COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1136, 8 December 1893, Page 21

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK MARKETS. Freeman R. Jackson and Co.’s stock report:— The stock entered for the Waver ley sale sold very well, prices being maintained. Only a small entry came forward for St. Hill street, the elections quite upsetting business. However, we sold a fair number of sheep and cattle. Pigs made full value. Cattle. —At Waverley—Steers, <£3 15s to .£4 17s; cows, >£3 15s to £4 ; cows and calves, £4 10s; heifers, £2 16s and £5; yearlings, <£2 9s to ,£2 10s 6d. At Wanganui—Cows, <£3 16s to <£4 2s ; yearlings, £2 Is; milch cows, .£4 5s to £5

Sheep. —Hoggets in wool, 12s 2d ; shorn, 8s Id to 8s 6d; ewes and lambs in wool, 12s 6d. At Wanganui—Ewes and lambs in wool, 10s lOd j fat wethers, 9s 6d; stores,

8s 6d to 9s 3d; fat ewes, 9s to 9s 6d; ewes and wethers, 9s lOd.

Pigs. —Baconers, ,£2 to <£3 4s; porkers, 18s to 255; small pigs, 6s 3d. Poultry. —Fowls, 3s to 3s 6d; ducks, 3s 6d to 4s the couple.

Freeman R. Jackson and Co.’s stock report : —The stock entered for the Waverley sale sold very well, prices being maintained. Only a small entry came forward at Wanganui, the elections quite upsetting business. However, we sold a fair number of sheep and cattle. Pigs made full values. Cattle. —At Waverley—Steers, -£3 15s to £4 17s; cows, <£3 15s to .£4; cows and calves, <£4 10s ; heifers, £2 16s to £5 ; yearlings, =£2 9s to d£2 10s 6s. At Wanganui—Cows, ,£3 16s to <£4 2s ; yearlings, =£2 Is ; milch cows, <£4 5s to ■£s. Sheep—Hoggets in wool, 12s 2d ; shorn, 8s Id to 8s 6d ; ewes and lambs in wool, 12s 6d. At Wanganui —Ewes and lambs in wool, 10s lOd ; fat wethers, 9s 6d; stores, 8s 6d to 9s 6d; fat ewes, 9s to 9s 6d; ewes and wethers, 9s lOd. Pigs—Baconers, .£2 to £3 3s ; porkers, =£l 10s to =£2 5s ; small pigs, 6s 3d.

Abraham and Williams’ stock report from Pahiatua, November 29th Owing to the abundance of feed, stock is not coming forward so freely. Consequently our yards have not been unduly taxed for the last few sales. Prices to-day ruled much the same as last quotations, sheep and cattle closing firm. We quote ; —Medium store steers, .£4 7s 6d to £4 17s 6d ; forward cows, .£4 15s ; store cows, medium, ,£3 4s ; 2-year heifers, nice quality, <£3 15s ; others, .£3 ss. Sheep—Fat ewes, 8s 7d ; forward, 8s ; mixed two-tooths, 8s 5d ; wethers, 8s 2d. The Customs duties collected in New Zealand last month amounted to ,£128,117 10s 3d, as against ,£127,977 for the corresponding month of last year, and =£138,882 4s 6d for the preceding month (October) of this year. Last month the principal ports made the following contributions :■ —Auckland, <£29,324 9s ; Dunedin, ,£27,410 8s 6d ; Wellington, <£27,316 19s Id; Lyttelton and Christchurch, <£21,541 6s Bd. The total amount received for the eight months of the present financial year is <£1,099,276 10s Id, or .£19,276 10s Id above the eight months’ proportion of the estimate. The beer duty received in the Colony last month amounted to <£5779 13s 6d, as against .£5594 3s 3d for the corresponding month of last year and <£5417 6s 2d for October of this year. The four principal ports contributed as follows last month : —Auckland, <£1297 2s sd; Dunedin, <£1216 0s Id; Christchurch, ,£1132 8s 7d ; Wellington, <£62o 0s 6d. The total for the eight months of the present financial year is <£38,470 3s 3d, or =£1529 16s 9d below the eight months’ proportion of the estimate.

Cuningham Badham and Co.’s weekly horse sale report:—The yards to-day were fairly well filled, but bidding was not nearly so brisk as it was last week. This, of course, is attributable to the different class of animals which were yarded'. Last week we had a consignment from Messrs Hocken Brothers, of Feilding, of really good, upstanding young horses, and they sold at from <£l2 15s to .£23, making an average of <£l6 15s. This week the horses which came to hand lacked substance, henoe the. diiinclination of buyers to bid.

Good, big. upstanding spring carters are worth from <£lß to <£2o; lighter Sorts, suitable for express work, <£l4 to <£l6; cab and light harness horses, £lB to <£l2. For hacks there is very little demand. No draughts came to hand. Several lots of harhess, &c., were sold at prices according to quality. If people sending horses forward would give a few days’ notice, so that their animals could be properly advertised, it would bo greatly to their advantage. Edwards and Mcßeath report as follows on the labour market for the past week: —We are able to report a good demand for servants of all classes.

There was a good attendance at the sale of properties conducted by Messrs J. H. Bethune and Co., at their rooms to-day. The freehold land, containing together] 421 a 3r 14p, all adjoining, part of section N 0.23,.23, Horokiwi Road District, part of section No. 1, Tukapu District, and sections 18,19 and 38, Horokiwi Road District, was sold to Mr Edward William Earp, for .£1477, or <£3los per acre. Freeman R. Jackson and Company’s Johnsonvillo stock report -.—Owing to an accident all our cattle did not come forward. Beef sold at last sale rates. Sheep were in usual numbors, and sold at reduced prices. Lambs met with fair competition. Pigs sold well. Cattle—Bullocks, <£B to <£B 15s, or equal to 19s the 1001 b ; store cows, =£3 2s 6d to =£3 17s 6d ; half fat cows, <£4 2s 6d. Sheep—'Wethers, 10s 6d to 11s; ewes, 8s 6d to 9s lid ; lambs, 8s to 8s 6d. Small pigs, 11s 6d to 9s.

THE WOOL SALES. NEW ZEALAND LAND ASSOCIATION. The New Zealand Land Association held their first wool sale of the season at the company’s warehouse, Featherston street, on Friday, when a catalogue of 320 bales was submitted, out of which 180 bales were sold. The Association report that owing to so much broken- weather since shearing operations commenced, farmers have been unable to get their clips forward as early as usual, and in consequence the catalogues offered were in much smaller bulk than at first sales in previous seasons. The attendance of English buyers was greater than usual, several new faces being to the fore. Competition was decidedly keen for all better lots, at about last year’s levels, but in medium and inferior qualities there was considerable improvement on the rates ruling last season. The bulk of the catalogue was cleared, as were also, since the auction closed, several of the lots which had been passed in. The following are the prices obtained : M, 1 bale greasy pieces, sfd ; EJR over Longburn, 1 bale greasy locks, 2d; R, 1 bale greasy crossbred mixed, 2fd; X, 1 bale greasy crossbred mixed ,6d; Woodleigh over C over-—',l bale greasy pieces ,3d; Woodleigh over C ovei-'- / , I bale greasy pieces, 3£d; GP, 7 bales greasy crossbred, 6£ -, Maltese cross, 4 bales greasy crossbred, 6.id ; Maltese cross, 1 bale greasy pieces,2id ; AH ovor PN, 1 bale greasy pieces, part dead wool, 2£d; WM, 1 bale greasy crossbred hoggets, 6£d; *( over B, 3 bales greasy crossbred hoggets, 6id; J in diamond, II bales greasy crossbred, 6d; J in diamond, 4 bales greasy crossbred hoggets, s£d; Tin diamond, 1 bale greasy pieces, 2d; WM over ■—-■ 3: bales greasy crossbred, 6fdJ

B, 4 bales greasy crossbred, 7d; G & S, 2 bales greasy crossbred, 7£d; Spur over CL, 1 bale greasy crossbred, part merino, 3d ; Spur over CL, 5 bales greasy pieces, 2d; R & S over T, 15 bales greasy locks, 2d ; J/F, 4 bales greasy crossbred, 7£d ; JA, 3 bales greasy crossbred, 7£d; JH over OHAU, 5 bales greasy pieces, ewes, 6fd; JH over OHAU, 1 bale greasy pieces, part black, 3d ; RW conjoined, 2 bales greasy merino, 2 bales greasy crossbred and 1 bale greasy crossbred, part merino, 6£d; NZ over .75, 2 bales greasy crossbred, Tid; AR over KAWITT, 8 bales greasy crossbred, 7£d ; JX C over Gollan’s Valley, 15 bales greasy crossbred, 7£d ;M, 1 bale greasy bellies, 3£d; M, 1 bale greasy bellies ana pieces, 3d ; JB over W, 2 bales greasy crossbred, 6£d; B over over SHANNON, 1 bale greasy crossbred, 6fd; NZ over J 5,8 bales greasy crossbred ewes, and 5 bales greasy crossbred hoggets, 7£d; NZ over J 5, 1 bale greasy mixed, 6f d; GLENFERN, 6 bales greasy crossbred ewes, and 4 bales greasy crossbred hoggets, 7d; GLENFERN, 1 bale greasy crossbred mixed, 6£d; TT over P, 5 bales greasy crossbred, and 13 bales greasy crossbred, 7d; TT over P, 1 bale greasy locks, 3d; CR, 5 bales slipe combing, B£d; AS, 9 bales greasy crossbred, 7£d ; JE, 1 bale greasy crossbred, 6£d ; HD under half circle, 9 bales greasy crossbred, 7£d; HD under half circle, 1 bale greasy pieces, 2d; CR, 2 bales washed skin, 7d; CR, 2 Jbales scoured combing; 9£d.

Laery and Co. Messrs Laery and Co. held their first sale of this season on Friday, when a catalogue comprising 179 bales was submitted. English and local buyers were well represented, and all lots of medium to good quality were well competed for, and realised full current value. The following is a list of the brands sold and the E rices obtained: —A in diamond, 8 bales greasy alf-bred, B£d ; two diamonds, 2 bales greasy crossbred. s£d; RR over Oriko, 5 bales greasy crossbred, sfd; H N; 1 bale pieces, 3d; B over C, 22 bales greasy, crossbred, 7|d; CW, I bale greasy crossbred,, 7£d ; A in diamond,! bale greasy crossbred, .. 8d; W F over F, 3 bales greasy crossbred, 7|d; V-P, 1 bale freasy crossbred,and 1 bale mixed fleeces, 7£d; N over B, 16 bales greasy merino, 6d ; JW conjoined,l bale greasy crossbred, 7£d; C T, 6 bales greasy crossbred, 6£d; E J, 9 bales greasy crossbred,7£d; W H,3 bales greasy crossbred, 7d; ROW, 1 bale greasy pieces, 4d; NR, 1 bale greasy pieces, 3£d ; R T over M, 11 bales greasy Lincoln.6£d; T, 2 bales crossbred, 6£d. ~ WELLINGTON MARKETS. Messrs Laery & Co. report current wholesale values as under: — , ,i x Farm and Dairy Produce.

London, December 1. The Bank of England returns, published to-day, show the total reserve in notes and bullion to be <£16,982,000, the proportion of reserve to liabilities being 50'8. New South Wales 4 per cent, inscribed stock is quoted at 104 ; 3£ ditto,, 92; South Australian 4 per cent, ditto, 102;); 31 ditto, 93f ; Queensland 4 per cent, ditto, 103 i; 3£ditto, 92 ; New Zealand 4 per cent, ditto, 106; 3) ditto, 97; Tasmanian 3£ per cent, ditto, 92£; Western Australian 4 per cent, ditto, 105. Three months’ bills are discounted at 2£ per cent. - ( London, December 2. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company’s debenture stock Las risen to 31, and is quoted at 86. Three months’ bills are discounted at 2£ per cent. London, December 6. This season’s' supplies of American and Canadian apples for the British markets are virtually nil, and in the face of this fact the prospects of Australasian shipments, both as regards demand and ptice, are excellent. Sydney, December 6. Wheat: Chick, 3s 3d to 3s 4d ; milling (nominal), old, 3s 6d to 3s 7d; new, 3s 2d. Flour, roller brands, .£9, Oats quiet; prime feeding, 2s B£d. Maize, .firm; prime, 3s 7d. Barley, English, 3s. Bran, 7£d. Pollard, Bsd to 9d. Peas, Prussian blue, 4s 9d to 4s lOd. Potatoes, locally grown, <£3 to <£4 ss. Onions, <£ll to <£l2. Butter: Dairy made, 6d to 7d ; factory, Bd. Cheese, prime, 4d to 4£d. Bacon, 6d to 6£d. Ham, New Zealand, Is o£d. . Melbourne, December 6.

New wheat: Fail- business done at 2s 9d. Oats, Algerian, Is 9d to Is lOd ; stout white, 2s Id to 2s 2d. Maize firm, prime sorts, 3s. Barley: Cape, 2s 2d ■< malting, 43 3d to 4s 4d. Potatoes, £5 10s to £6. Adelaide, Dccomber. 6.® Wheat, 2s 9d. Flour, roller brands, £7 5s to|<£7 los. Bran, B£d. ..-Pollard, B£d,

s > . £^S. D.- £ s. D. Milk, qnkrt "... 0,0 3 to 0 0 4 Butter, fresh farm, lb 0 0 8 Butter, separator ... 0 0 10 to 0 0 11 Salt butter ... 0 0 n Cheese 0 0 5 Loaf 0 0 5* Eggs, dozen (fresh) ... 0 0 8* Lard, lb 0 0 81 Bacon,lb 0 0 7 to 0 0 n Ham, lb )0 0 8 to 0 0 9 Fowls, pair *.;. 0 3 0 to 0 3 3 Ducks, pair 0 4 0 Geese, pair ... 0 6 0 to Turkeys, pair.,. 0 7 6 Flour Market. £ s. D. £ s. D. Stone flour 7 10 0 Roller flour 8 5 0 Pollard 3 7 6 Sharps, per ton 4 0 0 Oatmeal .... ... 11 0 0 Bran 3 0 0 -Hay and Corn Market. £ s. D. £ s. D. Maize 0 3 6 Oats, feed 0 2 3 to 0 n 7 Wheat, milling 0 3 0 Fowl Wheat 0 2 9 Carrots.. . 2 0 0 Hay, ton 3 10 0 to 4 0 0 Oaten, ton 3 10 0 Straw, ton 2 10 6 Chaff, oaten sheaf ... 4 10 0 Wheat, straw... 2 15 0 Onions... 17 0 0 Potatoes (new) 8 0 0 Seeds. Ryegrass, Farmers’ £ s. D. £ 6. D. lots ■0 2 9 to 0 ' 3 3 Ryegrass, Machine dressed 0 3 9 to 4 0 0 Cocksfoot, lb 0 0 21 to 0 0 4 Wt. Clover, lb 0 0 10 Red Clover, lb 0 0 9 Alsyke, lb 9 ,0 0 Cow Grass, lb. 0 0 8 Timothy, lb 0 0 4 Linseed, per ewt 14 10 0 to 15 10 01 Rape, per ewt 1 3 0