COMMERCIAL. DUNEDIN MARKETS.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 6977, 28 February 1890, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. DUNEDIN MARKETS.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantilo Agency Company, Limited, report for the week ended February 26th ai follows : Store Cattle. — The demand for this clat.* of stock U somewhat inactire, caused n > doubt by the scarcity of feed ; and farmer* being busy with their harvesting, veiy little improvement is likely to be expert enced in the market before the end ot autumn. There are no transactions mean time of any importance to report. Store Sheep.— 'A moderato amount oi business is being transacted, but buyei s have lately been exercising more caution, and, no doubt owing to the continued drought, fewer purchases are being made The descriptions chiefly in demand tuv cross-bred wethers and ewes, 2, 4, and >> tooth. There is also some enquiry f»v young merinos, while full-mouthed crossbreds and merinos of both sexes have locs attention. At the samo time some of tin; latter ar» being placad. S r ieepskin».— An excellent demand eon tinues to be experience 1 for both green ami dry skins. On Tuesday, the regular week!} gale day, we presented^ a full catalogue. Country dry cross-bredi, inferior to medium, brought Is 4d to 4s 4dj dodo, merino, 1* 3d to Is 0d ; medium to full-woollod cross' breds, 4* Sd to 7s 3d ; do do, merino, 3* lid to 6s 3d ; dry pelts, 4d to Is 2d ; green cross-breds, best, 2s lOd, 2s 9d. 2s Bd,2s(M, 2s 4d ; good to medium and inferior, 2s 3d. 2» 2.1, 2* Id, 2«, Is lid, la 9d, laBd ; green lambskins, 3s, 2» lid, 2» 9d, 2u Bd, 2s 6d, 2<? 4d, 2s 2d, 2-1, and U 9J. Kabbitskins.— The market is stilt baro of supplier. The only business pissing is confined to the disposal of a few »vmm r ski'is coming forward. A good demand exists. Good summer and spring skins fetch 7d to 81 ; inferior to medium, 4d to 6d ; suokers, lid to 3d per Ib. Grass Seeds.— The maiket for rye-grass seeds is very drm, and s ghtly higher prices being obtained for chan samples. We Suote machine*dressed, '■'» Od to 4s 6d ; un itised, 2i to 3a (ex store). There ii :• improvement in the demand for cock -foot, and only lal 'able at prices holders are unablo to ucuept. We qnote (nominal) 2 Jd to 4Jd perlb. Chaff. — Owing to consignments coming to hand more freely during the past two weeks the supply exceeds the demand. Prices ■how a downward tendency. We quote prime oaten sheaf, screened, 50s to 52s 6d ; inferior to medium and mixed, 25s to 47s Cl per ton. Dtiry Produce. —The nnrk j t sti!! onti iuj- tjmet f.>r both chye<-> Aid 'mttor, but thita ar,s ui'licjtio is vi an improvement in the damand in the near future, and on advance in prices anticipated, specially for butter. Quotations : For factory cheeselarge 4£d to 4}d, small, 4jd to 5d ; dairymivde, 3d to 4d ; best potted butter, 6d to 7d per lb.