WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2004, 21 July 1892, Page 22

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Moritzson and llopkin, Manse street, Duneedin, report (wholesale) for the week ending July 19 as follows :— - Wheat : Good samples are scarce and easily placed We quote prime milling at 3s 7d to 3s 8d ; medium, 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Fowls' wheat : We quote —Good whole, 2s 6dto2s9d : medium and broken, 2s to 2s 6d. Barley is in fair demand if good bright. Malting at from 4s to 4s 3d ; medium, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; milling wanted at from 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; feed, 2s to 2s 3d. Oats : We have good inquiry for all sorts. We quote prime milling, Is lid to 2s; good to medium feed, Is 8d to Is lid: inferior, Is 6d to Is 8d; all sacks extra, off trucks. Seed sorts, long and short, 2s to 2s 3d. Prime Nelson hops, Is. Linseed, LU to Ll3 (wanted). Potatoes : Glutted' ; 25s to 30s, and no sale. Carrots, 25s per ton, sacks extra. Onions, L 5 for best Melbourne. Pigs :In good demand, 150's to ISO's well killed, not too fat 3Jd- Chaff: The market fairly supplied during the week and has sold at from 35s to 455. Tip-ton is worth 555. Turnips :lGs to 17s Gd. Butter: Fresh, best, lid to Is ; salt butter, the' Australian demand is over forthjs season. As stocks iv the colonies are not large, we think all will be wanted locally before September, we quoto prime salt at from lOd to Is— packages extra or returnable. Lard, sd. Honey, 4}d. Beeswax, Is per lb. Cheese : Factory, 51d to 5Jd ; loavc.B id more. Best Akaroa, 4\d to 4Jd; medium, 3|d to 4d ; loaves id more. Hams and bacon : Rolls, 5d to sid ; ham for flitch, 6d ; hams, 7d to 7id. Grass seeds : Rye vass — Farmers', Is 9d to 2s 6d; machined, 3s 3d to 3s 9d; Italian, 3s 9d to 4s 6d ; cocksfoot, 3Jd to 4d. Wo receive consignments of rabbitskins, pelts, hides, wool, and tallow, and can quote as follows : — Best winters 15£ dto 16d per lb ; incoming winters, 9d to lOd ; autumns, B|d ; summers, 6d to 6Jd. Desiccated cocoanut, 6d. Fruit to hand by every steamer. . We can supply woolpacks and bags free of charge on rail here to intending consignors of rabbitskins, and should advise our friends in the country to send them to us, as we have made special arrangements as to their disposal. FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT. Thos. Paterson and Co., fruit and produce agents, Manse street, report on July 20 :—: — Fruit.— Market is now much clearer of stocks than last week owing to few apples coming forward from Tasmania. Oranges are scarce and market will be bare by arrival of next steamer. We quote Canterbury apples 4s to 6s (not many good samples offering). Hobart crabs, 7s to 8s: S.P.M., N.Y.F., Stunner's, 7s to Bs. Pears : No dessert offering, baking sorts unsaleable. Oranges, 8s 6d to 9s. Lemons, 7s to Bs. Walnuts, (iid. Tomatoes, Bd. Bananas, lid. Cocoanuts, 12s. We are now getting regular supplies of Whangarei oranges. Produce. — Eggs, somewhat scarce. Fresh butter (in moderate supply), Is to Is 2d. Salt butter, demand fallen off and price ranges from aid to lOd. Cheese: Akaroa (best), 4Jd (have landed this week 50 of prime quality) ; factory, 5d to 5Jd. Bacon : Flitch, 6'd ; roll, 5Jd to 6d. Hams, 7id to Bd. Pigs (in good demand), 3Jd. Potatoes, 25s to 355. Onions, L 3 5s to L 4 (have landing this week six tons, prime quality). Carrots, 22s Gd. Turnips, 15s to 20s. Chaff, 45s to 52s bd. Dates, bag figs, and fruiterers' sundries in stock. Honey, we have prime extracted at 4Jd ; lib and 21b tins, 5s to 6s per dozen ; sections, 6s per dozen. A. LORIE AND CO.'S PRICES CURRENT. July 20, 1892. Rabbitskins : Best, 16d ; summers, 5d to 7d ; suckers and half-grown, 3d to 4Jd. Sheepskins : Slaughtered merino, 4£d to sd ; crossbreds, 5d to Gd ; fallen merino, 4d to 4sd ; crossbreds, 4d to sd ; dead wool, 4d to 5Jd. Horsehair, Is. Hides : Ordinary, ljd to 2d ; heavy, up to 3d ; slippy find cut, , 3d to Id. Fat: Good rough, 13s to 13s fid ; rendered, 10s to 20s. Beeswax, prime, Is to Is Id. Pigs, 1301b to 1601b, 3jd (wanted) ; roll bacon, 5Jd ; hams 7Jd to Bd, rough sorts hams and bacon 4d to sd. Chaff, nnmest, 52s 6d. Potatoes, primest, 355; inferior, 30s (dull). Onions, small lots, 4s ; tontines, 3s 6'd. We are landing a prime shipment to-day. Cocksfoot, 2Jd to 4d

(dull). Poultry: Good cocks, 2s 6"d to 4s 6'd ; hens, 2s Od to 3s 3d 5 ducks, 3s lid to 4s ; geese, 5s 6d ; turkeys, cocks 6Jd, hens sd. Butter: trosh more plentiful * salt, tiO inquiry. Have sold most forward at— Low pastry, sdto 6d ; medium, Sd to lOd 5 good and prime, lid to Is. Kggs fairly plentiful. Honey, 4Jd to sd. Cheese : We can supply a very prime line at sd. Fruit : Market improving. Apples— Best local cooking, Isdto2d; Hobart crabs and Peamiains> 7s to 7s 6d. Pears— Best local Napoleons, 2d to 2Jd, dull ; Nelis, 3id to 4d ; Hobnrt Napoleons, 7s to 8s ; Nelis, ISs. Oranges, none iv market; lemons, 7s ; pines, 17s (id. ; cocoanuts, 12s.