PRODUCE

New Zealand Tablet, 24 September 1908, Page 17

PRODUCE

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. , Ltd. , report as follows :—: — We held our usual weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday, when we offered a large catalogue to a full attendance of buyers. Competition lacked animation for a number of lines on offer, and these had to be passed in pending private sale. Values ruled as under :—: — Oats. — For the period under review this market has been chiefly characterised by quietness, although a slightly firmer feeling exists consequent upon a reduction in freight rates to London. Quotations : Prime milling, 2s id ; good to best feed, is nd to 2s ; inferior to medium, is od to is ioJd per biiblicl (sacks extra). Wheat. — Offerings in this market are very light. Many vendors have apparent confidence in the market, and prefer to hold rather than accept prices millers are offering. Prime milling quality is readily disposed of on arrival at prices fully up to late rates, and fowl wheat is inquired for. Quotations : Prime milling, 4s 3d to 4s 4d ; medium, 4s lid to 4s 2^d ; broken and damaged, 3s 3d to 3s nd per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. — The market is very quiet, and values, if anything, are easier. Especially is- this noticeable in inferior and sprouted lines, which are almost unsaleable. Seed sorts of good quality and well sorted, however, are inquired for. Quotalions : Prime quality Derwents, £3 17s 6d to prime Up-to-Dates, £3 10s to 12s 6d ; medium, 2s Cd to £3 7s 6d ; inferior, £ 2 5s5 s to £ 2 15s per ton (sacks in). Chaff. — The market is fully supplied, and prices may be quoted as firm for prime quality at £4. per ton, but for medium light, inferior, and heated descriptions the inquiry is very slack, and prices arc correspondingly much lower. Quotations : Prime oaten sheaf, £3 153 to £<\\ medium, £2 7s 6d to £■$ 10s ; light, inferior, and heated, £2 10s upwards per ton (bags extra).