Commercial

New Zealand Tablet, 2 June 1910, Page 857

Commercial

PRODUCE Messrs., Dalgety and Co, 5 Ltd., report as follows : Oats. The oat market during, the last week has been in a state of dullness owing to their being no shipping demand, and consequently little business has been passing. Shippers do-not care to stock up at present prices in the absence of new business, and only buy for orders on hand. Prime milling, Is lid to 2s; good to best feed, Is 9-Jd to Is 10id; inferior to medium, Is 7£d to Is 9d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.— market is in a state, of stagnation, and as no business is passing quotations are nominal. Prime milling, 3s 8d to 3s 9d; medium milling, 3s 5d to 3s 7d; best whole fowl wheat, 3s to 3s* 3d; medium fowl wheat, 2s 7d to 2s-9d; broken and damaged, 2s to 2s 6d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.—Consignments coming forward meet with a strong demand, and are readily taken at quotations, provided the quality is right. Prime Up-to-dates, £5 10s to £6; medium to good, £4 15s to £5; inferior, £3 to £4 5s per bushel (sacks included).. Chaff. —Chaff has been coming in more freely during the last week, and as fair stocks are held, prices show a decline on last quotations. Prime oaten sheaf, £3 10,s to £3 12s 6d; choice, to £3 15s; medium to good, £3 to £3 ss; inferior, £2 to £2 10s per ton (bags extra). Straw.—Oaten, 30s to 32s 6d; wheaten, 22s 6d pressed (ex-truck). .

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report:

Oats.—The bulk of the oats coming forward on farmers' account are being held in the expectation of better values Tilling later on in the year. Nearly all offering for immediate sale are readily quitted on arrival. Towards the close of last week values slackened slightly at other centres, and good to prime lines suffered to the extent of id per bushel. Quotations: Prime milling, Is lid to 2s; good to best feed, Is 9d to Is 10£d; inferior to medium, Is 8d to Is B|d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. There is no change to report. The stagnation in the market reported last week still prevails, and, as buyers decline to operate even at reduced rates, no business is passing. In the absence of any sales of milling wheat, we refrain from giving quotations. Fowl wheat is offering freely. Best whole fowl wheat sells at 3s Id to 3s 3d; medium to good, 2s 9d to 3s; broken and damaged, 2s to 2s 6d per bushel (sacks extra). _ Potatoes.—The supply is not equal to the demand either for local consumption or for shipment. At our sale to-day we submitted several choice lines, which realised £6 per ton. Medium lots have ready sale at from £5 to £5 10s per ton (sacks included). Chaff.—Consignments are heavy, and as most merchants hold large stocks sales are difficult to effect. Prime quality, which is in most demand,, is saleable only at a reduction of 2s 6d per ton on last week's rates. Medium lots and straw chaff show a greater decline, and even at reduced prices are extremely difficult to place. Quotations: Prime oaten sheaf, £3 10s to £3 12s 6d; choice, to £3 15s; medium to good, £3 to £3 7s 6d: inferior straw chaff, £2 to £2 os per ton (sacks extra). Straw.—Wheaten, 21s to 225; oaten, 35s per ton (pressed). .

Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ending May 31 as follows: Oats.—There is very little shipping demand, and the market is stagnant. Prices rule much the same as at last quotations, although there is very little doing. Prime milling, Is lid to 2s; feed, Is 9*d" to Is 10id; inferior to medium, Is /id to Is 9d per bushel (sacks extra). . Wheat. There is no business passing in wheat, and prices quoted are merely nominal. Prime milling, 3s 8d to 3s 9d; medium milling, 3s 5d to 3s 7d; best whole fowl wheat, 3s to 3s 3d; medium fowl wheat, 2s 7d to 2s 9dbroken and damaged, 2s to 2s 6d per bushel (sacks extra). ' Chaff. During the past week consignments have been coming forward readily, and as there is a lot of chaff in store values have declined slightly., Prime oaten sheaf, £3 10s to £3 12s 6d; choice, to £3 15s; medium to good, £3 to £3 ss; inferior, £2 to £2 10s per ton (bags extra). p Potatoes. —There are not many coming forward, and all prime Up-to-Dates are readily sold on arrival, at from £5 10s to £6; medium to good, £4 15s to £5; inferior, £3 to £i ss. per ton (sacks in). \- -

WOOL Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report as follows; Rabbitskins.We offered a large catalogue yesterday at our- weekly sale, when there was a good attendance of buyers, and competition was very keen. All skins met with very ready sale, prime winter does bringing from 40d to 46£d; second winters, 30d to 36d; prime winter bucks 24rl to 26d; good, 20d to 24d; autumns, 17|d to 20jd; racks

14ld,tolo|d; light.racks,- 12d- to 13|d; spring bucks, 17d to IMj, spring does, 13d to:14d; milky does, 10d to llid; inj a l„ , to dd ' hawk torn > 10d to 16d; autumn blacks, 19d to 26d; winter blacks, 32d ;:borse,bair;vlß2d; cat skins, 3d to 4d each.- , • : . :kf ..>- ' - ; Sheepskins.— our sale to-day competition as slightly Keener than at last sale, but-. prices Mere much on a par. Best half bred, Bid to 9d; medium, 7id- to 8d; best fine crossbred, /d to 7fd; coarse crossbred, 6d to 7d; best pelts, od to sid; medium, 3d to: inferior, Id to 2d: best merino, 7d to ./id; medium to good, s|d to 6d;- best lambskins, o£d to 7|d. . -.--; v: • ■ • , ; .Hides.— held our fortnightly sale on Thursday, 26th inst., when we offered a small catalogue. Competition was very dull, and prices showed a drop of from id to 2d per lb except tor medium weight hides, which were on a par with last sale. We passed" in most.of- our heavy hides owing to lack of competition. .v Quotations: Prime stout heavy ox hides, 7Jd to 8d; good stout do., 7d to 7-id; medium weight, 6*d to 6|d; light weight, 6*d to 6fd: inferior, 3d to 4 i d - be heavy cow hides, M medium weight, 6 x d to 6|d; inferior, 4d to -Sid; yearlings, 7d to 7-Jd; calfskins, 3£d to 9d. • " '.-- -j Tallow and Fat .—Competition ■is still good, and prices arc much the same. v .

LIVE STOCK DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report: r . hor Saturday s sale the entry was a rather poor one. tins was to be accounted for by the fact that our nineteenth annual horse fair takes place on Wednesday and Thursday, Ist and 2nd June. There is, however, a good demand for all classes of young active horses,. hut more especially for heavy young reliable draught mares and geldings, and the prospects are bright for our winter sate-during show week Wo 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, 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 £l3; extra good hacks and harness horses, at from £l3 to £25; weedy and aged, at from £5 to £7. \ ■-