Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) report :—

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 33, 17 August 1905, Page 13

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) report :—

We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce >at our stores on Monday, when we submitted a representative catalogue to a good attendance of buyers, who competed well for the various lots on offer, Values ruled as under :— ( Oats.— The quantity of oats coming forward during the past week has scarcely been sufficient to fill local requirements, and consequently very little shipping has been done. Values remain firm at about late rates, but very little business is passing. There is good demand for iprime seed, while suitable milling lines also meet with ready sale. Quotations : Choice seed, 2s to 2s 3d; good do, Is lOd to 2s ; prime milling, Is B£d to Ist 9d ; good to best feed, Is 8d to Is B£d'; inferior to medium, Is s'd'to Is 7d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.— The demand for prime milling wheat has slackened considerably, and it is difficult to make sales at prices lately ruling. There is no sale for second quality wheat as milling, and this can only be disposed of as fowl wheat. Quotations : Seed lines, 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; prime milling, 3s 2d to 3s 2^d ; medium milling and best whole fowl wheat, 2s lid to 3s ; broken and damaged, 2s 6d to 2s 9d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. — At Monday's sales potatoes were in very short supply, and those on offer sold at prices whia|i show a/n, advance of about 30s per ton. There were no Derwents forward, while white poiatoes sold at £9 10s to £9 15s rer ton (sacks in), according to quality. Ohaff. — Prime oaten sheaf 'nas been in steady demand during the past week, and all consignments have been readily cleared oti arrival. Medium quality is not inquired for, and is slow of sale at late quotations. Quotations : Choice oaten sheaf, £3 7s 6d to £3 10s ; good to prime, £3 to £3 5s ; medium, £2 12s 6d to £2 17s 6d ; light and inferior, £2 5s to £2 10s per ton (ba^sftra).