PRODUCE

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11, 18 March 1909, Page 417

PRODUCE

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report as follows: —

We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday, Avhen we offered a- small catalogue to a poor attendance of buyers. - Competition was slack for all medium quality lines offered, but taking into account private sales a fair clearance of the catalogue was effected. Oats. — Harvesting operations are now in full swing, but as yet offerings of the new crop have been light. -Any arrivals during tho week liavo been takori at from Is 4d to Is 4J-d per bushel (ex truck). Stocks of old oats in stores are now almost exhausted, and the few lots remaining arc being Avorked off in small lines for local consumption. We quote: Prime milling, Is sd; good to besb feed, Is 4d Lo Is 4£d; inferior to medium, Is 2d to Is 3£d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — The reported easier tendency- of the London market, coupled with the fact of millers having purchased fair quantities, has caused many to withdraw from the market meantime. Vajues to-day range from 3s 9d to 3s lOd on trucks, but many growers are now asking 4s on trucks at their stations. Fowl wheat is in short supply locally and is saleable -in small lots at from 4s to 4s Id per bushel, ex store (sacks extra). Potatoes.— -There has been if anything a little better inquiry. Arrivals throughout the week have been light. To-day's values are — Prime, £3 5s to £3 10s; medium, £2 17s 6d to £3 2s 6d; inferior, £2 5s upwards (bags in). Chaff. — In the absence of an outside demand, values are again easier. Local buyers are very particular as to quality, and none but the primest lines arriving are readily quitted. It is assured that there will be very heavy offerings in chaff this season, and taking into account the low prices ruling, we would strongly urge consignors to keep out damaged sheaves when cutting if they Avish quick returns for their consignments. We quote: Prime old, £3 to £3 2s 6d ; good old, £2 15s to £2 17s 6d ; prime neAv, £2 15s to £2 17s 6d; inferior, £2 upwards (bags extra). Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report: — We held our- weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. Our catalogue included nearly all tho lines in demand at present, and Avith fair competition most of the lots on offer found buyers at quotations. Values ruled as under : — Oats. — Samples of the neAV season's grain are now coming to hand. Most of these are threshed from stook, and being harvested in favorable Aveather are fairly bright and in good condition. The demand for export is not particularly strong, but good to prime gartons and sparrowbills are readily saleable on arrival. Other sorts such as Danish, black Tartars, etc., have not the same attention. We quote: Prime milling, Is 4£d to Is sd; goocl to best feed, Is 4d to Is 4£d,; inferior to medium, Is 3,d to Is 3id per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — The bulk of the Avheat already threshed is in prime condition and commands ready sale for direct consignment. The bulk of the Taieri grown wheat has been placed at< 3s 9d to 3s lOd per bushel on tracks at country stations. In the local market stocks aro light, and most of the Avlieat offering finds an outlet as /oavl feed *at 4s to 4s l£d for Avhole, and 3s to 3s 9d per bushel for broken and damaged wheat. Potatoes. — Moderate supplies have been coming forward and values havo firmed to some extent. We quote: Best lots ripe and frcslily dug, £3 5s to £3 10s; medium, £2 15s to £3 per ton (bags included).

Chaff.— The market is so well supplied ' with new hay? 1 ! 8 f^ that ,P" ces &W a slight decline. Buyer^ a £3toS gg 9 Pr « ereiloe *? Prime old chaS > whiduSta £2 1& to £2 17, Vl *•% aff KhßStK hBSt conditio » «ells at £2 lS II + fu 6d; lnfei ; ior > h ghV and medium, £2 to *<^ 10s per ton (bags "extra) . - ' uer ton aW W Wh f teU - iS ! in ?hort? hort Sup P ! y and is worth 35s is lTA°t? c : s it atim and - sl6w of sale at from week^Sn g^^^°a w^ C0 -' Ltd., report for se^Z^iZ^™- ar ! a g°,odg °, od num^ er of -samples of new eltW ? C °T lg t° hand ' but there is very little demand U I'd LT%tl OVlOCa } TB;T B ; Q uotat i°^s: Prime milling, 10d per bushel on trucks at country stations. Fowl wheat warf Ot fl^ cS ''~ Mod r ate .s. su PP lies l»ve been coming forH^Wmbs; » to rife