Commercial

New Zealand Tablet, 21 July 1910, Page 1137

Commercial

PRODUCE Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report: We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. We submitted a full catalogue to a large attendance of buyers. Under good competition nearly the whole catalogue was cleared at satisfactory prices. Values ruled as under: Oats.—Owing to the small quantity offering from the country, and to holders' disinclination to accept present prices, the business passing during the week has been insignificant. Seed oats have rather more attention, and the same may be said of some classes suitable for millers' trade but for good to best feed shippers are not keen buyers' their purchases in this direction being only for actual orders. We quote: Prime milling, Is 10*d to Is lid: good to best feed, Is 9£d to Is 10*d; inferior to medium, Is 8d to Is 9d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.— quotable change in values has taken place during the week. Millers are in the market for prime lots, and are eager to secure prime velvet, which is worth 3s lOd to 3s lid. Tuscan and red wheat, when suitable for millers requirements, sell at 3s 5d to 3s 63d. Good whole fowl wheat has rather better demand, best whole wheat being saleable at 3s Id to 3s 3d; medium, 2s 9d to 3s; broken and damaged, with less demand, at 2s 3d to 2s 6d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.—Small consignments are coming to hand, and these are readily taken by merchants at prices slightly above those ruling last week. Prime samples are in most demand, but all lots have ready sales. Choice seed lines have also fair inquiry at late rates. We quote: Prime up-to-dates, £6 to £6 ss; medium to good, £5 10s to £5 17s 6d; inferior and small, £4 to £5 5s per ton (sacks included). ; Chaff.— market is well supplied with prime chaff, but as this is in good demand prices show no change. Medium quality is still difficult to quit, but straw chaff is now more saleable at quotations. We quote: Good to prime chaff, £3 15s to £3 17s 6d; choice, to £4; medium, £3 2s 6d to £3 12s 6d; inferior and damaged, £2 10s to £3; straw chaff, 37s 6d to £2 7s 6d per ton (bags extra). oo Straw.— sells at 22s 6d to 255; oaten, 30s to 32s 6d per ton (pressed). Turnips.—Wo quote: 20s per ton (loose, ex truck). Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report: We held our usual weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. Our catalogue was only a medium-sized one, and we cleared every lot at auction and privately at the following range of prices: Oats.— is practically no change to report in this market. Holders are still firm in their ideas of value, and the demand is limited. Prime milling, Is lid to Is ll|d; good to best feed, Is 9Jd to Is lOJd; inferior to medium, Is /id to Is 10£d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. —There is rather more inquiry for prime milling, and sales are being made at quotations. In the majority of cases, however, holders arc hanging on in the hope of prices firming later on. Prime milling, 3s 5d to 3s 6d; choice velvet, to 3s lOd; best whole fowl wheat, 3s to 3s lOd; medium fowl wheat, 2s 7d to 2s 9d; broken and damaged, 2s to 2s 6d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. —This week shows a steady demand for prime quality, but medium and inferior arc'neglected. Prime up-to-dates, £6 to £6 ss; medium to good, £5 to £5 15s; inferior and blighted, £3 to £4 per ton (sacks in). Chaff.—The market this .week has been fairly well supplied, but the demand for prime quality is steady. Prime oaten sheaf, £3 5s to £3 17s 6; choice, to £4; medium to good, £3 5s to £3 10s; inferior, £2 5s to £2 15s per ton (sacks extra). Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ending July 19 'Oats. —There is _ very little business passing owing to the small lines offering. There is a fair inquiry for seed* oats. • Quotations: Prime milling, Is 10Jd to Is lid; good to best feed, Is 9£d to Is lOJd) inferior to medium, is 8d to Is 9d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. —There is very little change to report. There is a fair demand for prime velvet, but Tuscan and red

wheats i are not in much demand. Quotations Prime milling velvet, 3s lOd to 3s lid; Tuscan and red wheat, 3s 5d 9? S S? Jfio " d i whole fowl wheat, 3s Id to 3s 3d medium, (sacks extra) * damaged, 2s 3d to 2s 6d per bushel «l,n ! ,? haff an7^ lie - market > , fuU y supplied with prime oaten sheaf. There rs very little demand for medium and inlenor Quotations: Good to -prime chaff, £3 15s to £3 l',L- ' choice, to i ; medium, £3 2s 6d to £3 12s 6d; ln*9°7 Ri d da T ag( ;?' £2 10d t 0 £ *-> straw chaff, 37s 6d to £2 /s 6d per ton (bags extra). : Potatoes.—Very small consignments are coming forward and prices are inclined to harden. There is a good demand *fi+?V« ime Se r d ln r- Quotations: Prime up-to-dates, and J*U i7t??S \° good i 10s to £5 17s 6d; inferior and small, £4 to £5 5s per ton (sacks included). per ton a^dr 6d ' t 0 "**' 3 ° S to 32s 6d Turnips.— per ton (loose, ex truck). OAMARU MARKETS. The market has firmed somewhat in consequence of- the wlfSn! fl ' oI 7 n i ? °T- (fl T ites the oamaiu correspondent of the Otago Daily Times), and the respective ideas of buyers and sellers are more in sympathy. Sales of prime velvet were made at 3s B}d net, delivered Oamaru, Ind I understand that offers of 3s 9d were refused in some quarteis, holders anticipating a further rise in the near future. bales of red chaff and Tuscan, -principally South Cantertruck e ma e at from 3s 3d t 0 3s 4d net ou . There is no improvement in the volume of oats offering. Last weeks quotations still namely, Is lOd to Is lid, on trucks, net to farmers, at which prices a few sales have been made. wi+l, T i 10re i + een a #, fi^in S of the potato market, with a somewhat restricted business. Sales were made at prices ranging from £5 5s to £5 10s net, on trucks at handy sidings 7 for choice samples. Sales of ed potatoes tnie lo name £ ° POT ** "*' U truoks ? for varieties WOOL Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report as follows: +^r,lll ablt + S i K " S V% red a very large catalogue yesteiday to the usual attendance of buyers, and bidding "was extremely bnsk. Prime winter does and bucks showed £ advance of Id to 2d per lb; other sorts were much the same as at last week's sale. Selected does, 37s 6d to 40id prime winter, to 36d; seconds, 27d to 3.lidTSe winter bucks, 21d to 23*d; seconds, 16d to 19d; incoming and early winters, 17|d to 19*d; autumns, to S racks 9d to lid; summers, 8d to lid; hawk torn,. 6*d to 14d; horse hair, 18d to 19d. • ' 5 full Jffi&J^SS 1 a i ai - e catalogue to-day to,.a London market bidding was owin S to and prices "ft? b a ߣLi irl ff I l lddmg 1 was , vei 'y slack > and prices for re d and best crossbred showed a drop of almost Id KvLl f f r i or Q^? ff - wa f hard of , sale - Quotations: Best halflned, 7|d to B|d; medium, 6d to 7d; inferior, s|d to 6d best crossbred 6*d to 7d; medium to good, 5d to 6d; inferior 1 3 l to 4d; merino (best), 7d to 8d;-half woolled o 2 d to 6d; best lambskins, 6d to 63d; pelts, 3d to 4d. inst -Hides.—Our next, sale. will be-held on Thursday, 21st Tallow and Fat.—There is no change to report in this market, prices ruling about the same. ■ LIVE STOCK DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report: The entry on Saturday was by no means what could be termed a-large one, and was composed principally of medium draught geldings with a' few light-harness weedy sorts. there was a fair attendance of the public, and the Heaviest of our entry was picked up by town contractors, while the lighter sorts went to the country. The demand tor really heavy sorts fit for town contractors or for export purposes continues keen, and all such coming forward meet a ready market. - : -