GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS

Otago Witness, Issue 2734, 8 August 1906, Page 24

GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS

Messrs Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) report *■ follows: — We he'd our usual weekly sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday, when we submitted a large and representative catalogue to the usual attendance of buyers and others interested in the trade. Competition was keen for all lines on offer, and our catalogue was quitted at prices on a par with quotations: — Oats. — With practically no outside inquiries merchants are not operating to any extent, and the market in consequence remains in almost the same dull condition as at our last report. Apart from local sales of feed lines and small parcels for seed, which are now meeting with rrore inquiry, there is little .business passing. We quote : Prime milling, 2s 3Jd to 2s 4d; gocd to best feed. 2s 2Jd to 2s 3d ; inferior, 2s to 2s Id per bushel (sacks extra).

Wheat. — The market is very firm at late quotes, although little business is passing. Farmers are not pushing the sale of their consignments. Choice Tuscan (Central Otago preferred) still meets with favour from millers, but medium and inferior lines of Tuscan and velvet are harder to place at quotations. We quote: Prime milling. 3s 5d to 3s 6d ; do Tuscan, 3s 7Jd , medium milling, 3s 3d to 3s 4sd ; best whole fowl wheat, 3s la to 3s 2d ; broken and damaged, 2s 9d to 3s per bushel (sacks extra)

Potatoes. — Arrivals from the country have been light, any consignments of- anything like gocd quality are readily quitted at quotations on arrival. Seed Hues of Up-to-Dates, British Queens, etc , are much sought after, ana are marketable at quotations- Seed *ines, £11 10s to £12 10s ; extra choice (picked), to £13 10s ; prime table sorts, £11 to £12; medium, £10 to £10 15s; inferior and small, £6 to £9 per ton (bags in).

Chaff. — The market is fully supplied with inferior and medium quality chaff, which is difficult to quit. Prime bright oaten sheaf chaff (heavy) is readily quitted, and is realising up to £4 10s per ton. We quote: Prime oaten sheaf. £4 to £4 6s; extra choice, £4 10s ; -medium. £3 10a U> £3 15s ; discoloured and light, £3 to £3 5s per ton (bags in). Turnips.— The market is glutted, and good swedes are realising from 14e to 16s per ton, loose, ex truck.

Straw. — There is a fair inquiry for wheaten, which we quote at from 30s to 32a 6d per ton, pressed. «x truck. Oaten straw is scarce, and finds a ready sale at from £2 5s to £2 7s 6d per ton, pressed.

Messrs Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) report- — We he.d our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. We had a full catalogue to offer, and as most of the local buyers were present and in a mood for busi ness, nearly all the lines catalogued changed hands at satisfactory prices. Values ruled as under : —

Oats. — Very few consignments of any importance are now coming forward, and as local stocks are much below the average for this season of the year holders are not readily disposed to reduce their reserves. Most of the holdings are good to prime quality, and as the coastal demand is chiefly for lower grades orders are in most cases being filed from other parts. Prime milling lines are in moderate demand, and seed lots are beginning to receive more attention. We quote : Prime milling, 2s 3Jd to 2s 4d ; good to best feed, 2s 2sd to 2a 3d; inferior to medium, 2s to 2s 2d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat — Only moderate business is being done. Reports from northern markets are mvre satisfactory, ana as some of our millers are likely to be again in the market before long vendors are holding out firmly for present quotations. Prime milling is the only class at present in request. Medium quality has little attention from millers, although meeting with some inquiry from, shippers. Fowl wheat continues to have ready sale at late values. We quote- Prim*' milling, 3a 6d to 3s 6d; choice, to 3s 7*d J ; medium, 3b 3d to 3s 4id; whole fowl wheat, 3s Id to 3s 2d; broken and damaged, 2s Sd to 3s per Lushe! (sacks extra) Potatoes.— At Monday's sale all well-condi-tioned lines were well competed for at prices fully up to late values. Prime seed lots, particularly Up-to-Dates^nd British Queens, are

in strong demand, and have ready sale on arrival if sound and we"l-shaped. For small Derwents. which are usually so d for seed, there is practically no demand. We quote: Seed lines, £12 to £13 10s; best table sorts, £11 to £12; medium, £10 to £10 15s; inferior and small, £6 to £9 per ton (sacks included).

Chaff. — Prime oaten sheaf is not over plentiful, and is readily sold ex truck. Medium and inferior sorts are not in favour. At Monday's sale two choice lines realised £4 10s per ton. Prime oaten sheaf is saleable at £4 to £4 ss; medium to good, J23 10s to £3 los per ton (bags extra). Turnips.. — The market iff glutted. We offered about 50 tons, part* of which sold at 14s to 15s per ton loose, ex truck.