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

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 38, 21 September 1905, Page 13

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

We 'held our weekly auction sale of grain awl produce at our stores on Monday. We submitted a full catalogue, most of which fouivd favor with the buyers present, tiearly every lot being cleared at satisfactory prices. Vapiues ruled as iinder :— Oats.—.Small supplies are coming forward, and only limited quantities are offering,, ex s*tore. These are barely sufficient to supply the local deirartd and a fewexport orders from shippers. All sorts are saleable at quotations'. Prime milling are worth Is lOid to Is lid, good to besvt feed, Is 9M to Is lOd ; inferior to medium, 19 7d to Is 9d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—Prime milling lines have more attention, Tuscan being in most fa\or. Medium quality is not in request, except as fowl wheat, mid, owing to the scarcity of Uiq !1 attfr, these classes realised at present practically! the same pi ice. \\o quote • Prime milling, 39 I'd to 3s 2d , choice Tuscan, to 3s M , good, 3s , wholo fowl wheat, 2s lOd to 2s 1 H-d : bioken and damaged, 2s 6d to 2s Od per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes —There has been a falling oiT in local sales awl, although consignments aie not coming forward so ireely, values ha\o sulTered a slight decline. At Monday's sale good Derwcnts sold at £10 15s to £11 ; prime are probably worth 5s to 7s Gd per ton more , best) white sorts, '£10 to £10 10s , medium, £9 to £!) 15s ; small and inferior, £li 10s> to £8 per ton (sacks in). CibafT —Fair .supplies of gwd oaten sheaf were forward, and realised prices on a par with late quotations Medium and discolored lines are not in request. V\e quote : Be«t oaten sheaf, £3 5s to £3 10s , medium to good, £2 15s to £3 2s (id . inferior, light, and discolored, £2 5s to £2 12s (k\ per ton (bags extia). Straw—We offered so\ oral trucks of oaten and wheat. These sold at 35s for oaten and 32s (id per ton for wheat (pressed). Turmps—Supplies ha\e now slackened, «uid the few coming forward find buyers at lls to 15s per ton'(loo.se, ex truck).