GRAIN, SEED AND WOOL REPORT.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1905, 18 June 1892, Page 4

GRAIN, SEED AND WOOL REPORT.

Messrs William £. Reynolds and Co. Stafford street, Dunedin, report for week ending June 15 as follows —

During the past week the weather has again been of a wintry character, and at the moment it looks as if we were on theeve of a further fall of suow, the hills round us being already covered.

Wheat. — The market for this important cereal is in much the same position as last week, as millers will only buy as they can work it up, while the news from Home is is anything bat cheering, and nothing in the horizon to indicate a change ; holders mu*t therefore wait with patience for a little, as to push sales would simply mean breaking the market. We quote :— Prime milling Tuscan up to 3a 9d ; velvet, 3s 8d ; medium, 3s to 3a 4d ; inferior and fowl feed, 2s to 2s 81

Oats. — These are in as good demand as they were last week, in fact more than the supply; consequently last week's quotations are maintained, and likely to be advanced upon very shortly, as stocks In agent's bands here are a mere bagatelle, while the arrivals from this on tilPspring will be practically nothing from tho country ; in fact in some places they have none to send. Melbourne is now seeking them from us, and at the moment a large steamer is loading from the south for there, so that all the claptrap stories of Victoria wanting none this season have already fallen through. We quote : Prime milling, good demand, Is9d ; bright heavy feed and ordinary milling, Is 8d to Is B|d ; ordinary Is 7d to lb 7|d ; inferior to good, Is 5d to In 6d.

Barley. ~ Malstars are still in the market for anything, but unfortunately there is little of this about, so those who ate buying have to content themselves with what is go.og. Prime is worth 4« 3d ; medium, 3s 3i t033 6d ; feed and milling, 2i 6d to 3s.

Chaff. — The market this week is over supplied, so prices fell a little. Prime oaten sheaf is still worth 57s 6d, while ordinary is worth from 42a 6d to 47* 63.

Potatoes. — A perfect drug here, and with no outside markets open, no show whatever of any improvement taking place. Prime i erwents selling up to 35a ; medium, 29a to 303.

Rabbitskins. — Now that the season is coming on for these, we wonld solicit the patronage of our old customers, and can assure them that nothing will be wanting on our part to obtain for them the very highest price going for their consignments. So far the demand is in excess of the supply, and all lots coming forward meet with ready competition, and lately caught bring up to Is2d ; autumns, B|d to 10£ d ; summers, s£d to 7£d ; suckers^ about 3d. Seeds. — Uyegrass : Inquiries are begin* ning to be made for this, but principally for good clean heavy machine- dressed ; while in cocksfoot a few sales have taken place at from 3£d to 4d. Clovers : No salea taken place here so far.

Butter. — If aay of our farmer friends have butter we shall be glad to hear from them, as we have inqniriea for some large parcels if qnality tip-top. Prices raliug now are from lid up to Is 2d for prime separator qnality.