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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18349, 13 September 1921, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

BUTTER AND CHEESE. Messrs Dalgety and 00. report having received the following cable from London, dated 9th iust.: — Butter. —Danish, £ll 16s to £l2 4s. The Government prices are lower by 18s to £l. We quote New Zealand, £ll 6s to £ll 8s; Australian, £8 15s to £lO, 6s. There is no improvement in demand at the reduction. Cheese.—The market is weak still, but rather more inquiry. New Zealand coloured, £5 10s; white, £5 12s; Canadian, finest quality, is offering c.i.f. at £5 9s. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. Prtcfl Association--Bv Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, September .12. (Received Sept. 12, at 9.20 p.m.) At the wool sales competition was keen at general rates. Super merinos and fine crossbreds were 5 per cent, higher. Mediums increased 10 per cent., and coarser grades were 5 to 10 per cent firmer. GRAIN AND PRODUCE. Dalgety and Co. report; C^ts.—Ei; t for a fair demand for seed lines the market is fairly quiet. A Gartons, 3s to 3a Id; good to best feed, 2s 9d to 2s lid per bushel, sacks extra. Potatoes.—There is some demand for freshly-packed linos, which are saleable at up to £2 15a, but all other sorts are neglected. . . ' Chaff.—The market is quiet. There is some little demand for prime oaten sheaf, but as arrivals am fairly heavy, prices have not finned. Prime oaten sheaf, to £5 7s 6d; good to best feed, £5 to £5 5s per ton, sacks extra. Donald Reid and Co. report; Oats: The market is finji and there is a good inquiry for all lines suitable for milling. A Gartons, 3s Id; B Gartons, 2s lid to 3s, sacks extra. Potatoes—There is a good demand for freshly-picked Up-to-dates. Theee are saleable at £2 12s 6d to £2 15s per ton, ex store, hags in. There is no demand for any lines that ere out of condition and require picking. ’V Chaff.—There is a good demand for prime chaff, £5 Es to £5 7s 6d; medium to good, £4 16a to £5, bags extra. Scott Bros., produce merchants and commission agents, agents for the Egg and Poultry Growers’ Association, Dunedin, report: Eggs: To-day’s prioo, fresh, la sd; Poultry Association, Is 6d per dozen. Butter: Dairy, pats, Is lid per lb. Honey: Prime clover, bulk, 7id to fid per lb; 101 b tins, 7s each. Beeswax, 2s per lb. Eat, 18s to 20s per cwt Poultry: Hens, 5s 6d per pair; ducks, 7» per pair; geese, 9s per pair. Turkeys: Gobblers, Is 2d; hens, Is Id. Pigs: Prime baconers, 9d to 9RLper lb; porkers, 9d per lb; overweights, 4d to 6d per lb. Hams, Is 6d per lb. Bacon, Is id per lb. Potatoes: Quiet; best table sorts, £3 per ton. Onions; Prime hard Victorian, £lO per ton. Chaff: Steady; prime oaten sheaf, £5/ ss; oaten straw qhaff, £4 6k per ton, backs -extra. Oats, 3s 3d per bushel, sacks extra. Whole

fowl wheat, Bfl por bushel, Backs extra,. Straw: Pressed wheaten, £3 15a; oaten, £4 per ton. IVo can supply petrol, motor lubricating oils and greases, Pnreora meat meal, hulled onto, shell grit, leg rings, toe punches, charcoal, wire netting, rabbit traps, and all poultry farmers’ requirements, including Jubilee, British, and Imperial incubators, Norton's preservative. September 12.