COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1190, 21 December 1894, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

- ■ .7 WELLINGTON MABiICD%S») //• Messrs .Laebt- Cp; report current whole,

Laeky and Co. report for the past weeA as follows Wheat—Without alteration.. A few transactions have taken place in prime milling samples at prices about on a par with those last reported. We quote—Prime milling, 2s 7d to 2s 8d ; medium to good, 2s s|d to 2s 6|d, f.o.b. Southern ports; whole fowlwheat, 2s 7d to 2s 8d ex stores. Oats—lndications are not wanting that the bottom has been touched and values show a tendency to harden. We quote—Bright short feed, 2s; good, Is lOd to Is lid; medium, Is 8d to Is 9d ; Tartarian (seed), Is lOd ; Danish, Is Bd. Barley— Without alteration. Our quotations are nominal. Best malting, 4s 3d to 4s 4d; medium to good, 3s 6d to 3s 9d; milling, 2s 6d ; feed, Is lOd; Cape, 2s lOd. Peas—We I quote Prussian blues, 3s to 3s 3d ; white ivory I (scarce), 4s ; partridge, 2s lOd to 3s; York-

shire hero, 4s 9d to 53. Maize —In large slip* ply at 2s 3d to 2s 5d per bushel. Pollard—ln moderate demand at 72s 6d per ton. Chaff Ordinary qualities are in excess of requirements, but prime bright samples meet with fair sale at our quotations. We quote— Prime bright heavy, 72s 6d to 75s ; good, 60s per ton. Potatoes —The season now being so far advanced, old Derwent3 are m poor demand at low prices. Matthew Henry reports on Friday: The supplies of both sheep and cattle were quite up to the average. Cattle were chiefly composed of fat bullocks, cows and medium weaners ; for the latter trade ruled fairly active and a clearance effected; for the remainder moderate business was done at quotations.! Cattle —Fat bullocks, medium weights, to £6 10s ; others to <£6 17s 6d ; fat cows, £4 to £5; yearling steers, <£2 10s ; 18-month steers, <£2 15s ; weaners, 2<s 6d to 32s 6d ; dairy cows, .£5 to £6. Sheep Fat ewes, 6s 3d. . Abraham and Williams report: At Palmerston a full yard of cattle came forward, almost all being useful steers. A pen of grown store bullocks was also penned and a line of choice breeding cows and heifers. The demand was moderate, about half being disposed of under the hammer, the balanoe afterwards. . /Beyond the fat bullocks and a few dairy cattle, a clearance was effected. Sheep, in short supply, remain without altera* tion in price. Sheep, inferior ewes and lambs, 2s 8d to' 2s lOd, all counted ; 2-tooth wethers, f*»t, 8s ; fat ewes, 5s 6d to 6s. Cattle —Choice breeding cows, <£4 ; forward bullocks, £5 ; 2£-year steers, £4 5s ; 2*year do, <£,3 15s; 3-year do, <£4 14s ; small weaners, 23s ; others, 30s to 34s 6d ; yearlings, mixed, £2 9s 6d; fat cows, £4 15s. • . A. G. . Taine and Co. report of their weekly..horse.salo on Saturday : —The attendance was ■good'aiid the entries also. ; Wfl had the usual' .muster of scrubbers, but the. greater number of our entry was composed of good useful sorts, mostly paoks and harness, with a sprinkling of draughts. The market was not what may be termed, buoyant, but wo disposed of nearly the whole ®f .our/entry except a few polo ponies, from: Palmerston, which were held over owing to the non-attendance of the principal players, who were playing polo. Wa sold, on accountof a Palmerston, client, a pair of 13-hand thoroughly broken, for .£25 ; horses suitable for bakers’ carts and express work,- from <£ll to £l3 10s ; light harness horses, from £8 to .£11; aged and harness, sorts, £5 to £7 10s ; ordinary hacks, £5, £6 and £7 10s, mostly aged. We sold no di-aughts. Dog-cart and set harness, £2l; silver-mounted harness, £4lss; lady s saddle and bridle, £4 ; old dray harness, 30s. Townsend and Paul’s weekly report of the horse- for week ending 10th December : —At our yards there was a good attendance of buyers, but the class of stock offered was not particularly good. We sold one good useful heavy draught for £l6 and one for £lO 15s, and 10 light harness stamps and hacks at £4 to £8 ; set harness, £4 ss; spring cart, £8 ; tip dray, £5; saddles at 30s ; and harness at fair prices. We shall have a draft of Sydney horses by the Talune, specially selected for this market. Edwards and Mcßeath report concerning the labour market: —We have been much busier with domestic engagements during the week, both male and female.

London, December 12.

Colonial stocks aro depressed. _ The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,‘620,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,070,000 quarters. The American r visible supply of wheat is 1127800,000 bushels. - London, December 14. The weekly returns of the Bank of England, published to-day, show the total reserve to be £25,366,000, and the proportion of reserve to liabilities 63'28. • , ~ ~ Consols, 103. ; Three, months bills are dis-co.unted-at.g’per cent; , , , New Zealand 4 per cent, inscribed stock, i105|.; 3LpDecent, ditto, 99J. . New Zealand long-berried wheat, ex ware-' house, is “flat >t A 25s 3d.;. South wheat, .ex warehouse, quiet at 255.6 d; A South wheat ,<?argo 4 ex .Inveryarry* sold: : at. <sd;. ytetopan- ex:- warehouse 1 3|d per lb ; second ditto, 3,jtL quality, 4Jd. . ~ The New Zealand hemp market-ia-. not; changed. . , , For kauri gum there is a good demand, ana prices remain fiirm; 3600 .packages were offered and 2000 sold, and there are at present 2850 packages in stock. Three - quarter scraped brought 76s ; half-scraped, 45s ; pickings, 335.. . ■ : Sugar.— Gorman beet, 8s /gd ; Java, 11s lO^d.. . , , . n , No. 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.o.b. m Clyde, flat at 42s 3d.' " , , The Copenhagen Committee has reduced the price of butter by 4s per cwt. Kroner’s finest quality is quoted at 96s to 100 s. London, December 17. A portion of a consignment of New Zealand butter from the cool chamber of the steamer Tongariro brought from 104 s to 106 s per cwt. Tallow is unchanged. . The English wheat market shows a decline of 6d per quarter. The. Continental has also declined, and the American is weak. Buenos Ayres, December 17. Reports as to the Argentine harvest are conflicting. Experts, however, estimate-that 7,000,000 quarters of wheat wig be available for export.

sale values as under : — . Farm-and DAxjby; Fhodttce. •' ■. -" r ■- D. £ S. D, Milfcy quart.-. ... ... 0 0 3 tp 0 0 .4 ocg7 Butter, separator-;.?;. 0 0 9 to 0 0 TO Salt butter ‘.....;'? 1 0 0 7 Cheese..> • • 0 .0 4|- to 0 0 ;5. Loaf- .'.v ;• 0 ? 0; 5£, Eggs, dozen (fresh.)-. , Q Wv 3 to , TOBacons, 111:' ;V ': 0 0 7£ Ham, lb 0 0; 8*' Fowls, pair ... ... 03 0 to- 0. 3 6 Ducks, pair ... 0 4 6 Geese, pair . ... 0 5 0 Turkeys, pair 0 76 Flour, Market. £ s. D- £ 'S. Dv Stone flour 7 0 0 Boiler flour ... 7 15 0 Pollard... 3 10 0 Oatmeal 9 0 0 Bran 2 10 0 to 2 15 0 Hat and Coen Maekbt. £ s. D. £ S. D. Maize ••• 0 2 6 Oats, feed ... ... 0 1 8 to 0 1 10 Wheat, milling 0 2 9 Fowl Wheat ... 0 2 8 Bye 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 Wheat, straw... 2 5 0 to 2 10 0 Onions, per lb 0 0 1 to 0 0 1^ Potatoes 1 15 0 to 2 0 0 Potatoes (new) 5 0 0 Potatoes (kidneys) ... 8 0 0 Seeds. £ s. D. £ 8. Byegrass, Farmers’ 1 lots ... < ••• 0 2 9 to 0 3 3 Byegrass, Machine dressed ... 0 4 3 to 0 4 9 Cocksfoot, lb .... ' 0 0 4 to 0 0 5i Wt. Clover, lb 0 0 10 Bed Clover, lb 0 0 9 Alsyke, lb 0 0 9 Cow Grass, lb... 0 0 9 Timothy, lb ... 0 0 4 Linseed, per cwt 13 10 0 Bape, per cwt 1 5 0 Circular Heads 3 0 0 Breeze’s Prolifics ... 3 0 0 Brown Eivers 2 10 0 Carter’s Bed Skins ... 3 0 0 Magnum Bonum 3 0 0 Lapstone Kidney ... 3 0 0 Prince Begents 3 0 0 OamaruSeed Derwents 2 10 0