VEGETABLE FIBRE IN WOOL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2804, 11 December 1907, Page 22

VEGETABLE FIBRE IN WOOL.

LONDON, December 5. At a meeting of the committee on -vegetable fibre in wool it was announced that the replies from Calcutta balemakers were unsatisfactory. A sub-committee was appointed to conskier the whole question of packs, including wool packs and the American piocees for lenderinjs jute haimlese.

DUNEDIN MARKETS. WHOLESALE PRODUCE REPORTS. Mr J. Fleming, Prinoes street south, repoifi •under date the 10th inst. : — Wheat per bushel. fcrton Best milling ... 5/10 Barley du«t ... 119/9 Medium do ... 5/9 Oatmeal, In 25*s 360/9 Fowls' ... 5/3-5/6 Oaten chaff 110/o—l2o/1 Milling oats ... 4/0 Ryep-aBS hay 90/o— loo/9 Feed oats 3/5 Straw ... BUA)-80/f Malt barley 4/4-4/8 Pearl barley .. 31fl/§ Feed barley 3/6—3/9 Onions 7/- to 8/- cwt Cape barley ... 4/0 per lb. Maize 6/0 Rolled bacon i> 94 per ton. Side bacon ... Sd Flour, ia 200* a ...265/0 Smoked hams ... 9M Flour, in 60's ... 270/0 Cheese ... 6&-f\l Pollard HO/0 Good salt butter, 9d t* Bran 95/0 IGd. according to quality Oamaru potatoes, 25s to 30s per ton. Neit Peninsula potatoes, 2£d to 2Jd per lb. PARK AND DAIRT PBODTTCE. Messrs Irvine and Stevenson, Georre street* report paying for produce during the weel* ending the 10th mat. as follows: — Bacon (roll), 9d per lb I Fresh butter, Sd «• Ham, 8d per lb lid per lb Fresh eggs. 1/- drz I Smlt butter ; mt buying Fresh butter, good ordinary (in lib Mid! Jib prints), 9d to lOd per lb. Pigs, 130ll> to 160lb> 6Jd. THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE* GRAM. WELLINGTON, December 9. The High Commissioner's cablegram, dates Londion, December 7, reads thus: — Mutton: The market is -weak. Stocks ot New Zealand on hand are light. The market has been unfavourably affected, • as River Plate mutton is in large supply, and is strongly puehed for sale at Sd. Canter* bury, 3gd; North Island, 3|d. There is no alteration in th« lamb martett since lost week. Beef: Market quiet, ibut steady. Stocks of New Zealand on hand are light. . Quota* tions: 3Jd for hindquarters, 3Jd fox fore* quarters. Butter: Market firm, with more inquiry*. Choicest New Zealand, 118s; Australian, 116s; Argentine, 116s; Danish, 122s j Siberian, 103s. Cheese: Market rather quiet. New Zea» land, 60s. Hemp: Market quiet, but rather steadier. A moderate business has been done. Thef olio wine are the current quotations: Good fair grade, on the spot, £2B; fair grade, on> the spot, £28; fair current Manila, on the* spot. £29; January-March shipments, good. ' fair grade, £28; fair grade, £27. , There is no alteration in the coeksfooft. seed market since last week. The wool market is a- shade weaker,, especially for eecond-class quality. The arrivals of meat from the River Plat* during November are: London — Mutton r 73.966 carcases; lamb, 2668. Liverpool— Mutton, 105,544; lamb, 3019. Hull— Mutton,. 9397 ; lamb, nil. Cardiff— Mutton, 13,049; lamb. 500. Newcastle— Mutton, 10,746 ; lamb, 57. Ireland— Mutton, 8044; lamb, 8. THE FOREIGN MEAT MARKET. NAPIER, December S. The C.C. and D. Company (London) the following report of the froten mea& market. Quotations:— Canterbury mutton,. 3Jd; Napier. Wellington,,, and North Island* 3J. Lamb: First quality, sid; second, S|dv. Beef: Hinds, 3fd; fores, 2£d. GEAR MEAT COMPANY. WELLINGTON, December 9." The Gear Meat Company purpose thi« yea* to pay a dividend at the rate of 10 per cenfe* and to csirry forward £9664, CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. CHRISTCHTJRCH, December <L The grain market is at a standstill. Ther* is no inquiry fox wheat, and a few holders,. who occasionally nuaJte inquiry, only meeJ with disappointment. They are not willing to accept any considerable reduction on thehigh rates that ruled some weeks ago, but buyers say that 5s at country stations isabout a fair value. It is known that some good lines of wheat are still held in thecountry, and fears of a shortage have apparently disappeared, especially in view of the fact that the harvest promises to hmearly. There is very little inquiry for oats, and 3s 3d at country stations is probably the outside value. Oat sheaf dhaff is easier, several holders of stocks being willing to accept a clearance a& this stage of the season at lower r*t«s than those recently quoted. Potatoes are very dull of sale, and at '£k per ton but little business could be done. HIDE SALES. , MELBOURNE, Deoember S. At the hide sales competition was dull, aa& prices were £d loner all round. COUNTRY SALES. The National Mortgage and Agency Com* pany of New Zealand report having held.ay sale of stock at Clinton. There was a yarding of some 1200 sheep and a few head of cattle. There was keen competition, for the sheep, and every pen found buyers at the following rates: — 477 shorn oroasbred ewee .a» 17s; 112 shorn ewes at 12s; 94 ewes and lambs fall counted) at 9s; 196 ewes and lamb* (in wool) at 12s 9d; cows in profit at £5 15» to £4. Is. The same firm also report having held •> sale on the above date at Balclutha, when they yarded and sold 154 hoggets at 19s 6d; 21 do at 15s 7d; 13 do at 13a 6d; fat wether* at 23s 3d; fat ewes at 21s 3d; 1 f*t cow aft #3 ss; 1 do at £5 Is; 2 steers at £5 10s; and privately, 69 bullocks to £7 fit; 287 hoggets to 18s 6d. SALE OF" STUD RAMS. The National Mortgage and Agency Company report having sold on acount of Mr C. H. Ensor (Mount Grey, BW.cairn), his firs# arid champion Corriedale ram at the Dunedin show, together with three other prisetakers, to Mrs Charles Dore (Middlenwrch> at a satisfactory figure; also, on acount of Mr W. Grey (Bemngton. Milbuxn), 15 two* tooth Romney rams at full rates. GRAIN AND PRODUCE SALES. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) reporf r" We held our weekly auction sa.le of grain and produce at our stores on Monday, whent wo submitted a representative catalogue to s> fair attendance of buyers. With the exception of fowl wheat, bidding for all lines on offer was rather dull, and a good many lines had to be passed in. Values ruled as under: Oats. — The oat market show* no improve* nieiit since our laat report. Very little busf» ness is passing, even the local demand havlna fallen off. Wrthin the last few day* several eonsigr,_meiits on farmers' account have Com# to hsmd, and the heavier offerings have had a tendency to send prices back still further. There is no inquiry for milling quality. Quotations: Good to best feed, 3a 4d to 3» sd , medium, 3s Id to 3e 3d ; inferior, 2a 9a io 2s lid per bushel (sacks extr*). Wheat.— The market is still in an unsatisfactory condition, and there are no sale* pacing Small lines for fowl-wheat purpose*

Wte now moving " off slowly at last week's prices. Quotations: Prime milling (nominally), Ss 9d to Ss lid; medium, 5s 7d to 6» 8d; whols-fawl wheat, 5s 5d to 5s 6d; ipoken and damaged, 4s 6d to 5s per bushel <feckß extra). Potatoes. — Stocks on. land are still very large* and the. demand is very limited. At our sale on Monday morning we submitted several lines, for which there was no sale. The^best prioß-Tibtained woe 21s per ton for « line oi Up-ib-Bates in fair condition. The taajority of the lines at present held in Dun- ; siiin stores are in such bad condition that ' it will be necessary to cart them out, as they axe quite unsaleable. - -, Chaff. — Heavier supplies have come forward during the week, and prices have again : suffered a decline. Prime samples are in zoost demand, although even for this quality - there are few inquiries. Medium and inferior are not in request. Quotations: Prime oaten sheaf, £5 Ifis 6d to £5 15a; choice, to £5 17s 6d; medium to good* £5 7s 64 to £5 10s per ton (bags extra). Straw. — Oaten is in fair demand at from 60b to 565; wheaten, at from 42s 6d to 45s i per ion {pressed). Mtoron Dalgety and Co. (Ltd.) report as ' follows: — We held our usqal weekly auction •ale of grain and produce at our #ares on Monday, when we submitted a large catalogue to a poor attendance of buyers. Competition being devoid of animation, a number of lota had to be passed in for private sale. , Oats.— The market is extremely quiet; I practically no shipping business is passing from this port. Sales for local feed purposes ante slow, and difficult to effect. Quotations: Good to best feed, 3s 4d to 3s sd ; medium, 8a to 8s 3d; inferior, 2s 9d to 2s lid per bushel (ex store, sacks extra). I "Wheat — -There is little or do business passing from this market, millers having ceased operations in the meantime. F.owl wheat meets with slow sale at to-day's values. Quotations for .milling qualities in the absence «f sales are nominal. Quotations: Prime silling, 5s 9d to 5s lido medium milling, $s 7d to 5s 8d; whole fowl wheat, 5s 4d ta 6s 6d; broken and damaged, 4s 6d to 5s per Irashel (ex store, sacks extra). 1 Potatoes.— The market is still in over■upply, and aa new potatoes are now offering iseely, all. -old sorts, with the exception of very choice lots, are almost unsaleable. Quotation*: Prime Up-to-Daies, 25s to 30s 3>er ton; medium, 20» to 22s 6d per ton (bags Chaff. — The market is better supplied, and values are easier than when we last reported. Prime bright heavy oaten sheaf still meets •with- preference from buyers, and commands to £5 17a 6d. Other sorts are not as readily saleable at .quotations. Quotations: Ex.ra choice, £5 17s 6d; prime oaten sheaf, £5 12s «d to £5 15s; medium to good, £5 7s 6d to £5 10s per ton (sacks extra). V Straw. — Oaten at 56s and wheaten at 45s pet ton (pressed). CLEARING SALE. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) report having fcaZd a clearing sale on account Of Mr Wai* 'Blackie, at Glasgow Farm, jSast Taieri, on Tuesday, 3rd inst., when, owing to Mr Blackie giving up dairying, the whole of his valuable herd of dairy cows, comprising Holstein, shorthorn, and AlderBeys, all of the best milking strains, were submitted for sale. There wag a record attendance of dairymen, graziers, and others, Taieri, Tokomairiro, Clutha, Pelmerston, and i Peninsula all being represented. The dairy | cows were put forward in capital condition, I ■tad although bidding at the commencemenet | was rather slow, there was steady and wel- . sustained 1 bidding, which warmed up as the I ■ale progressed, and which resulted in a clearance being made at prices fairly satisfactory to all parties. The favourite Holstein dairy cattle,, of which breed' there were xmmerona good specimens, met with brisk competition, and nearly all of this breed were retained in the Taieri. Some of the shorthorns also came in for a share of brisk bidding, and made good prices. The Glasgow Farm pigs have a good reputation, and this was confirmed in the result. Prices were as follow: — Dairy cows. Holstein breed, £9 10a to £12; heifers, £6 to £9 10s; shorthorn <xrtra, £7 2s fid to £10; shorthorn heifers, £4' 6s to £6; shorthorn yearling bulls, 6gs to fjjgs; Holstein bull. Isgs; Holstein, bulls, yearling*, 64gs to 6Jgs; dairy cows, £4 15s to £7 15s; brood sows sold at £5 12s 6d to £7 10s; brood sow. with litter, £8 ss; young pigs, £1 2s to £2 10s. Horses and implements were all disposed of at fair values.