COMMERCIAL.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 1139, 22 January 1903, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

CATTLE SALE. Messrs I. W. Raymond and Co. report a successful sale of cattle at the Wyndbam yards last Friday. Their entry was 3511 bead. The bidding generally wus spirited, and, with the exception of a few single cows, the whole line was cleared. Forward cattle sold up to £7. DONEDIN PRODUCE MARKET. Messrs Damiety ani> Co., Duucdin, report having held their usual weekly auction sale on Monday. There was a fair attendance of buyers, and prices ruled us under : Oats.—There has been a fairly good enquiry lor good sound shipping oats during the past week. Enquiry is solely for oats up to 15 grade standard, and as stocks held are very low, business passing through is not extensive. The demand, however, is limited, merchants merely buying to fullil orders. Prime milling are in fair demand at quotations. We quote : Prime milling 2s 8d to 2s '.ld, good to best feed 2s (id to 2s Bd, medium to good 2s 3d to 2s Od, inferior and discolored Is i)d to 2s 3d (sacks extra). Wheat.—Very little prime milling is offering, and as millers' requirements are now fairly well supplied the demand is not 80 keen. Fowl wheat is in fairly good demand, but medium quality milling is hard to quit at quotations. We quote : Prime milling velvet 5s Gd to 5s '.ld, do either sorts 5s to 5s -Id, medium quality Is 5d to Is 7d, good whole fowl wheat -Is Id to 4s id, broken and damaged iis 'Jd to Is (sacks extra). Potatoes —The market is bare of supplies of old derwents. New potatoes are in over supply, aud since last week the market has experienced a sharp decline. We quote : Old derwents (nominally) £3 10s to XI, new kidneys £4 10 to £5. Chuff.— Consignments of good, bright, heavy lines and medium and slightly discolored have been arriving freely during the past week, and sales are difficult to make at quotations. We quote : Prime oaten sheaf £3 to £5 10s.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Syhnkv, Jan. 21. Wheat, local, ."is 0d to 5s lOd per bushel; N.Z., 5s Od to 5s lid ; California!), 5s 7d to 5s Hd. Flour, £l2 per ton ; Manitoba, £l2 15s. Oats, N./,. and Tasmanian, Is to Is Id ; local, 3s-Id to 3s (id. Barley, N.Z. prime fee-ling, Is Gd ; malting, 4s !ld to ss. Maize, 5s 3d to 5s (id; Argentine, to 4s od. Bran, 1b sd. Pollard, Is lid. Potatoes, £1 to £7 per ton. Onions, £5 per ton. Bntter, best, OJd to lOd per lb. Bacon, lid to Is 2d per lb. " Mkliiourse, Jan. 21. Wheat, 5s lid to Od per bushel. Flour, £l2 10s per ton. Oats, prime, 3s Id to 3s 7d. Barley, prime, 5s to 5s 3d. Maize, 4s (id to 4s lid. Bran, is 7d. Pollard, Is lid. Onions, £4 0s to £1 10s. Potatoes, to £1 103. Adelaide, Jan. 21. Wheat, 5s 7d lo 5s Bd. Flour, £l2 Os. Oats, Algerian, 3s to 3s 3d; stout, 3s 3d to 3s (id. Bran, Is (id. Pollard, Is !ld. GORE STOCK MARKET. Tar: National Moeiiiaqe and Agency Co. report:— There was a small entry of sheep for Tuesday's sale, only 800 sheep being offered. Fat sheep sold well up to late quotations, anything really prime bringing good money. The demand for stores was not very keen, and some of the lots were not sold. Fat ewes (shorn) sold from Pis (id to 15s Bd, fat ewes (in the wool) 18s (id, fat wethers (shornj brought up to 15s id, full-mouthed ewes and lambs brought (is Od to 9s Id (all counted). ! Cattle : About '.lO head yarded. Fat bullocks brought £("> 10s to £7 12s Od, fat cows £5 10s to £0 10s, two-year-old steers £5 10s, one and a-half year old steers and heifers £ I to £1 lis, yearling steers and hc-ifers up to £3 10s, dry cows £3 to £4 10s.