COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE DUNEDIN MARKETS.

North Otago Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3973, 5 June 1885, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE DUNEDIN MARKETS.

Calves— Five penned, and sold at 10* each. Pat Sheep— 2929 penned, of which 674 were merin s. The supply again exceeded ftquirements. and biddings throughout were somewhat irregular. For prime sheep last week'd rates were maintaincJ, but inferior qualities were scarcely co firm Best crossbr»d wethers brought 14* to 15j 6d (two ext a prime jen- h-»vy weights. 17a 6tl) ; medium to good, 10j 6i to 13* fid; merino-, 5j 6d to 12 31 ; crouebred ewes (prime) 13a Cd to Mi ; medium do, 11» to 12* 9d,— Henry Driver sold drafts on acoouut of Messrs Joseph Culling, Robert 1 hooapson, H L Johnsoß, and otheis, at— for orosabreds up to 13m 3 1, and for merinos up to 7s 61; and quotes mutton at 2d p»r Ib.— Donald I'eid and Co penned 510, and sold for Mr Anthony Paternon (Herbert) 65 crossbred ewes at 12s 9d ; for Messrs Hall Bros (Uxbridce) 60 crossbreds to 13s 3d, and 78 meiino wethera at Us to 12i 31, top price to-day ; for Messrs Johnston and Watson (Pukeurl Junction), CO prime halfbred WHthers at I4i 9 \ to 15i 3d ; for Mr Andrew M'Kerrow (Hamprien), 50 orossbreds at 14» fid ; for Mr J BranhwaitH (Palmerdton), 68 orossbreds at up to I2a 3J ; mutton, 2^i to 2£ I p"r Ib — W righr., Stephen«on, and Cv so d 1312 for Hon M Hjlmes (Aw\ Moa), 100 crossbred ewes at trom lll3 1 6d to 14. ; for Mt E Menlove (Wiudf.or Park) 220 cros'bred ewes at from 11s 3d to 11s 9J ; fjr Messrs R Campbell aud Sons, LimiUd (Qtekaike), 36 halfnreds at 10d, aud 85 meriuo wethera at 8a 3d. L Maclean sold for Mr G Hutchinon (Ngapara), l'2o crossWads at 10a tid o 13d 3> ; for Mei^ra A Copland and o<i (St Andiew*). 133 merino ■wethera at lls ; fir Mr M Stud >olme (W imatH Kdtato), I 0 crussb c t wethers at 14s 31 Quutta uiuttou at 2d to 2£ I per

Fat Lambs— Thirty-four penned, and sold by Mr Henry Driver, at 9i 31.

Country Skies— L Maoie.tn held a clearing sale of stock, implement?, etc, at the Kartigi estata on Thursday lait, and disposed of all lota offered as under : 484 two-tooth halfbred ewet» at 10a 6d • 461 threequarterbrcd ewes, two-tcoth to full-mouth, ut 10b 9d ; 644 four, six, and eight-tooth half-bred ewes at 12a; 164 merino ewes at ai 9d ; 1419 crossbred lambs at 5i 91 to 11s 6d (the latter price for a superior lot of threequart6rbred ewe lambB) ; Leicester and Lincoln rams at L2s 2s, draught horses, Ll4 lOi to Ll9 ; hack* and JU>t>l-harnesa horses, L 5 to Ll2; dairy cows, L 3 10s to L 4.

Po'atoes ontinue iv Bteady demand at from L 3 53 to 13 7=» 6d per ton f »r Derwenta.

HORSE MARKET.

Messrs Wright, titepheuaou, and Co report as follows :

We held our weekly sale on Saturday last as usual. A very large number of horses csme forward — chielly medium draughts and strong spriogoart horses— from Greentield, Maniotot', Goodwood, etc. The domand was good, and almost every lot entered changed owners at quotations, We quote first-class draughts at from L 26 to L 35; medium, LlB to L 24 ; good hacks and light harness horaea, L2O to L3O ; medium, LIO to Ll6 ; light and inferior, L 3 to L 7.

MELBOURNE MARKLT3.

The .New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency company report under date May 22ad as follows :

Since our last weekly report some good showers of rain havo fallen in the districts they were most wanted, and farmers' hopes aB to the condition of the lately-sown seed have materially impr .rod. So far the ouclook is fair f.-r the winter, there beim/ a promise of sufficient gram for dairy and other Btock, whilst, although the subsoil in many parts of the colony ia atill dry, and h-nco the pasturage liable to be Influenced by frost, still it iv hoped that the turn of Season will bring up our raiofall to the aTeraj^e. The accounts «>f the European crops are somewhat comrodiotoiy ; there is, howtver, h general admission that they are baok#aid. whiibt the area under whent is less.

Wheat— There hRB been little change in prices during the paat week, though, as we write, thcro am tome indicatif ns of easier sales. At our usual weekly sale we placel only one email lot of oil quality at 3s 7d We quoted prime at 3^ 9&d nominal ; buyers offering 3a B£d to 3a 9J. with sales.

Flour — jlnrket hardly bo bruk ; common brands of country-made sell at L 7 10s to VJ 12s 6d. Rol.er and prime town biands up to LS Ist.

Oats—The shipments to hand from New Zealand have to a certain extent influenced prices We told to-day feed lotß at 2* 9£d to 2i lid, and teed at 3« 4d.

Barley- More disposition Bhown during the week to purchase good samples of Chevalier for malting and pearling purposes. We placed to-day a large number of small lots of off qualities, ranging from 3j to 4b OJd. Medinin muiting vorth4a 3d ; prime,

Maize— Good samples of Victorian ar« plowd at 4i Id j Clarence Klvar, at 4a to 4i Id,

Peas — The demand has been active, and prices have improved. Sales of feed at 3s 3£d to 3s 4d, Partridge, at 3s od. Bran— Holder* ask 13d; buyeis, 12id* Polhml— Salra at 12jd to Ifrl.

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