DUNEDIN MARKETS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2055, 13 July 1893, Page 25

DUNEDIN MARKETS.

Produce.—Eggs, very scarce. Fresh butter (in fair supply), 8d- to lOd; prime Bait has limited sale/ 7d to Bd. Bacon: Roll, 6id to 7d. Hams, 9d to . 9}d. Pigs are scarce and wanted, 4}d. Cheese. 4d to 4}d; factory, 4jfd to s}d. Honey, 3Jd to 4Jd. Beeswax; lc Potatoes are in short supply, and prices are firm at £4 to £4145; buyers are chary of operating at latter' figure. Onions, £7. Carrots, 255. Turnips, 15s. Chaff, 453 to 555. Poultry has ready sale at fair rates. Fresh trapped rabbits scarce at 8d per pair. Rabbitskins in good demand, lOd to Is sd. The Australian aromatic-horse and cattle food can be obtained from, the following agents :—Mr Henry Syme, Alexandra; W. A'uld and Sons, Waitahuna; Pearsqn and Co., Invercargill; and Mr Alfred Carncross, Mosgiel. RABBITSKIN MARKET. Messrs A. R. M'Donald and Co., Bond street, report as follows :— " • Very large quantities .of' skins continue to arrive, and' transactions are correspondingly heavy. Prices have loßt the firmness of a fortnight ago, but are still fully equivalent to present London values. We have a large outlet, and are prepared to do business to any extent, at full rates. Referring to the action of the buyers in connection, with the local auction sales, we desire to say that' we are the only firm who stood out of the arrangement, and that we are perfectly satisfied that Messrs Wright,'Stephenson, and Co. are only studying the future interests of' their clients in the determined stand they have taken.' ;

Messrs J. H. Kirk and Co. report under date July 12:— - During the past fortnight consignments have been coming to hand in much larger quantities than usual, whilst the indications of the.English and American markets^ combined with heavy available supplies, are .causing buyers to lower their valuea, especially on medium grades whilst winters,have suffered a drop from id to 3d per lb. Prime mixed winters are realising 16d, and selected does 17d, which prices we are now paying prompt net cash. - We believe we are perfectly justified in saying that we are the only buyers in New Zealend shipping solely to the manufacturers this season, thus enabling us to pay our clients the highest value, besides which we make no deductions in the shape of commissions, store charges, &c., &o. Returns and cheques posted same night as goods received. RABBITSKiN MARKET. Messrs Alfred W. M'Donald, M'Leod, and Co., wool and rabbitskin merchants, Bond and Crawford streets, repoit for the week ending July 12 as .follows :— Rabbitskins.—Wehavenothing new to chronicle this week—anything further than thatthe fall that was so noticeable three or four weeks ago has not been recovered, though skins remain very firm. Our operations for the past week have surpassed that of its predecessors, both in quantity and quality. A goodly number of poisoned skins have reached us, for which wo have returned top prices, and our clients have expreesed their satisfaction by sending us further consignments. Terms as usual—net cash. - Removal.—We are now at our new stores, Bond and Crawford streets, and we ask all tolkindly address us in full: Alfrea W. M'Donald, M'Leod, and Co. • RABBITSKIN MARKET. Messrs Remshardt and Co. report as follows :— Withsteadilyincreasingsuppliesprices are about on a par with last week's, except for the lower sorts, which are easier. Ihe market is not marked by the same degree of animation it exhibited last month, but a large, steady business is passing at lately established-prices^ Many of our consign, ments have lately shown dampness, and we would remind consignors that this fault reduces the value of the skins.

Sydney, July 12. Wheat: Chick. 3s 3d : milling (nominal), 3s 6d. Oats (firm): Fair feeding, 2s 8d; bright heavy feeding, 2s lOd; Tartarian seed. -3s.- • Maize • Prime, 3a 8d to 3s 9d. .Barley.: Cape, 2s. Bran,

and pollard, BJd. Pease: Prussian blue, 4s 4d. Potatoes are firmer: Local grown, £4 15a; New Zealand (nominally), £5; Circular Heads. £5 ss. Onions: Victorian, £1 15s to £5, Butter: Dairy-made, first quality, lid to Is; factory, first quality, Is 3d ; the factory article is selling freely, and the dairy-made is in fair demand, Cheese: Prime, 4d to 4Jd- Bacon, 6d to Bd. •' Melbourne,- July 12. Wheat is in fair demand; good milling, 3s. Flour: Stone-made, £6 5s to £6 12s 6d; roller, £6 15b to £7155. Oats are firmer: Algerian, Is lid; milling, 2s 2i to 29 3d. Barley: Cape, 8s 2d. Maize, 3a 3d. Potatoes firm: Prime, £ii Butter is quoted from Is downwards. Cheese: Prime factory, 5Jd to s}d- Broad flax is dull) common to good is quoted at £17,t0 £19, but there is no demand for prime sorts. , , « Adelaide, July, 12. Wheat, 3s 3id. Flour: Roller-made"r->B. .Oats, 8s 3d to 3s 5J.' Barley: Cape, 2s 6d to 3a Id. ,Bran, . lljd. Poll«a i 9d 1 _ OHRISTOHUROH CORN EXCHANGE. * The followin? is the Corn Exchange report for the week ending 7th July (per Geo. S. Hickman,, secretary):— , , • , The chief business to note In the produce market is the rapid rise in potatoes,, in consequenco of all growers having their, stocks m pit and the weather being unfit to open out/ lhe Sydney mawet also showed a strongdemand a week ago. but" has now again steadied. Buyers have considerable difficulty in executing orders on hand, and we shall expect to see a strong market for the next few weeks. Grain markets have nothing special, except that we may mention an upward teuden-.y.in oats. Clover and grass seed are inquired for, and are likely to remain farm at current rates until after spring seedjng. Dairy produce has a good, local demand in the absence of shipments from the north. The following are the week's current price 3: -Wheat: Tuscan and pearl, 2s lid ; Hunter's, 2s 9d. Oats : MilUng, 2| 3d; short feed, 2s 14 to 2s 2d; inferior long, Is 9d to 2s. Barley: Malting, nominal. 4s feed; 2s 4d to 2s 6d. Grass seed: Machine, 3s 9d; farmers, 3s to 3s 3d. Cover seed: Prime, Bd. Potatoes, 80s (sacks included, f.0.b.). Onions. 75s to 80s (sacks included, ' f.6.b.) v Butter, lOd to lid. Cheese, 3id to 4Jd.»-, m -■ ■ ■■ '—

Messrs Balmer, Lawrie, and Co. report under date Calcutta, June 10 :— '• v, , Cornsacks.—This market has rulsd firm and active throughout, and the volume'of business has been considerable. A parcel of 1000 bales was placed with a mill-at Rs. 26 f.ob. for November about a week ago,* and since then '-about 25,01)0 bale* have been done for September-October at Rs 2*5-8 f.o.b , with 'the option of New Zealands at R<3. 28 f.o.b. The bulk of the Business done has been covering against ?ales in anticipation by speculators. Small lots of Australians and New Zealands have been done for November at Rs. 26-12 and Rs. 28-4 respectively. We close firm. # Woolpacks.—Buyers have not operated during the interval, but' packß are quoted somewhat higher. __ ' . i

WHOLESALE PRODUCE REPORTS.* Mr J. Fleming, Princes street aouth, reuorta uad«r date the 15th inst:— Wheat per bushel. Pearl Barley, ...360/0 Best milling 2/9-2/10* ■ nc ,peiton Medium do 2/6-2/84 Oatmeal, in M&WWO Fowlß 2/0-2/3 Oaten chaff 35/0-50 0 Milline oata ', 2/2 Ryegrasa hay 55/o—6o/0 Feed oats 1/9-1/11 Straw ' ...35 0 Malt barley 3/10-4/0 perc^n Feed barley ... 2,6 Onions ... 7/0 Cape barley #0-3/4 _„ JV Per Ib. Maize ... ... 4/6 Rolled bacon ... 0/7 , per ton. Side bacon ... U/e Flour ... 140/o—l6o/0 Smoked hams ... 0/9 fiEr ::: B -SftrSn* rf Barleydust ... 70/0, , 0/7-0/8, according to Oaten hay ... 60/0 quality* . „. Kidney potatoes, £410s per ton. Derwents £4 to £4 53 per ton. Potatoes in good demand. Seed potatoes scarce.' FARM AND DAIRY PRODUCE. * Messrs Mercer Bros, report paying for produce daring the week ending the 12th inst. *- , Bacon (roll), 6Jd p. lb Fresh butter, lid to Is Hams. 9d p. lb ?• lb - j Fresh eggs, Is 8.1 p. dp* Salt butter 8d p. lb Fresh butter, good ordinary (in. lib and Jib prints), 9d p. lb. GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETI. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report as follows under date" July 10 :— • v - We submitted an' extensive catalogue at our weekly auction sale of grain and produce held as usual at our' stores yesterday. All, the usual buyers were in attendance, and competition throughout the sale was keen, all lots realising satisfactory prices. " , . ' - Oats were in fair supply, and prices were firm at last week's quotations. P'imev butherlands and Canadians sold at from 2s Id to 2s 2d; prime Sparrowbills, 2s to 2s Id; and longfeed, Is lOd to Is lid-sacks extra. * „, . f Wheat.—A considerable quantity of inferior milling and fowl wheat was catalogued, all of which sold readily at an advance on late values. Whole wheat (soft and smutty) -realised 2s 5d to 2s 8d; broken fowl wheat, 2s to 2i 4d (sacks "barley.— A few lots of milling sold at^from 2b 8d to 3s 41 (sacks extra), according to quality. Potatoes.—None offered, and nurket bare. Nominal value, £4103 per ton. . Chaff.-Onlyasmall supply forward,-and none of prime quality. Medium oaten .sold at £2 12s 6d per ton; straw chaff, £112s 6d per ton. DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Weekly Report. • Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows:— „ ■ , , The entry for our sale on Saturday was larger than It has been for some time, and as there was a fair attendance a good proportion of the horses changed hands.. - The demand was confined principally to draughts, but buyers were also present for good useful harness horses. With three or four exception?; the' draughts offered were of a j medium description, which"* were all taken up at! fair values by carters and for ploughing purposes. There was a'so more inquiry for low-priced hacks i and spring carters, but there is still room for improvement in' the demand. We quote .-—For first-class draughts" (extra) heavy), £25 to £30; good ordinary draughts (young), £18 to £22 ; medium draught. £12 to; £16 * aged draughts, £6 to £10; good hacka and harness horses, £12 to £16: medium hacks and harness horses, £7 ts £9; light and inferior hacks and harness horses, £210s to £5. r, ' ' * - ' INVaROARGILL^OK MARKET. (From Ojjr Own Correspondent.) '-' ' lIiVERCARPILL, July 11. At the fortnightly stoe> sale at the Invercargill yards to-day there was a gopd attendance of the public 'ana fair enfnes of. ptock. The fat cattle pens were exceptionally well filled, and some of the stock very prime."? Extra heavy bullocks Bold at £12, £18 103, an* £12 17s 6d; lighter weights from £7 155.t0 £810s ;■ inferior from £6 10s to £7 6s; spayed heifers from £610s to £710s; heavy-weight cows from?£B to £9 123 6d; or prices equal to-22s to 24$ per lQOlb for.priniest beef. Good sorts of sto# cattle, were in brisk demand-two arid thre^year-oldsteerß selling at £310s to £4103; yearhnga from 35s to 42sh;-old cows from 25s tp 50s; dairy cows from £410s to £510s ,' '**;'"" £ Fat sheep were also ill good demand. Some prime heavy withers sold up to 19a 9d, while medium weight and quality ranged from 14s 6d to 163 6d. Heavy fat.ewe* brought 14s to 17s, and lighter weights /rom lls 0d to 13s; maiden ewes and wethers (mixed), 14s 3d to 15j 6d; merino wntimrH fi* 3d' In store sheep, large-framed . • weS^ff6r^ara^ond|tionsolsat from 13s 6d to 14s 9d, and smaller sized.maiden ewes and wethers (mixed) from lls 9d to Ms 6d; sound ewes in lamb at'from llsUd to.My 8d $-dd ewes in lamb, 63 6d to 89; and lines of well-grown hoggets, 9s6dtolos3d. - v, ;'> :_„ _, , The Maori King Baileifromjthe Bluff for .London this moraing,Tiavingtaken,on board here, in addition to he| Napier." cargo, 34,204 carcases mutton, 3161 cases preserved meats, 565 bales wool and skins, 197 casks, tallow, 537 sacks wheat, 2300 sacks oats, and 99 cwks and! Lease sundries. 1

Secretary,