PRODUCE

New Zealand Tablet, 4 November 1909, Page 1737

PRODUCE

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report:— Oats.— On account of the scarcity of offerings the business passing has been very limited. We have strong inquiry for good to prime Gartons and sparrowbills, and these can be readily placed at quotations. Quotations: Prime milling Gartons, Is B%d to Is 9^l; sparrowbills, Is 8d to Is 9d; good to best feed, Is 7d to Is 8d; inferior to medium, Is 4d to Is 6d per bushel (sacks extra). c Wheat. — Stocks are not so heavy, and nearly all classes of prime wheat arc moving off to supply local millers. Good whole fowl wheat is not so plentiful, but medium is still offering freely. Quotations: Prime milling, 4s 4d to 4s sd; medium to good, 4s Id to 4s 3d; best whole fowl wheat, 3s lOd to 4s; medium to good, 3s 4d to 3s 9d; broken and damaged, 2s 6d to 3s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. — The market is well supplied, and prices are unchanged. Sound, freshly-picked lots are in demand, but those in indifferent condition are not in favour. Quotations: Best Up-to-Dales, £3 to £3 ss; medium to good, £2 5s to £2 15s; inferior, £1 10s to £2 per ton (bags included).

Messrs Dalgety and Co. report as follows: — \ Oats. — The demand from the Home market still continues, and all lines coming into this market are leadily disposed of on arrival. The prices ruling on Monday are a little in advance of last week's rates. Quotatipns: Prime milling Gartons, Is BVocl to Is 9Vod; do sparrowbills, Is 8d to Is 9d; good to best feed, Is 7d to Is 8d; inferior to medium, Is 4d to Is 6d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — The market is still unchanged. Millers are buying small lines offering at quotations. Best fowl wheat is in good demand, and is sold readily on arrival. Quotations: Prime milling, 4s 4d to 4s od; medium to good, 4s to 4s 2d; best whole fowl wheat, 3s lOd to 4s; inferior and smutted, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per bushel (sacks extra). Chaff. — The arrivals during the last week have been fairly light, and the demand for bright, heavy, well-cut lines still continues firm. Medium and inferior lots are more difficult to quit at quotations. Quotations: Best oaten sheaf, £2 10s to £2 15s; medium to good, £2 2s 6d to £2 7s Cd; inferior and discoloured, £1 10s to £2 per ton (sacks extra). Straw. — Quotations: Oaten and wheaten (pressed), £1 7s 6d to £1 10s per ton.

Stronach, Morris and Co., Ltd., report for the week ending November 2 as follows: — Rabbitskins. — We offered a medium catalogue on Monday to the usual attendance of buyers. Bidding was not very keen, and winter does showed a drop of about 6d per lb, whilst all others dropped about 2d. Quotations: — Best winter does, 30d to 37c1; medium to good, 22d to 26d; second winters, 15^d to 18d; best winter bucks, lod to 17d; medium, 13d to 14d; outgoing, 12d to 13d; spring does, lOd to 12d; bucks, 12d to 13d; autumns, 13d to 14d; best winter blacks, 28d to 33d; autumns, 16d to 18d; fawns to 15d; horsehair, 17d to 18% d. Sheepskins. — ¥c offered a very large catalogue to-day to a large attendance of buyers. Bidding was very slack, but prices for all kinds of skins kept«iup except coarse crossbred, which showed a drop of almost Id per. lb. Best halfbred, 9d to 9 5-8 d; medium to good, 7 3 /£ dto B%d; inferior, sy^ to 6d; best fine crossbred, 7%d to .B% d;' coarse, 6%d to 7%d; medium to good, 5%d to 6%d; inferior, 4%d to sd; best merino, 7d to B%d; medium to good, 5%d to 6%dj lambskins, 6d per lb. Hides. — We held our fortnightly sale on the ,28th ult., ■when we submitted a large catalogue of 616. Competition was good all round, and prices for light and medium weight hides advanced fully a ,4d per lb, heavy woights being on a par with last sale. Quotations: — Prime stout heavy ox, 6%d to 7%d; good hfsavy, 6*/^ to 6%d; .medium weight, 6%d to 6%d;» light weight, 5%d to C/id; staggy and inferior, 3%d to 4%d; heavy weight cow ljides, 6*4f1~ to 6%d; medium, 6d to 6%d; light weight, 5%d to G^d; inferior, 4d to 4%d; yearlings, 5d to 5%d; calfskins, 4d to 9d.- . Tallow and Fat. — There is no change to report in the tallow and fat market, all being readily sold at late quotations.