Victorian Produce Market

Southland Times, Issue 11841, 15 September 1891, Page 2

Victorian Produce Market

The N.Z.L. and M.A. Co., Limited, writing under date Bth iaat., r*porfc as follows: — The market daring th« week for wheat was without change. Buy«rs are iho win pno special ino'ination to make purchases, while holders look for still higher rates. Cone; quertly onl> a limited busiuess baa been done. We quote prime at 5s 4d to 6s 4Jd. For feed stuffs the market is without change. Algeian oats are rather more inquired for and som« fairish lines have b*en quitted a 2s to 2» Id while other Boris have fait sales at about Ute rates. Ow ng to the great qnantity of inferior maiza now in the m wket, pr cis have falltn. Prime has sales at 4s aad 3j 6d.

The N.M and A. Go of New Zealand report as follows under date 7th September: — Victorian oats have a little batter demand »nd prices are about Id higher for fair and good feed, while miliiug have goud demand at up to Ss. Good Algerians are wanted at about 2s to 2s Id. The Te Anau brought; about 1600 bags of oats, nearly If 00 ef which were for milling; the balance had been offering at 2» nndei bond with but little success so far, and lesß money may have to be twktm 'o quit them Maizoid now arriving freely and the market is tumbling; prices are still relatively higher than other feed and consignees a c all anxious to quit. Gape birley, Is lid to 2a. Bran and pollard are scarce and firm at 13d per bushel. Wheat —Holders are firm at 6s 6tl; millers holding off. contenting themselves with »ny second quality offering at f«om 6s to 6s 4d; fowls' wntat 4 1? 8d to 4s lOd. Flour —Stone, Ltl to LIL 10a: roller, Ll2 to Ll2 10s. .Parley is in bitter demand, one of our largest making houses having been burnt ont last wc*k, loting a large stock of malt and barley. Good samples are worth 3s 3d ; medium, 3< to 8s Id ; common to fair, 2a 6d to 2s lOd : feed, 2a to 2b 2 1. Ryegrcs-: —"-mall inquiry at up to 6b 9d for good clcau saos plea. Cocksfoot (nomiually) 6d tosJd. FJax~We havo cleare) all our consignments Bfc from Ll7 to L2l 10a for common to p.imo i'otat.cep —Supplies ratLer heavy an? prices had snff red all round. N.Z Derwente, 66a to 67« 6 , duty paid ; i'uemania: g, 75.-< to 77a fid, do y p id j Victorian, 85s to 66?. The wharves aud rail*ays are literally lin?d with potato?^, and even at quotations for XasnianU' s there is a bm*\l io<s to importers. Otietzr —Victorian, tid to 7d. Batter—Factory, in begs and boxes, 13d.