GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2209, 2 July 1896, Page 15

GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

Messrs Donald Reid and Co report that prices ruled as under at their auction sale yesterday :~ Owing to the fact that mo'tt of the -produce merchants aud ; grain- buyers arevdidinclined at Lpreseut to purchase at auction, our sale was not iso largely attended, as usual. -, A f air" numbwr of , consumers "were present, arid' secured, all lota, • which were bid' up to our valuation^' "We "quote -as follows:— J ',"*".' / ' Oats'. -:The r marKefc is •somewhat weaken and values for all sorts are, it>uythiug, a shade below those ruling la?t week. Good to be>t feed, Is 9d to Is 9id ; medium to good, Js 7id to Is BJd ; inferior, Is 6d to Is 7d per buahel (sacks extra). ■ Wheat.— No change to repori. Prime velvet, 3s lOd to 3s lid ; do Tuscan, 3s 7d to 3s 9d ; fowl feed, 3s to 3s 3d per bushel (sacks in). i Potatoes.— Arrivals have been numerous, and the markefrlSjnow.well supplied. Best Northern Derwents, £2 153 to £2 17s fld : medium, £i 10s to £2 12s fid; kidneys, £2 10s to"£3 per ton (sacks . in). ' ...••,.•..-.. Chaff.— Supplies have 'been only moderate, and prime quality meets good .'inquiry.,' Be3t. oaten sheaf. M 15s to £217sCcl ; medium, £2 10s to £1 I 123 6d per ton (bags extra). • , Turnips.— Fairly plentiful. Best Swedes, 11s to 12s per ton (loose).

•The Mutual Agency Company op New Zealand (Limited) repoit that prices ruled as under at their weekly auction sale yesterday :— - Oats.— Wo offered a small catalogue yesterday, bu t could sell nothing at auction. The attendance was confined to a few outsiders, who, however, did not appear to want anything unless at low prices. Privately we sold inferior at Is 6jd to Is 7d, and during last week best feed at Is 9d' to Is 91d. Market is distinctly easier and tendency is downwards. ' Wheat.— Nothing freiih to. report, and there is practically notbidt doing. Potatoes.— Supplies have been coming to hand more freely, aud as produce merchants bought early in anticipation of a rise, demand is at present restricted and prices are easier. Beat northern. £2 15s to £2 178 6d ; southern, £2 10s to £2 12s 6d. Ohaff is slightly easier, but without any quotable change. Good is worth £2 12* 6d to £2 15 a; extra prime, £2 17s 6d.