DUNEDIN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 4594, 18 July 1889, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

Ju!y IG. Mr D. Strooacii reports for tho weak oodod Juiy lOth, as follows : — fat i:\Trtr. 253 head were yarded, a larfio proportion ot which were only about half fat and medium quality. Tbo domand for prinio beef waa fairly active, and prices worts about tho same as last week, while inferior quality had lens attention, several pens being bought by irraiiers. Best bullocks brought £9 to .£lO 7» 6d, medium JE6 10* to .£7 7a ixl, inferior and light j£3 17s 6d to .£5 12s til. cowj m proportion. FAT KIIEKT. 2293 were penned. of which TOO wcro merino", the balance crossbred*. repr»«>nf.ing all qualities. Requirements were chiefly confined to prime quality, the prices for which ruled abo-jt the same o« la^t week. Ordinary quality, especially ewes, were m Ids demand, and s offered a decline. Best crossbred wot.herH brought 14a to 16s, ordinary 9* 6d to I3i <M, b»«t croaabred ewes 11k to 14s Od, ordinary 7s 3d to 10s 3d, merino wethers 7a 3d to 12* -, onu pen extra prime reached 15«. Wheat— Local millers aro utili tho only operators. They baYO boon porcha-'ing more freely this week, bat at prices showing no improvement. Host of their purchases are confined to northern samples. Southern, cicept np to t»e .mark m respect to condition, is difficult to place at 3d to id por bushel below growers' idea of value. Medium has no nalo except for feedinij, and tho demand is limited. The prices asked preclude shippers spocnlaHn<r. Prime velvet and red straw is qnotc-1 at 3sßdto 3s 9d, Tuscan 3i 10d to »s, me'liam to trood 3« 4d to 3* fsd, inferior to (food whole fowl wheat 2s to 3s Id, ex store. Oats— A slightly better demand bo» been experienced durins thn past week, but tbo quality disposed of is very moderate, and at prices about equal to thoso quoted last week. Ono line of extra prime bright milling outs realised 3s 'freo on board), equal to 2s lOd, sacks 6d (ox store), prime milling stout ai:<i bright 2s Did to 2s lOd, best short bright feed 2s 7d to 2s 3d, mediam 2s Cd to 24 7d. Small lines for seed are occasionally placed at :?* to 3s 3d, ex store, sacks axtra. Barley — Them is no improvement m the demand. Tho market still continues ox-:"cd-ingly flat. Quotations aro nominal. Primo malting 3« 7d to 3s 9d, modinm 3< 3<l to 3s .V], feed and milling 2s 2d to M 2d, ox ntorc.