MINING NOTE.

Evening Star, Issue 7233, 8 June 1887, Page 3

MINING NOTE.

Tho Kecpit-Dark Company’s rethrn was Gldoz o amalgam from 225 tons of stone.

STOCK AND STATION REPORT.

Mr Donald Stronach (on behalf of the Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports for the week ended Juno 8 as follows : Fat Cattle.—This week’s market brought forward a full supply, 211 head being yarded, mostly prime quality, the remainder fair to good. A few prime bullocks brought pic -a up to last week’s quotations, but on tho whole tho market wai much easier and altogether void of animation. A number of pens had to he wilhdrawn, to he hold over for further disposal. Best bullocks brought 17 to 1,8 10s ; medium to good, L 3 7s6dtnL6 10a. Crws from L2 17s 01 to 10 17a 6d; one or Iwo heavy weights a elude more. Wo sold, on account of several vendors, caws at from L 4 5s to L 5 2s Od Fat Sheep,—A very moderate supply was penned to doV—vi4., 1,593 consisting of 125 merino wethers, {air Id good ; tho ha'ance oross-breds, medium quality, only a few pons being prim i. Tnc sales opened at about last week’s quotations, but toward* tho close competition was more active, p ices rc.ali-cd showing a slight advance. Best cross-bred wethers brought 8s 9:1 to 10i 31; ordinary, 7s to 8s 6d ; best do ewes, 7s 91 to 9s 9d ; o dinary, 6s to 7s 61; merino wethers, 4s fid to 6s fid. Fat Lambs.—There wore only 220 penned, fair to good, hot biing now almost out of season, there was but little competition, prices ranging from 6s 3d to 7a. Pigs.—The number to hand to-day was ra'lior a small one, viz,, 89, and in Consequence biddings Were a little more lively, but without an.V apparent improvement to values Suckers h-ought 7s (id ; ordinary stores, 18s to 245; porkers, 20s to 295; haconcrs, 36 r to 48s.

Store Cattle.—There is but litt'o alteration to note in the state of the market for these; The flno opcfl winter weather cnloyf.d Bring so (dr . favors'.le, small lots still ftohtiniio to change hands at from L 3 7s 6d fn tis for. three and four vear-old bullocks; largcframed quiet bullocks in forward condition, hemp mostly preferred for turnip fattening, would realise a shade more. Store Sheep.—The business done now is unimportant. The demand is limited, there being only an cceaaional inquiry for sma'l lots suitable fer putting on turnips. Wool.—On Monday wo offered a small catalogue of oddments, when competition was keen, and, Considering the quality) satisfactory p-io?.s wore realised, which are as tallows; -T under half circle Over Illf.bEND, 2 bales greasv fleece, 7|d ; do, 1 do do, 6jd ; do, 1 do do, pieces, 4Jd; bar through circle, 1 do do mixed fleece, BJd) H under half-circle. 2 bags do fierce, yd : do, 2 Ho do, locks and pieces, Sd S. 1 do d ■> fleece, 4|d ; do, 2 do do looks, 2d ; S in triangle, 1 do do, pieces, o}d ; do, 1 do do nieces and looks, 3d j SP, 4 hales scoured pieces, 18; do, 1 do do plec69 and looks, 9d; do, 1 do do locks, 7}d ; WC, 1 do wash d pieces, Od. . , . sheepskins.—We hold OUP regular weekly ftUVton sale Oh Monday, when We submitted a lane catalogue, Comprising an assortment o both OOUdtry dry and local butchers 1 green skins There was it good attendance of htlvcr", nearly all the rep" «entn , ‘-cs -f the trade being present, and competed Spiritedly for every lot on the catalogue, green oross-breds being most in demand; the heaviest of which brought Sd to 4d per skin over last week's rates. Country dry cross-brcds. low to medium, brought Sd to 3s Sd ) dt) do murino, 9d to 2s 2d : good to be St dry oross-breda, 3s fld to 4s Id; do do merino, 2s 6d to Ss6d ; dry pel s, id to 6d ; butchers' green crossbreds. 2s 6d, 2i fid, 28 Ud. 3s Id, 3s 4d, 3s Bdf 8s 7d, 3s 8d j do do merino, Is 7d, Is Sd, 2s, 2s 3d, 2s Bd, 2s 9d, 8s; lambskins. 2«9d. 2s 10d,35, Said, . . ttabbit skins.—The number Coming to hand is slightly increasing, bUI still very short of requirements. Thb tUarket is firm, and a good HehiSnd experienced for all classes. Late-scoured, wfcU-saycd skins, however, are in mpst demand; but very few Cl such have yet come to hand. We offered a catalogue oh Monday; wheU ail the buyers in the trade wgre in attendance, competing with spirit for all offered. We give marks and prices as follows ; H, under halt circle, 1 bag suckers, Id ; do, X do inferior, 3}d; do, 1 do do, 6|d; do, X do summer, B^d; JO, 2 do autumn, XOd ; K, X do summer, 7Jd ; do, X do, autumn, 9Jd; do, X do. winter, Xs IJd, highe-t nrice this season; KYEBURN, X halo inferior, Sid; KO In square, X bag suokers, 2d; do do, 2 bales autumn, B}d; X turned R, X bag winter, 12id; KYEBURN, X bale black and fawn, 6d per lb. Hides.—A steady demand continues to be experienced, but without any material alteration in prices. All descriptions are saleable, I ut heavy weights, clean and carefully flayed, are in moot request,„.Wo tjUote for inferior and hill's XJd to 2d; light, 2jd to 2gd; medium, 2}l to BJd J heavy, 601b and over; in a satisfactory Condition, SJd to 4Jd per lb. . . Tallow,—There is no alteration to speak of in the tone of the market. A moderate demand continues to exist—all consignments coming forward are readily taken up for local consumption; but there is very little inquiry for shipment, and for this purpose sales could only bo effected 4t a reduction on present quoI rations, -which we give as follow: —For hest mutton, X6s to X7s 6d ; medium to good, X4s to XSs; inferior and mixed, 10s to X3s; rough fat, Inferior 7s to Bs, medium to good, 9s to XOs; best caul fat, Xls to X2s per owt. Grain.—Wheat; The position of the market with regard to prices for milling fa much about the same as last week. Fowl wheat is >carce, and in large demand at an advance. On the whole, the tone of the market fur all sorts is firm, with a tendency to harden. We quote prime milling velvet, red-straw, and Tuscan at 3s lid to 4s Xd; good to best, 3s XOd to 3s lid; medium, 8s 7d to 3s 9i ; whole fowls’ wheal, 8s 3d to 3s 6d; inferior and broken, 2s 94 to 3s (ex store).— Oats: There has been a slight improvement in the demand this week. Fair feed and good milling have been in request, the former having been dealt in to a considerable extent at an advance of quite Id per bushel. Buyers, however, in the meantime are rather unwilling to submit loan equal advance on the price of the latter ; but, now that the deliveries from the country have almost ceased, the position is somewhat more in favor of sellers. Wo quote prime milling at Is 8d to Is 9d ; best bright feed. Is 8d to Is SJd; medium/ Is 7Jd to Is 8d; inferior and discolored, Is 5Jd to Is 7d (ex store). Long oats are not very much in request Barley: A somewhat easier tone pervades the market with respect to malting. Most maltsters being fauly well stocked for the time being they are less inclined to operate except at reduced prices, bqt as the market

Is comparatively bare quotations arc unaltered, Milling is in good demand, and but. little cl this class offering Wo quote prime nailing 4s to 4s 3d, medium 3s 8d to 3s lid (bags extra); feed and milling 2s 6d to 3s Od (ex store, hags weighed in). Grass Seed.—There is no demand for parcels. The only business passing is confined to small retail lots. Potatoes.—The market Is still over-supplied, and no improvement in demand or piice. [By Tblboraph.) , MeleourNb, Juno 7.—The National Mortgage and Agency Company report!— Wheat, is to 4s Id, mode, rate inquiry i barley, 4s 5d to 5s lid, quiet; oats (feed sores), 3s 9d to 3s lid, less demand, occasionally;.easier; oats (milling sorts) 2s lid to 3 J , no material change, if anything weaker ; New Zealand oats (under bond), 2s to 29 2d, slow sale.