DUNEDIN WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 165, 6 April 1871, Page 4

DUNEDIN WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT.

Provincial flour, £11 10s ; bran, 70* ; oatmctl, £15 10s r>i»r lon ; good b.irioy, 2s 9d In os 3I ; prarl b.irley, £20 ; chaff, "c3Us ; potatoes, Cos to 70s, nominal. C<>lon'.il bu t tf r, prime, 8J to 9I ; A'>or"i fhecst*, G£i to 7 A ; colonial hams, ]ocl ; do b icon, PJ. T<"i (-lury p-n'd) — Common, Is 91; £<•"•! medium, 2^ 3d to '. p<3 1 ; superior km <s, 2= 9 I to 3-31: boxes, 33s to3Gs ; orunae pekoe" 2-9 d to3i3-l. Sardines— qrp. 8s Gel j halves, 13s. C.imlle« — Is to Is Id. Kerosene— 4« duly paid. Dried Fruits— Currants, Gl; Sultana raisins, 7£d to Sd ; Elemc3, 6d. Su^ar (duty pn'rl) - Fine whites, £51 to £55 , grey crystal^, £49 to £52 ; ycliow do, £47 to £50; yellow counler, £4'i to £47.; ration, none. Victorian whites, £51 to £58. Pricee advancing. Spirits (t'i bond)— Brandies, Kartell's or ; ITeTincsev'.-*, Sa C.I to 8s 9d per gallon ; ra^e, 'ware-; O .mi's, 8-< ; other brands, 7-- Cn\ to 8-; Marre.l's, in cipo, 33-; ift'imc-'-y'.' 1 . cl<">, 34b. W'n-ky, Soldi, 5- 1u 5* G i pct-jiaJloM ; Irish, 7s ; S:ewait'a do, in c.is<*, 13i (id. limn, 4s 9d to 5«. Greneval JDKZ, per cape, 14a to 14b Gd. Old Tom, pef case, 15s Gd. Markets IU ib. Porter (seirce), duty paid — "Blood's, 12a j Tyass's, lls; Ariol'e, ilsGd. Ale- 'Jenno-ii'B, 12b Gd ; other brands,' iflm 10- Cd to lla.

Christchtjkch, March 21st.

Flour, Ll2 cash, firm ; wheat, prime samples, 4s Id ; oar-, 2s Id to 2i Gd : bailey (new), 2i 3d to 2s 6iJ,

Hokitika. March 20 h Flour. LI S to LI 7 ; onts, 3« 7d to 3s 9J ; new, 3a 3d to Ss 5I ; potatoes, L 5 10.->.

Avcktasv, Maivli ll'h. Flour, LM to Lli> ; wlie.it, Us to G.s G-i ; oats, 3s 6J ; burley, 3s 6 1.

MKLBOr/tIXE. March llth Flour, Ll4; wne.it, G.- to Hs Id ; oats, 3s 7d to 3= 8d ; maizo, 4s 9 I to 4s LOd.

3\lr. Aechiijald Jloir, Manse-sfrpef, reports tlie following 33 tlie latest quotations :—: — Flour— £ll to £11 10-« per (on. Oatmeal— £ls f<> £15 lUsper ton. Pearl Barlfv— £2o per ton. J?r:in — £4 per ton. Poll.ird — C). \)i}v ion. Chaff— £4 per ton. Hay — £4 per ton. jNV'w Potatoes — £3 10s per ton. Carrots— £3. Tupup-i— None. Wheit— 4< ti>4> 3ct per biH.eT. Barley— 2 ■> S)d to 3< od \v*r bmhul. Oiits— 2< -kl lo 2s Od per bushel. Bnttei — 7 I to Oil pi'i-lb. Cheese— fid to B>l p.-r lb. Bacon a:ui ILiim 9.1 per lb.

The c '■ Tv T it!ic? s " of Saturday reports

The weather of the past w^ek h.is exercised some influence upon the business of Ihe produce market, and in co*i?equenc<3 of growers, many of whom have been surprised by the late fogs and vain, being occupied in .netting in grain, It-bs afteulim has bei give 1 to making sales, and town trade has appeired smill. There has been a fair enquiry for whe.-its, p-nd sluihtiy better rates are obt unable for good p-.ireols. Both new and old may now l'o considered of equal value, and 4s. (0 4s. 3cl. is quoted as prices for recoufc sa'es. Oais have not improwd in a corresponding degree, and in consequence of the lower rales current in aorthorn ports nearly all the operations of any muniOiU going on have be u n confined to tiiirc placos. Tho current value for lo!-s of new oats is 2s. 3.1., but parcels of 01.l of good quality are still worth, or nearly so, our reuent quotation of QOtk - A good enquiry exists for good nTrr&ing birley,, but so little has as yet reached tiie nnti'kCf that -no business can be reported, vaiiv ab ut os. to 3s. 3J. for inferior, nnd fee ling barley no demand. An improved enquiry for fioiiv is noted at the Mills, the current rote is still Lll to LIL 10«. In '.iro-i isions there is a moderate business doing. Choes^ (Northern) is still v.ry much overstocked ; but s'lipment-- of butter are worth an improved ra*e, viz , Bd. to Sid., and any good lots of hams and bacon coming to hand command ready sale.

Messrs. Whisht, STsrHMrsox & Co. report, for the week ending Ist April, us follows .—. —

Fat Cattle. — Tho market is fairly supplied. At auction we sold 42 head of only middling quality, which brought li tie over store ra'cs ; also, privately, on account, of the Hon. Alathew Holmes, 50 head of good quali-y. at, £7 7s pev he: 1. We quote firsh qualify 18s to 2(b per lOOr.is ; middling do. 15s.

Fat Sheap.— About 3000 came forward, mostly good quality, 1800 being taken by 'he trade, and the balMice by the Menr Preserving Company. Piiuie quality brought 1£ J. per 1b ; inferior, l-j?d. Fat Lauibs — There is a fair demand 80 wore yarded, and fetched from 7s to 7.3 (id each.

Store Cattle.— No iransactions

Store Sheep. — We h.xve enquiries for all classes of store sheep, bnt sailers are nut numtrrus. Our sales comprise 330 2 and 4-t joth runs, on account of Ja-nes Smith, Esq., at a satisf ictory price ; 17U0 full-mouthed ewes, at 33 each ; 100 Lt'icoster ev.-e^, at 42-i Gl. We quote half-bred wethers, 2 and 4 tooth, Cs (id ; mixed lambs, 4s Gd to 5s : mfsriri" wethers, 4, 6, and 8-tooth, 4s 3d to 4-, (3d ; ewes, 4 and 6-tooth, 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; full-mouthed, 2s 9d to 3a ; mixed lambs, 7s per pair.

Horses. — Our market is still bare of good young draught stock, but completely glutted with inferior horses. We sold, oti account of Mr. Henry Death, a draft of li^ht stock from Wellington, at from I' 6to £29 per head ; also, on account of Mr. O. T. Hraithwaite, a lot from Wang.imii, consisting of light to medium draughts, af £10 to £23. We quote firstclass draught cots, £ioto£4s ; medium. £25 to £30 ; uustin.linrj saddle ami li/ht harness hordes, £14 to £18 ; medium d<> L LlO to £12 ; hrjht and inferior, £5 to £7.

Wool. — We hel 1 a sale :it our stores on Wednesday, and quitted a good many small lots at the following ra^es : — Greasy, slto7id psr 11); wash-d, lid t>> llkl do ; sheepskins, 2§d to 5->d do. Tallow. £23 in £30 per ton.

Grain. — There continue? a fair demand for rrood samples of wac.at at from 4s to 4s Gd jicr bushel, at which prices we have quiHod several parcels. Oats rruy be qxm^A ;it for feed, 2s 3 1 ; milling, 2z 4cl fen 2s 5 1 per bushel. Barley — no transactions.