DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2017, 8 March 1890, Page 4

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS.

The following is the report for the week ending Wednesday:—

Wheat—During the past week some few parcels of Northern grain have been offered in Dunedin, and Beveral lots of new have already found buyers. There is considerable inquiry for shipment, especially in Tuscan, at Northern ports, and as soon as anything like decent-sized lots of this class of wheat come to hand much difficulty should not be experienced in doing business on the basis of 3s per bushel £ 0.b., provided that the quality ia good and the condition sound, and, further, that no adverse change takes place in the Home market. Quotations: —Prime Northern Tuscan 2s lOd to 2s lid per bushel ex store (with very little offering), or 2s lid to 3s f.o.b. Southern lines about Id per bushel less. Choice samples of velvet and red straw, 2s 8d to 2s 9d ; medium quality, 2& 6d to 2a 7d; inferior, 2s 4d to 2s 5d ; chick wheat, 2s to 2s 3d. A good few samples of Northern wheats offered here have not been of the usual prime quality, the dry weather having prevented the grain from filling as well as might be wished. Oats—At the auctions during the week one or two small parcels of this season's crop have changed hands at from Is 5d to Is 6d per bushel for prime samples. Ordinary feed lots have also met with rather more inquiry; in fact, prices all round are quite Id per bushel better than last week. Quotations: —Prime bright milling oats, Is 4Jd to Is sd; extra choice, to Is 6d j good sound feed, Is to Is 4d j inferior to medium, to Is 3d per bushel (sacks extra, ex store). Barley —Prime samples in limited quantities can be placed at 3s to 3s 2d, medium commanding little or no attention even at bucK prices as 2s 6d and 2s 9d.

Grass Seed—Ryegrass, farmers' lots, 2s 9d to 3s ; machine cleaned, 3s 6d to 4s 9d ; cocksfoot, 2£d to 4|d. Potatoes —First-class kidneys from £4 to £4 10s per ton ; derwents are now in demand.

Pigs— did per lb ; hams, 8d; flitches and rolls, 6d. Chaff—Best heavy oaten sheaves, £2 10s to £2 15s; lighter samples, £2 to £2 7s 6d. Straw, oaten and wheaten, 355. Hay, oaten, £3 ss, Clover and ryegrass hay, £3 10s. Butter—Best salt, nomiual, 6d to 6|d. Eggs, plentiful. Honey scarce at for extracted, Cheese—Old factory, 3d ; new, 4fd to B|d to 3|d ; loaves, 4d to 4|d;

Hides —Well flayed heavy ox, 2|d to 3d per lb; medium to heavy, 2|d to per lb ; inferior, to Ifd per lb ; calfskins, 9d to 2s 6d each. Tallow—Prime rendered mutton tallow, 16s 6d to 17s 6d ; inferior and mixed, 12s to 14s ; best rendered caul fat, lis to 12s; inferior to medium, 8s to 10s per cwt.