Commercial.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXII, Issue 1677, 9 August 1892, Page 2

Commercial.

PRODUCE MARKETS

The N Z. Farmers' Co-operative Asso ciation of Canterbury (Limited), report as follows:— Ryegrass is offering more freely, but passing rapidly into consumption, and late rates are fully maintained. Machinorlreesed 3s 9.1 to 4s ; farmer**' well clennod Bumplea 3s to 3e 3d ; ordinary 2s 3d to Sβ 9d. Cocksfoot—The market has an easier tone, offerings being in excess of immediate riquiremente. Bright sample." continue in good demand fur export, and command up lo4d ; good ordinary 3d to 3|d ; medium 2£d. Potatoes—The continued depression in outside markets if affecting holders, who ebow great anxie ■•£ to realise. Values are unsettle!, but salet are reported for prompt delivery on the basis of 27s 6d, f.o.b. Butter—Prime frosh is coining forward more free'y, and hae declined to Is per lb ; salt nominnl. Cheepe—Loaf has advanced food per 10. medium 4id.

Tiirc N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report :— Wool—Locally, nothing of inlerost to note. Any odd lots offered ut the weekly bhlob brinß full values. Returns per mail from London show that tho cable messages during the progress o£ the sales did not esatrgerate the values ruling. Hides—Steady demand at list prices, from lfd to 4d per lb. according to weight and condition.

Tallow and Fat—Slow of sale. Rough fat, Id to l:}d per lb. Tallow in small lots. 12s Gd to 163 6J per cwt.

Sheept^ins—The demand this week was quite up to the average, and good compotition ensued. Recent account fmlea were not of a nature to encourage fellmongers, but values were sustained nevertheless at a level quite equal to recent qiiotalione. Butchers' boat crossbreds made from 5a to 6a 3d, medium 4a to 4s 9J ; merinos. Buperinr 4s to 4* 10d, ordinary 2s 2d to 3j 3d. Dry ekins at full values. Grass Seadd—A fair business passing at full rates. Best machine-dressed ryegrass 3s Gil lo 4s per bushel, f .0,b., sacks extra.

Cockefoot — Bright, heavy machines dressed seod 4£ 1 to per Ib, disooloured eeed 3d to 3£ 1 per lb, f.0.b.. sacks extra. Colonial (Jlover—4d to 5:1 per lb deli Vt-Tvid.

Potatoes, nominal

D'liry produce, without alteration