LATEST COMMERCIAL NEWS.
STOCK SALES. Christchurch, July 10. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report (per Mr E. G. Staveley) as follows :—At Addington yards to-day there were full entries of stock. There' were about 7,000 sheep; values nualtered. Fat cattle, quiet; bullocks, L 5 to L 7 5s ; cows and heifers, L 4 to L 5 10s ; beef, 15s to 17s 6d per 1001 b. Fat sheep, best crossbred wethers, 15a to 18s ; mixed sexes, 12s 6d to 148 ; light weights, 9a 6d to 11s 6d ; mutton, to per lb. Good demand for store sheep ; store cattle dull. Pigs sold freely; baconers, 40s to 553 ; good quality fully 4d per lb. Dunedin - , July 10. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report (per Mr D. Stronach) as follows : - Cattle— 179 were yarded; best bullocks, L 8 to LI 0 5s ; others, L 4 123 6d to L 7 13s ; beef, ordinary, 17s 6d to 20s ; prime, 22s 6jd P er 1001 b. Sheep—3l33 were yarded } best crossbred wethers, 133 6d to 15s 6d j ordinary, 6s to . 10s 6d ; merino wethers, 4s tq 11s ; mutton, lfd tc 2d per lb. Pigs—32o; suckers, 4s 6d to 7s ; stores, 12s 6d to 22s ; porkers, 263 to 32s ; baconers, 353 to 45s ; very heavy, 64s to 795. KAYE AND CARTER’S WEEKLY REPORT OF THE CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. Wheat—Tuscan, 3s 9d ; Pearl, 3s 7£d ; Hunter’s, 3s 7d. Fowl wheat—Good whole, 3a 3d ; broken, 2s lOd. Oats—Milling, 3s; bright short feed, 2s 10£d ; Danish, 2s 94d ; duns, 3 s ; black, 3a 3d- Barley— Prime malting, 4s; medium, 3s lOd ; feed, 3s; pearl, £2l. Ryecorn—Good, clean samples, 33 sd; medium, 3 3 §d ; Flour —Best roller, sacks, £lO, ; stone,' £9. 10s to £9 15s. Bran, 90s ; sharps, 100 s, Qatsheaf chaff—Good heavy, 95s to 100 s. Oatstraw chaff, 60s. Wlieatstraw chaff, 60a. Qatmeal (25's), £l4 iOs ; 7’s, £l6 10s. Peas boiling, 3s 9d to 3s lOd; feed, 3s §d; Beans—Good-whole, 3S 5d ; medium, 3,9 ud. Linseed, £ls (scarce). Rye grass—Machine dressed, 4s 3d. Farmers’parcels, 4s. Cocksfoot—Prime seed, 3fd ; medium, 3Jd to 3£d. Butter, lOd. Cheese, 4JjdtosJd. H and B, 8d ; bacon, 7fd. Lard (in kegs); 4d ; bladders, 4Jd. Derwent Potatoes, 85s, Backs included (firm). Kidney—Baths, 903 j
flukes and Lapstones,,9ss; Magnum Bcmums, 100 s ; walnut leaved, silver skins, £6 10s ; Sutton’s flour balls, £7. Onions—Very scarce, £22 (nominal). The above prices current are all f.0.b., Lyttelton ; sacks aud packages extra except when otherwise specified ; minimum, 2 tons.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 906, 12 July 1889, Page 16
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