WEEKLY MARKET REPORT,
Hessrs A. Moritzson and Co. report for week ending October 31 : —
Wheat. — The demand is not -so brisk "as it was, buyers in the meantime holding ofi the market We quote: Bost velvet, 2s 6d to 2s 7id; medium, 2s 3d to 2s sd; best Tuscan, 2s 6d to 2s 8d; medium, 2s 3d to 2s sd; fowl wheat, Is lid to 2s Id. Oats: The demand has been quiet during the week, and forced sales having been made prices are much easier. We quote : Best feed, Is 5d to Is 5Jd ; medium and inferior, Is 2d to Is 4id; Sutherlands, Is Gd per bushel. Barley : TheTe is little business passing. Feed sorts are quoted at Is 3d to Is 6d, milling, Is 6d to Is lOd; prime malting, 2s 3d to 2s Gd; Lakes, 3s' to 3s 3d for primest samples, but medium qualities are only saleable at low prices. Ryecorn, "nominally, 2s to 2s 3d. Maize, 3s bushel. Prussian blu^ peas, 4s 6d bushel. Scotch and English tares,. 5s 6d ppr bushel. Flour: We quote £6 10a. Oatmeal in 25' s, £9 10s. Pearl barley, £10 10s. Bran, £3 10s. Pollard, £4. Nelson hops are quoted at lOd to lid (f.0.b.). Chaff: Prime, £2 7s 6d to £2 10s ; medium, £2 to £2 ss. Ryegrass : Buyers £2 5s to £2 12s 6d. Ryegrass:' Btiyere' ideas of values are : For farmers' dressed, Is 2d to Is sd ; extra, to Is 9d ; machined, 2s to 2s 3d; extra, 2s 6d to 3s- per btfshel. We have a good inquiry. Codksfoot, 2id to 3d for farmers'- lots;' and 3Jd to 4d for machined. Linseed, £10 to £12. Pressed straw. 27s Gd. Clover hay, £3 to £3 ss. Nitrate of soda, £15. Clovers, rape, etc., all fresh. Potatoes. — Prime, fresh yncked Oarnarus are worth £3 10s to £3 15s ; kidneys, slow, £1 15s to £2 per ton. , Hides, 3Jd to 4Jd, according to weight and "condition. sa Tallow.— Rough fat, lls 6d to 12s 6d; rendered, 15s to 18s. Horsehair, Is 2d to Is 4d. Sheepskins. — Crossbreds, 2s 3d to ss; extra, to 5s Gd. 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 "good demand. Rabbitskins. — We offered a large catalogue this week, and, after good competition, cleared the lot at satisfactory prices. Summer, from 6d to 8d ; small, 3d to sd ; autmnns, 9d to lid ; early winters, ll?,d to 14d ; winters, 14d to 16d; selected, 16jd to 17<I per Ib. We have now erected a complete clovet-clean-
ing plant, and all our other machinery up-to'J date is the finest plant in the Southern Hemisphere. Farmers are invited to inspect. Pleasa consign to our siding. We are agents for Newton's patent wool press, which we offer at £15 each; can be inspected! in our store. Gibson's cattle brand, 9s for small and 15a for large tins. FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT. Eggs. — Vickery's preservative, 22s 6d peg base. Order must be accompanied by payment. Butter preservitas, Is Gd per lb. Salfe butter : We have now our butter contract working for export to England. Circulars and otheu particulars on application. First graded 8d; second do, 7d; third do, 6d, both for milled and daixy butter. Pigs. — Sizes up to 1601b at 3d, over that weight, 2d to 2|d ; market glutted. Hams, 61dj to 7d; rolls, 5Jd to 6d; flitches, s*d to 6dj middles, 6d; very slow sale. Cheese: Factory, s|d. Honey, 4d; small tins, 4id. Beeswax, Is 3d to Is 4d. Walntits, 5d to 6d. Roosters, 4s 6d to ss; hens, 3s to 3s 6d;' ducks, 5s to 5s 6d ; geese, 5s to 5s Gd. Turkeys :| Cocks, from 6d to 7d; hens, od. These quotations are for prime quality. \ Butter cases, 17s per dozen, net on trucka Dunedin. Onions, 21s cwt.
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