DUNEDIN MARKETS.

Southland Times, Issue 8091, 20 August 1885, Page 2

DUNEDIN MARKETS.

(Bj TBI.EOBAPHO DuHBDWr, Ang. 10. Mr Donald Stronach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Limited), reports for the week ended 19th Aug., •s follows:— Fat C.attte— l92 were yarded for the week's requirements. Only a small proportion of these were prime, and competition for this quality was fairly brisk at prices about equal to last week's, while medinm was scarcely so firm. Beat bullocks brought £8 10s to £11 10s j others, &b 2s 6d to £8. Prime beef, 223 Od to 25s ; ordiu^ ory, 17s 6d to 20s per 1001 b. Fat Sheep— 3239 were yarded j of these, 800 were merinos and the balance -eroßabreds, nearly all good to prime quality. This large number, immtdintely following a preceding full market, proved rather beyond- ordinary requirements, and all through the. sale's competition was dull,, prices receding Is Cd to 2s per head from last week 5, Bsstcrossbrad.wethers brought 16s 6d to 19s 9d (one pen heavy weights reachiug 20a 6d) ; crossbred ewes, 10s 3d. to lis 3d j merinos wether3j 7» 6d to 13s (on 9 special pen o£ extra quality reaching 25s 6d). We quote prime mutton, 2#d per lb., Wheat—There is no change either in demand or values during she week. Lato rates, feawefrer, oootinus firm jfor all sort?. TV'e quote prirae milling velvet and Xascaa, 3s 2d to Ha 3d ; wedium, 2s 3d to 3a Id } interior and soft, 2s 6d to -:8» id i fowl-wheat, 2s 3d to 2s sd, Oats— There is a -fail 1 demand existing for shipment, and, as holders still continue firm ia their demand far prime lots, medium and inferior quality" have been more readily taken up at imported rates, wh.le the business in good bright aorta i*, in 7 the meantime, rather checked be" Cause of rthe - difference between sellers' and buyers' ideas of values. We quote stout bright milling, Is lOd to Is lid ; best bright short feed, Is 9d to Is lOd; medium Is 8d to Is 9d ; discoloured, ls.6d to Is 7£d; damp and inferior, la to la od. Barley — Thej cis no improvement in the market for' this. We quote prime malting, 2s 9d to 38; medium, 2s 4 d to 2s Bdj feed and .milling, Is 9d to 2s 3d.