OAMARU MARKETS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 25 August 1909, Page 21

OAMARU MARKETS.

CFbbm Our Own Correspondent.) OAMARU, August 23. This has been' a particularly .dead week in the North Ofcago markets — probably, the -slowest since the new season -opened. " Yet this factor has not in any way weakened j the attitude of those farmers who still, hold their grain,", for they are men who can afford" , to hold, what they hold until .they obtain their price. Many of them recall the * fact- that about this period last season the market was very quiet indesd, and any quotations made were at a very low figure. Yet before the new grain. had become fit for gristing millers were clamouring ior some of the old stuff for mixing. Very few farmers now hold wheat, and those few have expressed the intention of standing firm A few sales -have been made at 4s 5d net at sidings, but other holders continue to ask Id more. The same conditions prevail* with regard to oats, growers objecting, as they say, to sell at a. loss, preferring rather to carry their oats over. In this they are encouraged by the fact that much more of the cultivable land is being devoted this year to wheat, and from this cause better prices for oats ,are anticipated. For the first few days of the week there was a demand for potatoes, but it cos eased off to s nothing again. The prices net at sidings are : — Wheat — Good milling velvet end Tuscan, 4s -5d to 4s 6d ; red chaff and velvet straw Tuscan, 4g 3d to 4s 4d ; milling seconds, 3s 6d to 3s 8d; whole fowl wheat, 3s 6d to 3s 7d. Oats— A Gortons, ls 6d to ls 6id; B Gartons, ls 5d to ls 6d ; duns, ls 5d to Is 6d ; Danish, ls 4d to ls sd. - Barley, 2s to 2s 2d. according to quality; Gape barley, ls 9d. Potatoes— Table Up-to-Dates, freshly picked and sound, £2 15s to £3; table- De-rwents, freshly picked and sound, £3 to £3 2s 6d. , ' > GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report!— We hejd our weekly auction'!' sale of grain and produce, at- our" stores on Monday. There was £ moderate- attendance of local Buyers. Our .catalogue' comprised a fair selection of produce merchants' requirements, but met with only limited competition. Values ruled as .under. ■ Oate.— The export demand, which slackened considerably last week, has not yet recovered to any extent, and 6ales are not easily effected on "the basis of late quotations. Offerings are not heavy, and holders are not readily disposed to accept, shippers' prices. Local requirements are not heavy, and there is therefore little business . passing. We quote: Prime milling Gartons, ls 7Ad to ls B£d; Sparrowbills, Is 7d to ls 7Jd; good to best feed, Is 6d to ls 7d; inferior to medium, Is 4d to Is sjd~ per bushel (sacks extra). _ \ ' Wheat. — The market is quiet, and quotations ■ practically unchanged. A fair quantity of long-berried wheat was shipped from this port during the week, but thi* had been bought previously, and only a few new sales were made. Fowl wheat is" fairly plentiful, and moves off slowly at late values. — We quote: Prime milling, 4s 5d

to 4b 6d; choice velvet, t<> 4s 7d; mediun> to good, 4s Id to 4s 4d; best whole fowl wheat, 3s lOd to 4s; medium, 3s od to 3s 9d; broken and damaged, 2s 6d to 3s 3d per bushel (sacks -extra). Potatoes. — Prime, freshly picked lots are the only class in demand. These are worth £3 10s to £3 15s. Consignments showing faults of any kind are difficult to place at reduced prices. Medium to good Up-to-Dates have slow sale at £3 to £3 7s 6d; inferior and stale, £2 to £2 15s per ton (sacks- included). Chaff.— Prime, oaten sheaf maintf^ns,^^ * ~" place as the Qgjy^lg^gaaESJfflaaro plenti-" fullv^and Kaifnot much ' demand. Inferior and* discoloured lots are quite out of favour. We quote : Best oaten sheaf, £2' 10s to £2 15s; extra prime, to £2 17s 6d; medium to» good, £2 to £2 7s 6d; inferior and discoloured, £1 10s to £1 17» 6d_per ton (bag* extra). " Straw.— We quote: Oaten, 30s; wheaten. 27s 6d per ton (pressed). Messrs Dalgety and' Co. report as fol-lows:—-We held* our usual weekly auction, sale "of grain and produce- at our stores- on Monday, when we offered a large catalogue to a good attendance of buyers. Competition was rather slack, but we cleared most of our catalogue at auction and privately as under: — t)at3.— With no outside -demand just at present, ,the "oat market has been very, . quiet, "aisd-'prices nave eased perceptibly, lifeti%. business has, been ! d«Ra»g; as hoNJegs do 4 not seem disposed to lower their reservSsfcX We quote: — Prime milling- Gartons, ls^jL.tols-Oid;..Sparrowbills, Is 7d ! to Is 7£dr^>od to best. feed, Is 6£d to la j 7d; inferior toHmedium, 1 5d to ls s£d per bushel (sacks extra^. Wheat. — The wheat .market is at a standstill at present. Holders, are not disposed to accept prices, and as little business is doing, quotations are nominal. We quote: Prime milling, 4s 5d -to 4s 6d; choice velvet, to 4s 7d,; medium to good, 4s 2d to 4s 4d ;' best whole fowl wheat, 3» lOd to 3s lid; inferior and smutted, 2s 6d to 3s 4d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. — Prime, freshly picked Up-to-. Dates meet with a ready sale, but medium and inferior are hard to sell at any price. We quote: Extra prime, £3 10s to £3 12s 6d; medium to good, £2 10s to £3. Chaff. — Heavy,- bright, well-cut oaten sheaf is in request, but medium to good does not meet with such ready sale. Wa quote: Best oaten, £2 12s 6d.to £2 17s 6d^. medium lo good, £2 ss;to.; to. £2 10s-; inferior and discoloured, ' 35s to' "4os'. Straw.— Wo quote : Oaten, 30s per ton ; , wheaten, 27s od per ton, pressed (ex truck)* HIDE SALES. MEOCiBOURNE, August. 19. Af the hide sale. to-d*y there was keen [ competition , *and- prices wore fory firm, i especially for medium weights. Messrs Stronach, Morris, and Co. report as follows:— We held our fortnightly sale of hides' at our stores on Thursday, 19tl» inst"., when we submitted a «*talogua ( totalling 201. There was not a large attendance of buyers, and competition was nob 1 nearly so keen as at the last sale. Tha improved prices of a fortnight ago wera not evident on Thursday, all hides beingi. back from id to id, except calfskins, which* still sold at high rates. We had no extra siout ox hides forward, and our best prica, was 6Jd for four weighing 731b.. In cow, hides our top price was 6d, which was -g&iw Tor several lots of both medium and heavyweights. The following are actual price* paid at our sale: — Prime 6tout heavy ox^ none forward ; good heavy, 6d to 6Jd ;• medium weight, s|d to 6*d ; light weight. s£d to 6d; inferior, 3id to *id; best hcavyi cow hides, s£d to 6d; medium weight, sid to 5Jd; light weight, 5d to sid; uiterror, 2£d io 4£d; yearling 3, 4|d to sjd;: calfskins, 3fd to Bid per lb. Messrs Donald Reid and. Co. report:— We"he.ld our usual fortnightly sale of hides on Thursday, 19th inst. The catalogue was an average-sized one, and no hides of special merit were included, the bulk of the entry being country consignments of