Mr W. G-. Jones, 3'i crossbred wethers at 19s, 32 do at 17s 3d, I lambs at 12s; Mr F. Wright, 40 crossbred wethers at- 17s, 40 do at 18s, 40 do at 18s Gd. Donald Reid and Co. yarded and sold: For Mr Joseph Allan (HcWhill), 6 wethers at 17s, 10 ewes at 17s, 38 hoggets at 12s 3d; Mr R. Milner (North Taieri), 24 wethers at 20s 3d.-— Stronach Bros, and Morris sold: For Mr David Andrew (The Grange), crossbred wethers and ewca at IGs; Mr James Gow (Invormay), halfbred wethers at quotations; and privately during the week a line of freezing wethers for Mr P. Toomey (Island farm, Waikouaiti), and another line of wethers for Mr William Souter (Flag Swamu) at current rates. Maclean and Co. sold: For Mr J. R. Baxter (Maunpratua), 41 wethers at 15s Cd to 13s 9d ■; Mr John Wyber (Milton), 45 merino wethers at 9s to 8s 6d; a client, 62 ewes at 35s 3d to 14s.- The Farmers' Agency Co>npany penned 491, and sold : For Messrs Smith and Sons (Greenfield), 40 wethers at 20s, 45 at 19s 3d, 43 at 17s Gd, 43 at 17s, 45 at lGs 9d, 34 at 15s 9d; Mr J. Wilson, 88 wethers at 18s 9d, 10 at 17s, 22 at 17s 9d; Messrs Walsh Bros., 24 wethers at 19s 3d, 23 at 19s 3d, 23 at 19s 3d, 31 at 18s 9d.

Pigs.-—X7G yarded. There was an excellent demand for bacon pigs and porkers, and prices were all in favour of vendors. Slips, andsuckers met with a, fair sale nt last week's prices. Suckers brought from 7s to 10s, slips, lls Gd to 15s, stores lGs to 235. porkers 26s to 345. bacon 363 to 425. "Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold 37 at quotations. Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited) sold: For clients, porkers 26s 6d, 345, 365, 295, slips at Us Gd. Maclean and Co. sold: For Messrs W. Grant (Clairniah),. P. White (Merton), J. Wyber (Milton), drafts at 425, 265, 24s Gd, 235, 8s 6d, Bs. Stronach Bros, and Morris pold: For Mr Wise (Merton), 9. pens at quotations.— —Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) yarded 86. and sold: For Mr W. Prydc (Matnura). 5 sit 43s to 23s Gel, 28 at 14s to 8s; Mr J. Middleditch (Sawyers' Bay), 13 at 22s Gd to 18s: Mr M. Hughes (Wingatui), 7at lls; Mr X". Martin (Wyllie's Crossing), 4 o.t 8.3; Messrs J. and W. Currie Worth Tai.-ri), 10 at 14s; Mr John Holt (Pino Hill), 2 at 7s; Mr Jas. Reid (Pine Hill), 3 at 9s 6d; Mr A. Schlonback (Pine Hill), 8 nt 9s 6d; Mr S. Bews (Wyndha7n), G at 15s to Gs Gd.

Grain.—Wheat: Prime milling is in fair demand, and can be readily placed at late rates, but medium quality is neglected, and the lower grades of the latter quality are only saleable at fowl feed prices. There is, however, very little business being done, as growers are holding. We quote: Prime velvet and Tuscan 2s Gd to 2s Sd, medium to good 2s 3d to 2s sd, fowl feed 2s to 2s Id (brwrs in). Oats: There is a good demand for bright feed sorts for shipment in consequence of orders received from Australia, and accordingly prices have advanced here Id a bushel since last week. Quotations: Prime milling Is Sd to Is 9d, good to best feed Is 7d to Is Bd, inferior to medium Is 3d to Is GUI (bags extra). Barley: Prime limiting samples are in good request, but medium and inferior sorts are virtually unsaleable. Quotations: Feed Is Gd to Is Bd, milling Is 8d to Is lOd, malting 2s. 3d to 2s 9d, prime Lakos 3s to 3s 3d (bags extra).

Chaff.—Consignments coming to hand are equal to the demand, and in consequence prices remain the same as last week. Prime is readily saleable c.i from £9, 7s Cd to £2 12s Gd per ton; medium to good (in over supply), £2 to £2 5s (baas extra).

Potatoes.—The only inquiry is for prime northern Derwents, which realise from PJX to .-€?, 5s per ton. Other sorts are difficult of sale from 35s to 37s 6d (bags iul.

Sheepskins.—The sunnlies are very much smaller than usual at this season of the year, and all descriptions find buyers under good competition at nrices fully on a r>av with those ruling last weelc. Dry crcssbreds 2a to 3s Od, preen do 2s Gd to -Is Gd, dry halfbreds 3s to ss, dry merinos 2s 6d to Gs, dry noils >\i\ to Is fid.

Tlabb't-skina.—The quantity coming to hand is small, and nil lots offering meet 'with good competition. Prices for best winters rose at Mnnriav's solo from -Jd to Jd per lb. Lower class skins, however, remain the same as when last quoted:—Best winters 1-ld to 14Jd, early

do lOd to 12d, autumns BJd to 9Jd, summers 5d to G.'.cl, blacks 15d to 251 d, fawns 8d to 9d. Horsehair Md to 16d. Hides.—There is a good demand for all sorts coming forward at quotations: Heavy-ox 3$ to 4Jdr medium ox and cow 3d to 3kl, light and inferior 2d to 3d. . , Tallow and'Fat.—Prices remain the same as last week, and all consignments meet with ready sale at quotations-.-Prime tallow 17s to 20s, medium do 14s to lGs, inferior do and rough fat 12s to 14s.

WEEKLY MARKET BEPORT.

Messrs A. Moritzson and Co. report for week ending July 25: — Wheat—There is a steady demand for prime samples at late quotations. Other sorts however arc very slow of; sale except at fowl feed prices We quote: Best velvet, 2s 5d to 2s 7d; medium, 2s 3d to 2s -Id; best Tuscan, 2s G-l to " 3 8d; medium, 2s 4d to 2s od; fowl wheat, Is lid to 2s Id. Oats: Tnere has been a »ood demand experienced during the week, ar.d, as immediate offerings are very small, prices fdiow a, considerable .advance. At time of writing buyers, having, completed their orders, fire not inclined to further operate at th* advanced prices. We quote: Bcso feed, Is 8d to Is Sid; medium and inferior, is 3d to Is 7J,d per bushel; Suthcrlands, Is Od. Barley: Prime samples have some attention, but in medium qualities there is little business psssinr. Feed rort3 arc quoted at Is 3d io Is 6d'| milling, Is 6d to Is 10c!; prime malting, "s 3d to 2a Gd; Lakes, 3s to 3s 3d per bushel. Eveccrn, nominally. 2n to 2s Cd, no sale "Flour- We quota £6 10s. Oatmeal m 25's, £10. Pearl barley, £10 10s. Bran, £3 10s. Pollard, £i. Nelson hops aro quoted at xOd to lid (f.o.b). ChafE: Good demand for best qualities. Prime, £2 10s to £2 15s; medium, £2 to £2 7« 6d. Ryegrass: Buyers ideas of values are: For farmers dressed. Is 2d to Is sd; extra, to Is 9d; machined, 2s to 2s 3d; extra, 2s Get per bushel We have a good inquiry. Cocksfoot, 2?, dto 3d for farmers' Jots, and 3id to 4d for machined. Linseed, .-£lO to £12. Pressed <4raw 27s 6d. Clover hay, £3 to £3 ss. Nitrate of soda, £15. Clovers, rape, etc., all fresh. Pettitoes.—Market still kept well suppueu. Prime Oamarus, £2 2s 6d to £2 ss; medium, £1 17s Gd to £2. . . Hides, 31d to -lid, according to weight and condition. ■ , __ Tallow.—Bough fat, 13s to 14s; rendered, 15s to 18s; extra, to 20s perewfc. . Horsehair, Is 2d to Is 4d. Sheepskins.—Crossbrcds, 2s 3d to 4s Gd; extra, to ss. Lambskins, Is 4d to 2s 9d; extra, to 3s 4cl. Pelts. Gd to 2s. We held our usual sale of skins on Tuesday, when there was a good demand. Rabbitskins.—We offered a large .catalogue this week, and, after good competition, cleared the lot at quotations. Summer, from Gd to 8d; small, 3d to sd; autumns, 9d to lid; winters, 12d to 14Jd; selected, to lod per To. We have now erected a complete clovc-r-ckan-his; plant, and all our other machinery up-to-, date is the finest plant .in the Southern Hemisphere. Farmers are invited to inspect. Please consigned to our siding. Fiitm and rnomjcE report. E»ga.—Vickery's preservative, 22s Gd per case Butter preservitas, Is Gd per lb. Salt butter. Prime milled and dairy, 7ii to Sd; pastry, Gkl to 7d;- factory, 9*d to lod; separaPigs.—Wanted sizes up to IGOlb at 3d to 3£d; over tliat weight, 2d to 2Jd. Hams, 7d to 7Jd; rolls, sid to 6d; flitches, sid to Cd; middles, Honey, 4d to 4Jd; small tins, 5d per lb. Beeswax, Is Gd. Walnuts, 5d to 6d. Boosters, 3s to 3s 6d; hens, 2s 6d to 2s 9d; ducks, 3s, 4s Gd; geese, 5s to Gs Gd. Turkeys: Cocks, from Gd to 8d; liens, 5d to Gd. These Quotations are for prime quality. * Butter cases, 17s per clozen, net on trucks. Dunedin.

Onions, 4s cwt.

Italian lemons, 18s per case.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORT,

Messrs William E. Reynolds and Co., Bond street, report for the week ending 25th. July as follows: — Wheat.—The market remains unchanged. Prime milling continues in fair demand, and other kinds 'are fairly saleable. We quote: Prime milling up to 2s Sd; medium, 2s 3d to 2s 3d; whole fowl feed, 2s to 2s 2d. Oats: The demand continues good, and prices have firmed on last week's values: We quote: Prime milling up to Is 8d ; prime feed, Is 7d to Is 7id: ordinary feed, Is Gd. Potatoes: There is good inquiry for prime northern Derwents, and for same we quote from £2 to £2 ss; though other sorts are hard to place at from £1 15s to £2. Chaff: Prime oaten sheaf is easily quitted at last week's quotations—namely, from £2 10s to £2 ]ss; medium to good, £2 to £2 10s. =' - ■ : ■ -

FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Messrs Thomas Paterson and Co., Manse street,-report July 25: — . Fruit.—Apples: Cooking, 4s Gd to 7s per case ; best dessert, lid to 2id per.lb; Hobart'F.C., Ss 6d to 9s ; S.P.M., 8s Od to 12s. Lemons : Repacked Messina, 22s Gd. , Pears, done. Tomatoes: Hothouse, -lid to. Gd. Oranges: Mildura, 7s Gd to 9s; Sydney, 65,6a-toi8s;; Tahiti, 8s to 9s; mandarins, 8s Gd to 10s; bananas. 2d to 21d; passion fruit, 9s to 12s. Produce.—Fresh butter, Gel to 8d; salt, G}d to Ski." Bacon:' Roll," Sjjd 'to' Gd. Hams, 7id. Pigs" 3d to 3id. Cheese: Factory, Sd to 5Jd; farmers', 4i-d" to .sd. Onions, £3 to £3 10s. Potatoes: Derwents, 455; kidney, 30s to 355. Poultry.—Hens, 2s to 2s Gd; roosters, 2s Gd to 3s Gd; ducks, 3s-to 4s. Turkeys: Hens, 5d par lb; cocks, 5d to 7d. •' We receive all descriptions of farm and dairy produce for sale on commission. . . . - • Fruitgrowers, use Montauk for blight of all kinds., 'Gallon tins, 6s. ■ j