COMMERCIAL.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 26 October 1917, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Waters, Ritchie and Co., Auctioneers, Wool, Grain, Product and Commiision Agents, report whole sale for the week as under.

All quotations are subject to market fluctuations.

Wheat—Good demand at Government prices.

Oats. —Market firm. Milling 3s lOd to 4s, bright short feed 3s 8d to 3s 9d, medium and inferior 3s 3d to 3s 6d on trucks.

Rabbitskins.—Summers I4d to 16d, racks 16d to 20d, autumns 25d to* 33d, incoming 33d to 37d, winter blacks 60d to 75d, winter bucks 36d to 41d,' winter does 46d to 50d; second winter does 40d to 42d; outgoing bucks, 26d to 30d; does 30d to 36d; springs 19d to 24d per lb.

Hides.—Government have now taken these over and valuations are held every fortnight. Sheepskins.—Government valuation held fortnightly. Tallow. —Market firm at late rates. Rough iat 16s to 20s; tallow in tinß, 26s to 30s; casks, 28s to 35s par cwt. Horsehair.— Market quiet, 15d to 16d per lb. We store and dreßs all clasiss of seed and grain. All our machinery is of the latest and moßt effective design, and is operated by practical men of long experience.

General Produce Report. Buttar.—Best salt, Is 3d per lb. Dairy butter id patß, Is Id. Eggs.—ls 2id Honey.—s.Jd per lb.

Poultry.— Local roosters, 4s 6d per pair; hens, 3>6d per pair; ducks, 4s 6d per pair.

Bacon —Rolls, le 3d; hame Is 4d. Cheese.—lOJd per lb. Pigs.—ln good demand. Baconers 753, porkers, 7|£d; heavy weights, 5d