Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) report :—

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 26, 29 June 1905, Page 13

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) report :—

We neld our weekly auction sale cf grain and produce at our stores cm. Monday. when we submitted a full catalogue to a good attendance of the local trade. With fal^ competition, nearly all the lots offered, except chaff, were o/jitted at -satisfactory prices. Values ruleH as tinder :— Oatf,.— The quantity coming forward is small, a.nd any lots of good feed Gartons and sparrowbills are readily aisiposfd of. Sellers are not inclined to force sales, and, with orders coming to hand more freely, the tendency of the market is towards improvement. We quote- Srcfl lines, 1/10 to 2/3; prime milling, 1/84 to 1/9 ; good to "best feed, 1/74 to 1/8 ; inferior to medium, 1/5 to 1/7 per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.— No sales of any importance are passing. Millers' purchases are confined to choice lots, and holders are not disposed to sell freely at current prices.

Fowl wheat continues to meet with good local demajad in moderate quant ties. We quote : Prime milling, 3/to 3/1 ; medium to good, 2/10 to 2/11* ; whole fowl wheat, 2/8 to 2/9 ; broken and damaged, 2/5 to 2/7 per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.— Since our last report deliveries have been heavier, but as the demand is good, prices have not suffered to any great extent. We quote : Seed lines., £7 to £7/10/- ; best Derwents, £6/17/6 to £7/2/6 ; medium, £6/10/- to £6/15/- ; white sorts, £6/5/- to £6/10/per ton (sacks included). Chaff. I—The1 — The market is well supplied with chaff of ordinary quality, foi which theie is limited demand. Prime, tL-ight oaten sheaf has good inquiry, and is readily taken on arrival. We quotl: Best oa.ten sheaf, £2/17/6 to £3 ; medium to good, £2/10/- to £2/15/-,; light and discolored, £2 to £2/7/6 per ton (bags extra). Hay.— There is a full .supply of good to prime clo\er and ryegrass hay in stoics, which moves off slowly at £2/10- to £3, according to /quality. Turnips.— Last week's slump in values had the dffect of restricting consignments, and prices have recovered to some extent, best swedes selling o n Monday at 11/6 to 12/- per ton (loose, ex truck). Straw.— This is in better supply, and prices are slightly easielr. We quote : Best oaten, 32/6 to 35/-'-wheaten, 30/- to 33/6 per ton (pressed).