COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 152, 2 July 1897, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Alfred Buckxand and Sons' Rkport.—At the Haymarkeb meadow hay (brought torward in increased quantity) broughb from 2b bo 2a 6d ; oaten sheaves, 2a 6d to 3a the cwt; Chesterfield guano, £3 10a; bonedusb, £610a fco £7; blood manure, £5 sb; pressed hay, £3 10s ; chaff, £3 bo £3 15a; carrofce, £1 si; maize, 2s 3d to 2s lOd ; oate, 2« 5d to 3s the bushel; old maize on wharf, 2a 8d ; new maize, 2s 4d the bushel. At the horsemarkeb thero was a better inquiry than for Beraral weeks. Useful farm horses were in better demand, and brought from £8 to £20; ligub harness, £5 bo £9 each, On Tuesday a larger muster of hides and skins than usual, consequent on no sale having been held the previous week, were steadily competed for. Hides were at lower values than the previous sales. Ox hides wore from 3d to 4id; cow hides, 2|d to 3d ; calfskins, 4|d to fad the lb. Skins at late values. Fresh skins wero from 2s 6d to 3s 7d each. Wool, 5d to s£d ; locks, 2|d to 3£d the lb.' Ab Pukekohe on Monday calves and yearling* were betber worbh than at the provious month's sale. Cows near calving brought from £5 5s bo £6 5s ; heifers, £3 to £5 5s ; fab cows, £3 15s to £4 10s, At Remuera on Thursday dairy cattle in limited number improved in value on lasb week's values. Those ab profib brought from £5 10s bo £7 5s each; backward springers, £3 5s to £4; dry cows, £2; calves, £1 each. Fat and young calves in full number, 73 sold, fully kept lasb week's values ; young calves from 2s bo 7s ; week's old calvea up bo £1; monbhs old to £1 17s each. Fab cattle in full number, 230 sold advanced on lasb week's values aboub Is the 1001b, and ranged tor wellbred steers from 17a to 19a the 1001b; cows, Ha to 16a; steers ranged from £6 7a 6d to £9 10s; cows, £3 10s to £6 10s each. Sheep iv lull number, 1,600 well fatted, 900 stores yarded, pricea oboained for store sheep were close on those for well fabted ; wethers ranged fr«m 14a 3d to 9a; fab ewes, 11s 6d bo 7s 3d ; dry store ewes, 5a 6d to 6s 8d; ewes in lamb, 7s 9d to 12b ; hoggets, 6b to 9a 3d each. Pigs, moably heavy weight, in moderate number, kept late values; sows in young, £2 15s ; boars, 16s to £1; porkers, 12s to £1 7a; heavy pigs, £110s to £2 Is each, 56 sold.

Messrs Ritnteb and Nolan's Report.— Horse feed, seeds, grain: Dulbobs hag characterised the market. Supplies have been ample for requirements. We quote new maize on wharf 2s 4d to 2s 5d ; ex store. 2a 6fi to 2a 7d ; old maize, ex store, 2g 8d to 2a lOd ; feed oats, 2a lOd to 3s ; seed do, 3a; bran and sharps, £5 ton ; oaten chaff, £3 5a to £4 ton. Horses : Lees than in the previouß week were brought forward, and lighb ones predominated, for which the demand was slack. Heavy draughts from £10 5a to £17 10a; medium draughts, £7 10a to £13 ss: light harness £3 10s to £12 5s ; hacks, £3 to £8 10s ; weeds, £1 to £1 15s. Wool, hidos, skins, tallow, bones : Again large quantities were pitched at the Durham Yardß on Tuesday, and the previous week's values wore freely given. We quote: Extra stout ox hides, 5d to 6^d ; store ox, 3£d to 4^d ; light and sheety, 2£d to 3jjd ; cow, 2£d to 3£d ; kip, 2£d to 3d ; stag, Igd to 2d ; caltskins, 4d to 5d lb ; tallow, 11s 6d to 12s 9d cwt; bones, £3 10a ton ; sheepBkina, la 4d to 4a Id each ; pelts, 2d to Is ; wool, fleece, 4£d to sfcd ; pieces, 2^d to 3id. Cabtle were not so plentiful as on the previouß week. Stores were in limited supply. Dairies were plentiful, and fat beasts, barely sufficient for requirement, fully maintained the previous week's values. Ab 'the Newmarkeb yards on Tuesday a good many dairy cowa were produced, and those at their profib sold ab from £3 2s 6d to £6 15s ; dry cows, £1 10a to £2 7a 6d ; two to three-year-old steers, £2 8a to £3; two-year-old heifers, £2 8s to £2 12s 6d ; ox beef, 17s to 18a per 1001b; cows, 14a to 16s. Sheep: The Newmarkeb pens were well filled on Tuesday, and there was good competition throughout the sale for wether 9 at) from 10s to 14s 9i; ewes, 8s 3d to 11b 6d ; mixed sexes, 10s to 11s 3d ; lambs, 7a 6d to 9a. Figs in moderate numbers. Porkers sold from 16a bo £1 Us ; weanera, 3s 3d to ss.

Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited,)— Auckland Wool Stores, Juno 30th : Owing to the holidays, do sales of hides and skins were held lasb week; accordingly, large catalogues were offered on Tuesday, and prices on the whoio were a shade easier. Hides : We quote—Heavy stout ox, 4Jd to s£d ; picked, 5f d to 6Jd ; medium, 3^d to 4Jd ; light and sheety, 2£d to 3£d ; cdw, 2£d to 3|d ; calfskins, 3£d to 5d ; kip, 2fd to 3|d. Sheepskins : We sold large longwoola at 3a (id to 4s 3d ; small and medium, 2s to 3s 3d. Tallew: Medium to inferior realised 10a to 12s cwt. Wool: We cold pieces at 2£d to 4d lb, Hair and bones are in good demand. Cow tail, at 9d to 10£ d; horse hair, Is to Is 3d ; bones, £3 10s to £3 15s ton. Oafca: Statistics carefully compiled by our Southern branches reveal fabe fact that stocks in the colony are very moderate, and prices accordingly muit remain at a high level, and if stimulated by an extra outside demand, trill probably rule yet higher. The local market is, however, fully supplied meanwhile. VVe quote: 2b 6Jd to 2s 7d ex ship for good to best feed ; 2a lid to 3b for seed sorbs. Maize: New season's has been coming to hand mor« freely, and prices are easier. Recent sales at 2s 5d to 2s 6d ex wharf. ChaQ :Is firmly held, and there are indications thab prices will ruie higher. We quote: Oaten sheaf ab £3 5s to £3 10s on trucks, Auckland ; £3 12a 6d ex store. Potatoes : Market well supplied from Canterbury. Good table sorts are worth £3 15s to £3 17s 6d ex ship.

Messrs G. W. BinnsyandSohs'Rkpgrt. —On Tuesday we offered a very large catalogue of hides, sheepskins, tallow, bones, etc. Hides : All stout, wellconditioned sold readily from 4Jd to s|d ; no prime offered ; medium, 3id ; light ox and steer, 3d to 3£d ; cow, firm »b 3d, for all good lots ; wee and sloppy, 2£d to 2gd ; calf, 4d to 5d ; stags, Id to lid per lb. Sheepskins : All cleared at satisfactory priceß. Local green best skins sold from 3s 4d to 3s 8d ; others, from 2s 8d to 3b; country Balbed, 2s to 3s 4d each ; counbry dry, la 6d to 3s 3d each. Tallow : Still dull of sale, good lines of ordinary, 11s 6d to 12a per cwt; email lota of picked up to 14s. Bones : From 70 to 75s per ton. Hair (horse), I2^d per lb; cow tails, Is 3d to Is 4d per dozen.