DUNEDIN WEEKLY.MARKET REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2650, 28 December 1904, Page 37

DUNEDIN WEEKLY. MARKET REPORT.

.Messrs A. Moritzson and Co., auctioneers, wool, stock, station, grain, produce, and commission agents, report (wholesale) for the week as under. - All quotations are subject to market fluctuations. We would ask farmers when send- ; ing samples always to put a price on them, SB buyers-ilo not feel inclined to make offers : — Wheat — Unchanged. ,Millers axe not operat 1 ing,- and prices are weak. We quote.: - Prime velvet and .Tuscan,. .3s Sd to ts 9d; red chaff, 3s 7d to '3s 8d ; fowl wheat is weak a' t3s, 3s Id. prices are weak. We quote: Prime velvet and Tuscan, 3s 8d to- 3s 9d; red chaff, 3s 7d to 3s 8d ; fowl wheat is weak at 3s, 3s Id. Oats. — Strong inquiry for A grade for export; inferior, neglected; prime unaltered; A grade, Is 7d ; B grade, Is 5 Jd to Is- 6d ; inferior, Is to Is 3d. Ryecbrn, 3s to* 3s 2d. Barley: — Prime malting, fair demand at 3s to 3s 3d; milling, 2s 3d; feed, 2s. Chaff.— Prime oaten, shea! chaff, £3 to £3 7s 6d ; medium to good, £2 10s to £3 15s; prime quality, dKJ 7s 6d to £2 12s 6d; medium, and inferior unsaleable. Straw, 25s to 30s; prime clover hay, £2 10s, £2 15s. Byegrass. — Pair demand. We have sold at: Farmers' dressed, 2s to 2s 6d; machined, 3s 6d to- 4s- ' Cocksfoot. — Owing to small crop and high prices in London, this seed is considerably firmer. .We have sold farmers' lines from 3£d to 4Jd; machined seed, s£d to 6d. f Linseed. — From £8 to £10 per ton, "as' per quality. CKewings's Fescue. — No demand at present owing to large stocks of 'last season's. We anticipate low prices for new seed. Potatoes. — Market bare of old sorts. Prime Derwents, £4 10s to £5; new kidneys, locals, Sd ; other sorts, 14s per cwt. Wool. — The season has now started, and there is every prospect of prices being much higher than heretofore. All consignments, whether Jarge or small, have our careful attention. -Babbitskins.— Suckers and runners, 4Jd-to 6£d;- outgoing 12|d -to 13|d; late autumns, 12$ dto -13id ; autumn blacks, lljd to Is ; ■winters-, _15d to 17d ; -winter blacks, up to 22d. Sheepskins. — We. hold sales every Tuesday. The demand is' very keen for all classes, and extreme prices are being paid. Crossbred and halfbred .sound pelts, 6s 6d to 9s; crossbreds extra good, up to . Mfc ; medium, 5s to Is 9d to 2s; small, Is to Is 6d; lambs, 4s to is ; small, 23 6d to 3s. Top prices guaranteed. Hides. — We quote: Prime ox, 5Jd to 6d; medium, 4Jd to 5Jd; light, 4ld to 4gd; heavycow, up to_ 4gd; light, 4Jd to 4gd. Horsehair, 13|d to 15d; bale lots, 15d. Our next sale takes place on the Bth. Country sales conducted on most iea3onable terms. We can supply rabbit and sheep netting, oH cake; farmers' Fairbanks 4001b scales, £5 10s ; Crown sheep dip — casks 3s per gallon, drums 3s 6d; Berger's red and black sheepbranding oil, 4s 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, «nd as we have a machine of the latest type for each kind of seed, we give from 5 per cent, to 10 per cent. bettsr 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 arc vermin proof and connected with siding. FRTTIT ANT) PB.ODUOE UEFOBT •» Butter.— Prime salt,' 6d, 8d; off, 6d to 7d;\ separator in lib pats, Bd, 9d ; storekeepers' lots, 4|d, 5Jd (in full supply). "We should advise storekeepers to-^alt'down. "" Eggs.— Fresh, lOd. -Cheese— Factory,, 4gd to 5Jd; loaf, 5Jd to 6Jd; dairy, 4£d to sd. Honey. — Demand is not very strong. Prices ■ ere ruling from 3Jd to 4d for good quality. Section honey in demand, 8s per dozen pound sections. Beeswax is 4d, wanted. Onions. — Prime, J615, just landed. Walnuts, 4Jd to 5^ wanted. Bacon. — Bolls, Bd. Hams, 8d to Sid-. Pigs. — For sizes up to 1601b, first-class dairyfed quality, from 4d. Butter boxes, with parchment linings, we can supply at 18s per dozen. Vickery's egg preservative, 20s per case of 8 gallons. Poultry. — Local prices are higher than export. Hens, 2s 6d to 3s; ducks,' 4s 6d, ss; roosters, 3s 6d, 4s 6d ; geese, 6s to 7s ; turkey lens, 6d per lb, cocks 9d per 1b (live weight). Fruit. — We receive consignments by every steamer from Australia, the Islands, and our own colony, and hold sales daily on arrival of consignments. Sacks. — We can quote 44in corn sacks, 6s 3d ; Becond-hand grain sacks, 4s 9d ; good flour Backs, 4s 6d doz. There is a considerable saving in taking these to the farmer. Ovo gold medal egg preservative, part, on application.