PRODUCE

New Zealand Tablet, 23 July 1908, Page 17

PRODUCE

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report as follows :—: —

We held our usual weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on i.ionday, when we submitted an average catalogue to a fair attendance of buyers. Competition throughout was not very animated, and a number of lines offered, not meeting with owners' reserves or our valuations, had to be passed in for private sale. Values ruled as under : — Oats. — There are no fresh features to report in this market. The inquiry still continues slightly improved, but no transactions of note can be reported. A number of the farmers prefer to hold their consignments rather than accept the reduced prices merchants are offering. The market for local consumption is very quiet. We quote : Prime milling, 2s 2-^d to 2s 3^d ; good to best feed, 2s id to 2s 2d ; inferior to medium, is nd to 2s per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — The reported improvement in the London market has led to more inquiry from millers for milling quality, but as a large proportion of the wheat in city stores is held at reserves considerably in advance of Monday's quotations, little business has passed. Fowl wheat meets with fair inquiry at quotations. We quote : Prime milling, 4s 2d to 4s 3d ; medium to good, 4s oid to 4s i^d; fowl wheat, 4s to 4s id; broken and damaged, 3s 4d to 3s 9d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. — ihe market is firm at quotations. Arrivals to hand are fairly light, and all lines of prime quality tables meet with ready sale on arrival. Inferior and medium descriptions have not the same competition at quotations. We quote : Prime Derwents, £4. 15s to ; prime Up-10-Dates, £^ 5s to 12s 6d; medium to good, 15s to 2s 6d ; small and inferior, £3 2s 6d and upwards per ton (bags in). Chaff. — The market is firm at prices about on a par with last week's. Prime bright oaten sheaf meets with preference with buyers, although all descriptions find sale at quotations. We quote : Prime oaten sheaf, £% 5s to £\ 10s ; medium to good, £3 17s 6d to £4. 2s 6d ; inferior and light, £3 2s 6d to 10s per ton (bags extra). Straw. — The market is moderately supplied. We quote : Oaten, £2; wheaten, 35s per ton pressed. Turnips. — We quote best swedes 22s per ton loose ex truck. Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report :—: — We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. Our catalogue included most of Hie lines wanted by local traders, and with fair competition the bulk of it changed hands at satisfactory prices. Values ruled' as under :—: — Oats. — The stagnation lately reported was relieved by somewhat better inquiry for A and B grades (Gartons preferred) suitable for shipment. At last week's quotations a considerable business was done, but any attempt to sell at improved prices was met by. failure. Seed lines are offering freely, and are not readily placed. Vendors, however, are in most cases prepared to await the expected demand from country districts, and at present there is little' doing. A and B grade Gartons and B grade Sparrowbills are in .fair demand, but C grade .is not inquired for. We quote : Seed lines, 2s 4d to 2s o.d ; prime milling, 2s 3d to 2s 3sd ; B to A Gartons^ 2s 2d to 2s 3d; good to best feed (B grade Sparrowbills, etc.). 2s id to 2s 2d ; inferior to medium, is iod to 2s per bushel (sacks extra). • Wheat. — A better state of things is reported from northern markets, and although no sales of any importance can be reported, a healthier tone exists, and millers are more disposed to give' prime lines their attention. Prime velvet is inquired for, but of this there is little offering, most of the local holdings

being Tuscan and velvet ear. Fowl wheat continueFto move off slowly. We quote : Seed lines, 4 s 4 d ..to 4 s iod ; prime milling, 4s 2d- to 4s 3d; medium, 4s id to $s i|d; whole fowl -wheat, 4 s to 4 s id; medium, 3 s gd'to^s -iid;-broken ana damaged, 3s to 3s 6d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.— The market has been steady .- at - late - ..values. Shippers are operating chiefly in prime Up_-to-Dates, but' are very particular as to quality and condition, so that only best lots are readily placed/ We quote : Prime Derwents, £4 15s. to £5 5 medium, £4 to ibs ; prime Up-to-Dates, £4 7s 6d to ~£s 10s; choice, to £4. 12s 6d ; medium to good, £3 15s to £4. ss; stale and inferior, £3 to £3 16s per ton (bags included).Chaff.— Moderate supplies are coming forward, which in the case of prime consignments meet with ready sale at- late quotations. Medium sorts have little attention. > Straw' chaff is scarce, and has good inquiry. We quote: Prime oaten sheaf, £* 5s to £4 10s; medium to good, £3 issi 5 s to- £4; light and inferior, £3 5s to 10s per ton (bags extra). Turnips.— We quote : Best swedes, 21s to 22s per. ton loose ex truck. Straw. — Both oaten and wheaten are scarce, anu any coming forward would be sure to reaase improved prices. Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ended July 21 as follows: — Oats. — During the last week there has been slightly better inquiry for A grade Gartons and Sparrowbills on last week's . quotations. There is a slight demand for good ' seed oats. Quotations: Seed, 2s 4 cl to 2s 9d ; prime milling, 2s 2^d to 2s 3^d ; best Gartons and Sparrowbills, 2s 2d t as 3d ; -good to best feed, 2s id to 2s 2d ; inferior and medium, is iod to 2s per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.— Owing to the London market being slightly better there is more inquiry for , prime milling quality. There is still a fair demand for fowl wheat locally. Prime milling, 4s 2<l to 4s 3d; medium to good, 4s to 4s id; fowl wheat, 4s to 4s id; broken and damaged, 3 s 4d to 3s 9d9 d per bushel (sacks extra). v - Chaff. — There is not very much coming forward, and prices are firm at last week's quotations. Prime bright oaten sheaf is most inquired for, and there is also a good inquiry for straw chaff. Prime oaten sheaf, £4 5s to £4 10s ; medium to good, ,£3 is.s to £4; light and inferior, £3 5s to £3 10s per ton (bags extra). Potatoes. — Consignments coming to hand are very light, .and prices are firm at late quotations. Inferior and medium, sorts, however, are hard of sale, as shippers will only take lines free from blight. Prime Derwents, 15s to £$ ; medium, £4 to £4 10s; best Up-to-Dates, £4 7s 6d to £+ ios; medium to good, £3 15s to £4 ss; stale and inferior, to £3 ios per ton (bags in).

draughts were of a very serviceable class. There was a good attendance of town buyers on the lookout for horses suitable for heavy shafting and contract work, consequently some very fair sales were effected. Several -farmers were also in the yard in quest of good, active plough mares and geldings, and almost every animal- suitable- for farm work was well competed for and changed hands -at full values. For Mr. A. Woods (Waiwera) we offered a pair of heavy „ draught geldings, which were greatly admired, and which elicited keen" competition, selling at up to £$2. For Mr. T. Ryder (Invercargill) we also offered a consignment; they sold. at up to £40. Mr. W. Smith (Waitahuna) had a consignment forward, which" sold at very "full rates. Sound young horses of any class are selling very well in Diinedin at' the present tinte. We quote : Superior young draught geldings, at from to ; extra good ditto (prize-winners), at from £$o to ; superior young draught mares, at from to ;£6o ; medium draught mares and geldings, at from £20. to £40', aged ditto, at from £\$ to £20; well-matched carriage pairs, at from .£7O to £100 \ strong spring-van horses, at from to £20 ; milk-cart and butchers' order-cart horses, at from £\S to ; light hacks, at from £8 to £13 ; extra good hacks and harness horses, at from £ l Z to weedy and" good ditto,' at from £$ to £7.