COMMERCIAL.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 1600, 6 February 1906, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LNVEUCAIiGILL IMIOMJCB MARKET Messrs McKay Bros, weekly report of actual sales for the week ending Saturday, February 3rd : Cows —L'ive entered ; lour sold at £•2. £3 ss, £ 1 2s (id, and £5 10s. Poultry—l2o penned. Hens Sd to Is :!d, chicks 4d to Bd, cockerels Is 2d to Is (id, ducks Is 3d to Is 9d, ducklings Sid to Is Id, geese 2s to 2s (id. I'igs—ls entered. Suckers 5s to 10s, weaners to 15s. Potatoes—£(> to £B. Onions —£7. Wheat—lss to Uis per bag. Oats—lis to lis per bug. Fruit—Cherries 15s to 17s (id, pines 10s, plums 5s to 7s, peaches -ld'to lid, raspberries 5d to (id, tomatoes sd, lemons lis to Jls (id, pears 3d. LONDON WOOL MARKET. The N'.Z. Loan and Mercantile

fire, dated, Ist inst : —Wool : The market shows increased firmness. The sules closed this day at a level of last sales, except coarse crossbred market easier.

DUNEDIA 7 (JHAIN AND PRODUCE Utel'OllT. Douald Keid and Co. report:— We held our weekly sale to-day, when prices ruled as under:— Oats.—There is little or no iniquiry. Exporters' and millers' requirements are very small, the only sales being in feed lines for local use. Prime milling', 2s to ~s Id; good to best feed, .Is 11-id to 2s; inferior to medium, Is i)d to ls lid. Wheat.—ilillers are not disposed to operate heavily, and they confine their attention to lines of undeniable condition. Fowl wheat is extremely scarce, and has a tendency to better prices. I'rime milling, 3s 5d to 8s lid; medium to good, 3s 4d to 3s 5(1; whole fowl, 3s 2d to 3s 3d: broken and damaged, 2s lid to 3s Id. Barley.—Maltsters are looking forward to the new crop from northern districts, and the demand for old grain is not keen. We have made several sales of last year's crop on the basis of late quotations. Potatoes.—The influx of American consignments, combined with heavy arrivals from North Otago, has augmented supplies to such an extent that it is impossible to maintain values. P.est freshly dug lots, £<> to £7; best, imported, £3 His lo £4; others, £3 to £l. Chaff. —Consignments are not so heavy of late, but local ,consumers have large supplies on hand; in consequence, sales are not readily effected. The prices show little alteration. lies! oaten sheaf. t:3 15s to £3 17s (>il: choice, to £3; medium to good, .£3 5s to Pressed Straw.—Oaten, 12s (id to •15s: wheaten, 35s lo 37s lid. GOKE HOUSR Ii.AZ VAR. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report:— Cor Saturday's sale we had only a limited offering', ami the bulk of the entry consisted of aged animals which would be dillieult lo sell in anything but an animated market. The attendance was fair, but only a few buyers were present. We disposed of a l.vr-old mare at £32, and aged geldings at £lB, £ls. and £ll. W tune for sale <m vendors' properties several good teams of active young draughts, and, should any sudden demand lor these spring up. we could very easily supply buyers.

DUNEIHN HORSE MARKET. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report:— As was to be expected, alter our .special horse sale on Friday, we had a very mi.xed muster of horses, both light ami draughJ. forward for last. Saturday. Tin- attendance was fairly jrood. and. not withstanding the poor selection, a fair amount or business was done, First class young draught inares and geldings, also spring van and spring dray horses, are veryscarce. and clients having these classes to dispose of can depend oil getting full values at our weekly auctions. Our principal transaction was a splendid pair of heavy draught geldings. aged rtvrs and Byrs respectively, at £lOl for the pan'.

LONDON MARKETS. Sheep--Canterbury, light, I 11-Kiths per lb : medium, lid : heavy, id : Dunedin, Southland, am] North Island, unchanged. Lambs : Canterbury ■ din and Southland, 3 t Td : North Island, unchanged. Heef, unchanged : Uiver Plate fores, 2d o-lOihs : sides, 2d D-lGths. The Frozen Meat Trade Ass<vialion's Smit-hfield market qindalions for under men t ioned class, s <f Irozen meal are based >n actual sal"; of not less than 'IOO carcases of mutton or lamb, or 25 carcases of beef, of fair average (juality. These urns nr»» not. for selected lines, InU for p !, 'veU fairly re- ' presentaiivc of the bulk of tin* ship's men! now on "the market :—N.Z. sheep i evossbred wethers ?>»id maiden ewes, | Canterbury, liv'nt. M >lb to 56tb ; Can- ; terburv, medium. M>ib to 64ft): Can- ! lerburv. heavv, Glib to 721b ; Dnnedbi 'and Somhland. s(itb to (MITj ; Wth Island. 5."»!b to GaTb ; N.Z. lambs. Can[eriinrv, li«*-hf, bury, 'h.-avy, :J6!b fo 4'Jlb ; Ihmediu and Soui hiaml, lo !2!b ; North

Island, '-'Sib to 421b ; N.Z. beef, ox I fores, ISOtC to 2201b; ox hinds. ISOITj I to 2201b. In rabbits there is a poor trade, some holders rutting prices. N.Z.. 17s Gd per crate, with small trade. THE RIALTO REPORT. Messrs Thos. Green and Co. report the following sales at their Saturday .sule : Pigs—Suckers (is to Bs, veaners Ss to 10s lid, stores ]-Is to 17s. .Poultry-Hens 7d to Is lid, roosters Is to Is Od, chicks sid, ducks Is til to 2s, geese 2s -Id to 2s lid. Produce—Potatoes 8s ewt, oats Us, jowl wheat lis, rhubarb Id. Also n consignment of jewellery ut fair rules.

HIGH: COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. & The High Commissioner reports under date 3rd inst., as follows t The mutton market is very unset- t tied, River Plate meat being in large < supply. Stocks of N.Z. mutton on i hand are light. The average price for < Canterbury is l,Jd per lt>, for light I weights (of which there is a limited . supply), 4d for heavy weights ; for i other and North Island mutton 3 : Jd. The lamb market is quiet, stocks being heavy. This season's N.Z. is worth 5d per lb (nominal). Australian Id. The beef market is very dull. N.Z. hind-quarters 3Jd. fores 2'Jd The butter market has collapsed, American renovated and mixtures being in large supply and seriously nfveiing the market, which is weak. Holders are anxious to sell, but buyers are holding buck expecting prices lo go lower. Choicest New Zealand to-day is lOlis per cwt, Danish Ills. The cheese market is quiet, prices being slightly weaker and transactions very limited. N.Z. is quoted at (ids per cwt. The hemp market is linn, light shipments being expected from Manila. "Good fair Wellington" on spot is worth Cfti 10s, January-March shipments Manila "fair current" grade £l2 10s on spot. Buyers have been offering for cocksfoot seed more freely, and stocks on hand are light. Bright clean N.Z. seed (I'Tllb per bushel) is worth 51s per cwt. The wool sales closed with a firmer market and an upward tendency, prices being fully 'equal to the closing rates of last sale. The estimated value ' of line crossbreds oi all grades arc Is . Id to Is :id per lb, medium crossbreds, f all irrndes, Ud to Is Id, coarse crossbreds, all grades, 9Jd to Is O.Vd, supet rior merino Is Id to Is medium do 12d to Is Id, inferior Scl to lO^d.