Commercial

New Zealand Tablet, 14 April 1910, Page 577

Commercial

PRODUCE Messrs. Donald Reid and Co., Ltd., report:—* We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. Our catalogue was a lengthy one and met with strong competition from a large gathering of the local trade. A brisk sale was the result. Values ruled as under: Oats. There is fair inquiry from shippers for good lines of Cartons, A and B grades. Sparrow bills of A grade are also m fair demand, but for other sorts the demand is not Keen. Glowers are not readily disposed to accept current values, believing that better prices will be obtainable later on in the season. For discolored or light and shelly oats there is little demand. Choice seed lots are wanted, prime long Tartarian particularly being in request. We quotePrime milling, Is lOd to Is IGid; good to best feed, Is 9d to extra) infenor to medilim > ls 6d to Is 8d per bushel (sacks Wheat.— quantity on offer during the past week has not been excessive, and all lines of prime milling quality have been readily taken at late values. Prime velvet is 111 most favoi, and we have also good demand for purple Tuscan, suitable for seed. Medium quality and fowl wheat is, if anything, somewhat quieter. We quote: Prime milling, 3s lOd to 3s lid; choice velvet and seed lots, to 4smedium to good, 3s 7d to 3s 9d; best whole fowl wheat, 3s oj to 4 s fid; medium, 3s to 3s 3d; broken and damaged, 2s od to 2s 9d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.—The market is poorly supplied, and prices, particularly for prime lots, have firmed considerably. At our sale to-day we sold a fe%, choice lots at prices somewhat beyond quotations. Medium and unripe lines have not participated in the rise in price, and are still difficult to quit. We quote: Prime up-to-dates, £4 to £4 7s fid; medium to good, £3 5s to £3 1.55; inferior, £2 to £3 per ton (bags included). Chaff, —During the week consignments have come to hand slowly. At our sale we submitted several samples of prime quality, all of which were taken by merchants at prices considerably in advance of last week’s quotations. Medium quality is also scarce, but the demand for this class is not keen and prices remain firm. We quote: Prime oaten sheaf, £3 los to £3 17s fid; choice, to £4; good, £3 5s to £3 10s; inferior to medium, £2 los to £3 2s fid per ton (bags extra). Straw.—We quote: Wheaten, 27s fid; oaten, 30s to 32s fid 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 submitted a medium-sized catalogue to a full attendance of buyers. Competition was keen, and we cleared every lot at the following range of prices: 'Oats.—Lots offering at market rates are being taken for North Island shipment and local demand, but though they are offering more freely, farmers are not inclined to accept ruling prices-, and considerable quantities are going into store. Prime milling, Is lOd to Is 10£d; good to best feed, Is 9d to Is lOd ; inferior to medium, Is fiid to Is 7£d per bushel (sacks extra). # Wheat. —The market shows a slightly firmer tendency, choice samples bringing a shade more than last week’s quotations. Fow-1 wheat is plentiful, and prices show- a decline. Prime milling, 3s 94d to 3s 10£d; extra choice velvet, to 4s ; best whole fowl wheat, 3s to 3s fid; broken and damaged, 2s to 2s 9d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.—Prime up-to-dates, well picked and sound, are in request, and meet with ready sale. Medium quality are rather more plentiful, and bring considerably less money than the best. Many otherwise good lines are spoilt through too many small potatoes being left in, and for these shippers and many other buyers will not compete. Prime up-to-dates, £4 to £4 7s fid medium to good, £3 to £3 ss; inferior, £2 to £2 5s per ton (sacks included). Chaff. —The market is bare of prime chaff, and all consignments arriving at present meet with ready sale. Medium chaff is now more inquired for, and is readily placed. Prime oaten sheaf, £3 los to £3 17s fid; choice old, to £4; medium to good, £3 7s fid to £3 12s fid; inferior, £2 to £3 per ton (bags extra). Straw-. — Oaten, 25s to 27s fid wheaten, 255, pressed (ex truck). Messrs. Strouach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ending April 12 as follows: Oats. —There is a good inquiry for all sorts. A Cartons and Sparrow-bills are in most demand. There is a fair margin between growers’ ideas of value and buyers’ limits, and there is very little business passing. Quotations: Prime milling, Is lOd to Is 10-id ; good to best feed, Is 9d to Is lOd; inferior to medium. Is fid to Is 8d per bushel (sacks extra).

M heat. There has not been much offering during the eek, and prices are very firm at late rates. There is a good.demand for best Velvet. Fowl wheat and medium quality milling wheat is quieter. Prime milling, 3s lOd l° n j S l ld ; choice Velvet and seed lots,; to’4s; : medium .to good, 3s id to 3s 9d; best w-hole fowl w-heat, 3s 3d to 3s fid; medium to 3s 3d; broken and damaged, 2s 3d to 2s 9d per bushel (sacks extra). " * ’ .—Consignments during the week have been small, and prices have hardened considerably. There is not much demand for medium quality. Quotations: Prime oaten £3 dos . bo £3 -,i 7s fid; medium to good, £3 5s to £3 10s; inferior £2 los to £3 per ton (bags extra). 1 otatoes. There are very few] coming forward, and puces have firmed considerably. Medium and unripe lines are difficult to place. Up-to-Dates, £4 to £4 7s fid • medium to good, £3 5s to £3 15s; inferior, £2 to £3 per ton (bags in). ■ ’ (pre&sed) W '~ Wheaten > " S 6d; oaten, 30s to 32s fid per ton WOOL Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report as follows: 1 nil blabbitskins,-!Our next sale _ will be held on Monday, loth inst. 3 when we hope to obtain very satisfactory prices. Sheepskins. On Tuesday we offered a medium catalogue to an exceptionally small attendance of buyers. Bidding was very slack except for; lambskins and best pelts. All dead skins and poor quality pelts AA-ere hard to Quit There were very few halfbred skins forward, but these we sokl up to as high as 9|d per lb. Quotations; Best halfbred, 9d to 9£d; medium, 8d to S-J-d; best fine crossbred, 8d to 9d ; coarse crossbred, 7d to 7^d; best pelts, 5d to 6*d ; medium, 4d to sd; inferior, Id to 2d; best Merinos, to 8d; medium to good, s)d to fi^d ; lambskins, 6|d to 7-id per lb. Hides.—Our next fortnightly sale will be held on the 14th hist. Tallow and Fat. —There is good competition for all coming forward. Best rendered tallow- in casks, 20s to 235; medium to good, 18s to 20s; best tallow in tins, 18s to 20s; medium to good, 14s to 16s 'fid; best rough fat, 16s to 18s; good, 14s to 15s fid; inferior, 12s fid to 13s fid. LIVE STOCK DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report: For last Saturday’s sale we had again a very good entry, composed principally of heavy draught geldings, including several reliable first-class geldings. The attendance of the public was not so large as it was the previous Aveek, but most of the town carters and contractors w-ere present, as well as a number of farmers, both from the Taieri and from a distance, in quest of good, young, reliable mares and geldings, consequently Ave haA r e to report a really good sale. A nice, Avell-turned five-year-old heavy gelding from the south Avas greatly admired, and after keen competition changed hands at £45, and quite a number found neAv owners at prices ranging up to £4O for geldings. There is a very keen demand for all classes of horses, but more especially for young, heary reliable mares and geldings, from' four to six years old. For a nice four-year-old filly Ave Avere offered £SO, but as this figure Avas beloAv the vendor’s idea of her value Ave had to pass her in. Heavy spring-carters, if young and reliable, also command very full market rates. As is usual about this time of year, light harness sorts are not so keenly inquired after; nevertheless, Avhatever first-class trustworthy animals are put on the market they realise their full value. We quote: Superior young draught geldings, at from £4O to £45; extra good ditto (prize-Avinners), at from £45 to £SO; superior young draught mares, at from £SO to £6O; medium draught mares and geldings, at from £3O to £4O; aged, at from £lO to £ls'; strong spring-van horses, at from £25 to £3O; strong spring-carters, at from £lB to £25; milk-cart and butchers’ order-cart horses, at from £ls to £25; light hacks, at from £8 to £l3j extra good hacks and harness horses, at from £l3 to £25; Aveedy and aged, at from £5 to £7.