COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1165, 29 June 1894, Page 16

COMMERCIAL.

Edwards and Mcßeath report that there is not much improvement since last week. Servants of all classes are plentiful. Freeman R. Jackson and Co.'s Wansranui, Waverley and Waitotara stock sale report (telegraphed on June 27) is as follows : The weather at Waverley was cold again. There were a large number of entries. We sold all that came forward. We held tho first sale at Waitotara on Monday. The yards were full and the attendance large. We sold all with tho exception of a few milch cows and one pen of ewes. The sale was satisfactory to all concerned. At Wanganni to-day a small entry came forward. Prises wore on a par with those at last sale. We quote cattle at Waverley-—Milch cows, M 9s to M 10s j steers, £3 to £A\ young steers, £2 4s 6d to £2 18s; cows, M 16s j cows and

calves, £1 Bs. At Waitotara—Polled Angus cows, £5 2s 6d ; heifers, £2 15s ; bulls, £2 17s (3d to £3 ; steers, £3 5s to £3 7s ; cows, £3 10s ; woanor, 245. At Wanganui -Fat bullocks, £7 3s 9d; milch cows, £i 10s to £G 12s Gd ; steers, £3 15s. Sheep at Waverley— Fat ewes, 7s 3d ; breeding ewes, 7s. At Waitotara—Fat ewos, 7s 3d; fat wethers, lis 3d; store wethers, 7s lid. At Wanganui—Store wethers, 9s Gd ; breeding ewes, is to 8s 2d ; fat ewes, 9s. Pigs—Small baconers, 37s to 555; porkers, 20s to 255; small porkers, 15s to 17s ; others, Gs 9d to 10s Gd.

London, June 21. The Bank of England returns published today show the total reserve in notes and bullion to be <£30,3M),000, the proportion of reserve to liabilities being 70*46. Consols, 101:|. Throe months' bills are discounted at i per cent., market being quiet. New Zealand 4 per cent, inscribed stock, 109; 3.1 per cents., 101 A-. No. 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.o.b. in Clyde, 41s 10?. d.

Union Steam Shipping Company s shares, .£7 10s; New Zealand Shipping Company, £2 15s; Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, £6 ss.

Antimony, .£32 to .£32 10s. Sydney, Juno 27.

Arrived—Waihora, from Auckland. Despite the bad wcathor on the passage, the stud sheep havo arrived in excellent condition.

Wheat—Chick, 2s Gd to 2s 9d ; milling, 2s lOd, nominal. Flour—Roller, £1 5s to .£7 10s. Oats—Prime bright, 2s 2d; seed, 2s 4d. Maize, prime, Is lOd ; barley, cape, 3s 2d; brau, 7ld; pollard, 7£d; peas, Prussian blue, 3s Gd. Potatoes Locally grown, <£2 15s; Circular Heads, £3. Onions, .£ll. Butter—Dairy made, 7d to 9d; factory, 9d to lOd. Cheese, prime, 4d; bacon, s^d. Melbourne, Juno 27.

Wheat, firm, primo, 2s 4d ; flour, roller, £Q to £6 ss. Oats—Algerian, Is 8d to Is 9d; prime stout,ls lid ; Tartarian seed, Is lOd to 2s. Barley—Cape, 2s 3|d ; malting, 5s 3d. Bran, 7d; pollard, 7£d; potatoes, £2 10s; onions, .£lO 10s. Adelaide, June 27. Wheat, 2s 3d; flour, roller brands, £5 15s to £G j bran, 7£d; pollard, Bd.

WELLINGTON MARKETS 5. Messrs Laery & Co. report current wholesale values as under :- - Farm and Dairy Produoi £ s. D. "£ s. D. Milk, quart 0 0 3 to 0 0 4 Butter, fresh farm, lb 0 0 8 Butter, separator ... 0 0 9 to 0 0 10 Salt butter 0 0 7 Cheese 0 0 4 to 0 0 5 Loaf 0 0 5* Eggs, dozen (fresh) ... 0 1 2 Limed Eggs 0 1 0 t Lard, lb 0 o 6 Bacon, lb 0 0 7 Ham, lb 0 0 8 Fowls, pair 0 2 6 Ducks, pair 0 3 6 Geese, pair 0 5 G Turkeys, pair 0 6 0 Flour Market. £ s. D, £ s. D. Stone flour 7 0 0 Roller flour 7 10 0 Pollard... 4 5 0 Sharps, per ton 4 10 0 Oatmeal ... .:. 9 10 0 Bran 2 15 0 Hay and Corn Market. £ s. D. £ s. D. Maize 0 3 0 Oats, feed 0 1 8 to 0 2 1 Wheat, milling 0 2 9 Fowl Wheat 0 2 4 to 0 2 6 Rye Corn 0 3 3 Seed Barley 0 4 0 Carrots 1 10 0 Hay, ton 3 10 0 to 4 0 0 Oaten, ton 3 10 0 Straw, ton 2 10 6 Chaff, oaten sheaf ... 3 10 0 to 3 15 0 Wheat, straw 2 5 0 to 2 10 0 Onions 9 0 0 Potatoes 2 12 6 to 2 15 0 Seeds. £ 8. D. £ s. b. Ryegrass, Farmers' lots 0 2 9 to 0 3 3 Ryegrass, Machine dressed 0 3 9 to 0 4 3 Cocksfoot, lb 0 0 34- to 0 0 H 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 Rape, per cwt 1 5 0 Flukes 5 10 0 Early Rose 5 10 0 Kidneys Brows Prolines 5 0 4 10 0 0 Beauty of Hebron ... 5 0 0 Early Vermonts 4 10 0 Carter's Red Skins ... 3 15 0 Magnum Bonum 4 10 0 Lapstone Kidney ... 5 10 0