WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2427, 19 September 1900, Page 35

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

J.Fp-e.t'? A. "Moi-U zson and Co. report for week enflinq Septeiiibav 1G: — Wheat.— There is a steady demand for prime samples a: late quotations. Other sorts have ali-o* a liiUe more inquiry than of late. We Quote: Best velvet, ?s Gd to 2s Sd ; medium, 2s 3d to 2s sd; best Tuscan, 2s 6a to 2s Sd; mediinn, 2s 'id to 2s sd ; fov/l wheat, Is lid to 2d Id. Oats: The demand Ims not been so active during the last few dayn, find to force sales slightly lower prices h:ive to be accepted. We quote- Best feed, Is 8d; medium and inferior. Is 3d to Is 7£d per bushel ; Sutheiiancls, Is BVI to Is 9d. Barley : Prime samples have some attention, but in medium quah+ics there is little business passiv. "Ft-ed are quoted at Is 3d to Is GfV, mill hip;, 1p 6d to Is lOd ; prime malting, 2s 3d to 2= fid; Lakes, 3s to 3s 3d for primcsl sample*, but medium qualities are only saleable at low prices. Rye-coi-.i, nominally, 2s to 2s 3d, no sale. Maize, 3=? bushel. Prussian blu« peas, 4-5 6d bn&hel Scotch and English tares, 5s 6d per bushel. Flour : We quote .€6. Oatmeal in 25's, £10. Pearl barley, £10 10s. Bran, £3 lfK Pollard, £i. Xelsoii hops are quoted at lOd to lid (f.0.b.). Chaff: Market bare of best qualities. Prime, £2 15s to JE3 ; medium, S2 5s to £2 12s 6d. Ryeg:rass: Buyers' ideas of values are: For farmers' dressed, 3 s 2d to Is sd ; extra, to Is 9d; machined. 2s to 2s 3d; extra, 2s 6d to 3s per bushel. We. have a good inquiry. Cocksfoot, 2Jd to 3d for farmers' lots, and 3?. dto 4d for nip chined. Linseed, CIO to dEI 2. Pressed =traw.. 27s fid. Clover Lay, JE3 to £3 ss. Nitrate of =oda, £15. Clovers, rape, etc., all fieph. Potatoes. — Prime Oamarus are worth 355; medium, 25s to 27s Cd; kidneys, slow, 20s. Hides, 3Jd to 4Jd, according to weight and cordition. Tallow.— Rough fat, lls 6d to 12s 6d; rend>rod, 14s to lGs. Horsehair, Is 2d to Is 4d. Sheepskins. — Crossbrcds, 2s 3d to ss; extra, to 5s 6d. Lambskins, Is 4d to 2s 9d; extra, to 3s 4d. Pelts. 6d to 2s. We held our usual sale of skins on Tuesday, when there was a cood demand. Ribbitskina. — We offered a large catalogue this week, and, after good competition, cleared the lot at satisfactory prices. Summer, from 6d to 8J; small, 3d to sd; autumns, 9d to lid; early winter's. ll?.d to 14d ; winters, 14d to'l6d; selected, 16id to 17d per lb. We have now orected a complete clover-clean-ins plant, and all our other machinery up-to-rHte is the finest plant in the Souihern Hemisphere ' Farmers are invited to inspect. Please consign to cur siding. We are agents' for Newton's patent wool press, which we oiler "pt £15 each ; can be insrjected in our store. fpi'it 'and rnonuci! report. Eggs. — V'Ckery's preservative, 22s 6d per ensc. Order must be accompanied "by payment. Butter preservitas, la 6d pei lb. Silt butter: "Prime milled and dairy, 7.^d to 8d; wastrv 6^l lo 7d; factory, 9id to lOd; separator, Bel to 9d. Pigs. — Sizes up to 1601b at 3d, over that weight. °.d to 23d; market uncertain. Hams, 6. l .d to 7d: rolls," sld to 6d; Hitches, 51d to Gd; middles, 6d. Honey, 4d to 43, d;4 3 ,d; small tins, 5d per lb. P>eeswax, Is Cd. Walnuts, 5d to Gd. Boosters, 3s fid to 3s 9d ; hens, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; ducks, 3s, 4s Gd ; geese, 5s to 5s fid. Turkeys : Cocks, from 6d to 7d ; hens, 3d. These quotation r>re for piirao quality. Butter cases, 17s per clozen, net on truckb Duuodin. Onions, 14s cwt.