DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1482, 20 March 1886, Page 3

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS.

The following is the report for the week ending Wednesdav :

Wheat This market has remained exceedingly quiet during the past week, and the comparatively small business passing has been at somewhat lower prices. New wheat is coming forward, but in small quantities, and millers are careless about buying. We quote prime milling, 3s 6d to 3s 7d ; medium, 3s 4d to 3s 5d ; inferior and fowls’ wheat, 2s fid to 3s 2d (ex store). Oats are in moderate supply, but the demand is weak, and sales during tbe past week have been on a small scale. We quote prime milling at 2s Id to 2s 2d; bright short feed, 2s to 2s Id ; medium, Is lOd to 2s ; inferior, Is 3d to Is 9d. Barley—There is no business of any importance in the meantime. The now grain is not yet in the market; until then prices will scarcely be established. Ryegrass seed continues in fair demand at from 3s 3d to 4s fid for undressed old pasture ; cocksfoot, 4|d to 4£d per lb. Potatoes—Derwents are scarce, and in demand, late sales being up to 85s. Kidneys command but little attention. Chaff—£3 12s 61 and £3 15s for best quality; medium, £3 5s to £3 7s fid. Butter—Fresh, lid ; salt, 9d to 9£d.

Cheese is in demand at fid to 6£d per Eggs—la 2d per doz. Supplies short.

Sheepskins—Dry crossbreds, 9d to 3s 9d; do merino, lOd to 3s 8d ; do pelts, Id to 8d ; butchers’ green crossbreds, Is 6d to Is lOd ; do do merino, la 3d to Is 5d ; lambskins, Is 7d to Is lOd. Hides—Demand continues good, and late rates readily paid for good conditioned properly-flayed clean hides, and, although carlessly put-up filthy hides are marketable, prices are accordingly low, Tallow—The market is still very dull. Quotations —inferior, 10s to 14a ; medium 15s to 17s ; prime, 18s to 19s; and rough fat, 7a to 11a, per cwt.

DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS,

At the Burnside Yards on Wednesday the following business was transacted :

Fat Cattle—239 were yarded to-day. A small number of these were prime, the rest medium down to inferior. The supply was far in excess of trade requirements ; in consequence prices were low and bidding dull. Sellers had to accept 20s to 30s a head below last week’s rates. Bullocks sold at £4 7s 6d to £lol7s6d ; cows, £3 2s 6d,to £8 2s 6d.—L. Maclean sold for Mr M. Studholme (Wairaate Estate), 14 prime cows from £6 17s 6d to £7 17s 6d ; and for Messrs M’Goverin and Hardie (Waimate), 14 cows and heifers from £6 7a 6d to £8 7s 6dWright, Stephenson and Co., sold for Mr R. A. Barker (Orari), 8 prime Devon heifers at from £5 7s 6d to £6 7s 6d ; for Mr John Dougluss (Waihao Downs), 15 cows at from £4 2s 6d to £5 12s 6d. Fat Calves—Wright Stephenson and Co., sold 5 at 21s to 275. Fnt Sheep—The market to-day was considerably over-supplied, 700 merinos and 8143 crossbreds being penned. Onehalf would have amply supplied trade requirements, consequently only the prim* est quality had any demand, and then at a reduction of fully 2s per head on last week’s prices ; low and medium quality were difficult to place. Best crossbred wethers brought 7s 6d to 9s 6d, one extra heavy pen 10s ; medium, 5s 6d to 7s; best do ewes, 6s 61 to 8s 6d, one pen 10* 3d ; medium, 3s 9d to 6s; marine wethers, 3a 9d to 6s; merino ewes, 3s 3d. Donald Stronach sold on account of Mr A. M. Clark (Arowhenua), 121 crossbred ewes at 6s 6d to 7s 3d; for Mr Boyle (Tiraaru), 38 do wethers at 8s 3d.—Donald Reid and Co. sold for Mr W. Newlands (Makikihi), 63 crossbreds to 8s 9d; for Mr Brown (Makikihi), 122 crossbreds at 6s 9d. —L. Maclean sold for Mr M. Studholme (Waimate Estate), 170 merino wethers at 3a 9d ; for Mr W. M’Leod (Waimate), 68 crossbreds at 6s; for Mr Andrew Carter (Makikihi), 30 crossbred ewes at 8s ; for Mr J. M’ll wrick (Makikihi), 66 crossbred ewes at 6a 6d.—Wright, Stephenson, and Co,, sold for Mr Thomas Mitchell (Washdyke), 132 crossbred ewes at from 6s 9d to 7s ; for Mr H. Edmiston (Temuka), 202 crossbreds at from 6s 3d to 7s 6d ; for Mr W. Hartnell (Rakaia), 120 prime crossbred ewes at from 8s 3d to 9a; for Mr R. Sullivan (Temuka), 70 crossbreds at from 7« 9d te Ba.

Fat Lambs—6l76 were penned. Only a small proportion were prime, and for these competition was fairly active, two or three pens realising 6s 6d to 8-q while inf rior quality could only be placed at 3s 9 I to 5s 6 I.—L. Maclean sold for Mr A. (Jart-r (Makikilii), 39 from 6s fid to 7 a . Pigs—323 were penned, representing all qualifies. ' Competition was exceedingly dull } and prices all round receded con-

siderably from those obtained at previous sales. Suckers sold at from Is 6d to 6s j slips and stores, from 4s to 18s; porkers, from 16s to 25s ; baconers to 30a.—Wright, Stephenson, and Co., sold 194 stores and porkers at from 4s to 26s 6d.

Horse Market—Wright, Stephenson, and Co., reports as follows: We hold our weekly sale on Saturday last as usual, A moderate number of horses came forward. The demand throughout was fair, and almost every lot changed hands. We quote first-class draughts at from £26 to £3O J medium, £l4 to £2l; first-class hacks and light-harness horses, £lB to £25 ; medium, £8 to £l6 ; inferior, £3 to £6.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

Melbourne, March 16.

The Melbourne Manager of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) reports on the local markets as follows Shipping wheat remains steady at 4s 4d per bushel ; malting barley is irregular at 3s 6d to 4s 3d ; New Zealand oats, feed sorts, rather firm at 2s 9d to 3s ; for milling descriptions there is a fair demand at 3s to Ss 4d ; New Zealahd oats under bond, 2s 3d to 2s 7d ; ryegrass, quiet, 4s 8d to fts 3d ; cocksfoot is rather weaker, being quoted at 5d to s£d.

ENGLISH MARKETS.

London, March 17. Wool—The tone of the market is quiet. Upwards of 230,000 bales have arrived for next sales.