GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 2240, 4 February 1897, Page 27

GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET.

Messrs Donald l'nu> aaH ( _'o upnrt tint prices ruled as under at tbt-iv auction s.ile ! on Monday :— — " j Oats — We submitted an ayeiaKo catalogue, ( ■which met with fair competition. Pm-es -,!t<iw ) no decided improvement on those of l^twiek. j but the demand is good up to quotations. Wo ■ quote : Prime milling and best feed, Is 11 Jd to 2.- ; good feed Is lid to Is UJd ; medium, Is lOd to Is 10} d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — We offered whole and broken fowl wheat, which sold up to 4s Id per bushel (sacks in). Potatoes. — The market is now well supplied, and in consequence of the quantity forward prices have declined Blightly. We sold best kidneys at £5 103 to £6 ; medium, £3 10s to £5 per ton (sacks in). j

The Mutual Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) report that prices ruled as under at their weekly auction sale on Monday :—: — Oats.— We offered a small catalogue of inferior to good, and under fair competition sold all lots at : ! For gcod feed, 16 11 Jd ; inferior and medium, Is i 9d to Is lOd. I Wheat.— Produce buyers were keen for fowls' feed to-day, and we sold severallots at 3s 9d to 4s. Potatoes.— Two small lets of inferior sold at £4 2s 6d to £4 10s, but prime are worth £5 to £6. Chaff.— Market without animation. We offered seven trucks and sold : Best at £2 12s 6d to £2 153 ; medium to £2 10s.