DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 4 March 1908, Page 40

DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

Messrs A. Moritzsoa and Co., auctioneers, wool, stock, station, train, produce, and com* mission agents, "Dunedin, report (wholesale) for the week 'as tinder. . All quotations turn subject to mftAet"4nctuatione. Farmers ar* .asked,' when. -sending 'samples, .always to put * price _on them,, as buyers do not -feel inclined to" mike offer* : — , ' ' Wheat. — Prime milling, new seasons, 4s to 4s 3d on tnwks; fowl wheat, 4s 6d ex store (scarce). Oats.— Milling, 2s 4d; B grade, 2s 3d; inferior, 2s 2d, ex store, sacks extra. ! Barley. — Good malting, 6s to 5 s 6d; pearl* ing, 4s; feed barley, 3s 6d. Kyeoorn, 4s 6d to ss. Maize, ss. Prussian Blue peas, from 6s to 6s 6d. Partridge peas, 8s 6d to 4». Chaff.— -Prime bright heavy, £3 15s to £I', medium, £3 5s to £3 10s; inferior, £3. Clover hay, £3 10s to £4. Ryegrass. — New seed, farmers' dressed. 2s 9d to 3s for heavy weights] machined, from 5s to 5s 3d. Cocksfoot. — Market remains firm. Farmers* lots, 6d; machined seed, none offering. Linseed, £12 10s to £13. Chewing's Fescue —Farmers' samples, 4i4 to sd; machined seed, none offer ing.

potatoes. — New. 5s 3d to Ss 3d. Onions. — Canterbury, 7s; Melbourne, Bs. We eon offer a few tons of pure fish manure lich in ammonia; yaluable for root or graii. crops; can be used with drill; £7 per ton. Fish oil, 2s 6d gallon. Ba-bbitskins. — We hold our sales every Monflay. The market is continuing firm. We quete : — Suckers and runners, 3d to sd ; springs, 5d to 8d; summers, full-grown, 6d \p 8d; autumns, 13d to 14d; incoming winters, 14d to 16d; blacks, up to 90d; finras, lid to 17d; winters, up to 18d; does, 19d to 24d; outgoings, 12d to I3jd. W« supply labels. Sheeptkins. — Prices are as follows: — Halfbred, 7£d to BJd; fine crossbred, 7d to ?id; coarse crossbred. 6d to 7d; merino, 7d to Sid; quarterbred, 7d to 8d; lambs, 7£d to B§d; pelts, 6d to'7d; inferior pelts, 3d to 4fc*. Hides. — We held our u final fortnightly sale . of hides on Friday^ February .7, to a fair attendance of buyers. There was aa increase of Id -to lid for- heavy, medium, and light hides; also pn inferior and slippy hides. We quote:— Heavy stout ox, up to 7sd; heavy do, up to 5Jd; medium and light do, from 4a to 43d;- bull' and stag, up to 3ftd; heavy oow, 4d to sd; medium and light cow, from B*d up to 4Jd; inferior and cut hides-, Id to 3d; calfskins, 3d to 5Jd perlb; horse hides, lls each. Horsehair. — There is a good demand for •1? clashes, especially clean hair, which is quoted 17d to 193"; mixed. 14d fo 16Jd. WooL — Good clean crossbred,- up to B|d; pieces and bellies, 3d" to 6£d; locks, up to 33d; good clean, dead wool, up to 7Jd; seconds, 3d to 6£d. Cowhair.— From 9£d to IQJd ; cowiips, Is 6d »o Is 8d per dozea. TaHow.— ln, tins, 16s to 225, according to qaality-?- prime white mutton, in tins; 20s to 33k; prime white mutton, in casks, 20s to 85*; mixed .tallow, from 16s to 20s; mutton cakes, <M» to 235. Bough Fat. — From 14s to 18s, according to qnalit?; caul fat, 17s to 18s. Storing Grain. — We are prepared to store, receive, deliver, and insure for three months free storage at 3d pcx sack. - Grass Seed Cleaning.— W,e advise farmers t» consign all their ceea to us, as the cleaning will be attended to with up-to-date machinery, aim th? cleaned seed soW or returned free of railage. W* supply new and second-hand sacks, also stpek and cow cavers, and all other farmer*' materials. Farm* Produce and Fruit. — We receive all kinds joi consignments, and render account ■ales promptly. Walnuts, 5Jd to 6d per lb. Salt butter,' 9d to lid; 'separator, lid to Is. Fresh butter (in pats), . storekeepers' lots, 8a to 9d; lard, 6Jd. Eggs, Is 2d per dozen; full supply. Cheese.— Factory, 6d; Akaroa, s£d to 6d; loaf, s*l. Honey. — In good demand. Section honey, new season's. 6s to 8s per doz. ; bulk, large tins, 4a to 4&d; small tins, 4&d to 4Jd. Poultry for Export — Hens, 2s fid; chickens, 3* to 4s; ducks-, 3s to 4s; geese.' 4s to ss; turkey hens, sd; cocks, 7d per lb. Free of railage if consigned to poultry depot. Beeswax, Is 4d, wanted. Hum«» 9<l Bacon.— Eoll, Bja to 96T; rides, 7R to 8S (slow of «ale). ' . * Pigs.— First-class baooners, up to 1701b, ssd, very firm; over weights,. 3d to 4d. Poultry for Local "Coneuinrjti'on. — Hens, 2b; xoosteral 4s Bd'-fo ss; ducks, 3s to 4s 6d; geess, 3s to 4s. " . Frnit. — In good denaaneL : \