GRAIN AND SEED REPORT.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XV, Issue 16, 12 August 1887, Page 18

GRAIN AND SEED REPORT.

Mbbsbb SI.MUBL Oeb ANO Co., Stafford street, report for the week ending August 10 as follows :— Wheat : Our market for this cereal still maintains its dormant aspect, there being no animation in it whatever, millers simply buying only for immediate use, and that sparingly. A few lines have changed hands at late quotations but only for very prime quality. Fowl feed is still in good demand, and late prices maintained. We quote prime milling, 4s to 4s 2d ; extra choice, 4s 3d ; medium to good, 3s 9d to 3s lid ; inferior and fowls* wheat, 3s 3d to 3s Bd.— Oats : The quiet tone which prevailed last week has continued, and consequently prices are, if anything, easier, while our intercolonial markets show not the slightest disposition to speculate, which may be accounted for in a twofold aspect, viz., heavy stocks and abundance of grass. Unless some animation takes place during the next fortnight, we fear present prices will have to be accepted for the residue of the season. Millers still nibble at any. thing choice, but at a reduction on late prices, while shippers cannot give these to make any margin out of them. We quote prime milling ls B£d to ls 9d ; short bright heavy feed, ls 8d to ls Bid ; ordinary, ls 7d to ls 8d ; discoloured and musty, ls 3d to ls 6d, and difficult to quit. Long Tartars in small quantities for seed, Is 9d to 2s.— Barley : The market here is stagnant, though there are enquiries for export, at —for prime melting up to 4s 3d (bags extra), feed and milling 3s to 3a 6d. — Potatoes : The demand locally in much about the same as last week, but exporters are off at present, markets everywhere being glutted. We quote 30s to 40a for prime DerweDts.— Chaff :As jb usual at this season of the year, there is a good demand and prices quoted lately are easily maintained, viz., £2 15s to £3 for really good, sound, well-cut, oaten sheaf ; ordinary, £2 to £2 10s.— Seeds : ByegraßS—The demand for local sowing is now on, and a little business being done at— for old pasture, Poverty Bay, 4s 10£ d ; local grown machine-dressed perennial, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; ordinary, 3s 3s to 3s 6d. Cocksfoot is in more request, while better prices are available for good clean seed, free from fog, say up to 5d per pound ; ordinary, 4d to4jd. Clovers : As the demand fer ryegrass increases, so will the demand for clovers be, and prices compare most favourably with quotations of last year, while samples are good Will gladly send samples and quotations to intending purchasers on application.

Mr. F. Mbenan, King street, reports— Wholesale prices, bags included : Oats, medium to prime, lsfid to ls 9d. Wheat: milling, 3s 9d to 4s 3d ; fowls', 3s 3d to 3s Bd. Barley: malting, 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; milling, 23 6d ; feed, 2s 3d. chaff : best, £2 15s ; straw chaff, dull of sale, nominal. Straw, £2 ; hay, new oat, £3 ; rye-grass (new), £3. Bran, £3 ss. Pollard, £4 10s. Potatoes : kidneys, £2 10s ; Derwents, £1 15 i. Butter : fresh, 8d to ls ; salt, nominal, ;7d. Cheese, 3d to 6d. Eggs, ls. Flour: sacks, £10; 501 b, £10 10«. Oatmeal, £8 10s. Roll bacon, ffjd ; sidoU, 6^d ; hams, 9d.