COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 860, 17 January 1879, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

■ » AtTHTIoWKFiR'H REPORT. Musmi'.x. Pluming and t'tudlay r«port that thoy hold a »at« of horstm and con-tractors' plant, at ISfgapiwa. oik acumint of M»»»r». Wm. Craig," T. Rind',, and Janius Ptyde. Thoro wan a fair abtondanci',. ami alt th« lots* submifctod- found bu-yurs at tho folio whig ratus :—F'u'st-cla«s liorscN from LW>to LTO 1 '~ imidium. LU.I to L4O. Harness, at full rates. rioujjh- and harrows sold at fair ratiss. Drays at full prions. As usual, the good horaVs sold at high rate*., while inferior animals woro excimdingty hard to stilt, at vsry unsatisfatitory Kgurus. A vury nice littlu hack, 'i yoars, sold at L-«. ». , CitRCSTCIttJISCM. [UV IUaKUUAI'It. | January to. Bust mutton 2d pin- lb : inferior, t-iit. with better demand and short supply. B*wf. in full demand, and but for operations of Houtliorn buyers, a considerable reduction would have taken place. Bast lieef. front i!7s t>d to !>"» (id: medium, ""s tiv'ifut: lambs, short supply, soiling steadily at Ts to Ds fid. aooording to weight : store cattle, in brisk demand, and wiling readily at advanced prices. Wheat transactions are limited, quotations, lis lOd to 'ts. tu oats there is a disposition to accept tower rates. Sellers, Us (id : buyers, I!s .'id. Barley, feed. 3h »d to ■t». No transactions, New" crop, of Hour, good business done ; price firm at Li) f to t.tOt ilrasH seed, rye. !>» Hit: best dressed; f>s to t!s :id. ♦ '- 'l'lk« New Zealand- Loan ami Mercantile Agency t'o. report under date .January (>tl> as follows : - Oats lire decidedly easier. New Victorian of prime (juality are lieing rushed into' market', prime stout white oats have been already sold at te Mto -t* !)d. 'l*lie arrival* from inland last week were 'jSiltf bags, and no doubt this week will be quite us large, if not largur. Tho cargo of New Zealand., ext'ouutess of Rrnd. is being freely offered, and about tOOO' bag!* have "been (milted in private terms. The oatmeal millers are buying very cautiously, fearing they might bo caught with very largo stocks when a drop takes place. A few" lots of feed- have been taken lately for export, and these have helped the market to a slight extent. We quote prime stout milling as to 5s 3d. the latter price an exceptional one, however : feed, 4m !)d to 4s tOid. Bran—ls 'Jd. Wheat-—ls !)(! to ts tOAd', prime Victorian. Flour-Ut 10s. New, ILtt tOs : old, LH Ms, Barley—The souson too tar advanced. Prime malting. Us to »'s lid : feed, dull of sale. Some large shifts California!!-matting now overdue. '♦■■ ■- ' — LONDON MARKK'tX Wnr,i.rN(ri'oN, Sun. tl*>. The N*"W Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited), report, under dale Condon, 18th .fanuary : -'the wool trade in the maimfaotiirim,' districts is slightly better, and there lias been a littte trade inim-iry. The wheat market is quiet. Adelaide i* worth ■Mis. The tallow market is firm. Mutton. .'Ws : beef, Ms. Leather is tirm : T'lOO sides of Australian are adver< tised for sale on the I'Oth initant.