COMMERCIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17689, 29 July 1919, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE SALES. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report:— Oats: There is no change to report in- price. Owing to the railway restrictions no oats are arriving. Millers are holding sufficient for requirements for some time yet, and as tho railway will not carry oats unless for immediate gristing, business is at a standstill. Milling, 4s 4d; A Gartons, 4s 3d; B, 4s Id to 4s 2d; feed, 3s lOd to 3s lid; inferior, 3s 3d to 3s 6d per bushel, sacks extra. Wheat: There is a fair demand, at Government rates. Very little is on offer. Fowl wheat ia slow of sale, at from 6s to 6s Id. Potatoes: Tho market has firmed considerably during the week. Supplies are still light. Tho condition of the potatoes arriving during the week has been satisfactory, very few frosted) lines having come forward. " Best tables, to £10 10s; good, ±'10 to £10 ss; seed potatoes, are in good demand, at prices corresponding with tables. Chaff: Supplies are arriving more freely tho market has eased in cansequemoo. Prime, £7 10a; good, £7 5s to £7 7s 6d; medium, £6 15s to £7; discoloured, £5 10s per ton, bags extra. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report:—Oats: The market remains unchanged, with very few .lines changing hands, growers' ideas of "values baing beyondl what buyers nro prepared to give in many instances. "Values nominally can bo-quoted: Prime milling. 4s 3d to 4s 4d; good 10 best feed, 4s to 4s 2d; medium to good, 3s 9d to 4s; lig-ht and inferior, from 3s 3d per bushel, sacks extra. Wheat: Very little offering; millers axe taking all lines in milling condition at maximum Government rates. Fowl wheat is meeting fair demand at 65 to 6s 2d, according to quality and condition. Potatoes': Luring the past week supplies havo not been heavy, and all good linos of tables have met ready sale on arrival at price 3 which show a hardening Seed lines havo also been receiving rnoro attention, well graded samples being readily quitted on arrival. Best tables, £10 to £10 10s; medium ' to good, £9 to £9 15s; others from £8 per ton, sacks in. Chaff: Increased supplies havo been coming forward andl sales can be effected only at a reduction in late rates j Bright heavy oaten sheaf is the description in. most demand, medium and inferior quality lines being more difficult to place. Best oaten sheaf, £7 5s to £7 10s; medium to good, £6 10s to £7; light and inferior, from £5 per ton, sacks extra. -o> RABBITSKIN SALE. Tho Dunedin Woolbrokers' Association (Messrs Dalgety and Co., A. Mortizson and Co., National Mortgage and Agency Company, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association, Donald Reid and Co., Strona-ch, Morris and Co., Wright, Stephonsom and Co., and Todd Bros, and Co.) roport that at their fortnightly sale fairly large catalogues wore submitted to a full attendance of buyers. Competition was keen throughout, and all catalogues were cleared at a substantial riso on previous rates. Quotations: Runners and suckers, to 14Jd; light racks, to 23kd; racks, to 30d; early autumn, <to 54fd; autumns, to 68d; incoming, to 73d; outgoing, to 61Jd; early winters, to 81Jd; winters, to 80d; prime bucks, 90d; prime does, 112* d; first does, 1093 d; first bucks, 84d, second bucks, 78d; second does, 105Jd; first winter black, 142 ad, second winter black, 134 d; autumn black, incoming black, 112 d: first winter broken, 38£ d; second winter broken, 33d; first fiTwn, ~6Sd; second fawn, 3Sd; woevily, 15£ d; milky, 28£ d; hareskins, 23Jd; catskins, lOd. A NEW COMPANY. The _ Mercantile Gazette announces the formation of the following company: Stewart Island Canneries Co. Office: Invexcargill. Capital: £200, into oight shaires of £25 each. Subscribers: InvercaTgill C. H. Roberts, W. J... Hyndman, J. M'Crcstio f" W. Trail, F. A. Webb, J. T. CarswelL 'and It. S. Cuthfll, all one share each. Objects: Fish-canning. -©.— The quotations for rubber in yesterday's issuo should have been as follows:—Para 29Jd; plantation, 23Jd.