Commercial

New Zealand Tablet, 14 December 1911, Page 2529

Commercial

PRODUCE Messrs. Dalgety and t Co, report as follows: Oats.—The shipping demand still continues small, and consignments arriving are very light. Prices therefore remain on a par with last week’s. Prime milling 3s Id; good to best feed, 2s Hid to 3s Old; medium’ 2s 9d to 2s 10id: inferior, 2s 7d to 2s 84d per bushel (bags extra). Wheat. Fowl feed is scarce ,and medium milling is being used in its place. Prime velvet, 3s lOd to 3s lid: best Tuscan and velvet ear, 3s 8-ld to os 9id; best whole fowl feed and medium milling,*" 3s 7ld to 3s 8d; broken and damaged fowl feed, 3s 3d to 3s 6d per bushel (bags extra). Potatoes. Pest table sorts, HI to HI ss; medium and inferior, 12s 6d to 17s 6d per ton (bags in). Chaff.—There is a good demand for prime oaten sheaf, but medium quality is not inquired for. Choice black oat chaff, £4 10s; good chaff, H 4 5s to£4 7s 6d • medium chaff, £3 5s to £3 7s- 6d; inferior, £2 10s to £3 per ton (bags extra). Messrs.'Donald Reid and Co. report : We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday, when values ruled as under: Oats.—Buyers are not keen to operate except to fill actual orders, and the-tone of the market is there-

fore quieter. Inquiries are chiefly for A grade Gartons and sparrowbills, other grades having little attention. Prime milling, 3s Old to 3s Id ; good to best feed, 2s lid to 3s; inferior to medium, 2s 9d to 2s 10|d per bushel (sacks extra). . Wheat.—Fowl wheat is in fair demand, good whole fowl wheat preferred. Prime milling velvet, 3s lOd to 3s lid'; luscan, etc., 3s 91d to 3s lOd; medium, 3s Bld to 3s 9d; best whole fowl wheat, 3s 7d to 3s 8d; medium, 3s 4d to 3s 6d; broken and damaged, 2s lOd to 3s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.—Only best lots of old potatoes have any demand. These sold to-day at 22s to 245. Chaff. A limited export demand exists, but most 01 the late consignments have been taken locally. Prime oaten sheaf is the only class wanted. This sells at £4 5s to £4 /s 6d; choice black oats, to £4 10s; medium to good, £3 15s to £4 2s 6d; light, etc., £3 5s to £3 10s per. ton (bags extra).