GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS

Otago Witness, Issue 2905, 17 November 1909, Page 20

GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS

Messrs Dalgety end Co. report as folk>ws~f — We held our usual weekly auction j ealo ot grain and produce at our "stores on ; Mood*y, when we submitted a -fair-sized catalogue to the usual attendance o£ buyers. Competition was keen, particularly for potatoes, which showed a marked 1 rkso on last week's rates. We cleared the j bulk of our catalogue at satisfactory prices. • Oats.— The market is practically the same as last week. There is stili a good demand from the Home market, but owing to the difficulty in obtaining space for shipiiwnts. very Cew sales have been effected We quot<> :— Prime milling Gartons. U B^d to Is 9£d; prime milling SparrowbiHs, Is 8d to 1« 9d; good to best feed. Is 7d to Is 8d ; inferior to medium, Is 4d to Is 6d pc: bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — Business is confined chiefly to small lines sold ex store. Millers * are holding a fair stock, and are in no hurry to enter the market, consequently the business passing i« small. Medium milling finds an outlet as fowlwheat, -which is in good demand, and is readily disposed

of at quotations. We quote: Prime milling, 4s 4d to 4-s sd ; medium to good. 4s to 4s 2d ; best whole fowlwheat, 3s lOd to 4s ; inferior and smutted, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per bu«hel (sacks extra). Potatoe*.— -Consignments coming forward during the past week have been very light and barely sufficient to meet requirements. In consequence prices at to-ciay's sales ?howed a. strong advance on last week's rates. Prime Derwents and Up-to-Dates are in most request, and aro easily disposed of at quotations. Medium and inferior sorts are more difficult to quit, and considerable reductions in piicp« have to he made to eff«et sal-es at all. We quote : Choice, £4 ss; prime freshly-picked Up-to-Dates, £4 to £4 2s 6d; medium to good. £2 15s to £3 15s per ton (sacks in). Chaff. — The arrivals during the last week have been light. There is a strong inquiry for choice quality, and for this description late quotations are fully maintained Quotations: Extra choice, to £2 17s 6d ; best oaten sheaf. £2 10s to £2 15s ; medium to good, £2 2s 6d to £2 7* 6d ; inferior and discoloured, £1 103 to £2 per ton (sacks extra.). Straw. — We ouote : Oaten and wheaten (pressed), 27s 6d to 30s per ton. Me?3rs Donald Reid and Co. report : — We held our weekly auction Pale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. There was a small attendance of buyers, but with fair competition <ye cleared a representative catalogue at satisfactory prices. Values ruled; as under-

I Oats. — The few orders from shippers are being supplied in most cases direct from country stations, there being little to choose ( from in the stocks in stores. Good sound shipping lines are not offering freely, and ' command ready on arrival. We quote: j Prime milling Gartons, Is 3£d to Is KM; •Sparrowbills, Is 8d to Is 9ci ; good to best feed. Is 7d to Is 8d ; inferior to medium. j Is 5d to Is 6d per bushel (sacks extra). [ Wheat. — Except for fowl-wheat, which is , not very plentiful, the market has been somewhat slacker. A few lines of prime j milling have changed hands, but m«dium quality i« not in favour. Best whole fowl\vh«ot has ready sale with impioved demand. We quote: Prime milling, 4s dd to 4 s sd : medium to good, 4s 2d to 4<; 3d ; best whole fowl-wheat. Is to 4s 2d : medium to good, 33 6d to 3s lOd ; broken arid • damaged, 2s 6d to 3s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). i Potatoes. — All good sound freshly-pickrd . lots meet with ready sale at a slight ' advance, in values. Indifferent auality is not. sought after. We quote : Best Up-to-Dates and Derwents. £4 to £4 2s 6d ; . choice, to £4 ss ; medium to pood. £3 to '£3 15s ; inferior, £1 10s to £2 10s per ton (bags included). j Chaff. — Pr : me oaten sheaf is the only class inquired for. This sells on arrival at £2 15a to £2 17s 6d ; medium to good j with less demand' at £2 to £2 10s ; inferior : almost unsaleable at £1 10s to £1 17s 6d ' per ton (bags extra). • Stra-.v. — Wo quote: Oaten and wheaten i 27s 6d to 30s per ton (pressed).