Commercial

New Zealand Tablet, 16 March 1911, Page 477

Commercial

PRODUCE Messrs Donald Reid and Co. reports: Oats. —Samples of new grain are now offering more freely, and as merchants do not hold large stocks good business is being done. Prime Gartons and sparrowbills have most inquiry from shippers, while any medium samples are readily taken by produce merchants for local consumption. We quote: Prime milling, 2s 3d to 2s 3|d; good to best feed, 2s Id to 2s 2Jd; inferior to medium, Is lid to 2s per bushel, sacks extra. Wheat. Offerings are still heavy, and as millers are holding large stocks they are not keen buyers. We quote : Prime velvet, 3s 2d to 3s 3*d; velvet-ear and red wheat, 3s Id to 3s 2d; whole fowl wheat, 2s 11 id to 3s Id; medium to good, 2s 9d to 2s lid j broken and damaged, 2s 3d to 2s 8d per bushel, sacks extra. Potatoes. —The market has been poorly supplied, and prices have firmed in consequence. The bulk of consignments are coming to hand in prime condition, and are worth from £3 15s to £4. Medium and unripe sorts are not plentiful, and are worth from £3 5s to £3 12s 6d; inferior, £2 10s to £3 per ton, sacks included. > . Chaff.—Consignments to hand are barely sufficient to supply the local demand, and the market is firm at quotations. New chaff in prime condition is inquired for, and brings prices equal to those ruling for old chaff. Medium and inferior samples are also readily taken by dairymen at full market rates. We quote: Prime oaten sheaf, £4 5s to £4 10s; medium to good, £3 17s 6d to £4 2s 6d; inferior and discoloured, £3 to £3 15s per ton, sacks extra.

Messrs Dalgety and Co. report: Oats. —There are now heavier offerings of new oats from the country. Good sparrowbills, suitable for seed, are in good demand, while duns and blacks have also attention. We quote: Prime milling, 2s 2Jd to 2s 3d; good to best feed, 2s Id to 2s 2£d; inferior to medium, Is lOd to 2s per bushel, bags extra. Wheat. —The market shows no quotable change from last week. The wheats most in request are prime velvet and velvet-ear. Fowl feed is more plentiful, but has a fair inquiry. We quote: Prime velvet, 3s 2Ad to 3s 3d; velvet ear and Tuscan, 3s Id to 3s 2d; whole fowl feed, 3s to 3s Id ; broken and damaged, 2s 9d to 2s lid per bushel, bags extra. Potatoes. —Consignments have eased a little so that prices are a shade better. Prime sorts, to £4; medium sorts, £3 5s to £3 15s; inferior, £2 10s to £3 per ton, bags in. Stronach, Morris and Co., Ltd., report for week ending March 14, as follows: Oats.—A large number of new season's samples are coming to hand and meet with good inquiry from shippers up to a price. Not very much business is passing, however. Quotations: Prime milling, 2s 3d to 2s 3£d; good to best feed, 2s Id to 2s 2d; inferior to medium, Is lid to 2s per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. —There is very little competition from millers as they hold large stocks. Farmers are not very willing to sell at the prices offering. Fowl wheat is in good supply, and meets with ready sale. Quotations: . Prime velvet, 3s 2d to 3s 3^d ; velvet-ear and red wheats, 3s Id to 3s 2d; whole fowl wheat, 2s Hid to 3s Id medium to good, 2s 9d to 2s lid; broken and damaged, 2s 3d to 2s 8d per bushel (sacks extra). Chaff. —The market is very firm, as small consignments are coming forward. Medium and inferior quotations are readily placed to dairymen and others. Prime oaten sheaf, £4 5s to £4 10s; medium to good, £3 17s 6d to £4 2s 6d] inferior and discoloured, £3 to £3 15s per ton (sacks-extra). Potatoes. —Consignments have been smaller and prices hardened a little. Prime quality are worth from £3 15s to £4; medium and unripe, £3 5s to £3 12s 6d; inferior, £2 10s to £3 per ton (sacks in). WOOL Stronach, Morris & Co., Ltd., report as follows: Rabbitskins. —We held our sale yesterday, when we submitted a very large catalogue. There was a large attendance of buyers, and competition was keen for all kinds.

The catalogue consisted of mostly off-season stuff, with very few lines of winter does. Quotations: —Winter -does, 14|d to 17d; bucks and does, 12d to 143 d; spring bucks; ILJd to 13d; spring does, B*d to BJd; racks, 9d to ,9id;- light racks, B|d to 9d; milky does, 7d to 7id; early autumns, to llfd; weevilly, to 7£d; hawk-torn, to 6Jd: cat skins, 4d each; horse hair, 17-Jd to 18£d. Sheepskins.— held our \ sheepskin sale to-day, when the usual number of buyers was present. We submitted a very large catalogue of all descriptions of skins and competition throughout was very keen. Pelts and lambskins sold exceptionally well. Best halfbred, 7d to 7id; medium to good, s*d to 6£d; best crossbred, 6d to 6£d; medium to good, s*d to 6d; inferior, 4£d to 6*d; best pelts, 5d to s£d; good, 4d to 4£d; inferior, 2-kl to 3£d; best lambskins, 6d to 6|d; good, 5d to s^d; best Merinos, 6d to 6id; inferior, 4id to 51d. ',*'■•' Tallow and Fat.—There is no change to report, all coming forward being readily placed. Mr. M. T. Kennelly, 217 Crawford street, Dunedin, reports as follows: Rabbitskins.—Winter does, to 20d per lb; winter bucks, 16d to 18d; incoming autumns, 14d to 17d; racks, 8d to lOd. Horsehair, 16d to 19d; catskins, 4d to 6d each. Advices from London report a decline of 2d on. all grades. Sheepskins.— 6d to 8d per lb; fine crossbred, s£d to 7d; coarse do., 5d to 6£d; pelts, 3d to sa. Hides.—Sound ox, 6d to 8d; do. cow, 5d to 6£d; damaged ox and cow, 3d to 4£d ; calfskins and yearlings (sound), 6id to 9d. Horsehides, 8s to 14s each. \ . Tallow.—Best in 26s per cwt: do., 245: mixed. 18s to 20s; rough fat, 16s to 20s. Prompt returns. No commission.