COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 160, 7 July 1909, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

XEW ZEALAXD EOAN AJtD IUSHCAN-

TILE AGEXCY CCVS- BEPOBT.

Yards, horses were brought forward in full numbers and the demand was good through out. We quote: Heavy draughts, from £2S W to. «3 10/;, medium dtanghte* i» % £27; light harness Uorsee, £8 to £18 15/; hacks, £5 to £1T 10/; weeds, £1 10/ to £3 A. spr4ng-cart sold at £13 15/, and. a suikr at £13 10/. /**•

tie Newmarket Yards on Tuesday cattle of all descriptions were yarded in large number*. Dairy cowe. sold at gfrom £3 15/ to £6 10/; empty cows, £2 V 18/; calves, 17/ to f2 4/ Beef In tall supply, sold at last week's rates Oxen sold to 21/ per HKHb, and cows 17/ to 19/ Steers sold at from £6 5/ to £9 17/6; cows) £3 10/ to £7 12/8; The beef market showed a firmer tone.

Sheep.—Sheep were yarded in average numbers at Newmarket on Tuesday, and sold at an advance on last week's rates ■»«\ ers ,J°J d v at from 13/3 t0 a- V 3; ewes 12/3 to 16/6; hoggets, 11/9 to 15/9 Pigs.—Porkers, sold at from 17/6 to £1 3/weauers, 6/ to 0/6; bacouers, £3 2/ to £2 18/.

We submitted large catalogues of hides, skins, and tallow on Tuesday, all lines meeting with good competition at late rates. Hides.—liarket nrm. We quote: Extra stout or, 7d to 7id; stout do., 6id to 6id- ??<""» do., ojd to 6d; light do.. 51d to 2 5-8 d; cons', best lines sid to 5 5-Bd, good old to 5 8-8(1, scored 4 7-8 d to sd; klps/Sld o?*°l : £ a , lftkiDS ' 3*4 to 6 W; damaged hides «jU tO O3U,

Sheepskins.—Market firm. Best butchers' skiaa, large to 5/9. good lines itf to 5/3 medium 4/3 to 4/0, small 3/ to 3/9 firm. Best mixed to 22/6; good, 18/6 to 20/6; inferior. 15/6 to 16/9; rough fat. 15d to 1 5-Sd per lb Bones. £4 IS/. Cowtalls, 1/8 per dozen. Horsehair. 1/4 to 1/lQi. Wheat.—glow of sale at 4/6 ex store Chaff.—The market is quiet, and the present value Is £3 5/ per ton per truck at rail Oats.—Selling freely at 2/3, aud the Southern market is advancing. Maize— Stocks are very light, and tli° ir-irket is very nrm at 3/0 c.i.f. for wholesale lines.

jM^> nn i"J2 jPotonl—ln good demand at £4 5/ and £8 5/.

Barley—ln good demand at 2/9. Potatoes.—Stocks are heavy, the present value being £3 15/ ex store. »>*«•«' Onions.—Slow of sale at £6 10/ ex etore Butter.—Supplies are etill coming forward very heavily, and the market is easier Farmers choice separator, B}d to 10d; first grade, Od; second grade, 8d to 81d Cheese.—Factory, sid; farmers', slow ot sole at od.

Eggs, 1/8 per dozen. Fungus. 4 7-Sd per lb; ready sale.

CHRISTCHURCH PRODUCE MARKETS. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) CHRISTCHDRCH, Tuesday. Business is very quiet In the grain aud produce market, for, while there Is good inquiry for wheat and oats, growers are holding very firmly, as exporters are working on London values. They are unable to offer any further Inducement to growers to sell. Prices, therefore, except In the case of oats, which are rather firmer, show uo change. No sales of any consequence are reported to have taken place during the last few days. Cocksfoot is offering a little more freely, but the prices are somewhat weaker. There is a fair Inquiry tor potatoes for imined."ate delivery, as wet weather hns interfered with supplies coming for. ward. SYDNEY SHEEP SALE& SYDNEY, July a At the Sydney sheep sales farther consignments from New Zealand were offered. For Llncolns, a lot offered by Barrtball (TValuku) averaged £4 4/3; Romney March Dnnkley (Dunkeld) averaged £3 3/: Border Leicesters, Douthwalte (South Canterbury) averaged £0 7/3; Andrew (Southbrldge) averaged £4 2/10; John Nlion (KlUtnchy) averaged £7 15/10; Leicestere, William Nixon (Killinchy), average - *^"2/; Corrlcdales, Enaor (Ashley), averaged £2 16/4.