COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1266, 4 June 1896, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Fkkbman R.Jackson and Co.'s W,ingamii stock report (telegraphed last week to the New Zbai.and Mail) is as follows: - We had a full market of sheep to-day and prices improved on those ruling at last sale'. There was a lot of useful store wethers penned, and they elicited good bidding. About 150 head of cattle were sold. Prices were on a par with those of previous sales. Pigs are still at low values. The rates obtained to-day showed an improvement, good pin-s being better worth. Cattlo—Small tat cows, £3 16s; steers, £2 10s to £3; store cows, £2 t-i lid ; wcancrs, 2 is 0 1; calves, lbs. Sheep -Fat wethers, 10s 7d ; good stores, 9s to 9s 9d; others, Si Id to Ss lid ; small wethers, 7s Od; fat ewes, Ss Od; mixed, 9s 3d; lambs, Is lid: culls, 2s 91. PigsEaoonera, 23s to 3is; others, 17s to 21s; pork, lis to 10s. Mcs-n-s Levin and Co., Limited, have received from their agents, Messrs Dalgoty and Co., Limited, the- following cablegram, datel London, the 28th May :-" the Loudon Wool Importers' Committee ha- decided tint for the fourth scries of sales the quantity of new arrivals to bo included is limited to 300,000, in place of 375,000 as originally arranged. No alteration is made lor the fifth scries of sales. The sixth and last scries of the year has been fixed to open on the 21th November, the lid of arrivals lor this series closing on the 20th November.'' Messrs A. G. Taine and Co. report ol their horse salo on Saturday : —We had a moderate entry, and again there was an absence of good sorts with a few exceptions. Wo sold light draughts of very ordinary quality at £JO, and passed a very line dog-cart horse at £23 (reserved at £3O). Of the ordinary lot of harness hordes, all of medium quality, we sold a number from £3 to £9 10s. The balance sold were of the nondescript description. A few good sorts for spring carts would sell, and tho market next Saturday will be tested by a consignment from Hockcii Bros., of Fcilding, who generally bring what is wanted. We also expect a truck of draughts of a good class. Prior to the horse sale wo sold two cows and six heifers from Tarainki. .Most of them, being too far oil' calving, did not quite meet the wants of buyors. Heifers brought up to £5 10s and the cows .I'-;. A truck of good cows very near calving would always command a salo at this time of year, but they must be good, and up to £8 can bo got for them. Mr Matthew Henry reports of his Palmer--Bton sale:—Cattle and sheep came forward

older of which met a dragging sale. Wethers of medium quality made up the entry of sheep, which had to be cleared at prices rather in favour of purchasers. Subjoined are quotations of the clay's business : Cattle— Eighteen - month to two - year steers, 50s ; yearlings to 18 - month steers, 35s to 435; 18-month heifers, 13s; weaners, 17s Gd to 25s : forward cows, £3 15s. Sheep—Twotooth wethers, 7s 4d to 7s lOd ; ewes in lamb, 5s 6d. Messrs Abraham and Williams report : Cattlo at Pahiatua last week were in small numbers, bidding dull and business limited. Sheep mustered freely, all pens being full. The demand under the hammer varied, being dull at first and improving afterwards. In the end we effecto 1 a substantial sale at prices showing no quotable change. Best lambs, us lid ; others, Is ; those in poor condition, 2s 3d to 3s 2d; forward wethers, 8s < to 8s 3d; crossbred forward wethers. 6s; forward ewes, Gs 3d : store do, 3s 3d. At Falmarstou Oil Thursday a very heavy yarding of sheep came forward ; tho "bulk was disposed of. A steady tone prevailed throughout, and in eases of indifferent | sheep -a tendency to stand off was apparent. I Cattle, considerably in excess of advertised | numbers, were easier than last week. Sheep ] —Fat ewes. 7s Od to 8s ; fat ewes and wethers, 8s 3d ; fat and forward ewes, 0s 0d to 7s Id; fat wethers, 3s 2-1 ; stores, 7s lOd to Ps ; crossbred wethers, -Is 3d to 5s ; empty ewes, 3s lid to Is 3d ; breeding ewes, mixed ages, os 0d to 0s 3d ; two-tooth Komneys, 7s ; others, Is 3d to Is !)d ; lambs, 3s 7d to (is s<l. Cattlo—Well-bred yearlings, £2 2s : weaners, 2::- ; 21-vcar steers, £'3 Is ; 3-year do, £1- Is ; store bullocks, £1 7s 0d; mixed 2-year cattle,

London, May 20. The arrivals of new tea from Foochow to date amount to 00.000 original weight halfehests. The quality is bettor in the liquor than last season, but not, in the leal. The crop is reported to be less than last year's. London, May 27. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,120,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,350,000 quarters. 'The American visible supply of wheat is 71,300,000 bushels, Tho Australian and New /."aland Mortgage Company's t! per cent, debentures arc quoted at 107. Dalgoty's 11 per cents, at 1211, and shares at 01. London, May 23.

The Dank of England returns published to-day show the' total reserve to bo £33,061,000, the proportion of reserve to liabilities being 53-31 per cent. Three months' bills are discounted at I per cent. The following are the latest quotations for Government securities: —

•Interest payable in May and November. flnterest payable in January and July. New 'Zealand mutton—First quality, 31d ; second do., 21d. Hemp is unchanged. _ Tho English wheat market is quiet and. steady ; tho Continental is changing a little for the worse: and the American is declining' and weak. Su-'ar is dull. Best German beet, lis od; Java, 13s 6d. . ~.,„, No. 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.o.b. in Uyuc, 10s (id. 'The Bradford wool market D lileless. Silver is quoted, at 2s 7 3-10Ui d. London, May 31. Tim limit for the fourth series of wool sales has been reduced to 300,000 bales. Tin; sixth ■series begins on 21th November, and tho list doses on the 20th inst. Tallow is steady, and sales have- been resumed. , ~.. Sydxet, May 2*. Whcit-Cbiok, 3. 3d to 3s lid : milling. nominal, Is. Flour-£lO os b £lO 10s Oats —Scarce, firm; New Zealand prime feeding, nominal; best available, 2s 01. Mai/.-, 2s 2d to 2s 3d. liarlcy-Capo, 2s 7d I > 2-; lOd. Bran Old : pollard. od. Peas-Prussian 1-lue, Is to Is 3d. Potatoes—Plentiful; New Zealand t'l 10s to £2 Pts; Circular Heads, £3. Onions—New Zealand, prime, £7 10s : extra prime £3. Butter -Dairy-made, lOd to lid ; factory, lid to Is. Cheese—Now Zealand prime, Old to 7d. Bacon, .VI d to lid. Mkmsournk, May 27. Wheat. ",s Id. Oats—Algerian milling, 3s 2d ; fee ling, :'>a Id ; maize, 3s 21-1 : potatoes, £l 15s to £2 ; onion-, £0 to £7. MianouitNK, May 2s. For the first four months of the year the exports over imports amount to £250,000, as compared with £1,40-1,00 J for the same period of last year. AOELAIDR, .May ~<. Wheat. Fs (M, but no sales; Hour, £lO 5s to £lO His. Barley—Cape, 2s til to 3s: seedin", 3s Od to 3s 3d. Cats—Algerian, 3s 0d to "is ; stout, 3- od. Bran, IOJd ; pollard, Is. Tilt; ADDINGTON MARKET. CURISTCHUKCH, May 27. The entries at Addington to-day were small in most departments. The attendance was fairly good. Fat (Jattle.—Small entry, mostly cow beef; tair domand for ordinary sorts at rates lately ruling. Stoerd, £5 to £3 10s ; heifers, £1 2s Gi to £-J 5s ; cows, £3 15s to £6 10s. Dairy Cattle.-Fair entry and keen competition 'for really good sorts. Bost springers and milkers, £0 10s to £3 103. Store Cattle.—Only a few dry cows yarded, and practically no business done. Fat Sheep. —Small yarding of irregular quality. There was an absence of the keenness of competition which has boon noticeable lately. 'The prices realised, except for good heavyweight ewes and wethers and freezing sorts, show a decline. Heavy-weight wethers, 17s to 18s 01; prime Ircezing wethers 14a to 16s 6d ; do mixed sexes and ■ ■ ■" ' ■" to ir a f),i . heat

weight ewes, lis to lis : medium do, 8s to 10slid : inferior lots. 6s to 7s 6d. Fat Lambs.—Requirements not largo, and the sale a draggy one. Prices realised ranged from 7s to 10s 3d. Store Sheep. —Good entry ; good iorwar<l turnip-fed wethers, 10s to lis 3d: others, 7s co 9s ; mixed sexes, 7s 6d to 10s (id : breeding ewes," 7s to 8s Od ; lambs, Is 3d for inferior to 5s Od for fair sorts. Pijr Si --M. o ,iium entry ; good baeoncrs and porkers brought up to 3|d per lb, but 3d about the average. Stores mot with fair demand.

CHSI3TCHURCII PRODUCE MARKET. Chbistchurch, May 2*. Tho principal feature of the grain and produce market during the week has been the enquiry from Svdnoy for oats and dairy produce. 'Sales of oats have been made at 2s 711, c i.f. The demand for butter, cheese, hams and bacon has been due to the early removal of duties in Now South Wales. There has been practically no business in wheat. No alteration in last week's quotation.

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1 Frico Variation as compared with last week. £ a. d. [in. fJonsols, 2] p.c. 113 5 0 20 - higher N.S.W. 1 per cent. 122 15 0 l:i - higher n.s.w. :u p.c. 109 15 o Unchanged N.S.W. 3 per cent. 102 10 0 10/- higher Victorian 4 p.c. 115 5 (I Unchanged Victorian '■'<[ p.c 10S 5 0 10/. higher S. Australian 4 p.c. 111 15 0 5. ■ higher S. Australian 3£ p.c. 112 0 0 Unchanged S. Australian 3 p.c. 102 10 0 i — Queensland ■!• p.c. 117 10 10 - higher Queensland 3i p.c. 110 10 o 10,- higher New Zealand 4 p.c* 111) 15 0 5/- higher 'few Zealand 3$ p.o.t: 110 0 0 5/- higher New Zealand 3 p.c. 102 10 0 .V- higher W. Australian^-p.c. 112 0 0 Unchanged Tasmanian 3£- p.c. 110 15 0 5,- higher

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