DUNEDIN MARKETS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2201, 7 May 1896, Page 16

DUNEDIN MARKETS.

WHOLESALE PRODUCE REPORTS. Mi J. Fleming, Princes street south, reports under date the sth inst :—

FAWM AND DAIRY PRODUCE. Messrs Mercer Bros, report paying for produce' during the week ending the "lthinat. as follows : — ,. Bacon (roll), 6d p. lb Fresh butter, lOd p. Zb Hams, 7d p. lb Salt butter, 7id p. lb Fresh <*g.gs, Is Ud doz Fresh butter, good ordinary (in lib and Jib printsX 7d to 8d p. lb. r j THH! FROZEN MEAT MARKET. Napier, May I.— Nelson Bros, hav^ received the following London cable :—" Stocks of frozen meat of all kinds are still very heavy. To-day'a market quotation are : Best Canterbury mutton, 3Jd; Dunsdin, 2Jd ; Napier and North Inland,"" 2|d. Sales lost week a little above the estimate. THE TALLOW MARKBT. London, May 3. At yesterday's sales 1300 casks of tallow were offered, and 475 were sold, Fine mutton brought 2ls 3d ; medium, 20a ; fine beef, 19s ; medium, 18l 6i The stock now consists of 57,459 casks. . DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Weekly Rkpout. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows : — \ There were very few buyers present at Saturday's sale, and the horses submitted to them were moßtly of rather inferior quality. Draught horses were more poorly represented than the* have bees for some time back : those offered consisted chiefly of aged, light, and inferior ones, and these did not meet with much demand. Young, active horses of this class would sell well, the demand for them being very fair. Spring-carters were no better represented than draughts ; those forward were mostly aged and inferior-but in spite of this the demand was fairly good. Had there been any really fir»t-class animals of this class forward we are confident we could have disposed of them at satisfactory prices. Light horses were fairly well represented, and we offered a number of well-bred horses of this class, which were well competed for, a good many changing hands at satisfactory prices. The demand for hacks was much better than it has been for a few weeks past. We quote .'—Heavy draughts, four to sis years, £22 to £27; do eight to ten yearv £15 to £20; light and small do, £8 to £ll l aged and inferior do, £4 to £7: upstanding spring* cart horses, young and sound, £12 to £16 ; well* bred upstanding hacks and harness horses, £16 to £20 ; upstanding hacks and harness horses, £10 to £14 ; aged and inferior, £2 to £5. GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report that prices ruled as under at their auction Bale yeiterday :— Oats.— We submitted a small catalogue, moitr* medium w&lity, which met with atrone comnetf

tion and an advance ia values of about Id par bushel. Prime milling, Is Old to Is 9}d ; good to beat feed, Is 9d to 1« 9jd ; medium to good, Is 8d to 1» 9d per bushel (sacks extra) Wheat.— Prime niiiliog met good demand at prices on a par with late quotations. Inferior Borts did not receive so much attention. Prime milling velvet, 3s 7d to 3s 8d ; do Tuscan, 3s 4A to 3s 6d ; fowl feed, 2s lOd to 3a 2d per bushel (sacks in). B*rley.— Medium malting was poorly competed for. Feed and milling, 26 to 2a 4d per bushel (sackb extra). Potatoes. —Little alteration in values. Best Dei wents, £2 12s 6d to £2 15k ; medium to good, ,£Z 7s 6d to £2 10a per ton (sacks in). Gruff —^airlj plentiful and values unchanged, Best oaten sheaf, M 10s to £2 12s 6d; medium, £2 5s to £2 7s 6d per ten (bags extra). r The Mutual 1 ' Agency Company of New. Zea« tAND (Limited) repoit that pi ices ruled-as under ftt their weekly auction sale ytsterday : — . Oat*'. -Murkef continue* to improve, and. with mull catalogxic to-day prices advanced another ;penny. We sold : Best, Is 9Jd to Is9|>l ; good, Is 9d to Is 91d ; inferior to m-diiun, Is 8-1 ip Is BJd. Wheat —We only offered inferior \o medium " cruwlities, which sold at 2s IOJd to 3i sd. Prime velvrt. is worth is 6Jd to 3s 8d ; do 4'uscan and red Borts. 3s 4d to 3<- 6d. Bailey. — Two lots feeding duality offered and sold at 2s Id to 2s 3d. Potatoes.— Although supplies aie full, demand Is good aud pi ice* wkII umintained Beat, £3. 12s 6d to £2 15s ; good, £2 7s 6d to £2 10s. Choff. — Supplie>- continue to come forward freely, but prices ke. p firm. Best, £2 10s to £2 12s 6d ; go ud, £2 5s to £2 7s 6d. PROPKRTY SAILIS. Mr W. A. Walton on Saturday afternoon sold by auction tl»e houne and prc*p»tty of the^lato Of i scrFindJav, part of sections 61 and 63, block X.. N>rth Haihour pnd Ulufskin district, to Peiev Scott, for .£560 A qupvter-acre in .Royal ten.ire (the f-ceue of the late fi>e), belonging to Mr G. IC.s+her, wa<- passed in at £550. Allotments 4; 5, and 6, Musselburgh, were alto passed in at JE9O. -THE LABOUR MARKET. Mr Skene reports under dote M.iy 5 : -Although Work is not overpldiitiful, still thore is « gradual qui^t feelifg that things are likelj to improve. There is plen'y of vvurk waiting to be don»J Cheup moni:y and a littl- coi fldence would soon use up eveiy worker in New Zealand. A goodly number are faking to wining, determined to fight their owi liattleß, thus effecting a double boon and relirVLutt the labour market. Ploughman are now moving, and odd hands for stations. Rabbiters "are also a-ked for, and dairy people as usual. <3i" d -ners, hhfipherds, and couples move slowly, bu fclieir time is coming. Town boys and lads havp few good chances. The building trade is looking up. Wages vary a good deal. . .

per ton. Oatmeal, in 25*8 200/0 Oaten chaff 45/o—so/0 . Ryegrasshay ... 55/0 Straw ... 30/0 32/8 per ton Pearl barley ... 14/0 Onions ... ... 8/6 per lh*. Rolled bacon ... 0/5} Side bacon ... 0/6 Smoked hams ... 0/7 Cheese ... 0/3J-0/4 Good salt butter, 7}d to 8d per lb, according to quality. ' 76 fid to £2 12s 6d per ton.

Wn»at per ushel. Bestniilliug 3/7—3/9 Medium do 3/4-3/6 Fowls' 2/10-3/1 Milling oats 1/8-1/9 Feed oats 1/6 -1/7 M^lfc Barley 2^-3/3 Feed barley 2/0-2/3 Cape barley ... 2/6 -2/9 Maize 3/3 -3/6 per ton. Flour ... 190/o—2oo/0 Pollard 85/0 Brau 70/0 Barley dust ... 70/0 Dateu hay ... 60/0 New local potatoes £2