DUNEDIN MARKETS.

Southland Times, Issue 9540, 9 June 1887, Page 2

DUNEDIN MARKETS.

IBy Tblegsaph.] Dunedin. June 8 Mr Donald Stronach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Go Limited), reports for the week ended Bth June as follows:— Fat Cattle— This week'd market brought forward a full supply, 2H head being yarded m-^tly* prime quality, the remainder fair tc good. A few prime bullocks brought price 6 u{. t J last week's quotations, but on the wholu the market was much easier, and altogetlu r void ol animation. A number of pens had to be withdrawn to be held over lor future disposal. Best buliGcks brought L 7 to L 8 10* j medi'im to good, 13 7.« »!i toLG 10s; cow*, i'rom _-> J7* o'd to L 5 17s 6d — one or two heavy weights a shade more. Fat Sheep — A very moderate supplj was penned to-day, viz , 1693, consisting oC V2i ioerino wethers (fair to good), the balance crossbreds of mnoinm quality, only s few penj being prime. The sales opened at about last week's quotations, but towards the close competition was more active, the I prices reali&ed ehowiug a slight advance. Best crossbred wethers brought 8s 9d to 10a 3d ; ordinary, 7e to 8b 6d ; best do ewe* 1 , 7s 9d to 9s 9d; orumary, 6s to 7a 6d ; meriEo wetherp, 4s tid to 6s tJd. Wheat — The position of the market with legarci to prices for milling is much about th ; same at last *-eek. Fowl wh c at is scarce, and in large demand at au advance. On the whJe the tone of the market lor all torss is Hrm with a teud'-ncy to harden. Qaotauoua ; Pfitne milling velvet, red birawand. .tuecau, at 3b 1 i d to 4b Id; good to btsl, 8b lOd to 3b lid ; medium, os 7d to 13s 9i ; whok tuwl wheat, 3a iJii to .'.ls 6d ; inferior and broken, 2-<9dto3£ — (ex &t.ire). Oats— There has bten a slight improve— .eiit m the deoiand this week. Fair feed aLd gocd milling have been in re quest, the former hiviug been dealt in to a conuterabie extent at an advance of quite Id p«> bushel. Buyer*, however, in the meantime are rather unwilling to submit to an equal ad van. -i on the price of ihe latter, but no<v that the deliveries from the country have almost c- aaed, tie position i 3 so-ewtat more m favour 'f cc lers. Quotations ; Prime millir.g is 8d to 1p 9d ; best bright, feed, Is 8d to Is B£d ; meiiuou, 1h 7Jd to Is 8d ; iut'erior and discoloured, 1? 6^d to Is 7d— (fs ftore). Long cats are not Very much in request. Barley— A somewhat easier ione pervade-! the market. With respect to malting, most maltaters being fairly wellet ctea f^r ihe time being, they arc less m--6 ined to operate except at reduced prices, but as ib«j mnrkeiii comparativoiy bare quotntione are unaltered. Milling ia in good rleaiand, and but iiti- c-f this ca-B if olferiDg. Prime m Ir jag, ■5s to 4s 3d} medium. 8.-? 8d to 3s lid — (bags extra) ; feed sod milling, 2a (id to 3a Gd '—(ex store, bags weighed in).