GRAIN AND PRODUCTS MARKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 2242, 18 February 1897, Page 14

GRAIN AND PRODUCTS MARKET.

P Mess's Doxai.d Bkid and 'Co. report that I prices ruled sa under at their auction sale oa Monday :— i Oats. — No alteration in valuus to report. Prime ! .Sutherland?, suitable few million, mcci with I ready tule, and for feed sorts the demand continues good. We quote: Prime milling, la 11 Jd to 2s ; good to best feed, Is lid to Is lljd ; meilhun, 1* SM to Is lOJd per bushel 6<acks extra). I Wheat.— We submitted several lots of whole aud brokuu fowl wheat. The demand was nnt so brisk »h UMual, and prices chow a s-liitht decline. ">v'hol« wheat fr,\d at 3h 6'rl to 3s ill ; broken, 2j -Id ty ;ia par bushel (parks iv). Politoey.— Supplies were not excessJviN ami for fceshly-diig kidneya a b>it>ter demand prevailed, we submitted seveial lots, which sold at £5 5-f to £5 15-s par tou (sactta in). Chuff.— Prime oaten sheaf continues to meet with revly sale afc quotations, but medium and inferior sorts are nob in viquesr,. We quote ; B*rt oaten ati-af, .£2 12s M to £2 is^ ; medium to s's.od, £2 to £i 10* ps. 1 ton (bugs extra). The Mutual Agency Compahy op New Zea. i^Nl> (Limited) report that prices ruled aa-undeii at theii 1 weekly auction s«le :—: — Oats.— Althouch we offered a fair catalogue to a good attenuance of tbe trade, bidding was very dull and we were unable to oell any at auction. Pt jv>>lely we told at up to la Hid. Wh*at.— Wo offerea two f-inuYl lota of fowls' . foed, but here nua.m bMdir.g whs not up to the usual, and we had to pa^-s the lot in. Chaff.— Ouly medium quality f'ttftrcd, which, wo were unable to sell. Prime quality is worth £2 12s Gd to £2 15s ; medium up to £2 10s. Straw.— We sold a few trucks at a satisfactory pnoj.