Commercial.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 9, 3 September 1874, Page 2

Commercial.

■ » ■ ■ ■_■■ Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, & Co. report:— Fat Cattle-=Tfae number' yarded was below the average, being only QZ head, chiefly of middling quality. We sold, on account of Messrs J. M'Leish and Little Brothers. *7 head, at from 1.0 101} to L 8 16s lor bullocks, and L 7 to Lll 10s tor cows. We quote prime beef LI 12s 6U per lOOlbs, middling quality Li 3s. . . . • F$F Sheep— There was au unusually full market, andthe supply being so largely in excess of trade requirements, a considerable number were tur_.ed out. 2300 were penned, mainly crossbreds. "We sold2oocros9breds at Ll, and 100 merinos at 12s, also privately 6'jO merinos at 4d per lb, 300 cross breds at ltis each,-7_OU merinos, delivered on station, at 3d halfpenny per lb. We quote prime half brecta 4Jd per lb, ditto merinos 4d. Store Cattle— We have considerable Inquiries for grown cattle, but at present few are offering. We quote bullocks, 3 to 6 years old li-t 10s to Li, cows L 3 to L 3 10s, mixed herds L 2 10a. Store Sheen— No transactions. Horses- -Tjbe demand is still good for heavy draughts and strong upstanding coach horses. Our sale this week was eon fined mostly to dealers* lolS, of which a considerable proportion changed hands. We quote first class draughts L6D to I_Bo, . medium do L 3-. to L 45, g.>od hacks and light harness horses L2stoLiO, mtdium do L ls to LIB, light and inferior L 6 fo I_i& Freehold Estate— We have to report having sold, on account of Adam. Begg,. Esq., 160 awes of land, situated between the Anderson's Bay Road and the Ocean Beach, at L 15 per acre, the purchaser being David Proudfoot. Esq. This property, we are given to understand, will shortly be surveyed and laid oft as aijtownahip, there being a great demand for building allotments in this locality. . | Sheepskins— There was a fu.l attendance of buyers j at our weekly sale, and prices obtained were quite equal to last week's rates, in some instances showing a slight advauce. Wo sold butchers' greenskins half breds at 5s io 6s Id, meriuoes 3s Gd to 3s lid, station skins Is 9d to As lOd each Hid-*s continue in good demand, and command full ratas. We sold light weights at 13s od, medium l?s (id to 18s yd. and heavy up to •<. 's fid each. Grain — The demand lor wheat is slack at present,but we hope to see an improvement shortly. We quote prime milling 4s 9d to 5s per bushel, inferior 48 3d to 4s lid. Oats are in good demand, ana meet with ready Bale at is Id to 4s ad lor feed, up to 4s 4d for milling samples. Barley- Good malting is worth 4s 9d to 6s, inferior 4s to i* Gd per bushel. Christchcech. Quotations, f.o.b. :— Wheat 5s 3d, oats 4s 9d to ss, barley 6s 6d to (is, flour Ll:. its to Ll.'*, bran LO. sharps L 7, cheese 7sd to 7£d, butter is to Is Yd, potaroes L 6. The stock of wheat is getting low, and farmers are asking ds in (..hrisichurch. Oats and potatoes are scarce, and the local demand is good. Auckland. Mr Alexander Saunders reports : Buyers of South British Ll 12s 6d, Albion Co., Italians Is 6d.. Sellers ot Bank of New Zealand Ll? 15s, .National Bank L 3 lis, Bright Smile Ll, Whau L 2 9s, Ota"<> : las 6d. Mr G. W. Binney reports the market dull. Oats 6s to 5s 3d, wheat (is ad to 0"s 4d, bailey 5s 6d, Hour Ll3 ids to Ll4 os, pollard L 7 18s to La lus, brau L 7, cheese .'s Hd, hams and bacon lid, butter Is 2d. Mr Buckland reports that there Las been -.bout the average supply ot store cattle, which are rather lower in price Fat catt-e— Short supply and of indifferent quality, without alteration. SheepAverage number, aud price unchanged. Wellington. Produce prices— Flour Ll3 to H3 10s, bran Is 3d to Is sd, poilard L 7 10s toLB, wheat, milling none, oats 4s 9d to ds, cheese Bid. butter Is 9d to 2s. i Melbourne. The Argus reports :-— In the import market business generally shows little improvement, but. a considerable trade has | been done in oue or two staples specially affected by English advices, UreadstuiTs are firm, but that is all that can be said, though supplies are on a very, I moderate scale. Bakers' lots ot flour are sellinji at I I/.. - . 15s, bags returned. Parcels cannot be quoted over Ll3 M (id toLIS ss. We have no special business to refer to but as ho'ders are not pressing sales, quotations have some degree of firmness. <if wheat, no transactions outside the auc'ion mart have been effecled ; buyers, however, evince no particular indisposition to purchase, but there is very iitlle offering to operate in. Under the hammer a tew lots were c eared off; best samples (about 210 bags) 6s 3d to tis4d halfpenny, and interior was sold at 58 ll)d Outs are very quiet and neglected, notwithstanding that the supplies c fining forward an' so small. Nothing was offered «t the auction sale in' the forenoon. Oif the other hand, dialers app.ar to have no desire to treat for any at the present moment. Quotations for ieeding rule at 4s 9d to os, while mi ling are steady at 5a 3d. Maize is sellinc at4s lOd in fair paid U .