Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 267, 9 October 1902, Page 3

Commercial.

OAMARU MARKET REPORT. The volume of business done this week has been small, local millers being out of the market for wheat in the meantime, and southern miliers a'so, according to all accounts, holding pufficitnt stocks for all requirements In fact, it is said that the inilU have bd'-n running for some time g-istir.g f t offal, and us stocks of flour arc now accumulating they are shutting d"Wn all round. That, however, is nut entirely correct about North Otago. About oats there is little interest manifested, and prices are quite unchanged, business being restricted to local hand to mouth teoiuirements. Potatoes improved somewhat in value early in the >veek in sympathy with the Dunedinmarket, still our only available export market, but on account of speculators thare showing a disposition io unload, prices are weaker again, and £4 10s on sidings, less commission, is the bast price obtainable. We quote for produce, ex sto-e, sacks 4sd pxtra, except where uihc-r»i»e kuat-ed. Wheat (new)—Velvet and Tuscan, piime bright. 4i Id to 4s 2d ; good velvet and red chaff. lid to 4-< Id ; medium mlling, 3.-. 81 tw 3s lOd ; discolored or damaged wh.at for fowl fr-ed, 2* 81 to 2i lOd, and 3a better qualities. o»ti Danish, good, 2» 3d to 2s -lu ; Ga'tonsor short teed, 2s 5d to 2-3 6d ; milling, 2s 6d ; seed o-us, 2* io 3- ; di'Colored and damaged samples, 2s to 2s 2d, according to quality. Barley—Prime malting, 3* to 3s 2d ; medium, 2* 6d to 3s; feed, 2s 3d to 2s tid. Pota'oe—Derwents, £4 os, at sidings (sacks in, net). Butter—Dairy, lOd ; factory, Is Id. Eggs, 7d Cheese, s^d. Flour, h 200's £lO 10. Bran, £5 10s. Pollard, £5 10s. Oatmeal, in 'Jo's £l4. r'ork, 4|d, suitable weights. Bacon. 7^3. Hams.Sd. North Otago Times THE ASHBURTON MARKETS. Ashbckton, October 7. There was a good attendance at the yards today. The yarding of .heep was fair, but the cattle entries nrere email. Prices were better than hst ,veek, the rising market being particularly noticeable in sheep. Sales were as follow : Cattle—Stores, dairy lows, £3 ; spungßrs, £5 10s to £6" 2s 6d ; fat s'eers, £6 to £8 15s; heifer", £7 to £7 10*. Sheep—C o*Bbred ewe», 14s 5d to 15s 6d ; crossbred wether3, 15s 4d to 223 fid ; merino wethers, 7* 6d t> lis 0.1 ; thi.i year's lambs, 20< 3d ; hoggets, 17, (a lino of freezing wethtrs was passed at 17s 6d); atore sheep, hoggets, 1a 3d to 123 2d ; crossbred wethers, 13< 7d ; crossbred ewes with lambs at foot, all conned, 7s 4d to 9b lOd. WOOL SALES. Thn Department of Industri-s has received the following report, (dated London, October 4th), on the wool salps :—"The sales have closed. The estimated values of fine crossbreds of nil grades are 8d to lOd ; medium, 6d to 8d; coarse, 4d to 5d ; merino, superior, lid to Is; medium, 9d to lid ; interior, 8d to l)d. Thrt market is firm at the advance. Continental and American buyers operated. The New Zealand Farmers' Cooperatiye Association of Canterbury is in receipt of the following cible message from its London office, under date October 3:—Wool sales opened to-day, as compared with last series, merino 10 per cent advance, fine balfbreds 10 per cent advance, and crossbreds 5 per cent advance. Midiumhas advanced 15 pt-r cent.

CHRISTCHUROH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. The markets are exceptionally quiet, chiefly because of there being so little grain or produce offering. There is still enquiry for wheat, mostly for the North Island, and prices are rather firmer, as offerings are very sparse. Oats are scarce, and there is, in consequence, rather more enquiry for feed barley. Malting barley has been enquired for during the week, bub there are few prime samples available. Buyers are, however, not inclined to give the prices ruling earlier in the season. Our Southland correspondent writes : —" Little or no business is doing in the oats market, and the current price remains, as for some tiire past, at 2s 3d at waysile stations, sacks extra. The Australian demand is limited, but as it is doubtful wha>, the spring threshing will produce, it is not expected that prices will be any easier at present. The only order in the market is that for South Alrica, and the oats are now being prepared for shipment this week. Shipment for the week have not been heavy, 500 sacks having been sen.t to Melbourne, and 900 sacks and 2000 bags to Sydney. ,■ The potato market in Sydney has firmed, private advices quoting £6 10s to £6lss. This has caused more local enquiry, and buyers are now offering £4, at country stations, but there are few sellers at this figure. Oatsheaf chaff is wanted, and is firm in price. The following are current prices paid to farmers, and free of rommission, except where otherwise specilied : Wheat—Hunter's and Tuscan, 3s lid, Pearl, 4s to 4s id at country stations, according to distance from port. Oats—Long feed, 2s 3d to 2s 4d ; short feed, 2s 4d to 2s 5d ; milling Canadians 2s 6d at country stations. Barley (nominal)—Prime, 3a at country stations. Beans—3s 5d to 3s 6d, at country •stations. .feas—Nominal. Flour (Millers' quotations)—Jipller £lO 10s per ton. Pol'ard, £5 JOs. Bran, £5 10s Oatmeal, £l4< Potatoes—Per wonts £4, at country stations. Otttabeaf chuff", £3 5s to £3 10* ut country stations.

Grass seed—Ryegrass, prim?, heavy, town dressed, 4s 3i to 4s 6<.l ; Italian r.v«.gta s, town dressed. 4s 6J ; eock'-foot, • own machine dressed, 4A ! to ±1 i; white el »ver. 8 1 io 9£d ; cowg as,*, w<-a' Iter d, •5-1 tn;6£-l. Dun produce—Cheese, fac o-y, 5d to sjd ; dairy, 4£dto 5d ; butter, factory, local, llid; North Island lid ; dairy, lOd for prime; salt (in boxes) 'Jd ; bacon, hams, 7jd to hams, £d higher f.o.b.—Press..