PRODUCE

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3, 21 January 1909, Page 97

PRODUCE

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report : — We held our weekly auction sale of grai'i* and produce at our stores on Monday. There was a full attendance of buyers, and our catalogue, which was made up of oats, fowl wheat, and chaff, was cleared under fair competition. Values ruled as under : — Oats. — Quotations show little or no change, but there has been better inquiry for good shipping lines, chiefly Gartons and prime Sparrowbills. Medium and inferior grades are only saleable locally at low values. Quotations : Prime milling, Is 8d to Is BJd; good to best feed, Is 6£d to Is 7£d; inferior to medium, Is 3d to Is s£d per frushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — The quantity of milling wheat held -locally is now very small. Millers have taken most prime lots, and medium quality finds .an outlet as fowl wheat, for which, there is steady demand. Quotations: Prime milling, 4s" 6£d to 4s 7£d; prime velvet, to 4s 2d; medium to best fowl wheat, 4s 5d to 4s 6d; medium fowl wheat, 4s to ' 4s 4d ; broken and damaged, 3s to 3s 9d per, bushel (sacks extra) . Potatoes. — Fair supplies of new potatoes are coming forward, and values are somewhat easier. Quotations : Best freshly-dug lots, £5 10s to £6; medium and stale, £4 10s to £5 per ton (bags included). Chaff. — Heavy consignments have come forward during the week. In view of the quantity offering, it has been impossible to maintain late values, and Monday's prices show a decline of about 5s per ton. Prime quality is the only class which meets ready sale, lower qualities being quite out of favor with buyers. Quotations : Best oaten sheaf, £3 7s 6d to £3 10s; choice, to £3 12s 6d; medium to good, £3 to £3 ss; light and discolored, £2 5s to £2 15s per ton (bags extra). Straw. — Moderate supplies of both oaten and wheaten are coming forward, and these are worth 37s 6d to 40s per ton (pressed). Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ending January 19 as follows : — Oats. — There has been slightly better inquiry for prime Gartons- and Sparrowbills, but medium and inferior oats are in little demand, and sell at very low prices. Quotations: Piime milling, Is 8d to Is B£d; good to best feed, Is G£d to Is 7£d; inferior to medium, Is 3d to Is s£d per bushel (sacks extra). Whoat. — There is very little prime milling wheat offering, and medium quality is sold principally for fowl wheat, for which there is a fair demand. Quotations : Prime miling, 4s 6id to 4s 7Jd; medium and best fowl wheat, 4s 5d to 4s 6d; good, 4s to 4s 4d; broken and damaged, 3s to 3s 9d per bushel (sacks extra). Chaff. — Very hoavy consignments have come forward during the week, and prices have dropped 5s to 10s per ton, according to quality. The only demand is for prime heavy oaten sL. >af . Quotations : Best oaten sheaf, £3 7s 6d to £3 10s; medium to good, £3 to £3 ss; light and discolored, £2 5s to £2 15s per ton (bags extra). Potatoes. — Large supplies of new potatoes are coming forward, and values show a very much easier tendency. Quotations: Best freshly-dug lots, to £5; medium and stale, £3 10s to £4 10s per ton (bags in). Straw. — A moderate supply is coming to hand, and both wheaten and oaten are worth from 37s 6d to 40s per ton (pressed).