DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2572, 8 July 1903, Page 41

DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Messrs A. Moritzson and Co., auctioneers, woo!, stock, station, sp-ain, produce, and commisaion agents, reroit (wholesale') for the week es under. All quotations are subject to market fluctuations. We would ask farmers when sending samp'es always to- put a price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make of£er3: —

Wheat.— There is a little business passing in prime quality, but xmllezs are only buying from hand to mouth. We quo<c Beat velvet. 4s Id to 4s 3d; Tuscan, 4s Id to 4s 2d ; red chaff, 4s to 4? Id; fowl whcot (with good inquiry), 3s to 3= 3d (sacks cxtia). Oate. — There is a fair demand for all depcrlncions of good, br s,'hl feed, bat dar3: and inferior sorts have very iutle attention. Prime milling, Is lOd to Is 101 d, bight s-hcrfc feed, la 8d to Is Bid; nisdiuoi and inferior, from Is 6d to Is 7id. Ejocor'..— McJoiste offerings, 3s to 3s 2d. Bir'&y.— -J>-ket veiy dull, and vo business is passing vi the n'eantime. Lakps, 4s to 4s 3d; otae. districts, 3s od to 3s 8d ; feed 2s lOd to 3s. Chaff —Prime quality, £3 5s to £3 Ks Gd; medium, £2 15s 'o £3; *rw ch-ff £1 17s Gd; pressed straw, £1 10s ; pressed hay, £"2 15s to £3 6s.

Eyeglass.— Farmers' dresred, Is lOd to'2s 2d , extra duality, 2s. 3d to 2s 8d ; machine dressed, S3 to 4s Cd per bush»l. Ccr-ksfoot — Fa.-msr^' undressed, 2\H to 3Jd per lb; machined, 4Jd to 3d. Linseed.— From- £6 to JEIO pc. to» a3 per qualitj'. Chewings' Fe3cue. — Faroe 1 , s' dressed, Id to lid ; machined, 3d to 3id. Potatoes.— Market fauly well supplied. Prime aie. wo-rth £* to £1 ss.

Rabbitskins. — Suckers and runners. 3d io 5d ; cummers, 6d to BJd ; autumns, Did to 13d ; winters 14d to 15d; winter blacks, 24d to 30d ; eiiver gi"ey3, S2d to 40d peT lb. Sheepskins.— We ho.d sales every Tuesday. The demand is "very keen, su.d extreme prices 1 tire being paid. Pelts, Gd to is 3d ; crossbred, 2a to 3s 8d; extra 3s 9d to 4& 3d. Hides.— We hold fortnightly sales, and q.uote 8d to 4Jd, according to weight and condition. We hold auction sales every fortnight.

Horsehair, Is Id to Is 2d. Country sales conducted on mo?t reasonable terms We can supply r?bbt and sheep netting, oil cake, farmers'" Fairbanks 4001b scales, £0 10s; Crown sheep dip— cask? 3s per gar.on, firump 33 6d; Berber's red and black qheepbranding oil, 4s per gallon; Gibson's caltls brand, 9s for small and 15s fcrr laTge tin - Newton's patent wool presses, £33 each ; clover. Tape, and tnrmp seeds, all Jreshly landed. Priceo on application. Stack covers 18 x 1G 40a each.

Our grass seed machinery is up to date, and a crusher and kibbler have be?n added. "We invite all farmers 1 interested in this important industry to come and inspect tbe machinery any time they are in town. Storing grain we OTe prepared to store. receive, and deliver, insure, with tliTee months' free storage, at 3d per sack. Our stores aro vermin proof and connected with s ding.

FB.UIT AND PEODCCB EEPOHT.

Butter.— Primp salt, from Sd to 9d. Fre»h lmtt«r in pats, storekeepers' lots, in gocd demand. We can place any quajtity. E??s- — There is a good inquiry, and all coming iorward are easily placed. Cheese.— Factory, Gd to 6id ; d^iry s^d to 6d. Honey. — Demand is not very strong. Prices are luling from 32d to 4d for good quality. Section honey m demand, 8s ptr dozen pound eections. BeesWax, Is 2d to Is 4d. Onions. — Melbourne? are quoted at 6s; Can-lei-bury, £4 fo £5 Bacon.— Roll", P}d to ad.

Er.ms, 9d to TOcJ Pigs.— For sizes ur> to 160!b firsr-c!a<=s dairyfeed quality. s}d wanted, over that weight prices yarifre from 3Jd to 4 Id.

Butter boxes, with parchment linings, we can eupply at 18s pc-r 6oz"v. Vickery's egg preservative, 20s per case of 8 gallons Poultry. — In good demand. Roosters, 3s; hen 3, 2s to 2s Gd ; ducks, 3s to 3s 6d; hen turkeys, od to 6d ; cock turkeys, Bd to lOd. Wanted lor South Africa 1000 pairs hens and rcostera in good condition, minimum wuight 3glb, at 2s 8J jie-r pai"-; eup«r chickena, 3s 9d. railage free on all birds parsed by Govemnieni giader, also 41 b ducks at 3s 9d per pair.

Fruit. — We receive consignments by every etesmer from Austraha, the Islands, and our own colony, and hold sales doily on arrival of consignments.