Commercial.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 7685, 29 November 1899, Page 4

Commercial.

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS. (Tho National Mortgage and Agenoy Company of Now Zoaland, Limited, reports on tho Btook and grain market as follows : A very small yarding of sheep came forward at tho Junction Yards yesterday. Only two lots of owob and lambs and ono pon of dry owoa, and a pon of shorn ewes and wobhors woro yarded. Crossbred owcb, In tho wool, with about 110 por cent of lamba at foot, sold up to 19s 9d ; dry ewes, In tho wool, at 13a; and shorn ewes and wothera, at lis 4d. Wo yarded and sold, on account of Mr M'lnncs, Taipo Hill, a lino of halfbroda and threo-quarter-bred owea, with lambs at foot, at 19s 2d, and a pon of dry owes at 18s. Piga—Very few entorcd, and sold at late rates. Cattlo—A full yarding came forward, and owing to tho luto rains prices showed a dooldod advance, and a good inquiry oxiats for well brod Bteors, and any coming forward would meot with a ready sale. GRAIN MARKET. This haa boon in a baokward state for Eiomo timo past, and to-day wo cannot report much of interest in connection with it. Millers havo almost oeased buying, except in,Bmall lota aa required for mixing, and consequently pricos have eased somewhat. Whoat la nominally worth from 2s 3d for rod ohaff to 2a Gd for Tuacan and volvet. Oats havo also sharod in the dull state of mattorß, and Danish aro worth about Is sd, with a very alow demand. Other lineß aro unnoticed at present.

Mr E. P. Burbury (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agoncy Company, Limited) reports as follows: At) tho Junction Yards yesterday only two or three llnoa of sheep oamo forward, consisting ol owes and lamba and ono pen of fat eheep. The roocnt rain has created a strong domund for all classes of sheep, and the entry waa nob anything up to tho demand. Half and orosßbred owes, with 100 per cent, of lambs, realisod from 19a 3d to 19a 9d, fat oroasbreds (shorn) lis 7d. Oattlo. —Only a modium ontry, bub a much superior class of cattle to thoßo that have rooontly oomo forward. The demand was keen, and tho proaenoe ol ono or two foreign buyora made competition brisk. Fab steers Hold at from L 6 15a to L 7 2a, and three and four-year-old Bbore steers from L 3 17s 6d to L 4 15a; one and two-yoar-olds from 30a to L 3 2s 6d, dairy cows at late rates. Pigß.—Very few in, and demand keen. Stores at from 16s 6d to 21s, weaners 13s 3d to 15a 9d. PItODtJOH REPORT, Tho splondid rains of tho past ten days have quito dispelled tho fears which were entertained in oonsequonce of tho long spell of dry windy weather, and tho present prospects, generally speaking, are of the best. Wo have again to report business in grain exceedingly quiet, and for tho moment an almost ontiro absence of demand Freight is difficult to obtain, and the result is almost a comploto chock upon export business. If this woro rectifiod matters would no doubt improvo. Wo sold soma fair sized lines of oatß at about the top of che market, but preBonl; prices, for rousons indicated above, show a doolino. Wo likowiso placed a considerable quantity of barley at quotations. Values nro low, bub with the large quantity of modium and inferior grades offering, there dooms little chance of thoir picking up to any oxtenb. To-day's pricos may bo given as follows:

Wheat—Tuscan 2a 7d to 2s Bd, velvet 2a 5d to 2a 6d, red chad 2s 3d to 2s 4d, fob, sacks oxtra.

Oata—Danish and short feed Is 7d to Is Sd, fob, saoks oxtra.

Barley—Second class and medium Is lOd to 2a 2a, fob. Turnip Seeds—According to variety. Amplo a took 8 on hand for presonb season.

Mossra Fleming and Hodloy report that thero waa a largo attendance at the Junction Yards yeaterday. Sheop—There waa a small entry, only throo lota being forward. Ewea and lambs wore in good demand, and sold up to 19a 9d, and halfbrod owos and wothors (shorn) up to 11b 4d. Thoy sold—On account of Mr John Carroll, 28 fat crossbred owos and wothors (shorn) at 11a 4d, Cattle Thero was a good entry of oabblo, a few nico linos of steers and heifers in forward condition being yarded. For thoao thoro was koon competition, and prices woro from 5b to 10a a hoad bottor than at laato aalo. Thoy yarded 34 hoad, and sold— On acoounb of a oliont, 4 atoro cows at L 3 Ca each, oow and calf at L 3 9a 6d, cow in milk at L 3, store cow &t L 3 10s, Ayrshire bull at L2 la, cow in calf at L 4 7s 6d, 2 store hoifora at L2 Qa 6d each. On account of Mr H. Winaloy, cow in calf at L 3 lis. On Account of Mrs Morrison, cow in calf at L 3 8a 6d. On account of Mrs Peters, cow in calf at L 5 Bs. On account of Mr John Williams, oow in oalf at L 4 4s Gd. On account of Mr A. Gray, cow in milk at L 3, oow in milk L2 11b. On account of Mr Hall, fat oow at L 4 17s, heifer do at L 3. On account of Mr A. Kiddell, heifer in milk at L 3 2a, 3 fat hoifors at L 4 5a eaoh. On account of Mr Sim, cow in milk at L 4 10b. On account of Mr Mackenzie, dry helfor at LI 17s. On account of Mrs Smillio, oow in milk at LI 17a Gd. On account of Mr A. Grant, fat cow at L 4 17s, hoifer in oalf at L 3 15s. On account of Mr MoncrloCF, atoro cow at LI 19s. On account of u client', cow in milk at L 3 15a.

Pigs woi'o in short supply. The demand continues as good as ovor. They Bold slips (on account of Mr H. Sim) at from 27s to 30s 6(1, and weanors (on account of Mr H. Schluter) at from 20s to 24s 6d.

Meaaia Bruoo Christie and Co, roport holding thoir usual fortnightly sale at Junction yards yesterday:— Sheep—A small entry, which met a good demand, consisting of two small lots of owes and lambs, and two pons of fat owes and wet owes and lambs fotchcd up to 19s Dd. Fat ewoß (in wool) at 13s Id, fat owes and wothors (shorn) ut lis 7d. Cattle—A medium entry, consisting of all sorts; Good sold at 17s to IDs per lOOlbs, according to quality. Storo cattle were in good demand, and sold at an advance on lato ratos. Dairy cows sold at lata ratos. Wo yarded 63 and sold as follows : On account of Mr John Lefovre, 5 fab bullocks at Lf> 17s Gd, 9 forward store bullocks at L 5 17s (id. On uccount of a vondor, 1 Aldornoy bull at L2 12b, 3 store cows at L2, 3 storo heifers at L2 4s, 24 yearlings at 30h. On account of Mr Goorgo Brown, 4 fat hoiferfl at L 4 2s Gd, 3 storo steers at L 3, 2 storo stoors at L 2,2 steerß at LI lis. On account of Mr John Crombic, 1 Aldcrnoy heifer in milk at L2 lis, 1 yearUrn; holfor at LI 15s. On account of Mr J. O'Brien, 1 cow in milk at L 3 Ss. On account of Mr John Black, 1 cow In milk at L 4 sa. On uccouuti of Mr Jamos Divor, 1 cow in milk at L 3 3s, 1 hoi for at L2. On account of Mr Joueph Johnston, 1 cow in milk at LI 18fl. On auoouut) of Mr Q?. Martin, 1 two-yoar-old bull at L2 Is. On account of Mrs O'Donnell, 1 cow in milk at L2 12s 6d. On account of Mr J. lllaek, 1 cow at calving at L2 12a fld. Pigs.-—A small entry ol weanors and Blips, whiun sold at an advance on lato rates. We Bold on uooounb of Mr F. Maloue, G weanors

at up to 22a. On account of Mr Hollow, 1 atoro at 22s 6d. GRAIN AND PEODDOB MARKET. Wheat.—Frime (Tuscan, scarce, 2s to 2s 8d ; prime velvet, 2b 6d to 2s 7d j red chaff, 2a 5d to 2s Gd ; seconds (good milling), Is lid to 2s ; whole fowl feed, 2s to 2s.ld (all fob, Baoks extra 4Jd). Oats.—Primo short milling varieties, Is 9d to Is 9Jd ; long Tartars, Is 7d to Is Sd ; duns, Is 7d to Is 8d ; Danish, Is 7£d to Is 8d (f ob, saoks 4&d). Barley.—Medium malting, of which there is still a largo quantity offering, is worth Is lOd to 1b lid ; feeding and inferior, Is 4d to la 6d (sacks extra, 4£d).