GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8478, 4 July 1907, Page 7

GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORT.

Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Wellington, report: —We held our fortnightly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores, Thornoon Quay, on Tuesday, 2nd instant. The catalogue submitted was a flirty representative one, but buyers weie not anxious to operate, with the result that only a small portion of our catalogue was quitted at auction, although most of the lines were saleable ones and readily disposed of privately. Oats— During the past foitnight the market has shown a ' tendency to weaken, ciue, no doubt, to several consignments of imported oats being offered at prices slightly jicder those ruling for New Zealand Jmts. The present decline, however we think, is only temporary, and higher prices may be looked for as the season advances. We quote:— S~ed oats, 3s 4d to 3s 6d; prime feed oats, 3s 2d to 3s 3d: medeium feed oats, 3s to 3s Id per bushel (sacKS extra). Wheat—The South Island markets are decidedly firmer, no doubt due to a number of millers again coming into the market. The report of a shortage of yields affecting the American markets is to some extent accountable for this. Fovvl wheat has advanced in price, and is in good demand and local stocks are almost exhausted. We quote nominally . Best whole fowl wheat, 4s 5d to 4s 9d; medium, 4s 3d to 4s 4d; damaged, 3s lid to 4s 2d (sacks extra). Potatoes—There is little alteration in this market. Supplies of local grown and Australian potatoes continue to come to hand freely with no quotable change in values. We quote: —Prime table lots, £4 7s 6d to £4 15s; medium, £4 to £4 ss; inferior £2 to ;£3 10s per ton (bags in). Chaff—Prime chaff is still inquired for and prices again show an advance of from 2s 6d to 5s per ton. We quote—Extra prime chaff to £5 7s 6d; crime £5 to £5 ss; medium, 80s to 97s 6d per ton (tags extra). Turnips —We quote: Best swedes, 30s to 35s per ton, bagged. Straw —Best oaten 50s to 55s per ton, pressed.