DUNEDIN MARKETS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2370, 3 August 1899, Page 15

DUNEDIN MARKETS.

WHOLESALE PRODUCB KKPOJITS. Mr J. Fleming, 'Princes street south, reports ■under date "the Ist inßt. :— "Wheat per bushel. ■> per ton Best milling ... 2/(5 .Oaten hay ... 60/0 Medium do 2/o—2/3 Oatmeal, in 25's lko/0 Fowls' ... 1/8-2/0 Oaten chaff 37,6-50/0 Milling oats ... 1/4 Ryegrass hay 50/0-60/0 .Feed oats ... 1/2-1/3 j Straw ... 25/0—27/15 Malt barley 3/0-3/3 Pearl barley ... 240/0 "Feed barley 1/9—2/0 Onions ... 5/6 per cwt Cape barley ... 3/0 per lb. Maize ... ... 3/6 Rolled bacon ... 0/71 per ton. Side bacon ... 0/8 Hour, in 20j3's ...J3O/0 Smoked hams ... 0/9 Flour, in 50*8 ...340/0 .Cheese ... 4d to 4Jd Pollard ... ... 70/0 Good s,alt butter, 6id to Bran ... ... 60/0 7d according to quality Barley dust ... 60/0 Kidney potatoes. £1 7s 6d to £1 10s pe* ton. Derwent potatoes, £1 7s 6d to £1 10s per ton. - FARM- AND DAIRY PRODUCE. Messrs Irvine and StevensoD, George street, report paying for produce during the week ending tha Ist inst. as follows :— Bacon (roll), 7id p. lb i FresTf butter, 9cl and Ham, BJd p. lb I lOd p. lb Fresh eggs, Is Id doz | Salt Butter— Not buying Fresh butter, good ordinary (in lib and Jib prints), 7d to 8d per lb. Bacon pigs, 1301b to 1601b weight; special quality, 4d. Fowls, 2a to 2s 9d pair. Ducks, %to 5s pair. Geese, 4s to 6s. Turkeys, 6d »er lb.

DAIRY FARMERS 5 UNION, -, -WELLINGTON, i July 31. The New- Zealand Farmers' Dairy ..Union, which operates through Wairarapa, Forty Mile Bush, and the Manawatu district, has a net profit of £3061 after writing off various amounts, and £1520 is left^f or distribution; against,. £4-23 last year. The company this ■year handled 3,133,000 gallons of milk, or ■ nearly double the amount of 1296, and paid farmers £36,315. The gross profit from cheese and butter was £9555, against £7937 for the previous year. The dairying season in the Wairarapa district has been a fairly satisfactory one as regards the supplies of milk and the price that prodnce has brought. The surplus for division amongst suppliers, after making provision for the iisual dividend to shareholder.?, will amount to £6000, being 10 to 15 per cent, better than last year. NEW ZEALAND REFRIGERATING COMPANY. The following is the eighteenth annual report of the directors of the New Zealand Refrigerating Company (Limited), which will be piesented at the annual meeting to be held on. 2nd A ugust next : — " The directors submit to the shareholders ] the accounts and balance sheet of the com- ( pany for the year ending 30th June, 1899. j The directora regret that owing to the low | rates current for freezing, the year's opera- j tions have resulted in a loss of £140 Is sd, | after providing for the payment of £1301- j 3s 2d for interest and writing off £834 0a 8/1 j for repairs to roads, buildings, and machinery, j " The Burnside works, with the exception ! of the months of November and December, > when new machinery was being installed, I have been Avell employed. The Oamaru works have, however, been poorly supported. "The total year's operations for bothworke have been 69,855 carcases mutton and ' 130,503 carcases lamb, making . a total of ( 200,358. In addition, the company has j handled 36,049 crates of rabbits. > " During the year £12,433 lls has been ex pended on new machinery and buildings, mostly at Burnside. The full benefit of thesehas, however, only been derived during the last five months. The saving of fuel effected by the new machinery .had been- highly satisfactory. "Mr Brydone, having returned to the i colony during the year, has again resumed ; his seat on the board, and the directors are much pleased to again have the benefit of his experience and advice. "In view of the urgent necessity which exists for providing additional storage at Burnside, and for making other necessary alterations to bring the works thoroughly up to date, the directors deem it advisable to make the finance of the company more elastic, and have therefore proposed a scheme for the issue of preference shares as detailed in the circular being issued to shareholders. The directors hope that their proposals will meet with a favourable reception at the hands of the shareholder at the special meeting to be held immediately after the ordinary annual j meeting. ? "In accordance with the articles of association, two, of the directors (Messrs James Smith and J. A. Johustone), and the auditor (Mr Thomas Callender), retire. Of these, Messrs James Smith and Thomas Callender offer themselves for re-election." • GORE STOCK SALE. GORE, July 25. Owing to the extremely wintry weather there ' waa practically no stock sale to-day. A few j lots of sheep and cattle were forward, but no.' business worth recording was done. I SOUTHLAND PRODUCE MARKET. { • INVERCARGILL, July 28. J There is nothing new to report in connection , •with the markets for produce generally. Oats. — ! The demand from Australia 'has fallen off considerably. Speculative purchases are being made for shipment to London, but there is a, difficulty in getting space in the steamers. A steady trade is being done with Auckland, but at low prices. The deliveries from the country have fallen off, but large supplies are available at the Bluff. When spring deliveries commence values will probably further recede. Present value are: — Is 4id to Is s^d f.0.b., Bluff (sacks in). Wneat. — There is practically .no demand .except for fowl wheat at Is 9d to Is lid, f.0.b., Bluff. Ryegrass.— Stocks are far beyond * requirements. 1 j GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. | Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report that j prices ruled as under at their auction sale on ! Monday : — . j Oats. — We submitted a moderate catalogue of medium to good feed. There was a full attendance of lmyers, and most of the lots on offer met with good competition, and were quitted at full market rates. We quote: Seed lines, Is 5d to Is 9d; prime milling, Is 4Jd to Is 6Jd; good to best feed, Is 3Jd to Is 4d ; medium, Is 2d to Is 3d; inferior, Is per bushel (sacks extra). Wbeat % — Na prime milling offered. Our catalogue was composed of good whole fowl feed and a few lots of broken, which met with failcompetition at prices on a par with last week's rites. Wo quote: Prime milling velvet, 2s 5d to 2s GJd; do Tuscan, 2s 4d to 2s 5Jd; medium to good milling, 2s Id to 2s 4d ; "whole fowl wheat, Is lod-to"2s ; broken and damaged, Is 6d to la Sd per bushel (sacks in). j Potatoes. — Market well supplied. Only prime Derwents inquired for; other sorts almost un- I saleable, even at reduced rates. Prime Derwents sold at 25-3 to 27s 6d; others, 18s to 22s 6d per ton (sacks in). Chaff. — Our catalogue comprised about 80 tons of prime oaten sheaf, which met with good competition. We quitted all offering at an adyance oj 2s £d on. last week's rates. Medium '

quality is not so saleable. "We quote: Prime ' oaten sheaf, £2 7s 6d to £2 12s 6d ; fair to good, £2 to £2 ss;'s ;' medium, £1 15s to £2 ; straw chaff, £l-10s to £1 13s per ton (sacks extra). Messrs Moritzson and Hopkin report having held their usual weekly sale of grain and produce- on Monday morning. There was a large .ivumber of buyers, and competition was fairly brisk. Oats. — Prime . samples are in good demand, ai.d readily bring from Is 3Jd to Is 4d. Medium | an-1 inferior sorts, however, nre not so easily | placed, and sell from Is Id to Is 3d per bushel. | Wheat. — The demand is not so keen as it was, ' and medium a^jd inferior milling sorts are hard I to place. Prime milling is worth 2s 5d to 2s 7d ; medium from 2s 3d to 2s 4d. Fowl feed | Potatoes. — Arrivals have been light, but prices | show no improvement. We quote best from I 27s 6d to 30s per ton. Chaff is in better request, and prices are 5s per ton higher than last week. Prime oaten, £2 10s to £2 12s 6d ; and medium from £2 2s 6d to £2 7s 9d. Messrs Dalgety and Co. (Limited) report having held their weekly auction sale on Monday morning, when the attendance of buyers was good. Oats. — We have no change to report, prices ruling about the same as when we last quoted. Prime milling, Is 4Jd to Is 5Jd; good to best feed, Is 3d to Is 4d; fair to medium, Is 2d to Is 2Jd ; inferior, Is to Is ljd (sacks extra, net). Wheat.— Prime milling still meets with fair inquiry, but the demand for medium qualities is not so strong. We quote: Prime velvet, 2s iia to 2s 6d; do Tuscan, 3s 4d to 2s 5Jd; medium, 2s 2d to 2s3Jd; fowl feed— good whole | Is lid to 2s, broken and inferior Is 6d to Is 9d ; (sacks in, terms). | Potatoes.— Supplies sent forward last week were small, but owing to stocks on hand being" j up to requirements prices show no iniproveI ment. Prime Derwents, 25s to 27s 6d: inferior unsaleable. - - • | Chaff —There was a good demand for prime , quality at Monday's sale, and prices advanced I about 2s 6d per ton. Medium and inferior, however, remain about the same. Prime, £2 7s 6d to £2 12s 6d; good, £2 2s 6dto £2 ss; medium, 37s 6d to £2. THE OTAGO FABMEBS' CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OF N.Z. (LIMITS)) | Oats.— The market remains unchanged. Good i bright samples are readily placed. We quotei Best milling, Is 4d to Is 5Jd; good, Is 3Jd to | ;s; s 4Jd; medium, Is 2Jd to Is 3id; seed lines, I la 5d to Is Bid per bushel, sacks extra. [ Wheat.— The demand has eased off for I medium quality. We quote: Prime lnillina velvet, 2b 4Jd to 2s 6Jd; do Tuscan, 2s 4d to ! 9.s 5Jd ; medium, 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; fowl feed, Is lid to 2s per bushel, sacks in ; terms. parley.— The demand is very poor, and sales j difficult to make. We quote: Prime malting, 2s lOd to 3s 3d ; good, 2s 2d to 2s 6d ; mediuni, Is 9d to 2s ; inferior, Is 4d to la 6d per bushel, sacks extra ; net. Chaff.— Owing-to the bad weather and short supplies the market has hardened somewhat We quote: Prime heavy, JE2 10s to £2 12s 6dmedium, £2 2s 6d to £2 ss ; light discoloured', ?2s 6d to 37s 6d, sacks extra. Potatoes.— Supplies heavy. Gocd Derwents, ; 27» 6d ; medium, 24s to 265. I _ Sheepskins. — Moderate-sized catalogues offering. Bidding at last sale was not so keen, and ' j in consequence prices obtained were not so good as at provious sales, Gjreen crossbred, j 3s 9d to 4s sd ; medium, 3s to 3s 6d ; dry crossbred and halfbred, 3s lOd to 5s 4d; medium, Qs 4d to 3s Gd; best dry merinos, 4s 6d to 5s lOd; ordinary, 2s 8d to 4s; inferior, Is to 2s 4d; pelts, 6d to Is Bd. i Kabbitskins —Competition good, and all ofi fei-ing meet with a ready sale. Selected winI ters, 3 s 7d to Is 10d; winter greys, Is '5d to Is 73"; autumns and incomings, 12id to 16Jdpumm«rs, Bet to l<2d; half-growns and suckers, 3Jd to 7d. ! TaIW and Fat.— Meets with a ready sale at , the following quotations: Clean, 14s 6d to 16s , 6d; medium, 12s 6d to 14s ; inferior, 9s Cd to I lls. Fat (rough) : Good, to lls ; medium, 9s 6d to 103 6d; inferior, 8s 6d. HideE. — A good inquiry exists for good, wellflayed ox. We quote : Extra heavy, 4id ; heavy, 32d to 4Jd ; medium, 3Jd ; light, 2Jd. " DUNEDIN HORSE SA.LEYARDS. Weekly Report. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows : — The number of horses forward for Saturday's sale was not great, but as spine ,of the draughts were fairly good, and as there were buyers in the market for them, several useful geldings changed hands at from £29 to £37. In light 1 horses there was nothing decent offered— only j a few old screws,— and these were sold af j prices ranging from £3 10s to £G. The thoi roughbred horse Benson, three years old, by | Far Niente^ — Kolimna, was also offered, and j was sold at 47gs. The demand for first-class • draiight geldings and for strong upstanding harness horses continues good, and any fresh horses reaching the market invariably find purchasers at full value. We quote: First-class young draught mares and geldings, at from £45 to £50; good do, £35 to £40; medium, £28 to £35; sound young spring-carters, £20 to £26; light harness horses and hacks: First class, £20 to £25; good do, £15 to £18; medium, £10 to £12; light and inferior, £2 to £5. PROPERTY SALES. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report having sold, on account of the-New Zealand Agricultural Company (Limited), in liquidation, farms on the Waimea estate as follows: ■ Block XXII on 'auction sale plan, 1364 alr | 15p, to Mt"~ Thomas Graham, of Otama? ! part section 43, Eyre district, Fay 450 acres, io Mr John Harrison, of Dipton. soils from Is lOd to 2s per bushel. THE LABOUR MARKET. John Skeno and Son report under date August 1: — Business is quiet this week so far, and ' there are a good many farm workcrß and other.*

out of employment. We are putting out a few ploughmen, farm lads, and others, and expect a big rush of orders once the weather picks up and spring fairly sets in. Wages are falling away slightly, we quote the following scale: — Ploughmen, 15s, 17s 6d, and 20s; farm and station couples, £60 to £70; blacksmiths, 15s to 355; grooms, 17s Gd; lads (good_ demand), different wages ; hotel hands, billiard" markers, etc., 15s, 17s 6d and 20s; generals, 12s 6d, 15s, and 17s 6d; housekeepers, 15b, t0 20s; station clerks, 20s to 30s.