COMMERCIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18509, 21 March 1922, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

BUTTER AND CHEESE. Messrs Dolgety and Co., Ltd., report having received the following cable from London, March 17: “Butter: Good demand; market firmer, moro demand for salted than unaalted. Danish, £9 4s; Australian finest salted, £7 4s, finest unsalted, £7 4s; Queensland, £7 2s; New Zealand salted, £7 10s. Cheese: Better market; New Zealand colour, £4 12s; New Zealand! white, £4 10s; Australian colour, £4 10s; Australian white, £4 65.” GRAIN AND PRODUCE. . Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report ns follows;—■ Oats.—There is o good demand for heavy Gortons, which are firm at late rates. We quote: A Gortons, 2s 6d to 2s 7d per busixei, sacks extra. Chaff.—The market is still bare of supplies, and there is a good demand for prime lines. We quote: Prime oaten sheaf, to £6; good to best feed, £4 10s to £4 15s per ton, sacks extra. Donald Reid and Co., Ltd., report as under: Oats. —The market is dull at present. We quote: A Gortons, 2s 7d; B Gortons, 2s 6d, sacks extra. x Potatoes.—Taieri and Oamaru potatoes, £7 to £7 10s, sacks in. Chaff. —Prime chaff, £5 to £5 2s 6d; medium, £4 10» to £4 15«. WOOL MARKET. Messrs Murray, Roberts, and' Co., Ltd., have received the following wool market cablegram from London, dated 17th inst.: “Market continues strong, with good competition for all descriptions of wool. Compared with the opening rates the present series best descriptions of merinos advanced 5 per cent.; medium to good, 10 per cent.; crossbred, greasy, medium, and coarse, advanced 5 per cent; crossbred greasy fine, market shows no change: for slipe crossbred the market shows a hardening tendency.” SYDNEY WOOL SALES. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, March 20. (Received March 20, at 10.15 p.m.) The fifteenth series of wool sales commenced wifh a large attendance of buyers from all thfe competing countries. Late rates were maintained. Scott Bros., produce merchants and commission agents, agents for the Egg and Poultry Growers’ Association, Dunedin, report:—Eggs; Firm; fresh, Is 9dl; Poultry Association, Is lOd per dozen. Butter: Dairy, Is to Is Id per lb. Honey: Prime clover, bulk, 6d per lb; 101 b tins, 6s 6d each. Beeswax, Is lOd per lb. Fat, 18s to 21s per cwt. Poultry: Hens, 3s 3d to 3s 6d per pair; ducks, 6s 6d per pair; geese, 8s per pair. Turkeys: Hens, Is Id; gobblers, Is 2d. Pigs: Prime baconers, 6Jdl to 7d per lb; porkers, 6id per lb; overweights, 3d to 4d per lb. Bacon, lOd to lid per lb. Potatoes: Best table, £6 10s to £7 per ton. Onions: Canterbury, £9 10s per ton. Chaff: Prime oaten sheaf, £4 15s per ton, sacks extra. Oats, 3s per bushel, sacks extra. Whole fowl wheat, 5a 6d per bushel, sacks extra. Straw: Pressed whoaten, £3; oaten, £3 10s per ton. We can supply petrol, motor lubricating oils, and greases, lucerne end poultry meal, hulled oats, shell grit, Pareora meat meal, leg rings, toe punches, charcoal, wire netting, Norton’s egg preservative, Star brand chicken food end egg crates.