COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Bruce Herald, Volume XI, Issue 1081, 24 January 1879, Page 5

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

I DUNEDIN STOCK REPORT. I Messrs D^li>Jßm»ai«i> Co. report for the ■ k en diDg 22nd Janua. y, 1879, m follors -,-r ■ w Fat c»ttle— This week's market was sup- ■ oliei 175 head,^y • small portion of ■ hich were prime the balance being little better I than ston s. Prices showed a slighMecline on Hi s t week's quotations. Best bollocks, heavy I weight from LlO to Lls 7* 6d; medium, L 7 to I LlO ' co wp, from L 6 to li9 lo *— or a shade under I 30^ pe r for primej|fcs Medium. j»t Calve*.— Twenty-four y aided, »nd sold at H froxnlSato 303 - H F»t Sheepi— l66B penned, which were all I taken by the trade at about last week's prices. I B«>t iiom lOi *° 12s 6d * medium» from 7a 6d ■ towl-oreqnal to 2dper lb. * H F»t lambs— 67o were perm cd. The supply H beiDgin excess of requirement*, prices were H «c»rcelyop to last week's quotations. They , ■ were ,v sold, however, at from 6a 6d to 9a, ■ .ccorduig to quality, V . - . . . 1 H stfreCattle.— There is a fair demand for ] ■ w«ll-grown quiet store , cattle for paddock fat- t ; B teeing, *nd if in forward; condition they com- , ■ mand high prices. ; V B Store Sbeep.— We have a large number of ; ■ Ber ino and halfrbred sheep for private sale. 1 B The demand for sound young sheep of all classes 1 Bia *c tive - Oi tB ® 8iB » kP wev « jr » % re ¥» only a s I limited number offering; Poll-mouthed an not i ■ bo much squired for. We quote lambJpSs to i I 6s ; 2-tooth, 6s 6j4 to 7s 6d ; 4 and 6 tooth, 7s to i ■ Bs6d; fuil-.njonth, 3s 9dto 6a 6d. We sold I 6000 dnring the- week at quotationsv 1 I Wool. Qn Friday last we held our our first 1 I sale of the season at. our wool stores, Princes- < I gtreet South, when we catalogued 851 bales, t I There was a large attendance of buyers and t I others interested iathr sale. There was fair i I competition;for small lots, and such sold at satis- t I factory prices, considering the depressed and t I nDS ettled state of the Home market. Our cata- c I logue consisted principally of large clips, in re- f I p«ct te which it was evident that buyers were I I not disposed to meet the views of vendors as to a I value, and conseqaently all the large clips were t I passed in. We disposed of several small lota at t I --greasy haftbjfeds, from 7id to 9gd ; merino j I from 7jd to lOi, ■ We have had enquiry for the 8 I clips not disposed of , and anticipate being able | I to place some of them privately. t I Skins.— We held bur usual weekly sale on ' I Monday last, when we disDOßei of dried skins * I at s|d per lb ; mixed skins at la 9d to 3s 3d, I Properties.— We'held an important sale of city freeholds oW. Tuesda y j a8 t. Section 31, block I XVJ., Dunedin, sold for £800 ; section 26, block 1° \ XXI., Dunedin, for £800 ; section 27, block XXL, Dunedin*] £820. -s We would direct at- a tentioh to our salfej to ; be held at Watson's Hotel, Dinedin, on Sitbrday^ 25i* iast:, whea ; fc we will (ffdr sections' in the townehip of Sher- .. wood, Waipahi, and other townsbip3. t Grain.—^Wheat is exceedingly dull of sale; and E prices are- only nominal. We ' q'i6|e^.biest | miliii g, 33 9i jtp sz ; medium, 3* 64 to^^ 9i j c fowlß'feed,2s9ito3i3d. Oats have a down- fc ward tendency. We quote best feed, 3s 8d to B 3ii03.,;; ; : \ -'■;';?.:':'.. "'- •-"•■ -' ' ; : ,- : d