Dunedin Produce Market.

Otago Witness, Issue 1672, 8 December 1883, Page 15

Dunedin Produce Market.

Mr J. H. Kilqour, grain and produce broker, roports under date December 5 as follows :—: —

Flour. — There it no change in vrii % 03 t,o note, quot-- town flour, in sacks and 1001b bag", £i 05j .00!b bags, £10 15i ; country brands rathor under those p icc-i

Oatmeal, £10 10s to £10 ISs per ton. Wheat.— Tht re i* a fiir demand for prime milling lots, but very ftiw offering, any parcelh coming f >rward being Oi.ly medium and inferior. I quote p imo milling 4 2ii ; inferior and me'huin, 3a Su to 3s lid ; fowl feed is in full supply, and demand limited — price j , Is lOd to 2s 9J.

Oat >. --There has been somo demand for shipping, but piici-a do not t-how any improvement. Prime milling is saleable nl l,lod to Isiul; bright shorfc feed, Is SM to Is 9J- 1 ; inferior ,vnd diseolouied, is (id to Is Sd if v sales have bean of light feod at Is 7d.

Barjey.- Tho only demand U for primo uialtirg, which would command from in (id to 4j 9*l, but there are fow prime lots coming forward. Potatoes. There ii no improvement in the nmtk< t, the demand being limited to local wants I liavo disposed of all lots coming in fresh from tho pita at £2 and £-i 2h 0.1 per ton, bags extra, but have had to clear those stored at a very low price. Aa new potato™ are in the mirket buyerj operate epavingiy. Butter.— l h.ivo orders for prime salt-d iv keg* (this season's salting) at 6Jd to 7d per lb. Cheese.— My sales of old cheese have been at 4Jd and Sd per lb Hams, and Bacon. — I have disposed of » Int of green at 7£d, but smoked would command 9d if properly got up. Chaff.— Tho tradol is pretty well supplied, but £4 can stiil be go* fur prime oaten at.eaf. Giqsh Sod. -'Jho demand is over for the present.

Kabbitskini.— There is a fdr demand, and primo wnter pkitis, proper'y toiled, fetch up to Is Bd. I have no sales to report Hides.-- The only demand is for heavy hides, which would readily fet.h od per lb, but light-weiyhts do not fetch over 3d per lb. Tallow.— l ropeat quotations of last week— viz., 30s to His 6rt per c/t for well-rendered, and 19s to 200 od for rough fat.