DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2604, 10 February 1904, Page 32

DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Messis A. Moritzson and Co.. auctioneers, woo', stock, station grair, produce, and commission agents, report (wholesale) for the week as under. All quotations -»ro subicct to marked fluctuations. We would ask farmers when sending samples always to -out a price en them, <13 buyers do r.oi ice! inclined to make offers : — Wheat —ln view o£ car'y hnivest ar.d cxpeota'ioiis of lo,\ti- \.ilues foi now wheat, o'd. vheat has lecfded all leu-id, as millers bold- = rfficKnt =locks to c?ny tbfia o\cr haivest. Beat vehel and Tuscan, 3b Id to 3« 2d ; red chaff 3s to 3s Id, fowl wheat Cs 74 (sacks extra), l\3s gocd inquiiy. Tho London market is decidedly hnsl: For old Xov Xoithern several sales have bcon effected. Velvet, 3a

Sd to 3s 4d; Tuscan, 3s 2d to 3s 3d, Hunters, 8s 2d. Oats. — Unchanged. Demand for bright feed is brisk, but stocks of these are almost nil, and inferior sorts have very little attention. B grade are wanted. Prime milling, Is sd ; bright short feed, Is 3d to Is 4d; inferior, lid to la 2d. Ryecorn, 3s to 3s 2d. Barley has a little inquiry. Lakes, 3s to 3a 4d; other districts, 2s lOd to 3s 2d; feed, Ss 3d to 2s 6d. Chaff.— Prime quality, £3 to £3 ss; xnsdium, £1 15 ato £2 ; inferior, no sale ; straw chaff, £1 10s; pressed straw, 22s 6d to 255; pressed hay, £2 15s to £3 ss. Ryegrass. — Veiy little inquiry. Farmers' dressed, Is 6d to 2a ; extra quali+y, 2a 3d to 2a 8d; machine dressed, 3s per bushel. Cocksfoot.— Farmers' undressed, 3d to 4d per lb ;. machined, 5d to 6d. Linseed.— From £8 to £10 per ton as per quality. Chewings's Fescue. — No demand at present Owing to large stocks of last season's. We anticipate low prices for new seed. Potatoes. — Market haa good inquiry Kidneys, £2 15s to sfi3 ; Caaterburys, £2 to £2: ss. Rabbitskins. — Suckers and runners, 3d to sd ; iiimmsu, 6d to Bjd; autumns, 9Jd to lSd; outgoings, ll|d to Is 2d ; mixed winters,, 14jd to 16Jd ; prime winters, 16f d to 17d ; winter blacks, 24d to 26d; silver grey 3, 30d per lb. Sheepskins. — We hold sales every Tuesday. The demand is very keen for merinos and crossbred, and extreme prices are being paid. Halfbred extra, 4s 9d to 6s 3d; pelts, which we have special inquiry for, 6d to Is 9d; crossred, 3s to ss ; extra, 5s 3Jto 6s 3d ; merino, good, 7Jd; merino, inferior, 5Jd to s|d per lb ; halfbred, 6s 3d to 6s 9d lb ; merinos, 6£d to 7|d lb. Top prices guaranteed. Hides. — We hold fortnightly sales. "We quote: Prime ox, up to 6Jd; heavy do, 5Jd to 6d; light to medium, 4Jd to 4gd; cows — heavy, 4|d to sd; medium, 4d to 4gd; light, 3Jd to 3Jd peT lb; calfskins, Is 9d to 2s 3d; yearlings, 2& 6d to 3s 6d ; horse hides, 6s 6d to 9s 6d each. Horsehair, ISJd to 14£ d; bale lots, 15£ d. Our next sale takes place on the 11th Country sales conductad on most reasonable t*rma. We can supply rabbit and sheep netting, oil cake; farmers' Fairbanks 4001b scales, £5 10s; Grown sheep dip — casks 3s per gallon, drums 3s 6d; Bcrger's red and black sheepbranding oil, 4n per gallon; Gibson's cattle brand, 9s for small, and 15s for large tins ; Newton's patent wool presses, £13 each; clover, rape, and turnip seeds, all freshly landed. Prices on application. Stack covers, 18 x 16, 40s each. Grass Seed Cleaning. — Our machinery is up to date. We have just added a clover polisher, and as we have a machine of the latest type for each kind of seed, we give from 5 per cent, to 10 per cent, better cleaning results than a machine which cleans all seeds. We also store seed free of charge until cleaned, and keep same insured. Storing Grain. — We are prepared to store, receive, and deliver, insure, with three months' free storage, at 3d per sack. Our stores are vermin proof and connected with siding. raiJIT AND PBODTJCE REPORT Butter. — Prime salt, 8d ; off, 6A to 7d. Fresh butter in pats, storekeepers' lots, is hanging fire. We should advise to start salting down. We have shipping order, and will supply particulars on application. Eggs. — There is good inquiry. Cheese.— Factory, s|d to 6d; dairy, s|d to 6d. Honey. — Demand is not very strong. Prices »re ruling from 3£d to 4d for good quality. Section, honey in demand, 8s per dozen pound sections. Beeswax, Is 4d. Onions. — Prime, just landed, £8. Walnuts, sid to 6d. Bacon.— Rolls, Sd. Hams, 8d to BJd. Pigs. — For sizes up to 1601b, first-class daiiyfeed ouality, 4*d, over that weight prices range from 3Jd to 4A. Butter boxes, with parchment linings, we can ■upply at 18s per dozen. Vickery's egg preservative, 20s per case of 8 gallons Poultry. — In good demand. Roosters, 3s, 4s, 5s 6d; hens, 2s 6d to 3s; ducks, 5s to 6s; hen turkeys, 6d ; cock turkeys, 9d to lOd ; geesa, 5s to 6s. Fruit. — We receive consignments by every •teamer from Australia, the Islands, and our own colony, and hold sales daily on arrival of consignments. Ovo egg preservative now on hand. See advertisement. •y/00l. — Our next wool sale takes place on the 3rd March, and we expect another big ruse in the market.