Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report: —

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Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report: —

Oats. — The market shows no change. Shippers are not operating freely, and their requirements are being supplied chiefly ex store. The quantity of oats offering on the spot is now very limited, and anything like large orders would readily absorb present stocks. Quotations : Prime milling Gartons, Is 7sd to Is 8d; sparrowbills, Is 7d to Is 8d; good to best feed, Is 6d to Is 7d; inferior to medium, Is 4d to Is s§d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — No business of any importance is passing. In milling lines sales are confined to small quantities of prime wheat,, but for foAvl wheat there has been good demand, and stocks are now reduced. Quotations : Prime milling, 4s 4d to 4s 6d*; medium to good, 4s Id to 4s 3d ; best whole fowl wheat, 3s lOd to 3s lid; medium, 3s 4d to 3s 9d ; broken and damaged, 2s 6d to 3s 3d per bushel (sacks extra) .^ Potatoes. — The demand has slackened considerably, and only choice lots have any attention from shippers. Consignments have come forward freely, and in view of the quantity offering prices have suffered to some extent. Medium and inferior lots are difficult to place. Quotations : Best up-to-dates, £3 to £3 ss; medium to good, £2 5s fo £2 15s; inferior, £1 10s to £2 per ton (sacks included), - Chaff. — Prime oaten sheaf is in request with local buyers, but other sorts are without much demand. 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, £1 5s to £1 7s 6d; wheaten, £1 5s per ton (pressed).