WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2006, 4 August 1892, Page 22

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Moiutzson and Hopkin, Manse street, Dunedin, report(wholesale) for the week ending August 3 as follows : — Wheat :— We quote prime milling at 3s 7d to 3s 8d; medium, 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Fowls' wheat: We quote— Good whole, 2s Gd to 2s 9d ; 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 : good to medium feed, Is 8d to Is lid ; inferior, Is (id to Is 8d ; all sacks extra, off trucks. Seed sorts, long and short, 2s to 2s 3d. Prime Nelson hops, Is. Linseed, Ll3 (wanted). Potatoes : Glutted ; 25s to 30s, and no sale. Carrots, 25s per ton, sacks extra. Onions, L 0 for best Melbourne. Pigs :In good demand, 150's to ICO's well killed, _ not too fat 3^ to 4d. Chaff : The market fairly supplied during the week and has sold at from 35s to 455. Tip-top is worth 555. Turnips : 10s to 17s O'd. Butter: Fresh, best, lid ; salt butter, the Australian demand is over for this season. We quote prime salt at from lOd—packages extra or returnable. These prices are nominal, without demand. Lard, 4dto4id. Honey, 4d. Beeswax, Is per lb. Cheese : Factory, sidtosJd ; loaves Jd more. Best Akaroa, 4id to 4 Jd ; medium, 3c}d to 4d ; loaves Jd more. Hams and bacon : Rolls, 5d to 5Jd ; ham for flitch, 6d ; hams, 7d to 7Jd. Grass seeds : Rye rass — Farmers', 2s to 3s 3d ; machined, 3s 3d to 4s 6d; Italian, 3s 9d to 4s 6d ; cocksfoot, 31d to

4d. We receive consignments of rabbitskins, pelts, hides, wool, and tallow, and can quote as follows :— Best winters to 16Jd per lb for picked does; incoming winters, lOd to Is; autumns, Bid to 9d ; summers, 6Jd to 7d. Desiccated cocoanut, od. Jbruit to hand by every steamer. We can supply woolpacks and bags free of charge on rail here to intending con-ignors 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. We have just landing Standard phosphates, kainit, and nitrate of soda.