Commercial

New Zealand Tablet, 23 March 1911, Page 527

Commercial

PRODUCE Messrs Dalgety and Co. report: Oats. —There is very little change to report. Prime Sutherlands, dun, and black oats are inquired for. We quote : Prime milling, 3s 3d to 3s 3ffl ; good to best feed, 3s Iffl to 3s 2d inferior to medium, 2s lid to 3s per bushel (bags extra). Wheat. —During the week reports from Australia hardened the market a. little, but since then the cables from London describe the market as inactive, so that millers holding fairly large stocks are not keen buyers. Prime milling is saleable at quotations. Fowl feed meets a ready sale. We quote; Prime velvet, 3s 3d to 3s 34c1; prime Tuscan and velvet car, 3s lid to 3s 2ffl; whole fowl feed, 2s lid to 3s Id; broken and damaged, 2s 9d to 2s lOd per bushel (bags extra). . Potatoes. —Supplies coming forward just about equal the demand, and prices are fairly firm. We quote: Prime sorts, £3 12s fid to £3 15s; medium to good, £3 to £3 10s; inferior, £2 10s to £2 15s per ton (bags in). Chaff. —Consignments have been coming to hand on a very under-rate scale, so that at the sale all that was on offer met a good market. We quote Prime oaten sheaf, £4 10s to £4 6s; medium to good, £3 10s to £4 7s fid; inferior, £3 to £3 7s fid per ton (bags extra).

Messrs Donald Reid and Co. reports; Oats. —There is fair inquiry from shippers for lines of prime Sparrowbills and Cartons, at country stations, while medium quality finds ready clearance in the local market. We quote: Prime milling, 2s 2d to 2s 21 d; good to best feed, 2s 1-J-d to 2s 2d; inferior to medium, Is lid to 2s Id per bushel (sacks extra). . Wheat. Late quotations are fairly well maintained, and during the week considerable business has been done. Fowl wheat is offering more freely, and has fair inquiry for shipment. W 7 e quote; Prime milling velvet, 3s 2)d to 3s 3id; prime Tuscan, etc., 3s 2d to 3s 3d; best whole fowl wheat, 2s lid to 3s Id; medium to good, 2s Sd to 2s lOd ; broken, damaged, etc., 2s to 2s 6d per bushel (sacks extra, ex store). . , , . , Potatoes. —Consignments arc coming to hand freely, and late prices barely maintained. At our sale to-day we offered several prime lots, which realised up to £0 l<s per ton. Medium to good have also fair demand, and are worth from £3 to £3 10s; small and inferior, arc dull of sale, and are worth from £2 10s to £3 per ton (bags included). „ „ , , n- A 1 Quotations; "Wheaton, 2/s 6d ;oaxen, 3<s Od to 42s 6d per ton (pressed).

Messrs. Stronacb, Morris and. Co., Ltd., report for week ending March 21, as follows; Oats. — The quantity of business passing is not very largo, as there is a considerable difference between owners and shippers’ ideas of value. Most of the lines coming forward are being placed for local use. Quotations Prime milling, 2s 2d to 2s 2^d ; good to best feed, 2s lid to 2s 2d; inferior to medium, Is lid to 2s Id per bushel (sacks extra). . . , „ . Wheat. — Considerable quantities have been offering during the last week, and owing to a slight hardening in the Australian market prices have been a little firmer here, a good deal of business being done. Fowl wheat is offering verv freely, and is readily placed for shipment, Prime milling 'velvet,' 3s 2ffl to 3s 3ffl; Tuscan, 3s 2d to 3s 3d- best whole fowl wheat,' lid to 3s Id; medium to good, 2s 8d to 2slod; broken and damaged, 2s to 2s 6d per bushel (sacks extra). , . , , Chaff. Small consignments have been coming forward, and* any prime oaten sheaf is readily taken up at last week’s prices. Meiniuni and inferior lines have not the same enquiry, but are saleable in small quantities to dairymen. Quotations; Prime oaten sheaf, £4 10s to £4 15s; medium to good, £4 to £4 7s fid; inferior, £3 to £3 15s; straw chaff, £2 10s. to £3 per ton (sacks extra). WOOL Mr. M. T. Kennedy, 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, gd to’lOd. Horsehair, 16d to 19d; catskins, 4d to fid each. Advices from London report a decline pf 2d on all grades.

Sheepskins.—Halfbred, fid to 8d per lb; fine crossbred, s|d to. 7d;, coarse do., 5d to 6^d; pelts, 3d to sa. Hides.— Sound ox, fid to 8d; do. cow, 5d to fi^d; damaged ox and cow, 3d to 4-ad ; calfskins and yearlings (sound), Old to 9d. Horsehides, 8s to 14s each. i Tallow.— Best in caskSj_to 26s per cwt: do., 245; mixed. 18s to 20s; rough fat, 16s to 20s. Prompt returns. No commission. Stronacli, Morris & Co., Ltd., report as follows: Rabbitskins.—Our next rabbitskin sale will be held on tho 27th.inst. oqxi Sheepskins. Our next sale will be held on Tuesday, 28th inst. . Hides. —We held our fortnightly sale of hides on Thurs«nn’ b m 46th inst., when we submitted a catalogue of d x’x- There was a large attendance of buyers, and competition for all clean hides was very keen. Country and poor conditioned hides were not eagerly competed for, whilst calfskins also showed a considerable drop. Quotations . 1 rime stout heavy ox hides, 8d to Sid; stout heavy, i d -, 4°.'| d I g° od heavy, fiffl to 7d; medium weight, 6jd to bi|d; inferior, 4 2 d to s|d; best heavy cow hides, fid to G4d ■ good kavy do. off! to fiffl ; light weight, fid to fiffl; inei i° r ’ 3d to .od; yearlings, fid to G-J-d ; bull and stag hides, ■ d n? n® d ’ s I RPW 2d to 3;)d; calfskins, fiffl to 7£d per lb. 1 allow and at.—All coming forward is readily placed, and prices remain about the same.