Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Go. report :—

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Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Go. report :—

Oats. — Stocks of last season's grain ■ arc- considerably reduced and prices remain unchanged. Quotations :— Prime milling, Is lOd to Is 10£ d ; good to best feed, Is 9d to Is lOd ; medium to good, Is 8d to Is 9d per bushel. Wheat. — Prime milling is in most demand ; medium milling selling on a par with fowl wheat. Quotations : —Prime milling, 3s l}d to 3s 2£<l ; medium to good, 3s to 3s Id ; whole fowl wheat, 2s lid to 3s ; broken and. .damaged, 2s 6d to 2s 10d- per bushel. Potatoes.— Supplies fairly: plentiful, , and quotations are as follow :— Best lines of Derwents and' Up-to-dates, £9 10s to £10, choice lots to' £lo ss; medium to good, £Bflostoi£9 5s ; inferior £7 to £8 p-er ton. Chaff.— The market is over-supplied, and prices show a. drop of about 2s 6d a ton. Quotations :— Best oatra £3 10s to £3 12s 6d-; choice to £3 :15s, medium to good, £3 to £3 7s 6d per ton.

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. JLimited) report :— We held our weekly sale of grain and produce at our , stores on Monday. Our catalogue was a full one, and as there v/as a good. attendance of buyers in a mood for* business it was cleared under good competition at sat sfactory prices. Values ruled as under :—: — Oats.— Local stocks of last season's Igraiti are now much reduced, and only.. .limited, consignments of tho new crop have to far come forward. Late values ar»j practically unchanged, but all classes are more readily saleable. Prime Gartons have most inquiry, and other milling sorts are next in favour. Medium and inferior sorts ha\e not the same attention. We quote :—: — Prime m ; 'lmg, Is lOd to Is 10£ d ; good to best feed, Is ijd to lOd , medium to good, Is 8d to Is 9d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.— A large proportion of the southern wheat is distinctly short of milling condition, and is only sale-able-as fowl wheat. Primo lines are readily 'taken up by local millers, who have had to look chiefly to northern districts for their supplies. Fowl wheat continues to move off locally at prices on a par with those ruling for medium milling quality. We quote :— Prime milling, 3s I'd to 3s 2£d ; medium to good, 5s to 3s Id; whole fowl wheat, 2s Id to 3s; "broken, and damaged, 2s 6d to 2s lOd per bushel (sacks extra). Barley. — The first of the new crop is now coming forward, and meets with gcod demand'at prices a shade in advance of late quotations. Potatoes.— The market continues to be fairly well supplied, .although choice lines are not over-plentiful. But freshly-dug sorts, ripe and in condition for keeping met with good competition to-day at improved values. Stale and blighted lots are cum cult to deal 'with. "We quote : Best lines of Derwents and Up-to-dates, £9 10^ to £10 ; choice lots, to £10 5s ; medium to good, £8 10s to £9 5s ; inferior, £7 to £8 per ton (sacks included). Chaff. — With the arrival of new chaff the market is more fully supplied, and sales are not so readily effected. Prices show a drop of about 2s 6d per ton. Prime old oaten chaff is in most favor, and choice, bright, well-cut new chaff is little )l\ehind it. Medium quality is difficult to place iwhile inferior is almost unsaleable. We quote : Best oaten sheaf, £3 10s to £3 12s 6d ; choice to £3 15s ; medium to good, £3 to £ft 7s fid per ton (baps extia). Pressed Straw.— This has ready sale on arrival, the market being poorly supplied.