THE MARKETS.

Otago Witness, Issue 879, 3 October 1868, Page 10

THE MARKETS.

Witness Office, Thursday Evening. Produce markets still, so far as actual transactions are concerned, very quiet ; for a'l items, a languid demand only is apparent. At the mills, Ll7 10s to LlB is quoted for town-made flour ; but only trade parcels moving at the price. Wheats stand at 7s ; and good samples of malting barley, 4s 3d to 4s 6d. Oats quoted at 2s 6d, with greater firmness. We note stocks as affected by the arrival of the Sarita, from San Francisco, with flour ; and the despatch of the Salamander, for Melbourne, with a rather heavy shipment of grain. Potatoes are again arriving in moderate parcels ; but at the value, L 6 to to L 6 10s, very little doing. DUNEDIN WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. Provincial flour, £18 ; in small bags, 10s extra. Rice, Patna, undressed, £30 ; dressed, Java, £34 to £37 per ton. Tea, duty paid, common, Is 9d ; good medium, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; superior kinds, 2a 9d to 3s 3 ; boxes, 30a to 365 ; orange pekoe, 2s 9d to 3s 3d. Sugar, duty paid — Whites, £50 to £54; grey crystals £47 to £49 ; yellow do, £44 to £47 ; yellow counter, £42 to £44 ; common yellows, £38 to £40.

Spirits (in bond) : Brandies, Martell's or Hennessy's, 9s per gallon; second brands, 6s 6d to 7s; Martell's, in case, 31s; Henueasy's, do, 325. Whisky, Scotch, 6s per gallon, ; Irish, 7s ; Stewart's do. in case, 11 6d. Rum, 5s to 5s 3d. Geneva, JDKZ per case, 18s. Old Tom, per case, 16s 6a. Ale (in bulk) duty paid, £9 10s to £10 j in bottle, Tennant's, 12s 6d ; Jeffreys, 11s 6d; i Youngers, or Basa's, 12s ; other brands, 6d. less. Porter, duty paid— Guinness's, Blood's, and Machin's, in glass, 12s ; Syass's, 11s ; Victoria Stores, 9s 6d; other brands, unsaleable. Aromatic tobacco may be quoted at 2s to 3s ; dark, at Is 6d to 2s ; tens, at Is 6d to 2s 3d ; Barret's twist, 2s 9d, in bond. Soap : Liverpool, 30s ; Colonial or Provincial, 30s to 31s. Candles— Fullweights, Is O£dto Is Id; light weights, unsaleable. Kerosene, 2s 9d per gallon, duty paid. Groceries — Salmon, lib tins, 17s; oysters, 9s ; lobsters, 7s 6d ; sardines, halves, 10s 6d ; quarters, 5s 9d ; salad oil, pints, 14s, half -pints, 8s 9d ; pickles, 12s to 13s ; bottled fruits, 17s : vinegar, bulk, 2s 6d ; bottled, 10s 6d ; mustard, 71b. tins, 10|d : 41b. do, 8s 6d. Fruits— Dried apples, 7d ; currants, 4sd ; raisins, Eleme, and Cape, 7d j Muscatels, | scarce, lOd to Is. Confectionary — Keller's and Wotherspoon'a 104 dto Is ; Provincial, B£d. Barley, £26 6s. STOCK REPORT. Messrs. Driver, Maclean & Co. report— j Prime Beef, 40s to 45s per lOOlba. Prime Mutton, 4d per lb . Store Cattle— Mixed mobs, £7 to £8 ; do, Bullocks, 2 to 5 years, £8 to £9. Good Dairy Cows, Lls to £20. Store Sheep— Wethers, 4-tooth and up. wards, 9s to 9s 6d ; ewes, 2-tooth, about I4sj j do, 2, 4, and 6-tooth, 13s ; do, full-mouthed, | about 9s to 9a 6d. ] [ Lambs, mixed sexes, 16s to 17s per pair. I Messrs Wright, Robertson, and Co. held a sale of cattle on Thursday week, at Mr Lindsay's stock-yards, N.E. Valley. The weather was all that could be desired, and there was a very numerous attendance. Some excellent quiet dairy cows were quickly disposed of at very satisfactory prices. Twenty found ready purchasers at Ll3 to Ll9 10s ; steers, L 6 15s to L 8 15s ; useful harness horses, Lls to L 29. A sale of fat cattle was held on Tuesday, at Messrs Driver, Maclean, and Co's yards, Kaikorai. About 25 head were brought forward and were disposed of at very fair prices, best pairs averaging from Lls to Ll6 per head; inferior and light weights bringing from Ll2 to Ll4. j DUNEDIN PRODUCE REPORT ! Messrs. Rennte & Macgregor, Millers and Produce Merchants, Jetty street, report :—: — We have to report another" week of dull I demand for all cereals, except barley. Wheat is offering in small parcels, but the i demand is orly for town consumption. Easier terms have to be acceded to on the part of sellers. All the oats offering, if in condition, can be placed at last week's quotations. Superior samples of barley are held lat enhanced rates, and in good demand. Potatoes, for the present, seem altogether neglected. Late importations have interfered with the confidence of buyers ; nor are holders as sanguine aa they were. The following are the prices current : — Wheat. — Milling, 6s to 7s per bushel. Oats.— 2s 3d to 2s 6d per bushel. Barley. — Fine malting, 4s to 4a 6d per bushel. Beans — 4s 6d per bushel j Beanmeal— £9 10s per ton. Maize.— 4s 3d per bushel. Pollard— £7 per ton, scarce. , Bran. — £5 per ton, scarce. ] Hay.— Oaten, loose, £4 ss; trussed, £4 155, per ton. Straw. — Oat and wheat, £2 per ton. ! Chaw.— £4 to £4 10s per ton. Potatoes. — Provincial, £6 10s per ton. Imported, £5 10s per ton. i Carrots.— £3 to £3 10s per ton. Turnips.— £3 to £3 103 per ton. Onions. — 40s per cwt. j P»,ye Grass Seed. — Perennial (colonial), ! 48 to 6s per bushel; Italian do, 12s to 15a per bushel, Bone Dust. — In good supply at £7 10s pe^ ton. Cork Sacks. — 15s to 16s per dozen, by the bale. m RETAIL PRICES. Meat. — Beef, roasting, 8d to 9d per lb. ; steaks, 9dto Is perlb ; boiling, 6d ; mutton, 4d to 8d; pork and veal, 8d to lOd. To hotels, 8d all round. Dairy Produce. — Bacon, Is 3d to Is 6d; butter, fresh, Is 9d; salt, Is to Is 6d; cheese, Colonial, Is 3d to Is 6d ; do, English, Is 6d ; eggs, Is 3d per dozen; ham, Is 6dto 2s; milk, 6d per quart. Poultry. — Fowls, 6s to 8s per couple j ducks, 8s to 10s per pair ; geese, 24s do ; turkeys, 25s to 40s do ; pigeons, 3s to 4s do. Fish. — Baracouta, none; groper, 4d per lb; flounders, 2a to 6s per dozen; rock cod, 4s to 12s per doz ; trevallas, 2s to 12s per doz; soles, 12s per dozen; eels, 9d per lb ; herrings, 2a 6d to 3s per doz ; i crayfish, 4a to 12a per dozen.