Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIV, Issue 52, 22 April 1887, Page 18

Commercial.

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKET. J. H.KILGOUK, grain acd produce broker, reports under date April 20, as follows :—: — Wheat. — The market continues quiet, millers being still disinclined to operate. I quote prime milling at 3s 7d to 3s 8d ; medium. 3a 5d to 3s 6d. Fowls' feed is somewhat scarce at 2s 8d to 3s Id. Oats. — Supplies are coming forward freely, and as shippers will only operate at lower prices than have recently been ruling, business is somewhat restricted. I quote : Prime milling, Is 7^d ; bright short feed, Is 6£d to Is 7d ; discoloured lots, 1b 4d to Is sd. Barley. — The demand for malting continues good, and supplies come forward very sparingly. I quote : Prime malting, 3s 8d to 3a 9d ; medium, 3s 4d to 3s 6d. Feed and milling are dull. Chaff. — My sales have been : Best oaten 6heaf, £2 12s 6d ; medium, £2 5s to £2 7s 6d. Potatoes.— Best Kakanuis sell locally at £2 10a; Southerns, £2 5s to £2 7s 6d. Grass Seed. — No business doing. Butter. — There is a fair demand for prime salt in kegs at 7d to 7Jd ; fresh, B£d, for best mixed cases. Eggs. — la 8d per dozen.

GRAIN REPORT. MKSSEi. SAMUEL Obe and Co., Stafford street, report for the week ending April 23, as follows :—: — Wheat. — We cannot record any improvement in the market for this cereal since last reporting, though the arrivals have not been so extensive as hitherto. Millers evince no desire to lay in heavy stocks ; still we think that ere long this will be overcome and prices improve accordingly. We quote prime milling up to 3s Bsd, though a small parcel of really tip-top quality brought 3s lOd ; medium to good, 3s 4d to 3s 7d ; inferior and fowls' feed, 2s 3d to 3s Id and in good demand. Oats.— The arrivals have been considerable during the past week, and but for speculation for the Home market and a few small crafts loading coastwise, lower prices would have had to have been accepted, or stored, which of course means expense. Stocks in store are considerably increased, and the demand for Melbourne slight, though had freight been obtainable during the coming week for Sydney a little demand would have taken place for there in consequence. Large quantities of off-colour and thin oats are arriving, and sales of this class are most difficult to effect. We quote bright heavy milling up to Is 8d ; short bright feed, Is 7d to Is 7£d ; ordinary, Is 6d to Is 6£d ; inferior and off-colour, Is 5d to Is s£d. Barley. — Demand great for all sorts, malting especially, but very little offering, which are taken up at up to 4s ; ordinary quality, 3s 6d to 3s lOd ; milling, 2s 9d ; feed, 2s 4d to 2s 6d. Our actual sales of all classes of grain for the week were 25,602 bushels. Grass Seed. — A speculative demand on, but at low prices which are far from payable. We sold 1700 bushels daring the week at full rates.

Mb. F. Mbenan, King street, reports— Wholesale prices, bags included: Oats, medium to prime, Is 6d to Is Bd. Wheat: milling, 3s 6d to 3s|9d;; fowls', 3s to 3s 3d. Barley : malting, 3s 3d"to 3s 6d ; milling, 2s 6d ; feed, 2s 3d. Chaff, best, £2 15s ; straw chaff, dull of sale, nominal. Straw, £2 ; hay, new oat hay, A.3 ; ryegrass (new), £3. Bran, £3 ss. Pollard, £4. Potatoes ; kidneys, £2; Derwents, £2 ss. Butter : fresh, 6d to 9d ; salt, nominal, 7d. Cheese, 4d to sd. Eggs, Is 6d. Flour : sacks, £9 10s; 501b5., £10. Oatmeal, £9 10s. Roll bacon, 6£d ; sides, 6sd; hams, 9d.