COMMERCIAL.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2293, 5 January 1900, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

Stronach Broa. and Morris, Dunedis, r* port for week ending Ist Fat Cattle. ->-284, ■upply waa mora than enough (or requirements and prieaa dropped 10a to 15a per bead. Beat bollockraold it £7 10» to £9; extra heavy £lO 10s; medium £6 to £7 sa. Best cows and heifers £6 5a to £7 10s; medium to good £4 15a to £6, other* £3 to £4 10a. • Shbep.—2226 penned, pricea ruling about the lame as last week. Best oroeibrtd wethera (in wtiol) sold at 18a to 19s 6d, ditto (shorn) 15s to 16s 6d medium 13s 6d to 14a 9d. Best ewta (in wool) 18a to 19a ; ditto (shorn) 13a 6d to 14s 6d, medium 12s 9d to 13s 3d. Lambs.—s3s penned, pricea being slightly easier. Best lambe sold at Ua 6d to 12s 9d, medium 10a to Us. Pigs.—l7o penned. There was a very good demand (or suckera, alips, and atorea, but other aorta were dull of aale. Babbitskiks.—There were no aalea this week, they being only held once a fortnight at preaent. Sheepskins.—The demand atill keeps op, the weekly ailea being well attended. Best dry merinoe, 6s 6d to 8s 6d; ditto half breda, 6a to 8a; ditto balf breda, 5s to 6s 6d, Hides.—ln good demand. Prime heavy are 3fd to 4|d ; medium 3d to 3£d ; light inferior lfd to 2jd per lb. . Tallow.—Market steady. Beat rendered mutton, 15a 6d to 17a; medium, 13s 6d to 15s; rough (at, 10s 6d to 12s fid per cwt. Wool.—The first sale of the season takes place on Thursday next, 2lst instant, but there will not be much offering. The n£xt sale takes place on January 12th. Wheat.—No business doing and market very dull. Prime milling, 2s 6d to 2s 7d; medium, 2ssd ; (owl wheat, 2s to 2s 3d per bushel (sacks in.) Oats.—Market very firm and prioea have advanced Id per buahel. Milling 2s ; good to best feed la lOd to la lid; medium, la 8d to Is 9d per bushel(aaoks extra.) Chaff.—Prime chaff is in good demand, bat medium quality is dull of sale. Prime oaten shea(, £2 10s t*> £2 15s; medium to good, £2 to £2 7s 6d per ton (bags extra). Potatoes.—Derwenta unsaleable.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORTMessrs A. Moritzson and Co., Dunedin, report (wholesale) as follows for the week ending Wednesday last; all quotations being subject to market fluctuations;— We would ask farmers wbsn aeoding samples always to put a price bn them, as btyjers da not feel inelined.to mak* offer*. Wheat.—Prime samples are the description that have any attention, medium and inferior being neglected. Fowl feed is in good demand. We quote:— Best velvet, 2s fid to 2s 7d ; best Tuscan, 2s fid to 2s 7d; red chaff, 2s 6d; fowls wheat, 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Oats. The market remains firm at quotations. W* have sold prime milling at Is lid to 2s and bright short feed Is lid to 2s, inferior Is 8d to Is lO&d. Barley.—Feed sorts are quoted at Is 9d to 2s; milling, 2s to 2s 6d; malting, 2s 9d to 3s 3d. Ryecorn.—2s to 2s 6d. Flour:—We quote £6 10s. Oatmeal in 25's, £lO. Pearl barley, £l2. Bran, £3. Pollard, £3los. Nelson hops are quoted at 8d to, lid f.o.b. Linseed wanted, £lO, with good enquiry. Chaff.—Heavy arrivals have brought prices down with a run. We quote prime quality, we'll cut oaten sheaf, £2 15s to £2 17s 6d ; medium, £2 7« fid to £2 12s 6d. Ryegrass. - The demand is a little better. Buyers' ideas however are from say Is 3d to Is 9d for ordinary farmers' lines, snd up to 2s for clean lots. Cocksfoot, 3Jd to 3|d for farmers lots, and 4fd to Sd for machined. Pressed straw, £1 2s 6d. Clover hay, £3 ss. .Nitrate of soda, £ls. Potatoes Derwents, from 15s to 20s; medium unsaleable. Wool.—The first of the local sales will be held on Thursday. Owing to the very broken weather the catalogue will be small. The market is very firm, and prices will be satisfactory to growers. Rabbitskins.—We offered a large catalogue this week; competition was very good. Suckers and runners, 3d to 6d ; summer, 6d to9d ; Autumns, 9d to lid ; winters, 15d. to 17d per lb.; selected 17£ d per lb. Sales every Monday. Sheepskins. —We quote : Dry crossbreds Is 9d to 6s 6d ; and extra, 7s to 8s; dry merinos, 2s 3d to 7s fid; pelts, fid to la 9d. We sell every Tuesday. Hides, 4d to 4fd, according to weight and condition. We have a special enquiry and can guarantee top market prices. Tallow.—Rough fat, 12s to 13s; rendered lis to 16s. • Horsehair, Is 2d to Is 4d.

Binder Twine.—We 'have a large stock and can aupply same at lowest quotation!. Crown Sheep Dip.—The beat in the market, price 4a 6d per gallon'. We aupply rabbit *nd aheep netting, and give special quotations by the mile. We have oil cake in stock. We undertake country clearing sales. IBUIT AND FRODUCB REPORT.

Butter.—Our London contract is now on. Circular and particulars on application. Pint grade dairy separator B£d, second do 7fd; first grade milled 7£d, second do 74, third do 6d ; first grade dairy 7id, second do 7£d ; third do 6d. All f.o.b. Port Chal* mers; cases in.

Cheese.—Good Akaroa, 4d; factory, sd. Pigs.—3d for good quality ; wanted. Beeswax, Is to Is 6d, according to quality. Butter Boxes.—We can supply 561b butter boxes with vegetable parchment lining at 17s per doten net on trucks here. Victory's Egg preservative, 22s 6d par case. Fruit landing by every steamer. Californian onions, lis per case 1001b net.