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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10068, 9 February 1909, Page 4

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nrXKDIX GRAIX AXD lUIODCCE MAI'.KET. M*. ..s r> I lalzety and Co. report as fallows : —\\V held our weekly auction sale of .rr.iir. ana produce at our stores ou Monday. when we submitted au average cataU._uv t.» •!. attendance of buyers. Ccnn["jtici -»n iiiitiy animated for chati, but ii-r i'ctt.i an I potato.s biddirn; was dull. V;.:u-r. ruled as under:— <ki:s. —The- market is <juiet. Little or no sh;pfin_r biL-dries« is parsing from this port. i'h<- few sales p-as.dn-.r are- in small iltit.-j lor iO-jui feed. Stocks held locally are in small compact. (Quotations: Prime raiding. I> <d : goe<l to b-_st feed. Is s<l to is <sd : inferior to medium. Is 3d to I.- -•<» £■ r bu.-he". (sacks extra,. v ; » at. — I Jieiv- have been few if any in thus market of old wheat auric:.- tue pencd under r-.port. A few ot trns season's wheat hav-j ieen oirered. but little has as yet been transact.-.!. Quotations. in the absence- of biu-ii'-. j.- of note. are more or less nominal. Quotations : Prime milling. 4s 8d to 4s obi : medium nui.ir.c: and fowl wheat. 4s 6\i to 4> ~ i : bro'-v-i: and damaged. 5s 6d to -s -jd r r . : i -«.'.ek>. extra). Polaroid.—i J>-r:n.s in i. is marker con-

tin:;*- ri-avy. r.ad any bat the pr;m.-st lines arrivta,- are dirthuit to quit. Consignments in ii'L-vn or unripe condition are «I to dn.|».se of even at reduced priee*. Quotations : Piimest. £5 to £l3 2s 6c : r;io-«.it».i:ti and inferior. £2 per ton <. h;:rr.— Lie market is fiiily supplied, and as tr.ei'e i.-an almost entire absence of demaud tor saipmer.t values fiio'.v r.o improvement. Local buyers a:very pnr- • t--ul.it as to quality, and prime, 'bright h.-.'-vy ami WM.-cut cotton .-heat on! - .* iinds Quotations: Prim" oaten sheaf. £' JoT» 2.6 d : medium. £2 ICs to £2 15s: in:-.:-; -r. £2 cs per ton da::s extra). PLEASANT p( iIXT SALE. Ih" jhtiy sah- at Pleasant Point h-I i y«>:Lich:y. vvhe:; liiero \va~ a ■: f• rr>:; nt fr.rwarvi. Tile fat pens -••.re » irie-Iy . f il;»-d with i.imbs. and for r -rly r ; .:i'nialtt.-«l there was ccoci! d'-inaiid. w'td'j- 'A:lu an<; m'.-ditirn Wei^iits rii'diy ror. St«u*e lamtw and ' y.;:;n_- » y/i v.:;_ain we." cvmp '<* l for. at priets well up t«> late ratei. -'/e:- ".-iff..- ,".s foiiow.-:-—4O fat land's ---• •-'! at 14s. ol at 13s 6-i. 26 ■- : "j fat b>. . at 17.i 9-f. 16 at 12- Id, 60 at lis Id. J. 3 a* 12- I'.d: ev,*ts. 15? iwo-toothf - r lis cd. co a:- 16c? ICd. 23 tand four- ; j v: T,; -. 109 at " 15s P° n :* L?- ( !: f;ul-niou(ii d ewes. 353 at '> • i. io at- 1~0 : store lambs. 65 fat and forward at L-v> id. SCG at 12s 3d to 12s ••ri. !•:-> ;»t I-- -Vi. 600 at- 15s. 28-3 at 12s I" 12- ICd. SC-J at I2> Id. 43 .smail) •y 5d : w- thers. 24 at 12s cd. Nt 12s SI: 60 « , wes and wethers ;at lis od. (tt ;< • m t:«->tat ions—Fat steers £• IfV t" £3 2s 6cl. fat heifer? £5 15s •" 7 ? -SI. fat £3 ICs to £■] 12s 6d. .-:--rs and heifer* £1 !5s to £4 2s 6d. t.> las.