DUNEDIN MARKETS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 4380, 2 November 1888, Page 2

DUNEDIN MARKETS.

November 1. Sir D. Stronach report* for the week ended November lat, as follows : — CATTLE. 228 were yarded, the greater number of which were prime. Bayer- 1 competed spiritedly, and tho prioos ruling showed a s'igit advance. Best bullocks bmught from 49 to .£lO 5s ; one draught of extra heavy np to £12 : others £6 to £5 15s ; o >ws from £3 lOi to £3 7s 61. FAT BHBrP. 1950 were yard«d, of wiiich 1500 were crossbred*, and the rost mnrinos. About one-half the former were wethers fit for freezing. Biddinz wan brisk at the first., and quotations Is higher, bnt befori tho end they came down to last week's. Beat croasbred wethers were, 7s 61 to 19s Si, others Ms 6d to 17s ; others 11s to 16s 61 ; merino wethers 9s 3d to 15s 3d ; shorn crossbred w.thers 143 6d to Us 9d ; do. ewea 7a 6d to 11s Cd. GRAIN. Tha wheat market i« still very quiet. Local millers are pretty wall stocked, and only operate at tempting prices. It ia pretty generally held that wheat is etill good stock. At the same time there is no isposition evinced to specnlato at present ruling rates. Tn»can is mo't in demand Prime miliing velvet nnd Tuscan ara 3< 7d to 3a 10.1 ; th>) lattor kind realising roost money ; mi'dium to good 3s -id to 3s 61, Rlow of sale. Fowl wheat has better inquiry. Up to 3s Id may be got for g od whole whfat. Medium and inferior is readily saleable at relatively lower prices. Oats— The rlemand reported last week atill continues, though buyers aver that they are in advance of ontsido markets, having regard to the attendant transit expenses, ►to. It is nnd»niable that they exhibit no disinclination to buy at current r^tes. Milling sorts have a slightly better demand than previously, though enquiries are somewhat fitful. All feed ofttn ar- eagerly enquired nfter, medium to inferior being moat readily saleable at their lower range of values. Prime milliag is np to 2s H, good heavy feed 2s 2d to -.'a 3d, medinm 2s Id, inferior 2s, ex store (sacks weighed in). Uarloy — There is no change to report. Wo repeat last week's nominal quotations.