COMMERCIAL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4870, 3 July 1901, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs A. Moeitzson and Co., Dunedln, report (wholesale) as follows for the week ending July 3rd, 1901 (all quotations subject to market fluctuation*) :— We would ask farmers (when sending samples) always to put a price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make offers. Wheat. — Tbe market is fairly active. Fowl feed is in fair demand. We quote— Best velvet 2s 6d to 2s 7d, best Tuscan 2» 6d to 2s 7£d, medium 2s 2d to 2* sd, red chaff 2a 6d, fowlswheat Is lid to 2s 2<f. Oats are in good demand. Prime milling Is 8&d; bright short Isßd tola 8|d l mediam and inferior Is Id to Is 7Jd. Barley— Feed sorts Is 3d to Is 6d, milling la 6d to Is 9d, malting 2s 9d to 3s, extra to 3s 6d. Chaff— We quote prime £2 5s to £2 7s 6d, medium £1 15s to £2 2s 6d per ton. JRyegrass— There is a fair demand, and prices show an Improvement. We quote — Farmer-dressed Is 3d to Is 6d, extra clean and heavy np to 1« 9d, maohine-dreued 2s 3d to 3s per bushel. Cocksfoot 2d to 2Jd for farmers'lots, and 3d to 4d for machined, linseed £10 to £11— wanted.pressed straw £1 5s,clover bay £3 ss. Potatoes— £s per ton. Rabbitskins— We offered a fair catalogue this week, when competition was good. We quote— Suckers and runners 3d to 4£d, summers 5d to 7d, autumns 8&d to llsd, early inters to 14d to 16d — amle eyery Monday. Sheepskins— We quote — Pelts 6i to Is 103, orosabreds 2s to 3a— sale every Tuesday. Hides 3sd to 4£d, according to weight and condition. We have a special inquiry and oan guarantee the very top market prices. Tallow—- Bough fat 12s 6d, rendered 15s to 17s. Horsehair Is Id to Is 2d. Note — Country sales conducted on the most reasonable terms. Crown Sheep] Dip, the best in the market, 4s 6d per gallon. We sapply rabbit and sheep netting and quote specially by the mile. Agents for Newten's pateot avoolpress, £13— can be inspected in onr atoMs. Clover, rape, and turnip seeds all freshly landed, prices on application. Farmers' 4091 b Fairbanks Scales, £5 10-. Gibson's Cattle Brand— We quote 9a for small and 15s for large tins. Berger's red and blaok sheep-branding oil, 4s per gallon. We have erected a Crasher and Kibbler and are now prepared to crash grain and linseed and kibble peas and beans. Poultry— Wanted immediately SOO pair bens at 2i td, and 100 paUi docks at is. free

of railage. Consign Department of Agriculture, Dunedin, marking crates " Poultry for i Export." f FRUIT AND PBODUOB BSPOBT. Butter, salt— First grade B£d, second grade 7£d, third grade 6jd, for milled and dairy ' butter, ( Cawae— <3QQ<i ftwtoiy 54 to s£-i, Akaroa 4id Onions 12s per owt. : Pigs— For sites up to 1601 b Mi t over 1 that 2|d to 3d— market firmer. 1 Beeswax Is 3d to Is 4 i. Honey 4d. Bacon s£d to 6d, good demand, middles 7d, bams 7£d ( to 84. Walnuts 4&d to sd. Butter boxes— s6lb butter boxes with vege* ' table parchment lining 17s per dozen net on tracks here. Yickery'a E^g Preservative 22s 6d per case ; payment must accompany order. We ran offer a few pure bronze turkey cooks (imported) at 259 each here.