COMMERCIAL.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 369, 27 June 1884, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

- DUNE DIN MAKKETS

Mr Donald Slronach (on behalf: of the Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency

Co., Limited) reports for ..the week ending J uiie 25th, as follows : — " ■ Fat Cattle — The market was barely supplieu to-day. Only 134> head were^ yarded, and this number consisted mostly of light weights and medium quality . A pen or two ' was prime but light, l'he prices realised for the latter showed an advance of fully 5s # for lots on late rates. Medium also participated in this rise. JbJest bullocks brouglrfs LS 5s to LIU ss; others, L 4 to L 7 10s; covjrs, L 3 10s to L 7 15s. . I Jb'at sheep — 1911 were penned. .Of these about 400 were merinos of. fair t(j average quality, and the balance crossbreds, nearly ail ewes, of medium to fair quality. A few of the leading butchers being well! supplied by private purchases, the market to-day was i rather c*ull. and prices realised were scarcely an to last week's. Best crossbreds brought life Bdtol&JUd; others lls yd to; 15s 6d ; merinos, 8b 6d to 13s yd. '

J. H. Kilgour, grain a"d produce broker reports under date J une 'io as follows : — * tf lour — Prices remain at quotations of last week— viz., sacks, Li) per ion ; 1001 b bags, 1.9 5s ; anu 501&S, L'J los.

Oatmeal, Lli to Lll 10* per ton

Wheat. — The nuukot shows no improvement, and it is very difficult to do business except in small lines, i'rices are, if anything, lower thuii. quotations of last week. My sales Irava buen : Medium quality of red straw at 3s lid, and fowl feed at 2s id ; buc better quality of the latter would lotch 2s (id

Oa&>. — There is a itui: shipping demand, but there is no improvement in prices to note. My sales have been : Diigiit short feed at Is lid to 2s O^d (the latter price beiug i'or a Jot almost equal to milling) ; jiiul long Tartarians at 2s. Prime milling would command 2s Id 5 inferior and. decolored feed, Is 9d to s lOd. '

— I have enquiries for prime malti'ng> which I quote at id io Is 2d ; medium quality, 3s Ud to 3s 10d ; milling, 2s 9d to bs 3d. Feed is not inquired for.

Potatoes. — blocks aio now yetting reduced and arrivals have not boeu so numerous, bat so far priced have not improved. Shipping enquiries have not yd resulted in any business beiug done. Locally I have been SdUiu^ at Li 10s ex &Uuv. Butter. — Tliorii is now a considerable supply on hand. 1 have placed some small lott for shipment at Ud per Ib, kegs extra ; but Ihe demand eaunot be said to be active. iiains aud Uacou.— l'riiue quality smoked •now, 10d to llMd per ib ; bacon, bd to BJ,d. ' Cheese,— id 'to lsd per Ib for prime

The market has been niuie lull) ■supplied this week, uuu prices lemuui about

is cocksfuot, which is saleable at from 4|d to 4id per lb. V s . :'tf\. Rabbitskins. — I have to report an active . demand, and full-furred winter gkins\wpuld fetch 19d per lb. ' ' .. — M Hides. — There is an active demand 1 for, heavy weights at 4d to &h& per lb, but ther ■ are very few coming forward. My sales have been light and medium weights at 3d to j 3£d per lb- ' , . Tallow. — 30s to 31s-6d f or/fender ed, and 22s 6d to 24s for x,ough fat. " v "-- 7.1.