DUNEDIN GRAIN MARKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81869, 19 October 1906, Page 3

DUNEDIN GRAIN MARKET.

Per Press Association.

Dunedin, October 18.

Wheat: Business passing is not very great. Millers are not keen to operate in any but choicest lines. Fowl wheat still meets with f;jir enquiry. Prime milling 3/5 to 3lb. medium 3/3 to 34L best whole fowl wheat 3/1 to 3/2, broken and damaged 2/7 to 3/ (Backs extra). Oats: Practically no change, but a little shipping business doing. The re * s moderate demands for lines suitab le or mi/l|ng, but that l(jr seed has* , e a-°d off- Prime milling 2/2 to 2/3, good 10 best feed 2/1 to 2/2. inferior ( sticks extra). BURNSIDE MARKET REPORT. (Per Association.) U l tnedin, October 18. Fat cattle: 155 >' arcled - Some good quality beef was forward, and the market firmed to 1 be extent of about ! 10/ per head. Bc.s * bujocks ,£io 10/ to £ll 10/, extra ,£ll' I SI t° £ l2 i2 i good bullocks £8 10/ t0 X'°Fat sheep: 2238 pi Unc-ty medium quality ewes atfd weth & number of pens of exira prime w - *'' 1 " crs. Butchers having a" good ply in hand, prices at the ■commencement showed a decline of from 1/ »o 16 per head, and the easing tendency was maintained throughout. Best wethers 22/ to 24/6, extra to 26/6, good wethers 20/ to 2i/O, best ewes 18/ to 20/, extra to 21.1). Fat lambs: 161 forward.: Rates were slightly in advance of last. week. Hest lambs 18/ 10 20/, other* 12/ H> 17'. Pigs: 216 yarded. Prices were much the same as last week., Suckers 131 10 18/, slips 20/ to 2'5/, stores 28/ to i%[, porkers 36/ to '43/, 'ight baconers 45/ to 41)/, heavjj baconers 53/ to Go..

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT.

Ilors'-s heavy draughts fro:m £2(l to ,£4l to/; medium d<:., £2l Si £32; light harness horse. £,S 5' to .£l9; hacks. £5 15; to £:i. A 'fou -vjear old stallion realised ,£45; an agccl do., £3O.

At I'ukckohc on nc "day good cows sold at froi!, (o /")' 5;; inferior do., £2 10 c /J4 15/; he rs- £> 151 to £7 10/: ■ :■ MV cows, £2 jo;' to £4 1/; frown "5,./5 5/ .9 £'.(>■ I2(; two or tlire- ar-old do., £3 $/ to £5 10/; calvc 5/ to j 8/- yearlings £1 12/ t<> 21 /; beef steers, £b 15/ to ,£9 10 ; cows, £3 10/ to £s IS/-

Cattle: 22/ per iooib, cow 16/ to 19/. Steers sold at from £b 5/ to £iu 12/6; cows, £3 10/ to £7. Dairy cows sold at from £3 10/ to £(1 10; empty cows, £1 15/ to 1; calves, '5/ to £1 0;•' Sheep: from .£1 1/ to £i 6/0; shorn do., 10/0 to 1 rj/; ewes, 136 to 17/9; hoggets, 13/G to IS/9; lambs, to/y to 18/9. Pigs: Scarce and wanted. Parkers sold at from ifi/g to £1 17/'; weaners, 8/6 to 12/; baconers, £\ 12/ to £2.

Hides: Market firm. We quote — Extra stout ox, Xd to SJd ; stout do., 7 jel to 73d; medium do., Gjjd to 7jd ; light do.. 6Jd to 7cl; cow, best lines (dry) 7d to 7Jd, good ftjd to fijd. wet 6d to fijd; kips, jjd to Cid. Calfskins, 6:|d to 7id; cut, 5d to 6d; stags', -|d lo 4ijd. Sheepskins: Market lower. Best butchers' skins, extra la|rgc tj/6 to 11 large 8/ to 80, medium 6/ to 6,' C. small 4 to 53. GEORGE LIVINGSTON'S REPORT. Mr Livingston reports selling on account of Mr Scrivener a valuable property in Inglewood at a satisfactory price. This sale established a record, being the first houso property sold under the hammer in Inglewood. WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Supplies of all classes of poultry last w ,>k wie short and prices were a trifle easier. On account of a lady leaving the district we sold a large assortment of furniture and effects at good prices.