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New Zealand Tablet, 29 July 1915, Page 31

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: r ' Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ended Tuesday, July 27, as follows:Rabbitskins.—Our next sale will be held on Monday, August 2. Sheepskins. Our next sale will be held on Tuesday, August 3. Hides.—Our next sale will be held on Thursday, 29th inst. Oats.— market is still very quiet. Offerings are light, but owing to the lack of shipping space buyers are not keen to operate. Prime milling, to 4s lid; good to best feed, 4s to 4s OJd; medium, 3s 8d to 3s lid per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—There is practically no business to report." Millers are holding full stocks and will not operate. Values are nominally, Tuscan and red wheats, 6s 7d to 6s lOd; best, whole fowl wheat, 6s 4d to 6s 6d; medium, 6s to 6s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Chaff.—Consignments have been coming to hand freely, but owing to the lack of shipping and storage space, the local market is fully supplied, consequently values are a shade easier. Prime oaten sheaf, £7 to £7 ss; medium to good, £6 10s to £6 15s; inferior to medium, £5 10s to £6 5s per ton (sacks extra). Potatoes.—Small consignments have been coming to hand of late, and any well-graded lines meet with a good local demand. Inferior lots, however, are not so much sought, after. Best tables, £6 15s to £7 ; medium to good, £5 10s to £6 10s per ton (sacks in). Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report:We held our weekly sale of grain and produce on Monday, when values ruled as under:—Oats. —Consignments are not coming forward freely, but - offerings ex store are quite sufficient to supply the moderate demand at present. Prime quality is the only class wanted by shippers, and choice seed lots- have rather better inquiry. Prime milling, 4s Id to 4s lid : good to best feed, 4s to 4s Id; inferior to medium, 3s 9d to 3s lid per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—Millers have practically suspended buying operations, and, so -far as milling quality is concerned, the market is stagnant. Fowl wheal is offering freely at quotations. There is a moderate demand for clean seed lots.. Prime milling velvet (nominally), 6s lOd to 7s; Tuscan, etc., 6s 8d to 6s 9d; best whole iowl wheat, 6s Cd to 6s 7d ; inferior to medium, 5s 9d to 6s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.—The market is fully supplied, and, owing to shippers' difficulty in securing space, stocks have accumulated to some extent. Many consignments now coming to hand are in rather indifferent condition, owing in some cases to being frosted, and in others showing signs of growth, which necessitate repicking. We have strong demand for good Southland-grown seed. Best table potatoes, .£6 10s to £7 : medium to good", £5 10s to £6 5s per ton (sacks included). Chaff.—The scarcity of shipping facilities has caused the market to be congested, and heavy stocks, of both oaten-sheaf and straw chaff are now awaiting shipment. This has had an effect on local selling values, which show a reduction of about 5s per ton. Prime oaten-sheaf is the only class meeting any demand, straw chaff being almost unsaleable in any quantity. Best oaten-sheaf, £7 to £7 ss; medium to good, £6 10s to £6 15s ; inferior to medium, £5 10s to £6 5s per ton (sacks extra). «