Commercial.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue I, 1 October 1874, Page 5

Commercial.

Bai.ci.utb a, Sept 10. DarVBR, Stjswabt, ajtd Co. (Clutha Branch), report, for the week —

Wholesale prices of Oats, 38 lOd to 4s per bushel Wheat, Ss Sd to 3s lid per bushel Potatoes, L 4 15s to L 6 per tea Barley, 3s 9d to 4s per bushel Chaff, L 4 to L 4 10s per toa Ryegrass— no demand Eggs, Is 6d per dozen Butter. Is per lb Hams and bacon, 8d per lb Cheese, Bjd per lb DusriDiK. A. Mercer reports :— Fresh butter, in Üb. and lib. prints, best quality, is 9d to Is lOd per lb ; second quality. Is Sd ; fresh butter, in lump, Is 6d. Although the supply of fresh butter is pretty plentiful, there is a good demand - otherwise prices would be lower. Cheese is plentiful, and the best quality lOd per lb. Side and rolled bacon is in good demand, and retailing at lid to Is per lb; Colonial hams, Is Id to Is 2d; English hams. Is 4d to Is 6d, Owing to the demand tor eggs, they have risen in price this week to is Od per dozen. Tho Guabdian of Saturday reports, under •' Free and Duty paid "— Hay, L 6 10s per ton Straw, L 2 10s per ton Oatmeal, L 23 per ton Flour, Ml 10s to 1.11 15s per toa Prime wheat, 4s 3d to 5s per bushel Good fowls' wheat, 4s 2d to 4s sd Oats, good teed. 4s id to 4s 6d Bran, L 5 per ton Chan, 1,4 10s per ton Potatoes, L6 los per ton Onions, 60s per cwt Bacon, 9id per lb ; ham, Is Ojd • cheese, 7jd to BJd Pollard, Lb los to L 6 per ton Barley dust, L 5 per ton— rather scarce Beef, 208 to 25s per cwt ; 3d to 7d per Ib retail Mutton, 3d to 5a per lb -, veal, 4d \o 6d Turkeys, plentiful • fowls, per pair, 6s to 6s Apples, 4d to 8d per lb ; oranges, 3s per dozen Lemons, 3s per dozen ; currants, 4£d Carrots, L 3 per ton ; celery, 3s t* Oh per dozen The Go art-tan reports : — In the import market business has been somewhat quiet during the past week, and few sales of magnitude have come under our notice. On the whole, business is not. so satisfactory as we were warranted in anticipating, but there Is every prospect of a good trade being done next month, which is considered by the trade to be the spring month of the year. Breads' uffa. — Flour continues to be quoted at Lll 10s per ton, and all the millers arc doing a good business at this figure. The demand for the Northern ports is brisk, and a large quantity is imw in course of shipment. Bran and pollard remain at late quotations. Oats are in brisk demand, and considerable sales have been made during the week at an advance on late quotations. We hear of one parcel changing hands at 4s 4d per bushel, and a second lot for forward delivery at 4s 6d per bushel, at which price any coming to hand would be readily .taken up by the trade.

Wheat continues in good demand, and any prime samples offering are taken np by the millers at 5s per bushel. Second quality is not inquired for at more than 4s 3d per bushel, and little business is doing.

Cornsacks are in better demand, and we hear of sales up to JBs per dozen, duty paid. Timber and building materials are In brisk demand, and continue to fetch full rates. Cement may now be quoted at 24s per barrel. Galvanised iron, L33 10s to L 34 per ton. Wire nails, 30« per keg, assorted sizes.

Messrs. Wright, Stephbnson, and Co, report :— Fat Cattle.— The large number of 156 head came forward, all of which were disposed of. We sold 16 head on account of Mr. Man son, at from L 8 to LlO 15s. Some very superior pens of bullocks bronght from Ll4 to Ll6 10s. We quote prime quality, 38s to 35s per 1001 b; medium do, 255. We also sold privately 30 head at LlO round. Fat Calves.— None came forward. Fat Sheep. — A good supply keeps coming in, preventing any advance in prices. 1600 were penned. We sold 500 cross-breds at 17s to 20s each; 130 merino wethers, medium quality, at trom 10s ed to 13s 6d ; and, privately, 500 at quotations. We quote prime half-breds. 4id per lb.-, do merinos, 4d. Store Cattle.— We anticipate that, consequent on the late rains, the demand for cattle for paddock fattening will be stimulated. A few large sales have already taken place. We quote bullocks, 3to 5-years old, L 5 *, spayed cows, L 4; mixed lots, L 2 10s to L 3.

Store Sheep.— The business doing in this class of stock is very limited. We have placed several lots of cross-breds under offer, but have no transactions to report. We quote cross-breds, 4 and 6-tooth, 14s • hoggets, 12s to 18s ; merino wethers, 4, 6, and Btoeth, 8s to 8a cd. Horses.— The demand is active for heavy draughts and horses adapted for light harness. We sold at our yardß on Saturday, on account of Messrs. Blair and Blues, a 'shipment ot heavy draught stock, ex Otago, among- which were some very superior mares that have taken first prizes in Victoria. For these especially there was a very keen competition. "Blue BeU, a hay mare, 5-year old, was knocked down to Peter -Grant, Esq., of Gowrie. at L 30 0; and to the same buyer Ml Beauty, a grey mare, 3-year old, for L 275, a black mare, by Westthorne, at 1.130, and an entire colt, 21 months old, at L 125. The remainder of the shipment, not beingso heavy, brought from L6O to LlO3 for mares, and from L3B to L6O for geldings. We beg to remind farmers, and tbe nubae generally that we shall hold onr Annual Walking Show of entire horses on Tuesday, 29th inst., aud from the entries received, we anticipate it will be the largest ever held in Dunedin. We wish also to intimate that we shall offer at our yards on Saturday, 3rd October, a very superior shipment .of heavy draught mares and geldings, ex Albion, from Melbourne. We quote draughts, first-class mares, L 75 to L 10 0; medium do, 1,45 to L 6 5; first-class geldings, L6O to L 75 ; medium do, L4O io LSO ; good hacks and light harness horses, L 25 to L3O ; medium do, X.15 to 1,18 ; ltf-ht aud Inferior, 1,4 to L 7. WooL— The telegraphic news just to hand by the Albion, under date of London, 19th September, is meagre, but very satisfactory, as it reports prices continue firm.

Sheepskins.— Onr sale on Wednesday was weh* attended bybuyerfl, and the competition brisk for every lot. We disposed of 1500 statioa and butchers' skins, at an advance of 3d per skin on last week's cates. Prices obtained were as follows :. Butchers' green skins, aalf-bceds, fa g^ to 6s 4d - merinos, 4s 76 each ; station skins, 2s 3d to Ss lOd each. Hides continue in good, demand, and command full rates. We sold, at our. weekly sale, several lots -of "light and medium weigbtß, at firomiSsed to 18s 6d each. ' • ■ -

Grain.— Wheat remains stationary, the demand being limited ta small pareels*f or mlxlßgr. There is no alterations In values to report. Good samples may be quoted at from 4b 9d to Ss per bushel; inferior. 4a 3d ; fowls* feed,' 3B 6d to 4b. Barley— vc-ry little business doing. Oats are scarce, and in active inquiry.at 45.4 d per busbel.for.fe<yl,,and 4s 6d to 4s 9d for prime milling: samples.

Auckland.

Mr. G. W. BrmytY reports as, follows Tegardlne the grain market^:— Oats, ssi6d to 5s 9d; bran, L.7 10a ; pollard, L 8; wheat, 6s ; harley, 5s 6d ; maize, 5b Od : floor, Ll3 ; bam and fl^cop, iOd to Is ; butter, la 8d to Is 4d ; cheese, 8d * potatoes/ 1,9 10s ; onions, 7d ; .kauri plentlf ol on East, and West Coast. Mr. Bnoklann reports :— Fat cattle: "mil supply, 4os to Ms per lOOlb.' dairy cows, L« * grown steers, iM to L 7.; fat sHsep, Sd p»r lb.