DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Otago Witness, Volume 06, Issue 2899, 6 October 1909, Page 40

DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Messrs A. Moritzson and -C 0.,. auctioneers,

wool, stock, station, grain, produce, and commission agents, Dunedin, report (wholesale)for the week as under. All quotations arp subject to market fluctuations. Farmers ar»a*ked, when sending samples, always to put a price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make offers: — Wheat.— Market firm. Prime milling 4s 3d: to 4a 6d ; fowl wheat, £>ood whole, 4s, f.0.b., si. •» Oats.— Milling, Is 9d; for medium to good feed, Is 7Jd; dnfeTior, Is 5d to Is 6d, ex store, sacks extra. Barley.— Prime malting, 3s 6d to 3a 9d; inferior, 2e 6d to 3s; pearling, 2s; feed,. Is 9d, with very little business. Ryecorn, 2s 6d to 2s 9d. Maize. 4s to 4a 3d. Prussian Blue Peas, from Ss to 5s 6d. Partridge peas, 4s to 46 6d. Chaff.— Prime heavy. £2 15s to £2 17s 6d£ inferior and light, £1 15 ato £2. Ryegrass — Farmers' dressed, 2s fld to 3s ; machined, 3s 6d to 4s 6d. Cocksfoot.— Market remains firm. Akarofc. seed, 5Jd to s£d, Lyttelton ; machined, 7cl to 7Jd ; 66s per cwt nominal, c.i.f., London. Linked. 14s to 15s; inferior quality. 12s. Chewings's Fescue. — Farmers' dressed, 2Jd to 3d ; machined. 5d to 5Jd. Potatoes.— Prime, £2 10s to £2 15s; market, well supplied with inferior samples. Onions.— Canterbury, £6 to £7 per ton;. Japanese, 10s to 11s Rabbitskins.— At the sale on Monday small catalogues were submitted to the usual attendance of buyers, and sold under good competition a,t prices ruling' the same as last week's, which are as follows: — Superwinter does, 30d to 34d ; second winter doea,. 26d to 28d; prime winter bucks, 16Jd fr} 18d; second winter bucks, 14Jd to 15d;. incoming?, 15d to 16d; autumns, 13|d to 14Jd; prime racks, lOd to lOJd; light racks, BJd to 9Jd ; runners and suckers, 4d to 6d ; ♦ingoings, 13id to 15d; springs, -lljd to 12Jd;. prime winter blacks, 30d to 32J4;. secondl winter blacks, 24d to 2fld; incoming winter blacks, 18d to 20d ; autumn blacks, ■ Isd to 17$ d; prime winter fawns, 14Jd to 15Jd; autumn fawns, lOd to 12d; summers, 6a. to 8d; horsehair, for picked, 16Jd to 18d; cowhaix. 7d to BJd; cowtips, Is 9d per dozen.. Sheepskins. — Good oatafogue* were submitted en Tuesday, and sold under good conv-

petition at fully up to last week's rates The following fre the prices paid. — Best halfbreds, 9d to 9gd; medium halfbreds, fid to BJd; short halibreds, 7d to 7£d ; fallen balfbreds, 6d to 7ld; best fine crossbreds, 8d to B£d ; medium fine crossbreds, 7d to 7id; short fine crossbreds, 6d to 7d; fallen fine crossbreds, 6d to 6Jd ; best crossbreds, 7d to 8d ; crossbreds, 6d to 7d ; fallen crossbreds, 5d to s|d; crossbred pelts, 4d to 4fd; inferior peits, 2d to 3£d ; best merinos, 7«d to B£d ; medium merinos, 6d to 7£d ; short merinos, 5d to 6d ; fallen merinos, 5d to 7d; pelts. 3d to 4Jd. Hides. — The usual fortnightly sales were held on Thursday and Friday, when much smaller catalogues than usual were submitted to the usual attendance of buyers. Prices for medium and heavy weights were higher by Jd per pound, other sorts unchanged. The following are the prices paid: — Picked stout ox, 7*d to 8d; heavy stout ox, 6Jd to 7£d; heavy, not stout, 6d to 6gd; heavy cows. 6d to 6£d; <mi2diuni cows, 6d to 6sd; light weights, ~5Jd to 6d; scored and sloppy, 4Jd to sd; cut and slippy, 3Jd to 4d; yearlings, 4d to 6d; cut yearlings, 3d to 3|d; light weight ox, s£d to sjd; slippy and scored, 4Jd to sd; cut and slippy, 3|d to 4d; calfskins, best, 8d to B£d; extra good, Bgd; medium, 6|d to 7Jd; cut and slippy, 4Jd to 6|d. Wool. — Good, well-grown halfbred, BJd to 9Jd; good, well-grown crossbred, 7Jd to BJd; { coarse crossbred, 6d to 7Jd; dingy and I seedy. 4|d to 6d; bellies and pieces, 4d to { 6d; second pieces, 3d to 4d; locks, .lid to ! 3d; merino fleece, 7*d to 9£d; bellies and pieces, Bd to 7Jd; second pieces, 4d fc*-sd; • locks, 2Jd to 3§d; crutchings, 3Jd to 4Jd. Tallcw." — Best mutton taliow. in tins, 13s; medium to good, . 17s to '18s 6d ; ca%ks, 50-s to 21s;. caul fat, 17s; medium, to good, 16s to 16» 6d; inferior, 14s to 16b. Storing Grain. — W« are prepared to store, \ receive, deliver, and insure for three months free storage at 3d per sack. Farm Produce and Fruit. — ¥c receive all ■kinds of consignments, and render account ■ales promptly. Walnuts.— 6d to 6d per Ib. ! Salt butter, 7d to BJd ; separator, 9d .to 9Jd. ! Fresh butter (in pats), storekeepers', 7d to 8d ; market well supplied. E^gs. — lid ]-«r dozen. Cheese. — Factory, 7d; Akaroa, 6d; loaf, id j more. j Honey. — In sroocl demand. Section honey. ' new season's. 6s to 8s uer doz. ; hulk, large [ tins, id to 4Jd; small tins, 4Jd to 4Jd. Beeswax. Is 4d to Is sd; wanted. Hams, 8d to 9d. Bacon.— Roll, BJd;- sides, 7d to S& (slow of sale,. I Poultry for Local Consumption. — Hens, 3s 6d to 5s per pair; roosters, "5s to 6s; turkey hens 5d to 6d, cocks 8d to 9d; geese, 4s to 5s 6d; ducklings, Ss to 6s. Fruit. — In good demand. We c»n offer 20.000 good strong raspberry canes grown in the Waimate district, the Bed Antwerp and Northumberland Fillbasket, at £2 10s on trucks, Waimate.