Commercial

New Zealand Tablet, 21 April 1910, Page 617

Commercial

: PRODUCE. ______ tow. Messrs. Donald Reid and Co., Ltd., report: We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. There was a full attendance of local buyers, who competed well for nearly all the ; lines on offer, with the ' result that our catalogue was cleared at satisfactory prices. Values ruled as under: . Oats. There is improved demand for good lines of Gartons and Sparrowhills. Growers are not generally disposed to; sell at current .values, and any lots offering are easily placed. Medium and inferior lines have not the same attention. We quote: Prime milling, Is 10|d to Is lid; good to best feed, Is 9d to Is lOd; inferior to medium, Is 7d to Is 8d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat,—Prime velvet is mostly in favor with millers, but all classes in prime condition can be readily sold at late quotations. Fowl wheat is offering freely, and has only moderate demand. We quote Prime milling velvet, to 4s; other sorts, 3s 9£d to 3s lid medium, 3s 7d to 3s 9d; . whole fowl wheat, 3s 4d to 3s 6d; medium, 3s to 3s 3d; broken and damaged, 2s 6d to 3s per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.—During the week the market has not been heavily supplied. The demand for shipment, however, is not so keen, and late prices, except for choicest quality, are barely maintained. Medium and inferior lines are plentiful and difficult to quit at quotations; We quote: Good to prime Up-to-Dales, £4 to £4 2s 6d; choice lines, to £4 ss; medium, £3 to £3 15s; small and diseased, £1 10s to £2 10s per ton (sacks in). Chaff.-The market has been moderately supplied with consignments of prime quality. The demand continues good, and all prime lines are readily sold on arrival. Medium quality is, offering freely, and although sales are more readily effected the demand is not sufficient to overtake the supply, and a large proportion of this quality is being put into store. We quote: Prime oaten sheaf, £3 12s 6d to £3 17s 6d; medium to good, £3 5s to £3 10s; inferior and discolored, £2 5s to £3 per ton (bags extra). Straw. quote: Oaten, 30s to 32s 6d; wheaten, 25s to 27s 6d 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 fairsized catalogue to a full attendance of buyers. Competition was slightly easier in most lines, but we cleared our catalogue as under: Oats. —Prices rule about on a level with last week’s quotations. Farmers, having 'confidence in the market, prefer in many cases to send their, oats into store, but considerable quantities have changed hands during the last week for shipment to North Island. Heavy A grade Gartons are in fair demand for seed purposes. " Prime milling, is 10£d to Is lid: good to best feed, Is 9d to Is lOd; inferior to medium,, Is 6£d to Is 7£d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—Prices hold about the same as late quotations. Millers are taking choice lines only, and merchants are not disposed to bid for any but the same quality. Fowl wheat is .-at about the same level, and is offering freely. Prime milling, 3s lOd to 3s’lid; extra choice velvet, to 4s; best whole fowl wheat, 3s to 3s 6d; broken and damaged, 2s to 2s 9d per bushel (sacks extra). v / Potatoes.;Prices show an easier tendency, and any but prime well-picked Up-to-Dates free from blight are hard to place. Prime Up-to-Dates, £4 to £4 2s 6d; choice, to £4 ss; medium to good, £3 5s to £3 15s; inferior, £2 to £2 5s per ton (sacks included). Chaff. Offering more freely. Prime quality has most attention, and is readily taken at quotations. Prime oaten sheaf, £3 12s 6d to £3 15s; choice, to £3 17s Cd; medium to good, £3 5s to £3 10s; v inferior, £2 to £2 15s per ton (bags extra). Straw.—Oaten, 27s 6d to 30s; wheaten, 25s (pressed, ex truck). Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ending April 19 as follows ; j Oats.—There is a good demand for all sorts. There are very few offering. Medium and inferior lines are not inquired for. Quotations:. Prime milling, Is IOJd to Is lid ; good to best feed, Is 9d to Is lOd; inferior to medium, Is 7d to Is 8d per bushel (sacks extra). —There is a good demand for prime Velvety but other kinds are not so keenly sought after. Fowl wheat is offering very freely, but has only moderate demand. Quotations; Prime milling Velvet, 3s lid to 4s; other varieties, 3s 9£d to 3s lid; medium, 3s 7d to 3s 9d; best whole fowl wheat, 3s 4d to 3s 6d; medium, 3s to 3s 3d; broken and damaged, 2s 6d to 3s per bushel (sacks extra). Chaff. —-There arc only moderate supplies of prime quality coming forward, and this meets with ready sale on arrival. Medium quality is not inquired for. . Prime oaten sheaf, £3 12s 6d to £3 17s 6d; medium to good, £3 5s to £3 10s; inferior and discolored, £2 5s to £3 per ton (bags extra).

~ Potatoes.—Arrivals have not been heavy, but owing to the shipping demand having slackened somewhat prices are hardly up to last week’s rates.'' Medium and inferior lines are .■ difficult •to quit at quotations, Good to prime Up-to-Dates, £4 to £4 2s 6d medium-to-good, £3 to £3 15s: inferior, £1 10s to £2"TOs per, ton (sacks ;; in). ' ; Straw, Oaten, 30s to 32s 6d; wheaten, 25s to 27s 6d per ton (pressed). , ~ . WOOL i - .. " " Messrs.. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report as follows: Rabbit ski ns. —We held our fortnightly sale on Monday, lien we offered an exceptionally large catalogue.' Bidding was extremely brisk, and prices . showed : a slight - advance on last sales rates. Quotations: Prime winter bucks and ? oe o’r,j n 0 forward; early winters, bucks and does, 184 d to 20d; best - autumns, 17*d .to 20d; good, - 16 dto 17d • early autumns to 17|d; spring bucks, 17d to 18|d; medium to good led to 16d; spring does, 13d to 14d; best racks; 14d if 0 r-j 4 i d ’nl lgl ’ 1 , 3 dto 14d : milk does, lOd to lled; iSd * t 0 9dj hawk torn, lOd to 13d; horsehair, 17d to Sheepskins.—-Me held our weekly sale to-day, when we again offered a large catalogue. Prices ruled much the same as at last week’s sale. Quotations: Best - half bred, 9d to 9£d; medium to good ; 8d to S^d; best fine crossbred, 8d to 9d; coarse crossbred, 7d to 7Jd; best pelts, 5d to r , i reodium, 4d to sd; inferior, Id to 3d; best merinos, ( 5 d to 8d; medium to good, s.}d to 6*d;‘ lambskins, 6id to tJd per lb. 5 z llides .—We held our fortnightly sale on the 14th hist., when we submitted a medium catalogue. Competition was very keen, and prices all round were quite up to late values. Calfskins _ were eagerly competed for, and these sold as nigh as 9'i,d per lb. Quotations: Prime stout heavy ox hides, /id to B£dj good heavy ditto, 7id to 7|d ; medium eight, 6-ad to , gd; light weights, 6|d to 7*d; bull hides and shaggy, . 4£d to s;fd ;. best heavy cow hides, 62d to 6 g d; medium , 6Jd to ; light weight, 62d’to 7d; inferior, 3 J t cl to 4>d; yearlings, 6d to 6|d; calfskins, 6§d to Tallow and Fat.—Fairly large consignments are coming forward, and these are readily quitted at late values. . LIVE STOCK DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report: There was a very fair entry of horses for last Saturday’s sale, composed chiefly of medium-weight draught mares and geldings. The attendance was very good, and comprised most of the town carters and contractors, as well as a fair sprinkling of country clients, who were anxious to buy good, active sorts; for plough work ; consequently a good clearance was effected. Most of the horses forward were or good age, although slightly on the light side for heavy town carting nevertheless, very good ices were realised, and the consignment from the south changed hands at prices ranging up to £4O. Spring-carters were conspicuous by their absence, which was rather unfortunate, as there were several buyers in quest. of horses of this stamp, and had any been forward we feel sure they would have realised excellent prices. The market at the present time is in a very healthy state, and it is with the utmost confidence that we recommend clients to consign their spare stock to the Dunedin market. We quote; Superior young draught geldings, at from £4O to £45; extra good ditto (prize-winners), 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, 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 £l3; extra good hacks and harness horses, at from £l3 to £25; weedy and aged, at from £5 to £7. . •