Commercial.

Clutha Leader, Volume V, Issue 237, 24 January 1879, Page 5

Commercial.

Maclean "Brothers report for week ending January 22nd as follows : — "Fab Cattle. — The market to-dav was fairly supplied. 175 head of medium to good qualitv beint? yarded, all of which changed hands at a shade under last week's rates. Medium siz<=rf cattle of good quality brought about MOs per lOOlbs. while heavy weights were slightly under. Ordinary quality brought from 22s 6d to 255. At the yards we sold on account of Messrs Palmer, Petrio. Todd, Sutherland, and others, 73 head. Best bullocks, heavy weights, brouaht from LU to Llo; medium, L8 10.s to LlO 10s ; rows from L5 10s to L9 10s, according to weight and quality. Fat Calves. — 24 were penned : we sold six at from 18s to 3os each. Fat Rlippp. — 1(563 were penned, ehipfly good to primp quality. Although a smnl! supply, competition was only moderately active, consequently prices were easy, and" the demand fully supplied. We sold on account of the N".Z and A.L. Co., from the Totara Estate, a prime draft of 530. at from 10s to 12s 31 ; on account of Messrs "Brown, Beattie, and other.*. 380 afc from 8s fid to 9s (3d — or equal to 2d per lb for prime quality. Fat Lamb*. — A full supply of R7O were penned i all <rood to prime qualify. P.idding was, in con- ! sequence, rather dull, and prices were not m> to i thp expectations of vendors. Inferior and medium I pold at 4s 31 to 8« ; good to prime at 9s to 10s Rrl, the latter heinsr obtained for a really first-class draft of 40, sold bv us on account of Peter Auchison, Esq., Awamoko. the best quality lambs we have seen permed in t.lie market, and which were purchased bv Mr Forsvth, Port Ohalmnrs. i Store Cattle.— We have no sa.les to report, but ; hnve placed a liir^e mob under offer. TVj demand in the north of this province and South j Onnterlui'-y is not quite what wo expected nt j this season, owing doubtless to the scarcity of feed ; but in our own immediate neighbourhood j well grown cMP* in forward condition command fair prices. Quotations same as Ihrd week. Store Sheet) a'-e without alteration as regards ; demand or valuo, and no transactions of p.ny importance havo transpired. We have several choice lots for "fF-'r. Wool.— On Friday. 17th, wo held our first sale of the season, the particulars of which, with prices obtained. Imve been fully reported. On Monday wo sold a liiro;fi number nf small lots which brought v«>rv satisfactory prices. List of these is hereto annexed. Yesterday and to-day Hales have been held, bixt, presumably on ac- . count of the unsatisfactory naturo of the catalogues "of the ffotne sales to hand by this mail, : prices have ruled oorrrdeialily easier'. Our next sale will be held on Friday. 31st instant, when we shall offer several choice c!ip=; : — JR conjoined. 20 baers greasy cross-bred, 6id ; shield, 2 bags greasy L°ict-.ster, 7|d ; do, '6 has;* greasy I pieces and Jock';, ncl ; T, 2 ha<xs scoured locks, 7|d ; do, 2 bag« scom-ed mix^d. ?>|d ; RS, 3 bags greasy pieces, 4?}d ; do, 2 bags greasy locks, id ; ! do, 1 bag greasy fleece. 6|d ; WS over W. 2 bags j wa«h«rl pieces, 4d ; do, 1 bag sreasy lor-.ks, 2Jd ; BE, 1 bag greasy locks, 3d : WO, 1 bag washed pieces, fid ; horscsbo«, 2 bngs greasy pieces, 3^l ; ! do, 2 bags creasy locks, "Ud ; RR. 2 ha?s greasy cro.«s-brod B^d ; do, 2 bags washed cross-bred, jlld; do, 1 bag washed piec°«, 7d ; T, 1 bag greasy pieces and flf-ec?, IJd ; WN", 2 hags <jrensy cross-hred, 7-|l ; do. 2 bags greasy locks, 3d ; GS over W, 1 bag washed locks. 4.{d ; do, 1 bag mixed cross-bred, 7sd ; RT, 3 bii2.s greasy crossbred. 7^d; AB, 1 bag greasy pieces, 3d ; MK conjoined, 1 bag grpssy locks, 2d ; do, 2 bacts STPaoy pieces. 4d ; MF," 1 bag greasy locks, 3d ; CN", 1 bas: greasy locks, £d ; do, 2 bags greasy cross-bred, fi'd ; scissors, 1 bag greasy locks |d ; 1 bag greasy locks and pieces. 3jjd ; JM, 1 bag locks, l|d ; T, 2 basrs greasy pieces. 4Jd ; WD, 1 bag greasy locks, 2d ; do, 1 bag sreasv pieces, 4§d ; -TD, 2 bags greasv pieces and locka. 3f>l ; do, 1 bag greasy mixed fleece, <id ; JH conjoined, 1 bag greasy pieces, 5d ; TMP conjoined, 1 bag greasy locks, §d ; RR, 1 hag washed pieces, 3.^d] Heart, 2 bags sreasy locks, 2|d ; WJA, 9, bags areasy locks, 3d ; TJ, 1 ba? greasy pieces, 3gd ; WC, 1 bag greasy merino, 8d ; do, 1 bag greasy locks and pipces,"4j?d ; PA, 2 bags greasy locks', 2M ; WO, 1 bag washed pieces, 3,jd ; do, 1 bag STPasy locks, 3d ; MT, 1 basr greasy locks, 3£d ; Heart, 1 bag greasy locks, |d ; do, 2 bags greasy pieces, 3j}d. Hides and Tallow. — N"one offered. The demand for hides is still slack, and the value is ominally 3d perlb. Grain. — Wheat : Themarketbas been stagnant during the past week, and quotations are without change. o'its have been inquired for, but the quantity offering is very trifling, and sales have been q\iite unimportant. Good to fine feed and rrilling may be quoted at 3s 8d to 3s lOd. Barley is quite out of the market.