OAMARU PRODUCE AND STOCKMARKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 2647, 7 December 1904, Page 23

OAMARU PRODUCE AND STOCKMARKET.

,CPao«;*OtJß' Own, CbsKESPO^Ni>E»T'.)., , *. \', " ,' -OAMAEXr, -December 4. 5 ... .Veryiittle-busineas has: been xeportecL ibis , -"week, and- "prices of "wheat -are 'still very, r.oniinal. '-'A 'few 1 samples pf "'prime wheat iave " changed' hands at;* 3s ~6d, ' less commission": - Farmers, have .beeir offering 'a littlje mor« freeffy. /-.pats'^are', still Being '. shipped 'W.tite - iNorth Island in. small. parcels, prime Gart'ons * being" "worth 1 abo'ufls 6d/ net "»t sidings; and fceavy/Dan&lris- 4d tolled:'. "/,■ ' • //, Potatoes "hav^e cased in. sympathy with* Dunedin, and are now "quotable at 30s to 35s at , sidings! • >■ ■ ■ " 1 -Dairy butter and eggs are very plentiful. ' . The, stock' market "is without change,' and little Is doing. The .local . freezing works are .. expected to open early iit tha -new yeaT,' and that will »give an impetus to the' fat stock j sfarket. " ~ j ." GRAIN' AND PRODUCE MARKET. I Messrs Donald Reid and 1 Co. (Limited) re- 5 port: We held -ouri-weekly auction 'sale of grain ' and produce- at our stores ~on "Monday. ' Our catalogue was a small one^ and, under good competition, from a' full attendance of looaW ■buyers, was cleared at satisfactory "prices.' ' All classes of produce were in demand at prices ful-y equal to late quotations. Values ruled as under: — <■ "Oats. — Prime Garton have had most, attention from exporters, and for sound lines, bright and clean, there is good demand for ■ shipment. B grade sparrowbills and "other good feed line 9 have more' attention.- Little actual "business in these is passing, but as loend stocks are much reduced, we expect to see, better values ruling shortly. Quotations: Prime milling, Is 6£d to Is 7|d; goodto b"est feed, Is 5d , > to Is 6d; inferior "and medium, Is 3d to Is * 4d per bushel (sacks 'extra). > „ Wheat. — -L/ocal millers' requiremenia are 'Ufi.usually small, and in conse"quence no busi- : ness of any^importance is being done in miHing • qualities. Fowl wheat continues to -come for--ward freely, ; and. Dieets»»-iair. market. -iJiiotaA; lions: Prime milling, 3s 6d to 3s 9d;, medium '-, to-good, 3s 2d to' 3s stfj whole fowl,, wheat,' ,3s - to 3s Id/ arid" damaged, 2s' 6d io 2s lOd per"bushel.(sacks extra).^ . , •,r, r '■ ' "Potatoes.: — Smaller.' ."suppAes . have- been coming forward,- and 'all good, sound- Derwents are now readily quitted at ,an- advance on late values. , Quotations: I Best Darwents, £2 15s to £3; -others, -JE2~ to - k £2tlos>per ton;(sacks in). » Chaff. — Prime "oaten sheaf -has strong inquiry. All consignments lately to hand have" been readily quitted on arrival, and at Monday's auction sale a distinct advance in prices was obtained. Quotations: Prime oaten sheaf, jEJ'IOs to £3 15s; medium to good, £2 15s to £3 5s per ton (bags extra). Pressed Straw. — We quote test oaten wheat, SOs to 353 per ton. ■ Messrs Dalgety and Co. report as follows: — We held our weekfly sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. A small catalogue was offered to a good attendance of buyers. For most of the lots on offer 'bidding was fairly good, and prices realised show late values to be well maintained, and in some cases exceeded. Prices "ruled, as under: — .Oats.— A good "demand exists. The quantity offering, ex store, is, however, small, and most of the sales taking place are for lines held in ' the country. Both A and B grade Gartons are in request, while any short oats (both feed and milling lines) offering at quotations ar« readily taken up. Quotations: Prime milling, Is 61d 'io Is 7§d; good to best feed, Is 5d to Is 6d; inferior and medium, Is 3d to Is 4d per bushel jfsacks extra). Wheat. — Although latest London advices are anors favouiable, there is no change in the tone of the local market. There have been inquiries •^for small parcels .of prime Tuscan, but few Banes' of any consequence are' reported for the .week. Tha demand for fowl wheat is still good, and any offering is taken up at late values. Quotations:' Prime milling, 3s 6d to ! 3b 9d; medium (nominally), 3s 2d to 3s sd; ' • f *est -whole fcwl wiheat, 3s to 3s Id; broken and lawbaged do, 2*s 6d to 2s 9d per bushel (sacks • , Potatoes.— Few consignments of 015 Der•irenta *rd now ccming forward, but with increasing supplies of new potatoes the quaii*ity is about equal to the demand, although ,*iices were firmer at Monday's sales. QuotaIfions: Best Derwents, 50s to 655; others, 40s /** 45s per ton (bags in). *- •''" -grille BWtrket i» two .of supplies, ana i

any, prime chaff offering finds a ready saile at a 'considerable advance on last week's rates. • Mediuni r <iua3ity, in the absence of prime chaff, has lately had more^attentidn from buyers. - Quotations : Prime oaten sheaf, £3 10s to £3 15s; medium, £3 <2s 63 to £3 ss;" light and inferior, £2 103 to £3 per ton (bags ex^ra). HIDE SALES. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows : — We-ield our usual fortnightly hide sale in our Maclaggan street stores on Thursday, Ist inst., / when we offered a fairly large catalogue to a representative gathering of the trade. Our total was 448, comprising 262 ox "hides, 159 cow hides, 14 yearlings, and 13 calfskins. Bidding at to-day's sale was good, and, 'with the exception of one or two lots, a com- j plete clearance was effected, at prices rather j above last sale's values. Light sorts under 461b are still in great demand, and best lines sell readily at from 4|d "to 4jd. Heavy stout ox are also in request at very satisfactory | rates. The' demand for medium ox of good substance also shows an improvement. Medium cows and sheety ox are relatively cheapest. One or two of our gross averages work out at the following figures: — Seven 711b ox, 33s 6d; one 681b ox, 32s 8d; twoj 641b ox, 31s sd; nine ox, 31s. It may also be of interest to give a few of our individual sales- at this week's -auction:— Two 641b ox, 6£d; one 68lb ox, 6Jd; "seven 711b ox^ 6d; nine 671b ox, sgd-> three 731b ox, sgd; two 651b ox, s|d; three 631b ox, s|d; five 621b ox, s|d; two -58lb ox, 5Jd; four 591b ox, sgd; five 671b ox," s|d;\two ,60lb ox, sgd; " nine - 591b ox, 5Jd. We - quote : Extra stout . prime heavy ox at,from-s|d to 6£d; heavy do, .s£d'to.s|d;' medium "da, 41d*to" sjjd-; light_ox ' «nd cows,, 4d to 4fd; extra stout 'heavy cows, ■ : 4§d to.4|d; medium do, 4d to-4|d; stags and bulls,v2d 'to 3Jd; yearlings, 3£d to 4|d perdb; ".calfskins, Is to 3s'_7d each., _ \ * ._ v./ Thev ./The, National' Mortgage' and Agency Company of- New- Zealand, (Limited) report as follows: — We'h'eld' pur t fortnightly 'sale" of 'hides 'at 'our stores," ..Cumberland ."street, on' Thursday,' lst inst., when- : :we7"subinftt'ed' a "'fairly large cata-$ lcjgue", composed'- chiefly of light and 'medium' hides. The trade was well represented, but bidding ;was- not so brisk usual. Prices were on a par with last week's quotations. We quote: Extra stout heavy ox, 5Jd to 6d^ heavy, 4|d to s|d; medium weight, 4Jd to sd; light-weight, 4Jd to 4|d; inferior, 2|d to 3*d; prime heavy cow, 4£d to._4gd\; medium weight, 4d to 4Jd; light weights, 4jd to 4gd; inferior, 3gd to 3gd per lb; yearlings, 2s 6d to 4s 6d; calfskins, Is 6d to 2s 5d each. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) report-.— We held i our fortnightly sale of hides at our stores, ' Crawford street on Thursday, when we had a full attendance of buyers, and, although our catalogue was not large, each lot caused ke^n -competition, and showed a slight advance on last sale's quotations. • We quote: Heavy ox, ; 4gd to s|d; lighter do, 3gd to 4|d; good cow, 4id to 5d per IB; calfskins, Is 6d to 2s 7d each. i Messrs Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) report as f c-llpws v— We held our usual fortnightly sale of -.hides at our stores, Vogel street, on Thursday, when we submitted a small cata- i logue, consisting almost entirely of light and medium weights. The attendance of buyers was not so large as usual, but competition was keen,, and we cleared the lot at prices lately j ruling. We quote : Extra heavy stout ox, s|d , to 6id ; good to prime do, 4£-d to s|d ; medium do, 4§d'to 4|d;-light, 3|d to 4|d; prime heavy cow, 4§d to 4Jd; medium to good do, 4d to •4|d; light do, 3gd to 41d; light, 3ld to 4|d; : bulls, 2Jd to 3Jd per lb; calfskins, Is 6d to 2s 8d; yearlings, 2s 9d to ss-3ds -3d each. . The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency' Company (Limited) report holding their usual fortnightly sale at their stores, Lower Eattray .street} ''when they offered a ifair". oat*logue> to the usuaJ representative gathering of buyers. Prices were much on a par ', with : those ruling a fortnight ago", and at that vrange of values competition was very keen, one, of their lines making up to slcMof 631b-ox, ,TsrWch will, probably turn out to be a record sfor .that -.weight -for the. day. Values snowed' th« following- range : 'Heavy ox, s&d %o 6Jd; -medfium, 4£d to' 5Jd; bad conditioned and light, 3Jd to 4|d; heavy cow, 4Jd to 5Jd; medium, 4d to 4|d ; light, 3£d to 4Jdt Messrs A; Moritzson and Co. report as follows: — We held our usual "fortnightly sale of hides .at our store, .Bond and Jetty streets, on Thursday, and offered) a medium-sized catalogue to the* usual attendance of buyers. Competition was very keen for all under offer. Medium and heavy hides showed an advance of |d to Id on prices paid for that class at our last sale, whilst light ox and cow and extra stout ox sold fully on a par with last sale. Owing to email supplies coming "forward and the Australian markets being much firmer of late there is a good demand for wellconditioned hides at the following quotations : Extra stout ox, s|d to 6Jd ; heavy, 5Jd to sgd ; medium, 4|d to s|d; light, 4£d to 4Jd; cows, i heavy, 4Jd to 4^d ; medium, 4£d to 4£d ; light, r 4Jd to 4|d per lb; yearlings, 5s 6d to 6s 6d ; calfskins, 2s 6d to 3s each. Messrs Dalgety and Co. (Limited) report having held their fortnightly sale of hides at their store on Thursday, the Ist inst., when a catalogue- of over 170 hides was offered. There was a fair attendance of buyers, and prices- were firm at late rates. There was, if anything, a better demand for light and ' radium cow hides. Their catalogue was made up entirely of farmers! and country butchers' consignments, and> althwuirjh there -vrtas no really choice hidfes offered as high as 5Jd was obtained for ox and 4fd for several lots of cow hides. The following are a few of the 1 best sales taken from their catalogue — Ox : [ One 701b, 5Jd ; one 591b, sJdj three 521b, 4^l ; one 541b. 4M; two 521b, Hd; two 541b, did; - three 441b, 4gcl; one 461b, 41d; one 571b, 4gd. ! Co-w: One 381b, 4?d; six 371b, >4fd; five 421b, 4|d; six 40lb. 4£d; one 43!b, 4?, d; one 40Jb, 4£cs; two 391b, 4Jd; five 511b, 4|d per lb. Yearlings, 3Jd to 4Jd per lb, and calfskins Is Id" to 3s each. Messrs Stronach, Morris, and Co. report as follows : — We held our fortnightly sale of hides at our stores, Crawford street, «n Thursday, Ist December, when tlwre was a finiallgr at-

ter dance of buyers present than has lateiy been the custom. Competition was not quite so keen as usual, but prices on the whole were satisfactory, although light-weight hides were hardly as high in price. Our catalogue was not a large one, comprising 100 in all, and we had nothing forward of exceptional merit. Our top price for ox was 5Jd, at which figure we sold one line averaging 681b. We also sold several others at s|d, s§d, and s|d. In cows' our top price was 4|d, which price was paid iof severaLylines. The following are actual prices paid at our sale : — Prime stout heavy ox hides, s|d to sgd; heavy do, 5Jd to sid; medium weight, 4^d to 5Jd ; light weight, 4d to 4|d; prime heavy cow hides, none forward; medium weight, 4|d to 4|d; light weight, 4|d to 4|d; inferior, 3*d to 4d per lb; yearlings, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; calfskins, Is 3d to 3s Id each.

Messrs Waters, Ritchie, ancL> Co. report having held their usual fortnightly sale of hides at their stores, Crawford street, on Thursday afternoon, when there was the usual attendance of buyers. Our catalogue was made up principally of country consignments, which were in good order and condition. Competition was particularly keen, and we cleared* our offerings at very satisfactory prices, which in some instances showed an advance on those ruling at the last sales. We had nothing extra prime, but our top price was 52d for ox and 4£d for cow. In light-weights we secured 4gd for a. line of 14 cows, averaging 411b gross. •We quote : Extra stout ox, s£d to 6Jcl ; heavy do, 4f d to sgd ; medium do, 4}. ito 4|d; light do. 4g to 4|d; heavy cows, 4Jd to 4|d; medium do, 4d to 4Jd; light do, 4Jd to yearlings, 3Jd to 4d per lb; calfskins, Is 6d to 3s 6d each.

A Napier, telegram states that the prices obtained at the local skin sales on Thursday were the higHesfc recorded for many years, as high as B£d being obtained.