Commercial

New Zealand Tablet, 18 December 1913, Page 29

Commercial

DUNEDIN WOOL SALES. The first wool sale of the Dunedin series was held on Monday morning, when 4722 bales were offered, as compared with 8720 last year. Competition was very keen up to buyers' limits for all light conditioned clips, the demand principally coming from the Continent, who were responsible for prices being a fraction too high for Yorkshire mills. Several clips were spoiled with old seed, and a few of them showed traces of new bid-a-bid, most of the wools which showed this defect coming from Waitahuna, Lawrence, etc. The highest price was obtained by Messrs. Scaife Bros., Glendhu, with seven bales super half bred wether at 12|d, and 17 bales first half bred wether at llfd, while Mr. Theo. Russell obtained 12d for his wether wool.

PRODUCE Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report as follows: Wheat.—There is a keen demand for all sorts of milling, and any lots coming to hand meet with ready sale. Good whole fowl wheat is scarce, and is in good demand. Prime milling velvet, 4s 2d to 4s 3d ; velvet ear, 3s lOd to 3s lid: Tuscan, 3s 9d to 3s lOd; good whole fowl wheat, 3s 7d to 3s 8d : medium, 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; broken and damaged, 2s lOd to 3s. Oats.—At present the only demand for oats is from the millers, and they are not operating extensively. Prime milling, 2s to 2s Id; good to best feed, Is lOd to Is lid; light and discolored, Is 8d to Is lOd. . Potatoes.—The demand for old potatoes is practically over, there being very little inquiry for these. Prime freshly-picked old potatoes are selling at 20s to 255; other sorts at 15s.

Chaff.—There is a good demand for prime chaff, any such quality coming to hand meeting with ready sale. Best oaten sheaf, £4 5s to £4 7s 6d ; choice black oat, to £4 10s ; medium to good, £3 15s to £4; light and discolored, £3 10s to £3 15s.

Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ended Tuesday, December 2, as follows:

Oats.-—Very little business is being done, and prices realise the same as at last report. Quotations: Prime milling, 2s to 2s Id; good to best feed, Is lOd to Is lid; light and discolored, Is 8d to Is lOd per bushel (sacks extra). Chaff. There is a good demand for prime quality, but medium quality is neglected. Quotations: Prime oaten sheaf, £4 5s to £4 7s 6d; medium to good, £3 15s to £4 ; light and discolored, £3 10s to £3 15s per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—Millers axe buyers at quotations but there is very little of any description offering. Fowl wheat is in good demand. Quotations: Prime milling velvet, 4s 2d to 4s 3d; velvet ear, 3s lOd to 3s lid; Tuscan, ■3s 9d to 3s lOd; good whole fowl wheat, 3s 7d to 3s 8d ; medium, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; broken and damaged, 2s lOd to 3s per bushel (sacks extra).

WOOL Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ended Tuesday, December 16, as follows: Rabbitskins.—We offered a very large catalogue at to-day's sale, when prices showed a drop of fully |d per lb as compared with last sale's rates. No doubt this is accounted for by the drop in wool at Home and locally. Quotations: Best half bred, B|d to 8§ d : good, 7-i-d to 8d ; best fine crossbred, 7jd to B|d : coarse crossbred, 7-l-d to 7§d; hoggets, 7|d to 7§d : dead half bred, 6£d to 7gd; dead crossbred, 6H to 6|d; inferior, 3d to 5Jd: best merino, 6§d to 7£d; medium, 5Ad to 6|d ; pelts, 4Ad to s]-d: medium, 3id to 4d; lambskins, 6d to 6£d. Hides.—Owing to Labor troubles, the next hide sale has not yet been decided upon.