THE MARKETS

New Zealand Mail, 21 February 1901, Page 54

THE MARKETS

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, is in receipt of the following cable message from its (London office -Under date 12th. instant: —Wool. —The sales closed firmly. Since close of last greasy merino super, scoured merino do, and fine greasy crossbred are par to -Id per lb higher. Fine scoured crossbred market is unchanged. Greasy' merino, medium and inferior, medium greasy crossbred, coarse greasy crossbred, and slipe are pa-r to -Id per lb lower. Scoured merino,. medium and inferior, medium scoured < rossbred, coarse scoured crossbred td per lb lower. Crossbred market easier ; 95,000 bales have been held over for future disposal. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. SYDNEY, February 13. Wheat, chick, 2s 3id; milling, 2s 6/d to 2s 74d. Flour, £6 to £6 10s; Manitoba, £lO 15s. Oats, feeding, New Zealand, Is lid to 2s 2d; local, Is id to Is 10 d; milling, 2s 4d. Barley,. (New Zealand, 2s 4d; other sorts, 2s to 2s sd. Maize, 2s lOd to 3s. Peas, none offering. Bran, Bjd to B|d. Pollard, lOd. Potatoes, new local, £8 to £9 ss. Onions, Port Arlington’s, £7 10s to £B- - dairy, 7/d to 8d; creamery, 9d. Cheese, New Zealand, 6d. Bacon, JNew Zealand, flitches, 5d to, sfd. The above quotations are those ruhng .between merchant and retailer, and do nofc represent the slightly lower value® obtained by recognised brokers. MELBOURNE, February 13. Wheat, 2s' Bd. Oats, feeding, Is od to Is 74d; milling, Is 8d to Is 94d. Barley, malting, to 3s Maize, 2s 9-|-d. Bran, 104 cl. Pollard, lid. Potatoes, £4 10s to £sl Onions, £6 10s tc, £7. ADELAIDE, February 13. Wheat, 2s 7*-d to 2s Bd. Flour, £6 ss. Oats, Algerian, Is 7d to Is lOd; stout, 2s to 2s 6d. Bran, 10-Jd. Pollard, lid. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHRISTCHURCH, February 13. To-day 3000 fat sheep, 3000 fat lambs. 10,000 store sheep, 442 cattle and 344 pig’s were yarded. Fat cattle —164 were yarded, mostly cow and heifer beef, with a few prime steers. The demand was weaker, and there was a decline of Is per 1001 b, best ruling at from 21s 6d to 23s ; others, 17s 6d to 21s; steers, .£6 15s to £8 10s; two prime bullocks, £lO ss; heifers, £5 15s to £7 12s 6d; cows, £4 17s 6d to £7 10s, and up to £9 5s for extra heavy. Fat sheen—There were very few good wethers, the majority being unlSnished sorts, and a weaker demand ruled. Heavy weights, 20s 4d to 21s; freezers, 18s to 19s; light and unfinished, for grazing, 16s to 17s 6d. There were too many ewes and the market was irregular, with a decline for all sorts. Best, 16s to 18s; others, 12s to 15s 6d; prime merino wethers, 15s 6d to 15s lid; and poor sorts, 10s Id. Store sheep were mostly wethers and lambs. Except for good young sheep, which about held their own, there was a decided decline, but the bulk of the yarding changed hands. Forward wethers, 15s ,3d to 16s 7d; backward, 13s 8d to 15s Idp good young ewes, 16s ldi to 18s 6d; sound. 15 s 7d to 16s Id; aged (including Chatham Islanders), 5s 9d to 9s 3d; lamb's; 9s lid to 12s 6d. '

Pigs—There was a medium supply,,'Fats were; slightly easier.. Baconers, "33s to 42s 6d; extra heavy to 52s 6d, equal to 31 per lb; porkers, 20s to 32s 6d, equal to 3fdf per lb. . Stores were in good demand at 15s 6d to 245; suckers and weaners, 6s to 13s 6d. ' : .

DUNEDIN, February' 13. Fat cattle—23o head were y)irdc/l at Burnside, barely half of which could be classed as prime beef. The supply was fully equal to trade requirements. Prices, which showed no improvement on last week's, were: —Best bullocks, £7 10s to £9 10s; medium, £5 10s to £7 ; best cows and heifers, £6 10s to £8; ordinary, £4 to £6. Fat sheep—l 347 were penned. Considerable numbers were ewes in good to prime condition, the balance good wethers, and a few pens store ewes, and wethers. The sale was dull and prices were barely on a level with last week’s. Best crossbred wethers, 17s 6d to 20s 3d; medium, 15s to 17s; best crossbred ewes. 17s to 18s 6d; extra prime heavy, 20s; ordinary, 13s to 16s 6d. - , rT ., Fat lambs—923 were penned. The sale opened dull (and! conftinuedj so, pricefe showing a. decline of about Is 6d per head on late rates. Best, 12s to 14s; others, 10s to 11s 6d. Pigs—l 72 of all sorts were penned. . Competition was slack and sale dull. Choppers, 525; baconers, 37s to49s; porkers, 25s to; 32s 7 stores, 15s to 24; slips, 10s to 14s; suckers, 5s to 8s 6d.