Late Commercial.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 978, 28 November 1890, Page 18

Late Commercial.

Mr D. T. Stuart reports on the share market for week to date : —Banks—New Zealand, old issue L 5 Is 6d to Lo 2s 6d,_ new issue L 4 ; Colonial, 41s to 41s 6d ; National, 353 9d to 36s 6d, buyers 35s 9d. In surance National, 16s ; New Zealand, 64s to 665; Standard, 13s 3d to 13s. 6d; - Union, 25* 6d to 26s ; Accident, 8s 6d. Shipping—New Zealand Shipping, sellers 87s 6d to 90s. Financial—New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, buyers 545, sellers 565; National Mortgage, 10s to 10s 6d; Land Mortgage, buyers 13s 6d, sellers 14s ; Equitable Building, sales L 7 ss, buyers L 7 2s 6s ; Wellington Trust and Loan, L 6 12s 6d to L 6 15s ; Wellington Building, sales, L 6 6s. Sundries — Wellington Gas (LlO paid), buyers Ll 6 ; Gear Meat, buyers and sellers L 5 7s 6d, LIOO warrants, sellers Ll4O ; Wellington Moat Export, L 4 10s ; Wellington Woollens, sales and buyers 40s, sellers 43s ; Manawatu Railway, 16s; 'N.Z. Drug, buyers 19s 3d; Kaiapoi Woollen, 35s to 403, buyers 355. CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Christchurch, November 26.

At the Addington saleyards to-day, in fat sheep there was a small entry and the demand was slack, the freezing factories being temporarily closed. Prices were a shilling lower than last week. Best crossbred wethers, 10s 6d to 14s ; do, mixed sexes, 9s to 13s ; do, ewes, 8s to 12s ; mutton, ljd to 2d per lb per carcase. Of fat lambs there was a fair supply and prices were lower, viz., best, 9s to 10s 6d. In fat cattle there was a medium entry of indifferent quality, and business was dull. Best steers, L6to L 7 10s; cows and heifers, L 3 10s to L 5 ; beef, 18s to 20s per lOOlbs. In store sheep there was a small entry and little doing. The store cattle market was quiet. In pigs there was a small entry, and values are unchanged.

WELLINGTON MARKETS.

Wholesale Prices. FARM AND dairy produce £ s. d. £ 8. a Milk, quart • 0 0 4 Butter, fresh lb farm 0 0 6 to 0 0 7 Butter, factory made 0 0 7 to 0 0 8 Salt butter - 0 0 6 to 0 0 7 Cheese, Col. 0 0 34 to 0 0 4 Cheese (new) 0 0 44 to 0 0 5 Eggs, dozen -(fresh) 0 0 S| to 0 0 9 Lard, lb. 0 0 5 Bacon, lb. • 0 0 0 to 0 0 64 Ham, lb. 0 0 7 to 0 0 84 Fowls, pair . 0 3 0 to 0 3 6 Ducks, pair 0 3 9 to 0 4 0 Geese, 6 6 Turkeys, pair 7 6 Hay and Corn Market, £ S. d. £ S d Maize, Poverty Bay - 0 3 9 Oats, feed - • 0 1 9 to 0 1 11 Wheat do • . 0 3 3 to 0 3 6 Carrots • 1 10 0 to 2 0 0 Hay, ton • • 3 10 0 to 4 0 0 Oaten, ton - . 3 0 0 to 3 10 0 Straw, ton • . 2 10 0 to 3 0 0 Chaff, — - . 3 5 0 to 3 12 6 Wheat straw . 2 10 0 to 2 1 0 Onions • None in the market Potatoes, per ton • 10 0 to 1 10 0 Potatoes (new) - - 5 0 0 to 7 0 0 Flour Market. £ s. d. £ s. a Sharps, per ton - • 3 10 0 Bran per ton . 3 0 0 Colonial Flour . . 10 5 0 to 10 10 0 Oatmeal • 9 10 0 Pearl Barley - 15 0 0 nominal Seeds. £ s d. £ s. a Ryegrass, bushel • 0 3 6 to 0 5 6 Cocksfoot, lb. . 0 0 34 to 0 0 4 Wt. Clover, lb. • . 0 0 10 Red, do . 0 0 8 to 0 0 9 Alsyke, lb. • . 0 0 10 Cow Grass, lb. • • 0 0 7 to 0 0 9 Timothy, lb. . 0 0 6 Raps, lb. - 0 0 2 nominal Linseed, percwt. • 0 16 0 nominal Meadow Fescue lb • 0 0 0 to 0 1 0