Dunedin Markets

Southland Times, Issue 12771, 2 December 1893, Page 4

Dunedin Markets

Wednesday, 29th November. . Fat Cattle—l2o Yarded—mostly light weights and -'medium quality. Buyers were few, but prices were wed maintained. Bullocks sold at L 0 15s to Lil 15s ; cows at 1,4 17a 6d to L9los. Fat Sheep— A small supply forward, and values rose Is to 2s over last week. Crossbreds in wool sold at 17s to 23s 6d; do shorn at 12s (id to 16s 6d. Fat lambs were in over supply. Best sold at 8s to Ils 9d ; others, Is (kl to 7s Oil. Wheat—The market is exceedingly quiet, and undoubtedly becoming weaker from week to week. There is no demand for export, and no outlet of any consequence for Hour. Quotations are unchanged. Oats : The market continues steady, and sales of small lots are effected of all descriptions on the basis of Inst week's quotations. Barley—The market is quite bare of prime malting, and the only parcels on hand are merely fit for milling or feed, for which there is very small ‘demand. Quotations are nominal. There is no demand for ryegrass seed to speak of, and no business of any consequence being done.. The small sales, still made are' at prices on the basis of late quotations, though it is very doubtful if these can be maintained when the new seed is on the market. Quotations : For’best dressed, 3s fid to 4s ; extra prime, 4s 3d to 4s Bel ; undressed, 2s (kl to 3S. Cocksfoot is in the same position, and quoted at: For best dressed, 4.1 d to lid; medium, 3,d to 4d. 'Potatoes—The demand for old potatoes has eased eft, and best Derwcnts, in large lots, are down to L 5 Ills to L 6 10s per ton (ex store, sacks weighed in, net). Sheepskins—At the weekly sale country dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, brought Is (kl to 2s fid ; do merino, Is fid to 2s; medium to full-woolled crossbreds, 2s lid to 4s 3d; best, 4s 6d to 6s fid ; extra heavy, fis (kl to (Is ; full-woolled merino—good, 2s 2d to 3s 3d, best, 3s Id to Is 3d ; butchers’ green crossbreds—best, 5s 3d to 5s (kl, medium to good, 4s (kl to fis Id, small and light, 3s Id to 4s fid; green merinos, 2s fid to 3s 3d; do pelts, 5d to Is Id; do lambskins, 8d to Is Id; dry pelts, 2d- to Is 3d. Rabbitskins—The business done now is of very small dimensions, and very few good skins come to hand. All offered are spiritedly competed for and realising prices equal to those obtaining last week. Best winter bucks and does (mixed). Is to Is lid ; extra prime does, Is 2d to Is 2ld ; medium and off-season, 81d to lold ; inferior, 6d to 8d; suckers and halfgrown, 3d to fid per lb. Hides and tallow unchanged.