Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report as follows :

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Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report as follows :-

Oats — We catalogued a fair selection of medium to good feed oats. All offered met with good competition, and were cleared at prices fully equal to late quotations. We quote prime milling at 2s Id ; good to best feed, Is lid to 2s ; medium, Is lOd to Is lid per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat— ln milling quality there is not muoh business passing buyers' requirements being confined to choice lots of velvet and Tuscan for mixing purposes. We submitted several lines of fowl wheat and cleared same for whole wheat, 2s Id to 2s 2d ; broken etc., Is 9d to Is lid. We quote prime milling at 2s s£d to 28 6d ; medium, 2s 3d to 2s 5d per bushel (sacks in). Potatoes— We offered a few lines of kidneys, for which there was poor competition. We quote best at L 3 to L 3 10s per ton (sacks in).

Chaff— The market is bare of prime oaten sheaf, and we have strong inquiry for a quantity of this class. As showing the preference given to prime chaff a small lot of choice quality realised £4 5s per ton, while medium quality was almost unsaleable We quote : Best oaten sheaf, L 3 5s to L 3 10a ; good, L 2 15s to L 3 ■ inferior and medium, L 2 to L 2 10s per ton (bags extra) '

Mr. F. Meenan, King street, reports :— Wholesale price onlyOats: Good demand. Feeding, Is lld to 2s ; milling, 2s Id to 2s 2d Wheat : milling, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; fowls' wheat, 2s Od to 2s 3d. Hay : ryegrass and clover, best, L 3. Straw : pressed, 22s • loose 28s Bran : L 2 15s. Pollard :L 3. Flour :L6 10s to L 7. Butter'- best brands factory, lOd to lid; dairy, 6d to Bd. Oatmeal- LlO Potatoes : well picked, good sample, 20s ; old stock from Is per bag. Chaff: much firmer demand; L 2 15s to L 3, beßt. New potatoes, L 5, Auckland ; local, ss.