COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1164, 9 January 1880, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

DUNEDINf MARKETS. Messrs. Maclean and Co. reporfj /ojr, th& week 7th January as follows: — I Fat Catt|e.-ruA(t°>od«ate supply-of 13G head were'yarded for to-day's niMJ|et,-con-sisting ehidly W quiet, hot owing to to the batchers having large stocks on hand from last wa3 exceedingly do)}*.. iPocea. showed »i»* hupioienienfc trpofi last quotation*, and a few, pens were_ tamed otitTMOld".'" We sola on account of Messrs. Bawtßv >aad ;Taylonr and otlfer Vendors 36 head, at firksa fxom. LT, 17s '6d ta-LlO 15s for cows, and from LIS 17s fid to for bullocks—equal to 25s for prime and 20s to 22a 6d for umliuai per 1001b."" Fat number penned to-day consisted of 2417, nawly-all of which wetfe from good to This supply, however, proved to be considerably in excess, of-twde 'and an*exceptionally frfow market.was experienced, with a-decline in price* of fully Is .per,hep<Lfcpm last wtek'*qtl6a£3""6iw. A large pseeed-m *t auction; but nearly the "whole were afJerjVH?!*- cleared :privatoly.-t We sold, on account of the New, Zealand, jind Anstralfem''4atift*C«:;'sl2 cfoss-T»«aB at Ss to f« r ani-lfildoat-ar6dr on account of H'C. CamerOT^a fc m ; Rtyws-Wvafc7« OfftcPSs'iM- vVe quote prime mutton at barely Ifd; mcdiatnl.'-rff I's« Jfcr lb."" made fair priceVbut ordinary and infenot, which fon»Qs jtka'largesfc iportion, declined fnllv Is"ner head. We sold on account.ofPete£ JEtSiiscn, Esq., 40 at from 8s 3d to 9s 3d: and on account of J. RpbcrtspiL IBjq'.; 68 iiflßiidr at 3k 9d to 4s Theafe figure# indicate the range of prices generally and nmy be qnotefaltrom 3si to 6d per lb, accord- • Btor'fflKiv.'—We 'havfe inquiries for almaattfvary description-, bat more especially for vpnng .We have, no ta report npon r which to base ' to state of the UXstock market the demandfor stores is less active, and rates lately ruling awa -jwt nam obtainable; but feed bemg well-grown cattle are wanted. We kave several buyers. „ „ . . . Country Sales. —We beg to call attention to our sale at Baldutha on Friday, the 9th inst., of store cattle and sheep; also to our sale on the 20th inst., at Palmerston, on account of Messrs. Cochrane Bros., of 550 acres growing crops, draught horses, implements, nnresereed. We hold our first sale of the season on Friday, the 16th mst. Sheepskins.—On Monday last we held our weekly sale as usuaL There was a good attendanoeof buyers, and active competition. Butehen* exoas-hreds brought up to 4s6d; dry skins from la 2d to 3s 9d, and in bales Tallow. —None offered. Grain.—"Wheat, continues in fair demand at prices similar to last week's rates—prime reirfe.fr say, 4s lOd; medium, 4s 7d; and fowls? feed, 3s 6d to 3s Sd, at which pnees wc have disposed of a few lines. Oats are In" moderate demand, and prices remain without change—say, Is Sd for feed, and Is 9d for milling. Barley : None offering, and demand limited. WELLINGTON. [ei telegraph.] ♦- January S. •Mr. O'Shea reports Floor, LI duty: * Adelaide, Ll7 ICs to LIS; Canterbury, LI 2 to LI210s; Oamaru, LI2 10s to Ll3; Lslos; bran, lOd to Is per bushel; oats, 2s Id to 2s 3d; potatoes, 7s to Ss; maize, 4s 6d ; hams and bacon, lOd to ll^d. CHRISTCHURCH. [BY TEtEOiSAra.j Jannary 8. Business during the week has been extremely quiet, and the market in every respect presents almost the same features as at last report. Wheat—A few trifling sales to millers, at the old rates of 4s 9d to 5s can only be recorded. Advices from the Cape report a partial fail ore of the crop, but what bearing, if any, it will have on our values cannot be determined until fuller information comes to hand. Oats present nothing new. Flour has had a fair trade * inquiry at LI3. Grass Seed Several samples of this season's rye-grass, of only medium quality, have been offered during the week, without finding buyers, at 2s 3d; well grown and clean samples of rye-grass dealers are open to purchase, at 2s 9d to 3d. Cocksfoot; has been sold at 3£d tq 4d. Dairy Produce —Bntter is still plentiful, at 6|d to 7d; cheese, s£d to Gd; ham 3 and in doth, lOd. Mutton is quoted at lid per lb; lambs, '4b to Sa 6d each j beef, 21s per 1001b.