COMMERCIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3277, 3 January 1917, Page 24

COMMERCIAL.

OAMARU STOCK MARKET. CFbom Oub Owv Cokrespondent.) OAMARU. December 30. As a result of the hot and rainless weather feed has gone back rapidly, and the demand for sheep has diminished. Still, no necessity to sell has been created, and a good rain would quickly revive feed, and, with it, the demand for sheep. A few lines of sheep have come on the market, and these have found buyers because < the possibility to acquire them later is entirelyproblematical. The sales have included mixed four, eix, and eight-tooth and failingmouthed ewes in the wool, with lambs, at 245, all counted. Mixed ages of ewes in the wool, with lambs, at 23s 6d, xill counted; full and failing-mouthed shorn ewes, with lambs, at 19s, all counted; shorn aged ewes in good condition, with lambs, at 223, all counted; shorn two-tooth ewes at 31a; mixed four, six, and eight-tooth, ewes for forward delivery at 30s 6d; and shorn halfbred wethers at 17s 6d. A mixed lino of good 6orts of cattle — heifers and steers, ranging from 15-months to two-and-fl-half-years-old, found a buyer at £6 10s all over f

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DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs A. Moritzson and Co., auctioneers, wool, stock, station, grain, produce, and commißsion agents, Dunedin, report (wholesale for the week as under. All quotations are object to market fluctuations. Fanners are asked, when .ending samples, dW. to put a price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make offers: — * „, Barley.—Prime malting, 5s 3d to 58 6d on truck; feed barley, 46 to 4s 6d; Cape baiiey, f>« to 5s 3d. „ „i. {.,_i Wheat.—Prime milling, 6s to 6s 6d, lowl wheat, 53 Id to 5s 3d. , , j Oate.-Milling, 3s 2d to 3s 3d; good "*a. 2s lOd to 3s. . Maize (sacks extra).—ss 6d (old crop). Ohaff.—Good, bright, and heavy, £* 53 to £i 10s; medium, £3 10s to £3 15s. Straw.—Wheaten, £2 10s; oaten, £3. Hay.—Clover and ryegrass, £5 to £° s "\. Ryegrass.—Farmers' dressed, 5s to as oa, light weights, 4s to 4s 6d; machine drcssea, 6s 6d to 7s 6d; Italian, 7s 6d to 83. Cocksfoot.-lld to is, f.0.b., Akaroa, machined seed, Is 3d to Is 4d. , Chewings Fescue—Farmers' dressed, 4jct to 6d; machine dressed, 7d to Bd. Onions.—Melbourne, £l2 10s to £l3 los. Potatoes.—£B to £9; new seasons, Mto 2id per lb. * Salt Butter.—ls 2d to Is 3d; separator, Is 2d to Is 3d; storekeepers' pats, Is to la la. Cheese.—Factory, lOd to lid. Honey.—Section honey, 9s per dozen; bulk, 5Jd to 6d. Jib pats, 3s 9d to 4s dozen; lib pats, 7s dozen; 10lb tins, ss. t Walnuts.—9d to lOd. Eggs.—Storekeepers', Is 2d; stamped, Is to Is 3d. Beeswax.—ls 4d to Is sd. Pigs—6?,d to- 6.Jd for porkers; baconers, 7d to 7Jd. Hams.—ls to Is Id. Bacon.—Roll, lOd to 10id. Storing Grain. —We are prepared to store, receive, deliver, and insure for three months frea storage at 8d per sack. Farm Produce and Fruit.—We receive all kinds of consignments, and render account sales promptly. CENTRAL PRODUCE MART. Roilly, Gill, and Co. report a quiet week, no business passing except in fruit and vegetables, which came forward freely. Tomatoes being in excess of requirements, prices have eased considerably. With best wishes to all our consignors for a happy new year. The following prices were realised for our consignors:—Grapes: Market fully supplied; best locals, 2s; ■others, Is 4d to Is 6d. Strawberries: Jam, 7d to Sgd; desserts, B£d to Is Bd. Cherries: Kentish, sd; desserts, 10|d to Is Apples: Gravensteins wanted. Bananas: •Suvas. to arrive; expect 17s 6d. Lemons: "Mission" brand, '3ss to 40s for double cases. Flowers, Is to 2s per dozen bunches. Cucumbers: Hothouse, 9s 6d to 14s 6d p>r dozen. Cabbage, 9d to 3s 6d. Cauliflower, Is 6d to 4s 6d. Lettuce, 6d, 9d, Is. Honey: Half-pound" packages, 3s. Eggs: Unstamped, Is 2d; stamped and guaranteed, to Is 4d. Rhubarb: No sale. Onions, 14s to 16s. Tomatoes: Heavy consignments forward; Christchurch, 7-id to 9d; locals, 9d to Is. Black currants, 3J>d to sd. Red currants, 3gd to 5-id. Loganberries, 7d to Bd. Raspberries: Buckets, to 7^d; pottles, 7j,d to Green peas, 23d, 3d; inferior, l£d. Green gooseberries, 1-Jjd, lid, l|d; ripe, 2d to sd. Butter beans, 3gd to sd. French beans, 7d. New potatoes: Locals, 2d, Beeswax, Is 4d. Tea: First tips., Is 6d. Butter: Prime bulk; Is lid; pats. Is 2£d to Is 4d. Bacon: Prime, Is 2d. Pigs: Prime baconers, 7^d; heavyweights, to s|d; porkers, 7-^d; choppers, to 6d. Horsehair, Is 6d, Is 7d, la 9d, Is lOd. Molasses: In tins, lis; barrels, 5s 9ri per cwt. Wheat pollard: Extra special, £5 15s. Oaten pollard, £6. Wheaten meal, £6 10s. Bran, £4. Oatsheaf chaff: Wanted; choice. £5 to £5 ss. Wheaten straw, ''ss per ton. Fat, 27s 3d, LBs, 28s 6d, 29s 3d, 30s, 325, 32s 6d per cwt. Meat meal/ 15s for 1001 b, Fowl w£eat, 6s 3d bushel. Oats. 3s, 3s 3d for prime A Gartons. Chevalier barley, 6s 6d. Maize: Extra prime, 6s per bushel. Rice meal, 10s. Oaten dust, 4s per sack. Rabbitskir.s: Mixed, winters, bi cks, to 45d; does, to 65d; early winters, to 36d; incomings, 33d; autumns, 25d to 29d; summers, 8d to Is; hawked and milky, to Hides: Good ox hides, 12|d ; good cow hides, 9d to ll£d; cut and slippy, from 6d to lOd. Calfskins: Gocd, lid to 13d; cut end slippv, 6d to lOd. REILLY, GILL, & CO., Auctioneers and Commission Agents, Moray place, Dunedin. . CUSTOMS RETURNS. The following are the customs returns for December: —Net customs, £39,869 9s lOd; beer duty, £5990 18s 7d; gold exported, 3oz, valued at £l3. The figures for December of the previous year were:—Net customs, £32,445 6s 2d ; beer duty, £7456 5s 8d; gold exported, 73920 z, valued at £30,000. For the quarter ending December 30, the net customs were £121,992 4s lid, and the beer duty £17,301 6s Id.