Dunedin Produce Market.

Otago Witness, Issue 1681, 9 February 1884, Page 15

Dunedin Produce Market.

Mr J. H. KrLQoun, grain and produce broker, reports under date February 6 as follows :-— Flour.— Pi '68 remain at quotations of last weekviz, town flour, in sacks and 1001b bags, £10 6s : fifties, £10 16*. Oatmeal. - The price is aa reported last week viz., £11 per ton. Wheat.— Prime milling ia in very s^ort supply, and from 4s 3d to 4s 5d wou'd be readily obtained for good samples ; inferior and medium, a<i lOd to 4s Id. Fowl feed is in full supply, and cannot b« quoted at ove r2s t ) 3s. Oats. — Tho demand continues acth o, and very fow lots coming forward. Prime millim? conuuand-i 2s 4d, while bright short feed is wu.th from :it Id to 2n 2d, Thero is a demand for shlp"i>j., i» it iho advance in prices precludes bustnetf* being done, and sales aro limited to local requirements Barley.— There ia little doin/, but primo malting samples could be placed at nccm, quotation?. Potatoes. — Ihere 1^ been a short supply of kidneys during the week, and any lots coming in promptly could be placed at an advance in price. My sales have been at £3 128 fld, but as high as M would now be paid. Butter. -There is a fair demand for this season's Baited (in kegs) at 8d per lb, at which price sales have been made. Cheese.— The demand is quiet, but piices remain at did to 4sd*per lb. i Hams and B&oon.—Smeked, 9d to 9Jd par lb ; «^. ff TS 16 '?' fe * good demand, » nd ' euppliea A**Vi ■ lffiE 08 $ ! S? tf M^ j a l of last -wet-Vis., m to hi bb f ot gtKH cstim shot* (8a&8 BEtTral^

Unv>B isood. — Thero U some demand for machine-dre-ited samples of r.\ egrass, but 1 have no sales to rup>rt. Rabbi fcakihs.— Thnro la a fair demand at from 9d to ll«i 1 6i lb f'.r slimmer flkins. Hides.— Hedw-wei;,hts which ato scftice, would f fh up to ±ld pet lb ; light a* d inferior. 3d to 3Jd. Tallow : :n» ta 3.te for vtfcll-reudored, and 22a od to 2ia for rough fat.