DUNEDIN MARKETS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2902, 27 October 1909, Page 22

DUNEDIN MARKETS.

I myjJity Good potatoes, £3 to £3 7s 6d per ton.' Presh and sound potatoes would meet a good niarket. Good Derwenhts are wanted ba-dly. FAEJT AND DAIEY PHODUCK. Messrs Irvme and Stevenson, George street, report paving for produce during the week ending the 26th inst. as follows: — Bacon (roll), 8d per lb Fresh butter, 8d to Ham, Bti per lb 9d per Id Fresh egps. lid doz Salt butter : not buying Presh butter, eood ordinary (in lib and Jib prints), 8d to' lOd per lb. Pigs, ISOlb to 1601b, 4Jd. Honey, 3Jd. Fowls, 3s to 3s 61 <boiling). THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLEGRAM. WELLINGTON, October 25. The High Commissioner cabled from Xiondon on th-e 23rd inst. :: — ■ Mutton and Lamb. — Market quieter, and priws slightly easier, with less demand for retail. Scotch and Dutch supplies are heavy Beef. — Marktt steady, better demand. T.ie av-prage price to-day for Xe"' Zealand is 3§d for hinds and 3d for fores. Butter. — Market very linn for best ■quality. The supply falls short of the demand, and buyers are anxiously awaitingoolonial shipments The price of choicest New Zealand to-day is 119s per cwt; Australian, 117s; Danish, 1325; Siberian, 107s. Cheese. — Tha market »s quiet, with 111 alteration in prices New Zealand cheese is quoted at 57s per cwt. Hemp. — The market is quiet but steady. New Zealand good fair grade, on spot, pir •ten, £27 15s; fair grade, £26 15s; fair ■current Manila, £27; October-December «h;pi/ient. New Zealand good fair grade. £27 10s; fair grade, £26 10s; Manila, fancurrent, £26 10e. The Manila output is 22,000 bales. Wheat.— Market firmer. The stock of "New Zealand is email. The market is favourably affected by ihe inferior quality of rl>o English new crop. New Zealand long-barried wh^it, on »pot, ex granary, per quarter of 4961b, is quoted at 38s 6d ; short-berried, 38s. Oat*. — Market quiet, and small business dointr. The deliveries have greatly ex celled expectations New Zealand oats, short sparrowbills on ex granary. p°r quarter of 3841b, 26a 6d ; New Zealand oats. Danish, ex granary, on spot, per quarter of 3201b, 18s 3d. Beans— Mai ket firm ~winf to reduced supplies. New Zealand beans, f.a.q., new crop, per 5041b, 38s Peao. — The narkec icmain=? firm, with a good local demand. Xow Zeala.'id ;>urtTic'jre peas, per 5041b. 475. Wool. — Mf/kst rjuier. with a iontl^r.cy in favour of buyers. Cvi rpnt Bradfoid ■quotations for ton* are: — Thiity «..\r>*. lm l crossbred?, Is C^cl ; 40's. do. Is. lid: 4<l'?. medium crossbrods. l^ 3d; 50-, halfbr-'U, la Hd; sbs, qtmitcrbrsds, Is lG?d ; 60-, merinos, 2s 2^d. THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE. NAPIER, Octohei 22 The C-C. and D. Company. London, cili 1 •« as follows under yesterday 'a dat-o:— " W-> have to report a further considerable n-o in frozen meat prices, due to tlie cjvmj.tions of speculative elements, which aie exciting the markets. To-day's quotation--. Mutton— Canterbury, *id ; Naper. Wellington, and North Island, Hd; lamb— fn-t quaility, sd; seconds *4d; beef— hiads, 3id ; fores, 2£d."

OAMARU MARKETS. (Fbom Oub Own Cobbespondent.) OAMaRU, October 25. The week's developments in wheat are vastly more, interesting than they have been for some time past, though even now there is not much to chronicle. ,The stooks of many of-- the millers are running out to the low-wate-r mark, with the result that they have made "a move to replenish. This has created a demand hitherto lacking, but merchouts have found inquiry fruitless in many quarters, and are forced to the conclusion that there is not remaining any considerable.jquantity of wheat in this district, either in first or second hands. A few sales have been negotiated at 4s 2d to 4s 3d, less commission, on trucks at country sidings, but in view of the scarcity of holdings a slight appreciation in values is anticipated. The oat market has experienced more animation. There has been a good demand during the woek, principally for shipment, and sales of lines comprising 400, 500, and 600 sacks were reported at prices ranging from Is s£d to Is 6^d on trucks at country stations net cash. Prices for potatoes are easier, and purchases have been made at £2 to £2 2s 6d (sacks in) delivered at store, Oamaru, of prime Up-to-Dates. Derwen ts are commanding a better price, and are worth £2 17s 6d to £3 on trucks at country stations for prime freshly-picked table- lots. Seed potatoes arL- practieaHv. unsaleable, and are bsing chiefly used by bakers, the price given bein? about £1 per ton. Chaff is slightly tinner, and sales have been made at £2 to £2 5s for prime oaten sheaf. GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report : — We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. The attendance of buyers tf-as not large, but bidding was fairly brisk, and our catalogue, which included most of the lines in demand, was cleared at satisfactory prices. Values ruled as under: — Oats. — There is better inquiry and improved demand for all classes. Gartons and sparrowbills have most attention, but all sorts, except inferior quality, are saleable at quotations. Local stocks are light, and only small quantities are offering. Quotations : Prime milling, Is 8d to Is 9d ; sparrowbills, Is 7id to Is B^d; good to best fead. Is 7d to Is 8d ; inferior to medium, Is 5d to Is 6d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — Any appreciable change in the demand is towards improvement, but there is no quotable alteration in values. Millers are disposed to operate only in prime quality. Fowl wheat is not quite so plentiful, and for best whole wheat there is ready sale. Quotations: Prime milling, 4s 4d to 4s sd ; medium to good, 4s Id to 4s 3d ; best whole fowl wheat, 3s lOd to 4s ; medium to good, 3s 3d to 3s 9d; inferior and damaged, 2s 6d to 3s 2d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. — The markot is moderately supplied. Best freshly'pick-sd lots are readily taken at quotations, but other sorts are not easily quitted Quotations: Best TJp-to-Datos, £3 to £3 ss ; medium to good, £2 5s to £2 15s; inferior, £1 to £2 per ton (bags extra). # j Chaff. — Prime oaten sheaf maintains its j plac in buveis' e«tni'-"'ion. and has ready i sale at £2 10s to £2 lbs. Medium to good j is not so saleable at £2 to £2 7s 6d, and | light and discoloured is difficult to place at £1 10s to £1 15s per ton (bags extra). Straw. — Quotations: Wheaten and oaten, £1 10s per ton (pressed) Messrs Dalgety and Co. report as follows: — We held our usual weakly auction | sale of grain and produce at our stores on ; Monday, when we offered a fair cataloiru/' ; to a good attendance of buyers. We cleared our catalogue under kesn competition At prices as under : — Odts. — Consequent u< on renewed inquiry from the North Island, and also from the J Home market, prices have- slightly ad- j vanced tiunnK the last week. Offerings . have be°n very lisjht. and ba\e not been | able to fill rlv» demand for shipment, so all j consignments coining to hand meet a ready market al quotations as follow :-- Prime milling Gartons. Is or! to Is 9d ; prime muling sparrow bills. Is 3d to Is B^d ; good to he«t feed. Is 7d to Is 8d ; inferior to medium, Is 4d to la 6d per bushel (-atexira). , i i *„„ \Vh«Mt — The maikct is unchanged. Any lines offering are taken by millers at quotations. Good whole fowl wheat is in fair request, and meets with ready sal* at quotations: Primp milling, 4s 4d to 4s sd ; medium to good, 4s to 4s dd ; ; best whole fowl wheat. 3s lOd to 4s ; inferior and smutted. 2s 6d to 3s bd pel i bush«l (sacks extra). . Poralocs.— Good sound freshly-picked Lp- ! to-Dates are not corning forwaid freely, and this makes the market firm at quota1 tions Stale and inferior lots are now difficult to di-po*p of. Prime freshly-picked : Up-to-Datc*! £3 to £3 5s ; medium , to go ° ' 1 1 10s to £2 10s p«r ton (sacks in). i Chaff.— Prime well-cut oat^n sheaf i« not Pomin» forward too fi«ly, ami nncss fnr ; this quplitv remain firm. Met mil chatt ' Pi 10s to £2 per ton (sack^ extra). I £1 St 7 a Vl-Quot a tirn,: Oat*,, and beaten ! (pwsid). £1 7s 6djo_£l 10s per ton. HIDK SALTS. 1 MELBOURNE, Oetoh-r 22 P^^owed In XU of fully id. COUNTRY SALES. T<xM Baos. and Co. (Ltd.) report the ;S'Tub,^-10,c,v V f land, yhcotta»e and outbjil'lir-'- ihoi-on, m tho tov.n oY Roxburgh. , to Mr^Ueo,^ Lc.kbu n ; , bu-in^^'a'ncrdv.eilin- at E uova'o to Mr , C Gallagher; on accoui.i- ... -Mr A M Fh-ji- \ ="i hi- tM'ii cf nine hoi->es, waggon, and I ] .Mi--, to Mr R,obert IlkkMl ; on account j <f Vr'd'o;;? Towi«. iii 1 wasrqon, hor-es, ! ur.'f li^rn^;. to Mr Fleet T;umbl;,n. | SALE OF DRAUGHT HORSES. i .SYDNEY. October 23 i Tii". -al? of Mi J. Br?UV 20 New Z;al.n.d draii»lit hor-os rcah-rd £721, micco ! laii'-'ina- froiu £24 to £46. I " " | DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. - I Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. J report as f ollows : —There was again a

[ very small entry of horses forward for last Saturday's sale. The attendance of the public was not so large as usual, but a model ate amount ot business was transacted during the day, our highest price obta.lr.ed being £40 for a rather nice mare. The scarcity of good yourrg 'horses of almost all classes continues, and anything fresh from the country finds ready sale at quotations. The demand for really first class young draught geldings suitable for towrr work is keen. Spring-van and spring-cart horses are also wanted, and prices for these sorts continue good Aged draughts ai r d inferior weedy hacks are the only classes not in cftemand at the -present time. We quote : Superior young draught geldings, at from £'40 to £45; extra good ditto (prize-"wirmexs), at from £45 to £50 ; superior young draught maree, at from £50 to £60;' medium draught mares and geldings, at from £30 to £40; aged, at from £10<to £15; strong springvan horses, at from £25 to- £30; 6trong spring-carters, at from £18 to £25; milkcert and butchers' order-cart horses, at from £15 to £25 ; light hacks, at from £8 to £13 ; extra good hacks and harness horses, at from £13 to £25; weedy and aged, at from £5 to £7. OTAGO FARMERS' HORSE BAZAAR. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand reports: — At our horse sale on Saturday there was the usual attendance of town contractors and tradesmen, with a good sprinkling of farmers and country clients. The entry compris^c 30 horses of all classes, principally harness horses, hackneys, and ponies. Good cob ponies, brobeir to harness, sold readily at up to £13. We had numerous inquiries for upstanding harness horses. Good ordercart horses and hackneys and all suitable horses were quickly secured bj town tradesmen, and good heavy spring-carters sold weU, at up to late quotations. First clas=; vanxrera a.re scarce, and th* number of good young draughts forward on Saturday was limited. Country clients wore present in qu£st of good aJI-rcund farm mares and geldings, an-d the majority were supplied. We quote: Good your/g draught mares, at from £38 to £45; extra gcci Clydesdale- mares, suitable for stud purposes, £45 to 72 guineas; superior young draught geldings, fit for shaft and lorry work, £38 to £48, extra to £55; ordinary draught mares and geldings, at from £28 .to £38; aged draughts, at from £10 to £20; good strong, upstanding vanirsrs, at from £26 to £33 ; heavy spring-csurirprs, at from £20 to £27 10s; ordinary spring-carters,' at from £15 to £20; upstanding buggy mares and g-ekJings, from £16 to £25: hackneys and: cob ponies, from £8 to PROPERTY SALES. Messrs Sievwright, Hagigitt, and Co. report the following sales this month : -Mr James Kennedy's leasehold grazing run at : Stoneburn, consisting of 2000 acres lease ' in p&rpetuity, with stock, etc.. thereon, to ] Mr William Ain?e, of the Grand Hot-el. 1 Dunedin. %Ir Chapman's grazing run of 10,000 acres leasehold at Ronigahere, with all stock, pnplemenfs, etc., thereon, to a client. The leasehold of Mr Gunn's'farm of 40' acres at Lawrence to Mr Deans, of Pine J Hill. The leasehold of Mr M'Cartney's ' farm. Peninsula, with all stock thereon, "to ' Mr George Hatcher, of Dunedin. The j leasehold of Mr Hay's farm of 145 acres at .Port Chalmers to Mr Robb, of Maungatua. Mr Wise's freehold property, with dwelling thereon, at Beach street. Waikouaiti, to Mr Richard Condon, of Waikouaiiti. The Railway Hotel, at Invercar- I srill, as a going concern, to Mr Buchanan. The freo-hold and furniture of the Porrobello Hotel, to Mr Sam Le'ith, late of Invereargill. The freehold of Mr Neiper's store at Alexandra, as a going concern, to Mr Stewart, of Kaitaneata. On behalf of Mr Wise, section at Waikouaiti, to Mr donMr D. M. Speddir-g held a sale on the 25th, on behalf of the liquidator of" the Tautuku Sawmilling Company (Ltd.), of the whole of its properties, consisting of bush areas, sawmills, machine) y, plant, etc.. and al^o th« auxiliary schooner Macic. There was a large attendance of local sawmillers and other interested parties, but as the 1 'ice offered did not reach the vendor's reserve, tho- proi>erti<»<! were withdrawn. Immediate! v ;iftor the sale, however, the whole prop^rtio.s w-°rp t/>ld in one line to a syndicate .it a satisfactory price.

WHOLESALE FRI Mr J. Fleming, Prin< under date .the 26th ii Wheat per bushel. Best milling 4/4—4/6 Medium do ... 4/3 Fowls' ... 3/10—4/0 Milling oats 1/7-J/8 3?eed oats... 1/4— l/6 M«lt barley ... 3/0 Teed-barley 2/0-2/3 Cape barley ... 3/0 *J*ize 5/«> per ton. Flour, in 200*8 ... 2J5.0 Flour, in 50's ... 2TIO/0 Pollard 80/0 Bran 65/0 3DCCB REPORTS. :es street south, reports ist. : — per ton. Oatmeal, in 25's 21(1/0 Oaten chaff 45/0- 5-2/6 llyegrass hay 50/0-GO/O Straw ...25/0 to SO/0 Pearl barley .. 3-10,6 cwt OnionF.good 11/) -14/0 pei Ib. Rolled bacon ... Bid Side bacon ... SAd Smoked hams ... !H Cheese ... 6d— 6Jd Good salt butter, 92 to IGd. according to