COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 17, Issue 17, 12 October 1894, Page 4

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

THE DUNEDIN MARKETS. The ' Farmers' Agency Co. (Limited), report for the week ending Wednesday, 10th October :— I Fat Cattle— A moderate entry was submitted at Bump.de for this day's Bale, totalling 149 head, the greater portion being good ta prime beef, while the balance were partially finished or.lr. This supply being no more than sufficient for requirements, competition was fairly active, resulting in tbe drop suffered last week being fuUy recovered on tbis occasion. Best bullock. : brought LIO to Lll 10a ; medium to good, L 7 17s 6d to L 9 17s 6d ; light weights, L 5 17s 6d to L 7 12s 6d ; best cows, L 7 123 6d to 'L 8 17s 6d ; one or two eitra prime, L 9 to L 9 7s 6d ; medium, 15 15s to L 7 2s 6d ; light and aged, L 3 10s to L 5 12s 6d, Fat Sheep— Tbe supply to-day was not quite so heavy, only 2140 being penned, of which 350 were merino wethers, medium to good. The crossbreds included several pens of very heavy cheep and well finished. ■ The greater portion, however, were only medium quality and hoggets. A very good demand was experienced at the commencement of tbe sales, and prices ruling quite on a par with those of last week, more especially for best mutton $ bnt down towards tbe close competition became less animated, and prioes secured then were lower by 9d to Is per bead compared with tbose obtaining earlier. Best crocsbred wethers at the start brought 14s 9d to 16s 9i ; a few pens extra heavy, 17s 6d to 19s 3d ; medium to good, 10s 9d to 13s dd ; best do ewes, 12a 6d to 14s 6d ; one small pen extra heavy, 16s 9d ; light weights, 10s 3d to lis 9 1 ; merino wethew, is 6J to lis, Lambs— 32 were penned, small bnt nice quality and sold at lis to 13a 3d easb. Pits—The entry to-d*y was less, only 43 being penned, neirly all suckers and elipr, all of whioh sold pretty well, the former fetching 10s to 13s, the latter 15s to 18->, about half a dozon porkers 23s to 345, and a few light baconers 32s 6d to 34s ; two or three extra beavy pigs, 653 t. 73s eacb, Store Cattle -All offering met with a very fair demand, whicb will doubtless increase as feed becomes more plentiful. All sorts are saleable, and at prices if anything, in favor of sellets. Store Sheep—There is nothing apparently startling in the tone of the maiket. Some business is being done, though not on a very large scale. Small lots of crossbred hoggets continue to change hands, also a few forward conditioned crossbred wethers and maiden ewes Sheepskins— Catalogues' up to the average were submitted last Tuesday, but only to a very moderate attendance of the trade. Beßt crossbreds, though meeting with Borne favor, were easier, while inferior crossbreds and merinos were much less keenly competed for, and prices showing a deoline of 3.1 ta 6d per skin compared with late viluep, country dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, fetching ls 5d to 2=t 6d ; do do merino, ls 3d to ls 8d j medium to good crossbreed, '_;. 9d to 4s 3d ; extra heavy, 4s 6:1 to 5s 3d ; good to best merino, 2s to 2-j 9 1 ; extra heavy 3s to 4 j ; dry pelts, 2d to Is 2 1 ; best green crossbreds, 5s 3d to 5« 6d ; extra heavy, 5s 9 1 j medium to geo 14b to ss ; green merinos, 2a 3d to 3s 9d. Eabbitslslne— A gooi deal of animation was again displayed on Monday at the auction sales. Tha buyers competed spiritedly for all offering, though more Strongly for best furred, well got up skins. Tbe sale was well attended, and 1 <st week's prices fully maintained. Best winter grry does are worth 12£ d to ls Id ; selected, Is l£d ; best bucks and doea mixed, lid to 12Ad ; do medium, lOd to lid ; autumn and early winter, 8d to 9hi ; summer and early autumn, 5d to 7d ; suckeis, half-grown and I inferior, 3d to 4£d ; best black and fawn, * 10H to 12£ d ; medium to good, 7£d to 9Jd ; ' inferior 4d to 7d per lb. Hide?— Market unchanged, Prime conditioned heavy weights, 601 b and over, fetching 2£d to 3d ; medium l-£d to 2d ; inferior and light weights, ld to l^d per lb. I Wool— Telegrams to band during the past * week in respect to the sales now in progress | in London do not report any further im- \ provement in the tone of the market, which * ia to close to-morrow, the llth inst. ■■ Tallow and Fat— A very 6teady demand •• exists for all coming forward, whether rendered or in the rough, at prices comparing , favorably with those lately ruling, which are ■ for best rendered mutton, 18s 6d to 20s ; medium to good, 15s 6d to 17a 6J ; inferior to medium, 12s 6d to 15s ; best caul fat, 12s i 91 to 13s ; medium to good, lis 6d to 12 6d ; , inferior to medium, 10s to lis per cwb, i Wheat— The looal market shows no alteration to sppßk of eitber in demand or values. Prime milling, moie especially velvet, sells readily when offered, but stocks of this description are in narrow compass, both here and further north, compared to the quantities of second quality held in Oamaru and Canterbury ; but in tbe faoo of Australian advices it cannot be expected thnt any im. provement in values will take place for a time at all events. Quotations for prime milling velvet, 2s 10d to 2a lid ; medium to good and bn.t Tuscan, 2s 9d to 2s 10J ; good to best red wheat, 2s 8i to 2-J 9d ; medium, 2. 6d to 2s 71 { inferior to medium, 2s 3d to 2*0.1; broken, ll 9d tp ?9 gd (esstofe* ' pivfc§ weighed to, farms),

Oats— A moderately fair bigness is passing in theae, und late values fairly well maintained, but considering the low prices ruling at outside maikets and which at tbe moment do not show any apparent sign of improvement, shippers will bave no inducement to speculate, and only purchase for present requirements, consequently the quantity put through is limited. Stocks, however, are waekly getting; le.s bulky, and not likely to exceed requirements. Quotations : For prime milling, Is fid to ls 5-id ; short stout bright feed, ls 4d to Is 4£dj medium, Is 3d to ls 4J ; inferior to medium, ls Id to ls 2£d ; musty, 9d to Is (ex store, , sacks extra, net). Barley— The demand is not exceedingly brisk, At the same time there are buyers in the., market, and sales can at all timeß be effected at piices nearly up to quotations, Meantime thero is not very much offering. Quoi tations : Fur prime malting, 3s 6d to 3s 9 J ; extra brigbt and full, 4. ; medium, 3s t6 3s 3d ; milling, 2s 3d to 2s 9d ; feed, ls 8d to 2s (ex store, sacks extra). Grass Seed— The market is bare of firstclass beavy perennial Beed, and for such prices are very firm and Bales easily effected, wbile tbere is a very considerable quantity of inferior and coarse seed on band whioh cannot be readily disposed of even at prices relatively much lower tban those obtaining for best. Quotations : For beet dressed, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; choice, 4s ld to 4s 6d j medium to good, 2. 9d to 3s 3d (ex store, sacks, estra, net), Cocksfoot is firm but witbont any charjge in prices, which are : For best dressed, 6d to 6£.i; medium, fid to 69d (f.0.b.). Potatoes— There is no improvement to record, The maiket is still over-supplied, and only a band to mouth business is being done. - Quotations : For beßt Derwents, 30s to 35s i medium, 25a to 30s per ton (ex store, sacks weighed in, net), Chafi— Consignments have not been quite so heavy during the past week, though at tbe same time sufficient for requirements. , Quotations : For beßt, L 2 10a to L 2 12s 61 ; extra prime, L 2 1 5s ; medium to good, L 2 to L 2 7d 6i ; inferior, Ll 5s to Ll 17s 6 J per ton (ex trucks, sacks extra, net). Dairy Produce— Market unaltered, Best dairy-made salt butter, 7d to 8d ; medium, 4d to fid ; factory-made, Is to ls Id per lb. Factory-made cheese (dull), medium size, •nominally 4£d to 4£d ; loaf shape, 4§i to 53 ; dairy-made, 2d to 3Jd per lb, Flax— there is no demand of any consequence, and in tbe absence of sales quota* uons are merely nominal, say, for medium to good, Ll3 10*. toL14 10i ; inferior to medium, LlO to Ll 2 per ton (ex store),