GRAIN AND SEED REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 1911, 6 July 1888, Page 18

GRAIN AND SEED REPORT.

Messrs Samuel Ork and Co , Stafford street, report for the weekending July 4, as follows :—: —

Wheat.— Dhe market hero still hangE, fire, «s millers show not the slightest inclination to purchase more than for a hand-to-mouth business, while their stocks of flour are not unusually large. Prime quality is all that is sought aftT, medium being entirely neglected, though fowl feed finds ready sale at current rates, and principally for export. We quote : Prime milling Tuscan aud redstraw, 3s to 3s 2d ; medium, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; iuferior, and fowls' feed, Is 9d to 2s 4d.

Oats. — A very fair demand continues for these, and as the arrivals now are practically nothing, all supplies have to be drawn from store, thus enhancing the value of those held, and -which la already being experienced. Our outside markets show no material change, but the lack of supplies from here will soon tell its own tale, >nd speculators, who, by the way, hive good stocks in store, will have to pay enhanced prices. Danish are again in request, -while long Tartars are somewhat neglected, but bright sorts are most in demand, and during the week we sold a large par:el for T. aud M. H., Hlllend, at Is 9|d, while for a parcel of black oats— J. F. H,, Kelso— we got Is lOd. We quote : Extra prime milling up to!;i s 9jd; good bright feed and ordinary milling, 1b 8d to Is 9d ; medium, Is 7d to Is 8d ; inferior, Is 3d to Is 6d.

Barley.— The demand is nothing like so good as it was sometime ago, while prices are easier, and quotations nominally for prime malting up to 4s 3d ; medium, 3s (3d to 3s lOd ; milling and feed, 2s 6d and 3s 6d respectively. Potatoes.— The arrivals have fallen off considerably from both north and south, and anything offering, if quality good, finds sale at from £2 7» 6d to £3.

Chaff.— Market glutted. The weather being bo favourable for cutting, a large quantity keeps pouring in, while thedemand is not equal to it. When the weather breaks prices will revive somewhat ; meanwhile we quote well-cut oaten sheaf at up to £,i 15s ; ordinary, £2 10s ; inferior, £l 15s to JE25s. Seeds — Byegrass : Faie weather is causing a little demand but no improvement in prices. Cocksfoot : Prices for this once neglected but now most prominent seed are as low as they will be, and during the week we placed 50,0001b— a very large quantity at this season of the year— at from ljd to 3|d. Clovers : These we have now ,-landing ex Westland, and will be pleased to forward samples and quotations in the course of a few days on application. Prices are likely to rule firm, the prices at Home having slightly improved.