DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2762, 20 February 1907, Page 36

DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Messrs A. Moritzaon and Co., auctioneer*, wool, stock, station, grain, produce, and commisgion agents, Dunedin, report (wholesale) for l)i« w«ek as under. All quotations ax* subject to market fluctuations. Farmers ar« asked, when sending samples, always to put a price on them, as buyers do not feel ia» cli&ed to xnak* offers: — Wheat.— Prime milling, 3s 5d to 3s 6Jd; fowl wheat, 3s 3|d to 3a 4d. Oats.— Milling, 2s 6id; B. gr?,de, 2s 6d; inferior, 2s 3d to 2s 4£d. Barley. — Good making inquired for from 4s 6d to 5.5; pearling, 3s 6d; feed barley, 3s. Ryecorn, 3s 6d. Maize. 4s 3d to 4« 6d. Prussian Blue peas, from 4s Bd to is. Partridge peas, 4s 3d to sb. Chaff. — Prime bright heavy, £5 ; medium, £4 15s ; inferior, £i ; oaten straw 60s ; wheaten, 555. Clover hay, £4 10s. Ryeffrass.— Market remains firm. Farmer*' dressed, 4s to 4s 6d, scarce; machine dressed*. 5s 6d to 6s. Cocksfoot. — Market remains strong. Far* rivers' lots, 3Jd to 4d ; machined, 5Jd co 6d. Xiinseed, £13. Chevricj Fescue.— Ther« is a good demsui<L

Farmers' samples, 2d te 3d; machined seed, ||d to Sd. Potatoes. — Prime, £7 IBs; medium, £6. iOniona. — Melbourne brown globe, 6s. *W« can oCer a few tons of pure fish manure rich in ammonia; valuahl* for root or grain &«ps; can he used with drill, at £7 per ton. Rabbjtpkins. — We hold our sales every Monday. . The market remains firm. We quote *s iollows: — Suckers and runners, 4d to sd; HAt racks, 7d to 8d : summers, full-grown, C * to 9d; autumns, 14d to 17£ d; incoming •wrimtere, .'l3d to 17d ; prime winter bucks and daes, 18d to 19d; blacks, Ud to I8d; fawns, lOd to 13d. We supply bags and labels. Sheepskins. — Prices a-re firm, and all goodconditioned skins are readily sold. TT« quote: — Extra heavy, from 10s to I3s; naHbred, from 7s to 9s; quarterbred, from 7s to 8s; fine crossbred, 7s 6d to 8s 6d; crossbred, €s 6d to 7s 6d ; three-quaxferbred, 6s 6d to 7s 6d; merino, 5a to 6s 6d; fallen pelts, Is 3d to 2s 6d; lambskins, 2s 6d to 8s: pelts, 2s 8d to 3s 3d. Hides. — We hold fortnightly sales. We «juote: — Extra stout bemvy ox, 7sd to BJd; heavy, 6£d to 7Jd; medium, 6d to 6Jd; light. 6Jd to 7d; cows' stout heavy, 6Jd to 7£d; heavy, 6d to 7d; medium, 5Jd to 6gd; light. sgd to 6Jd; stags and bulls, 4d to sd; yearlings, 4Jd to s|d; calfskins, 2s to 5s 6d ; lorse bides, 9s to 11s 6d; cut and slipy hides, *d to ljd per lb less. Rough fat, 13s to 16s; rendered fat. from 14s -to 19s; clean whits rendered mutton fat, 19s to 21s. Tallow in casks, from 22s to 28s. Storing Grain. — We are prepared to store, receive, deliver, *wei insure for three months fre« storage *t 3d per s*ck. .Grass Seed Cleaning. — We advise farmers to consign all their seed to us, as the cleaning will be attended to with up-to-date machinery «nd ths cleaned seed sold or returned fres of railage. We supply new and second-hand sacks, also stack and cow covers, and all other fanners' materials. Farm Produce aad Fruit. — Wo receive all kinds oi consignments, and render account sales promptly. "Walnuts, €d to 7d. Salt Butter.— For export. First grade, 9d; second grade, 8d; third grade, 7d; all f.o.b. through freezer. We supply butter boxes with parchment linings at 18s per doz. Fresh butter (in pats), storekeepers' lots, Eggs, Is 3d. Cheese. — Factory, 6Jd to 7d; Akaroa, 5Jd -to Sd; loaf, 6d to 6£d. Honey. — In good demand. — Section hsney, Bcw peason's, 6s 6d to 9s dozen ; bulk, large tins, 4d to 4£d; small tins, 4Jd to 4Jd. Beeswax, Is 3d to Is 4d. Hams, 7Jd to «d. Bacon.— Roll, 7Jd to 8d; sides, 6Jd ts 6d |blow of sale). Pigs. — Porkers, up to 4|d; first-olass Inconers. up to 1701b, 4Jd to 4Jd; ovsr weights, 2Jd to 3d. Poultry. — Poultry for local consumption is in good demand: Turkey hens, 5d to 6d p«r lb; cccks, 7d to Bd. Fruit. — In good demand. Apples: Hobart, 13s to 15s; Canterbury, 10s to 12s; 'Frisco, 16s to 188. Oranges: Island, 10s to 13s; Sydney, 10s. Mandarins, 10s. Lemons, Bs. Bananas, ripe, 2£d per lb.