DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKET.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 343, 28 March 1884, Page 2

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKET.

1 -rrH ..- : . J J. H. Kilgour, grain and produce broker , reports under date 'Marcli 26 as follows :j- --., , ' ■ Flour—f riges remain at recent quotations :,.- > ~yiz'.,,I l iiQ',is in sacks and 1001 b bags,; and '"' LlOiSs^in's'o's:,, V Oatmeal— LU fo'Lll 10s per ton. rj-jj^heatr- O wing~ib,4he ,cpn tin ued bad j wea-. retardiSg^sarVestiiig^ operations, there is very little, .CQlßliig forward,; but ihe deouuid „ is f not active, 'ami H!nere ls'iio improvement i ! pflcea. 1 quote prime - muling at' 3s ltiu to ji 4s!^ i'd wl feed, 2s to '3s. : *OaV& — Tlrests are in* very *liort supply^ and ? tnje demand is ».ciive both for local wants J and for sbipping.and higher prices can now !?!=H? -'ES™'dlstataed'— viz. : — Prime milling, 2s lv to 28 24 rrr^right,-, short feed, 2, to 2s Id ; inferior medium quality, Is 10d to "iTHff." • ■ VI oSar^ey-^jThere is iyjery little/ doing : prices are nonainally, for malting, 3s9d to 4s. I have no sales to report except a jive of feed quality at 2s 9d. ... I '" Potatoes— Supplies are short this week, and ijt J ojfpT I .any lots, of; -Uei-w.ents coming in fresn jfroni. the farm L$ lOs (bags weighed in) can ■Tekdily be 'obtained.' ' My only sales have been > ;,, tl^onj4he;stpre, atL3,2s6d. .•,. , Butter — I nave inquiries for shipment, and ■"'"^"liave nodoubt that 9d per lb could now be got for prime salted, iv kegs. .Cheese— The demand is fairly good at 4£d *to'i|d per lb. ■ Hams and Bacon— Smoked, 9d to 9^d per lb ; green, 7d to 7sd. '• "* [ v M Oh&fl-r^-I have placed all consignments of r.eopd. quality, well cut, at L 3 10s, bags ''^'returnable; but interior quality does not Grass f Seed —^Ryegrass is not inquired for ; but there is some activity in the demand for cocksfoot,^ which is readily saleable at v , r . 4|dperl.b, "' '' ' ' ' 'Jttabbitskins — I have no sales to report, but »■/!«"> there : is • a fair, demand at recent quotaiions. Hides — There is a good demand for heavy weights at -i£cl per lb ,- medium weights, 3^d to 4d ; and light aud inferior, 3d to 3sd. " *- ' ,;„ ..,, Tallow-r-313 to 33s ; rough fat, 22s 6d to ,-, . 3*8 r 6d.per cwt.. , i -