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

New Zealand Tablet, 12 July 1906, Page 17

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

We held our monthly auction sale of grain .and produce at our at ores on Monday, 'lhe attendance of buyers was not so large as usual, but as most of the lines ottered were in fair demand with the local trade, the bulk of the catalo-ue was cleared at satisfactory prices. Values ruled as under •— Oats.—Only a moderate business has been done for export dm/ring the past week. Shippers mid a difficulty in efiectin^ sales at prices which will leave them a margin of profit, and, as vendors are not disposed to reduce their reserves, the bulk of -the business has gone elsewhere. Quotations : Prime milling, 2s 3id t 0 2s 4d ; good td^best feed, 2s 2^,d to 2s 3d ; inferior and medium, 2s to 2s 2il per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—The markiet remains quiet', with no change to report either in values or demand. Millers are only buying sparingly, and conf.ne their attention for the most part to mime uiks of Tuscan. This class is readily saleable, but for other descriptions the demand is not strong. Fowl wheat continues to meet with fair sale locally. Quotations : Prime milling, 3s 5-d to 3s 6d ; choice Tuscan, to 3s 7d ;m edium to good, 3s 3d to 3s l£d ; whole fowl wheat, 3s- Id to 3s 2d ; broken and damaged, 2s 9d to 3s per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes-!.—For all good sound potatoes, both for seed and table use, a better tone pervades the' markiet, and all sorts are more saleable at a slight improvement in value. In seed lines, prime Up-to-Dates come first in favor, while for table use good Derwents, sound and free from blight, have most demand Quotations: Seed lines, £11 to £12; medium, £10 to £10 10s , best table sorts, £0 Ifls to £10 ; medium, £8 to £!) ; inferior, small, and faulty, £5 to £7 10s per ton (sacks included). Chaff.—For the last week consignments of medium to good oaten sheaf ha\c been arriving more freely, and for these qualities there has not been such ready sale. Choice lots, bright heavy and well cut, are readily dealt with on arrhal, but in many cases chaff of lower quality haa to be unloaded into store to sa\e being sacrificed. Quotations : Prime oaten sheaf, £3 17s fid to £4 ; choice, £4 2s 6d ; mehium to good, £3 10s to £3 15s ; inferior, £3 5s to £3 7s fid per ton (bags extra). Turnips.—With full mpplics best swedes realised 18s per ton.