COMMERCIAL.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume IV, Issue 554, 14 June 1882, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

DUNEDIN STOCK AND STATION REPORT. Mr Donald Stronach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports for the week ended June 7th as follows : Fat Sheep.—The supply was smaller than the average, consisting of 1752 head (276 being stores), in consequence of which, and no doubt also owing to the success of the Dunedin’s shipment of frozen meat,, prices advanced Is per head. Cross-breds sold at from 11/to 18/6, and merinos 5/ to 6/3. We sold drafts as follows Cross-breds, on account of Messrs Wilson Bros,, at 13/ to 13/6 ; and merinos, on account of Mr C. Sampson, 129 at 6/3 ; and Mr J. C. Buckland, 276 at 5/ per head. AA T e quote mutton 2|d per lb. Fat Lambs. —Thirty penned and sold at 13/ to 14/9 per head. Pigs.—Sixty were yarded and fetched from 10s to 51s per head. Wool.—Reports from London represent the market as continuing firm for fine descriptions of wool, but coarse appear ,to be rathtr weaker. We sold a few lots of greasy on Monday as follows : —M4, 1 bale fleece, 3 do merino, BJd ; 1 do pieces, s§d : triangle over JG, 4 do merino, Sfd '; 1 do do pieces, fid. . ' Sheepskins.—Our catalogue on . Monday met fair competition at about same prices a 3 last week. Dry and station full-woolled skins fetched from 1/8 to 5/7; butchers’ green skins, cross-breds, 3/"‘to‘4/; and merinos, 2/10 to 3/5; pelts,- 6d.

Tallow,—There is a good inquiry for par' cels of well rendered in packages for shipment, and prices obtained at our sale on Monday show the market firm at last week’s quotations. We sold tallow at up to 29/6 for well rendered, 24/G to 25/ for medium, and rough fat at IS/ to 20/ per cwt.

Grain.—Wheat : Recent sales indicate increased firmness in the market, with a further small advance in values, parcels of really prime being easily quitted at up to 4/10 to 4/11 per bushel. For medium there is not so much inquiry, and inferior descriptions are saleable at unchanged quotations. Wc quote—Prime milling, 4/10 to 4/11; medium, 4/6 to 4/9; inferior and fowl feed, 3/ to 4/ per bushel. Oats : Last week’s prices are fairly maintained both for feed and milling. The difficulty of obtaining tonnage, however, considerably limits the demand for shipment, and consequently to thatexteut restricts competition. We sold by auction on Tuesday several parcels of feed oats at up to 3/l£d, and an extra choice lot of bright milling at 3/5. Barley : We quote 5/ for prime milling, for which there is a good inquiry.