Commercial

New Zealand Tablet, 17 March 1910, Page 417

Commercial

PRODUCE Messrs. Donald Reid and Co., Ltd., report: , We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday, when we submitted a moderate catalogue to a good attendance of buyers. Bidding for most of the lots on offer was brisk, and we cleared our catalogue at satisfactory prices. Values ruled as under: •j- ' Oats.—Consignments from the country have been heavier during the past week. In the majority of cases, however owners are not prepared to accept shippers’ ideas of values, thus little business is passing. The local market is extremely bare for this time of the year, and any lots offering ■are readily taken for local consumption. We quote: Prime milling, Is 9sd to Is lOd ; good to best feed, Is 9d to Is ■ 9*d; medium and discolored. Is 6*d to Is 7d per bushel (sacks extra). ■itVv, Wheat. Owing to the- fall, in the price of flour and most- of the millers having fair stocks on hand, little business, is .passing, the market showing a slightly easier tone "haU-: s that of a week ago. Prime Velvet is .in most demand, and ;:lisr still saleable at late rates. Fowl wheat is plentiful, while smutty and inferior lots are in over-supply and difficult to quit at quotations. We quote: Prime millin i 3s 9d to 3s lOd; choice Velvet, to 3s lid best fowl wheat, 3s 7d to 3s 8d; broken and damaged, 2s fid to 3s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes..— supplies have come forward during the week, and in the absence of shipping orders prices show a further decline. A large proportion of consignments show a trace of blight, and these are extremely difficult to dis- • pose of. We quote: Best freshly picked Up-to-Dates, £3 10s to £3 15s; medium to good ditto and other sorts, £3 to £3 7s fid; inferior and small, £2 to' £2 10s per ton (bags included). Chaff.'—Consignments during the -latter part of the week have been light, and the market is firm at late values. Prime old chaff still meets with most favor at up to £3 10s per ton. Medium quality and new season’s chaff has not the same inquiry, and is worth £3 to £3 ss; medium and discolored, £2 10s to £2 15s per ton (bags extra). Straw.We quote: Oaten and wheaten, 27s fid to 30s per ton (pressed). Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report as follows: We held our usual weekly auction, sale ■; of grain and produce at our stores on Monday, when we offered a largo . catalogue to a good attendance of buyers. In view of a slackening market, prices for most lines suffered a decline. ■We cleared our catalogue at auction and privately as : under: — Oats.—Oats are offering more freely now, and the urgent local demand is filled. Prices are inclined to ease on this account back to shippers’ limits. We quote: Prime milling,- Is 9£d to Is lOd; good to best feed, Is 9d to Is 9J,d; inferior to medium, Is 6£d to Is 7sd. , . . ■ , Wheat.—This market is decidedly easier, and prices show a decline. Millers, having bought considerably, are content to await developments before operating further to any extent. Fowl wheat is now plentiful, and prices are easier. Prime milling, 3s 9d to 3s lOd; extra choice Velvet,, to 3s lid; best whole fowl wheat, 3s 7d to 3s 8d; broken and damaged, 2s fid to 3s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. Consignments are coming forward more plentifully, and prices show a decline of 5s per ton. Shippers are now. inclined to enter for any lots thoroughly . sound ' and 'clear. Medium and inferior are: very hard to quit, even at reduced prices. Prime Up-to-Dates, £3 10s to £3 15s; medium to good, £3 to £3 ss; inferior, £2 to £2 ss. • - - Chaff.—Consignments towards the end of last week were light, and the market is bare of fine heavy old, which is bringing rather more than last quotations. Medium and inferior is not in great demand. Prime oaten sheaf, £3 to £3 ss; extra prime , old, to £3 10s; medium, to good, £2 15s to £2 17s fid; inferior, £1 15s to £2 per ton (bags extra). " Straw. Oaten, 30s ; wheaten, 27s 6d, pressed (ex truck).

Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ending March. 15 as follows: consignments are coming forward, but very little business is passing, as owners r are not prepared - Wo ICC6pt1 CC6pt shippers’ values. There;: is .a , good demand for local consumption, and any lines on offer are readily, taken up for this purpose. ■ ; Quotations: Prime milling, Is 9^d to Is lOd; good to best feed, Is 9d to Is 9£d; inferior to medium, Is 6*d to Is 7*d. Wheat. Owing to the majority of millers having sufficient on hand for present requirements, little business is being done. Prices, however, show : a decline on last week’s rates. t owl wheat is plentiful, whilst smutty and inferior lots, are in over-supply, and hard to place at quotations. Quotations: Prime milling, 3s 9d to 3s lOd; choice Velvet, which is in most demand, to 3s lid ; best whole fowl wheat, u d,to 3s 8d; broken and damaged, 2s fid to 3s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). ; j - i ! • v : ~ ~ Chaff. Consignments have not been so heavy during the week, and prices are firm. . There is a good demand tor prime old chaff, but medium and inferior are not in great request.- Quotations: Prime oaten sheaf, £3 to £3 5® ’ Pv ime °ld, to £3 10s; medium to good, £2 15s to £2 17s 6d; inferior, £1 15s to £2 per ton (bags extra). Potatoes. During the week large consignments have been coming to hand, and prices show a decline of about 5s per ton. There is a small demand from shippers for anything sound and free from blight. Quotations : Best freshly picked Up-to-Dates, £3 10s to £3 15s; medium to good ditto and other sorts, £3 to £3 7s fid; inferior .and small, £2 to £2 10s per ton (bags in). Straw. —Wheaten, 27s fid; oaten, 30s per ton (pressed). WOOL Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report: Rabbitskins.—Our next sale will be held on the 21st inst. • - Sheepskins.— held our usual sheepskin sale to-day, when we offered a large catalogue. Prices for' woolly skins were about id per lb better than at last week’s sale. Quotations Best halfbred, B£d to 9sd; medium to good, 7Jd to Bid; dead, fijd to 7sd: best fine crossbred, 8d to B|d; best crossbred, 7£d to 7|dj medium to good, fiid' to 7d; inferior and dead, s£d to 6£d; best pelts, fid to 6|d; medium to good, 3£d to sid; inferior, Id to 2d best lambskins, 6Jd to 7 id; medium to good, s£d to fi|d; j best merino, 7Jd to 8d; medium to good. 6£d to 7d; inferior, fid to 6Jd. '''fi'-'' ... - Tallow and Fat. There is no change to report in the tallow and fat market, as consignments have not been large, and prices rule about the same. LIVE STOCK DUNEDIN HORSE SALE YARDS. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report: There was a very good entry of horses for Saturday’s sale, draughts especially being well represented. The attendance was . good, both farmers and town contractors being well represented, and as a consequence a very good sale resulted. The demand for fresh, sound young draughts is good, and any such coming' forward meet with a ready sale at quotations, while aged horses on the other hand are neglected, and sales are only possible at reduced rates. Spring-carters are also inquired after, and any reliable animals of this class coming forward are easily disposed of. Our principal transactions in draughts for. the week include the following : Chestnut filly £45, brown filly £42, bay gelding three-year-old £3O, brown mare £45, bay mare £45, bay mare £37, bay mare £3O, brown mare £3O, bay gelding £3O, . bay mare £37, black mare £35, bay gelding £3B, bay gelding £37, bay gelding £34, bay gelding .(small) £3O, bay gelding. £4O, bay gelding £4O, brown gelding £3B, bay gelding £3B, bay gelding £35, bay gelding £34, bay gelding £34, bay gelding £3O 10s, bay gelding £2B 10s, bay mare £27, and several others at prices ranging up to £l6. Clients having surplus stock to dispose should avail themselves of the present demand, and consign their horses to our weekly auction. On account of Mr. John Mill, Port Chalmers, we offered his . imported landau pair carriage horses and silver-mounted harness, the whole being put in the market in most excellent condition. A large number of buyers were .in the yard eager to - secure, this turnout, and bidding started at £IOO and rapidly rose until it reached £lB4, at which figure it was knocked down to Mr. Gr. H. Robinson, Moruington. For this class of turnout there is a good demand, and we have one, or two buyers on hand for such, and could place one or two to advantage. We quote : . !