PRODUCE

New Zealand Tablet, 2 September 1909, Page 15

PRODUCE

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report: — We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. Suitable lines of bats, wheat, potatoes, and chaff had fair competition, but in nearly all classes of produce inferior and medium quality was out of favor and difficult to quit. Values ruled as under : — Oats. — Consignments are coming forward sparingly, and stocks in stores are now much reduced. The demand is not strong, and is confined chiefly to lines of A and B grade Gartons or sparrowbills. Buyers are operating only to fill actual orders, which are coming in slowly. Quotations : Prime milling Gartons, Is 7£d to Is 8&d ; sparrow^ bills, Is 7£d to Is 8d ; good to best feed, Is 6d to Is 7d ; inferior to medium, Is 4d to Is 5d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — The market continues to be without much animation, and late values are nominally unchanged. . Millers' requirements are for the present confined to choice lots — preferably velvet — for mixing. Fowl wheat moves off locally at about late values. Quotation's: Prime milling, 4s 5d to 4s 6d; velvet, to 4s 7d; medium to good, 4s Id to 4s 4d; whole fowl wheat, 3s lOd to 4s; medium to good, 3s 6d to 3s 9d; broken and damaged, 2s 6d to 3s 4d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. — Fair supplies are coming forward. Only prime lines are in request. These sell readily at £3 10s to £3 15s; medium to good, £3 to £3 7s 6d; inferior, £2 to £2 15s. Seed lots (chiefly up-to-dates) have little inquiry, and are saleable, if well picked, at £3 to £3 10s per ton (sacks included). Chaff. — The market is well supplied with chaff of medium quality. This class is in poor demand, while lower grades are almost neglected. Prime bright oaten sheaf has good inquiry, and can be readily placed on arrival. Quotations: Best oaten sheaf, £2 12s 6d to £2 17s 6d; medium to good, £2 to £2 10s; light and discolored, £1 10s to £1 17s 6d per ton (bags extra). Straw. — Quotations : Oaten and wheaten, £1 7s 6d to £1 10s per ton (pressed).

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report as follows : — We held bur usual weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday, when we offered a large catalogue to a full attendance of buyers. We cleared most of our catalogue under good competition at auction and privately at prices as under : — Oats. — The market is lifeless, no operating for shipment to any extent going on. Vessels loading last week cleared the stores of a good quantity, but did not affect the prices,as mostly all had been bought previously. Quotations: Prime milling Gartons, Is 7id to Is B£d ; sparrowbills, Is 7d to Is 8d ; good to best feed, Is 6£d to Is 7d ; inferior to medium, Is 4d to Is s£d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — The market remains in the same position, buyers being not disposed to come up to holders' ideas, and, holding fair stocks, are content to await -developments. Quotations : Prime milling, 4s 5d to 4s 6d ; choice velvet, to 4s 7d; medium to good, 4s 2d to 4s 4d; best whole fowl wheat, 3s lOd to 3s lid; inferior and smutted, 2s 6d to 3s ,4d per bushel (sacks extra). * Potatoes. — The majority of the potatoes offering are not in good condition, .and do not -meet with ready sale. Sound freshly-picked up-to-dates are in request. Quotations: Extra prime, £3 10s to £3 -12s 6d; choice, up to £3 15s; medium to good, £2 10s o £3. Chaff. — Heavy bright oaten sheaf, well cut, meets with ready sale, but medium and inferior is in over supply. Quotations.: Best oaten, £2 12s 6d to £2 17s 6d; medium to good, £2 5s to £2 10s ; inferior and discolored, 35s to 40s. Straw. — Oaten, 25s to 27s 6d per tonjwheaten, 25s to 27s 6d per ton, pressed (ex truck).

Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co:, Ltd., report for week ending August " 31 as follows :-. — ' - ' Oats. — There has not been much doing since last report; shippers* not- being inclined, to buy except at prices below what were lately ruling. , Quotations : Prime milling, Is 7*d to Is B*d; good to best feed', Is sid to Is 7d; inferior to medium, Is 3£d to Is 5d per .bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — Millers are not buying much -at present, and business in consequence "is restricted: Prime milling, 4s 5d to 4s 7d; medium to good do., 4s Id to 4s 4d; best whole- fowl" wheat, -35\10d ..-to , 4s'; good do., 3s 7d,to 3s 9d; inferior and damagedj 2s 9d to 3s 5d per bushel (sacks extra). ■-: ; Chaff. — Best quality is inquired\;for at £2 12s 6d_ 1o £2 17s 6d, but medium' is hard, tcsell at -from £2 to £2 10s. Inferior is practically unsaleable, but is nominally worth from £1 10s to £2 per ton^ , , Potatoes. — There -is a fair demand! .for j>rime lots, but medium and inferior are hard to sell. Quotations : Best, £3 10s to £3 15s; medium to good, £3 to £3 7s 6d; inferior, £2 to £3 per ton (sacks in). _ • ' - Straw. — £1 7s 6d to £1 10s per ton (pressed).