Commercial

New Zealand Tablet, 11 September 1913, Page 29

Commercial

„ '>:-• PRODUCE Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report:- ! We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce on Monday, when values ruled as under: Oats.—Sales 'are still restricted, so far as export business is concerned. Millers are buyers of prime Gartons, but want nothing but the best. Medium qualities are only saleable locally in reduced quantities. The demand for seed continues to take a fair proportion of. the choice lines on offer. Prime milling, 2s 2-|d to 2s 3d; good to best feed, 2s lid to 2s'2|d; inferior to medium, Is 9d to 2s Id per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. There is ;no change to report either in demand or value. Millers' requirements are confined to prime samples, medium qualities being quitted chiefly to supply orders for fowl wheat. Prime milling velvet, 4s to 4s 2d; velvet ear, 3s 9d to 3s lid; Tuscan, etc., 3s 7d to 3s 9d; best whole fowl wheat, 3s 4d to 3s 6d ; medium, 3s Id to 3s 3d; broken and damaged, 2s 3d to 3s per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes. —The market is well supplied, and only best quality has any demand. There is little or no inquiry from outside markets, and values show no improvement. Best table potatoes, £2 5s to £2 10s; choice, to £2 12s 6d ; medium, £1 15s to £2 2s 6d per ton (sacks included). Chaff. Moderate supplies are coming forward, and as the quality in most cases is good to prime, the bulk of it is quitted ex truck on arrival. Lower grades have little attention. Best oaten sheaf, £4 to £4 ss; choice black oat, to £4 7s 6d; medium to good, £3 10s to £3 15s; light and discolored, £3 to £3 7s 6d per ton (bags extra). ' Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ended Tuesday, September 9, 1913, as follows : Oats. There is very little business being done as prices are too high to allow shipments being made. Local trade is also very quiet. Quotations: Prime milling, 2s 2|d to 2s 3d; good to best feed, 2s to 2s 2d; inferior to medium, Is 9d to 2s per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. —The wheat business is also very quiet, millers being buyers of only the primest lines. Good fowl wheat is in fair demand. Quotations: Prime milling velvet, 4s to 4s 2d; velvet ear, 3s 9d to 3s lOd; Tuscan, 3s 7d to 3s 9d; best whole fowl, 3s 4d to 3s 6d; medium, 3s Id to 3s 3d; broken and damaged, 2s 3d to 3s per bushel (sacks extra). Chaff. The market is fairly well supplied, but there is a good demand for prime quality. Inferior lots are hard to sell. Quotations: Best oaten sheaf, £4 to £4 ss; medium to good, £3 10s to £3 15s; light and discolored, £3 to £3 7s 6d per ton (sacks extra) . Potatoes. —Consignments are still fairly heavy, but there is practically no demand. Only prime quality is saleable. Quotations: Best potatoes, £2 5s to £2 10s; medium, £1 15s to £2 per ton (sacks in). WOOL Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd, report as follows: Rabbitskins.—We held our weekly sale yesterday when we offered a very large catalogue. Competition was very keen and prices were very firm at last week's rates. Quotations: Selected winter does, to 39fd ; good, 36d to 38|d; second winter does, 26|d to 30 : ; prime winter bucks, to 27d ; second winter bucks, 21|d to 24d; medium, 18$d to 20id; best autumn and incoming, 18Ad to 20id; outgoing, 16Jd to 18d; early autumns, 15|d to 16fd; prime racks, to 13^-d; light racks, to 12-|d; best hawk torn, 16d to 17d; inferior, 9id to Is; spring does ,to 12d; spring bucks, to 12|d ; milky does, to lid; weevilly, to 9M; prime silver greys, to 52|d; best winter blacks,. 46d to 48|d; second winter blacks, to 32d ; best hareskins, to 25d; small,.7d to 9id; shocks, to 6d per lb. Best catekihs, 12d to 15d ', medium, 4d to Sd each!, Horse hair, to 1H pe? lb,

Opossum Skins.— had again a large number of opossum skins forward and prices were very high Bidding was very brisk and all prim© lines were eagerly sought after. Quotations : First blacks, 9s 8d to 10s 5d • second blacks, 5s 6d to 7s 9d; first greys, 6s 6d to 7s 7d ’ second greys, 5s 3d to 6s: small and damaged greys and blacks, 2s lOd to 4s lid each. Sheepskins.— We offered a medium catalogue at to-day’s sale and prices ruled about the same at last week. Quotations: Best halfbred, 8d to B|d; medium to good, 7d to 7|d; inferior, s|-d to 6|d; best fine crossbred, /$d to B§d ; best coarse crossbred, 74d to Bid • medium to good, s|-d to 61-d; best merino, 6Ad to 7#d - medium, Ud to 6d; pelts, Ud to s|d for best: inferior' 2d to 3d per lb. ’ Hides.- Our next hide sale will be held on Thursday, 11th inst., when we anticipate a good sale.