COMMERCIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10195, 1 November 1894, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

di—— —. Daily Times Office, Wedaesday evening.

The amount of customs revenue received to-day on fioods cleared for consumption was .£B9B lis 3d.

The customs returns for the past month are : — Net customs, £29,053 15s fld ; beer duty, .£l3ll 5s Bd. The net customs for the corresponding month of last year were £29,735 4s fid; beer Lduty,,,£l2S7

AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL.

Syhnbt, October 31. Wheat: Chick, 2s 6dto2s 7d; milling, nominally, Ss 9d. Flour: Best roller, nominally. £7 to £7 ss. Oats (dull): Prime feeding, 2a Id. Maize : Prime, Is lOd. Barley : Cape, nominally, 2s Oil to 2s Sii. Bran, 7d. Pollard, Bid. Pease: Prussian blue, 4s. Potatoes- Local-grown, up to £1 15s; Circular Headß, up to £1 10s; new Clarence Hiver, £3 10s. Onions £1315s to £13. Butter : Dairy-wade, 7d to Sd ; factory-made, 7id to 9d. Cheese: Prime, id. Bacon: Prime, sd. . _ Melbourne, October 31. Wheat 2s Id. Oats : Stout. Is CUd. Maize, Is: lid. Potatoes: £15sto £112s tW. '• Abbla,!xie, October 31. Wheat (quiet), 2s OJd. Plour : Roller £5 7s 6d la i£slos. Bran and pollawi, 6}& to 61d.

BANE OF NEW SOTT.TH WALES.

Advice has been received that at the half-yearly inoeting of the proprietors of tke Bank of New South Wales, held in Sydney yesterday, a dividend at the rate of 9 per cent, par annum for the lalf-year was declared, and £31,750 carried for-

.RATIONAL FIRE AND MARINE INStTPvANCE COMPANY. .

The directors in submitting their report and balance sheet for the twenty-first year of the company's operations state that the net premium ifor the"year amounts to £85,561/ l_os !od. After paying an interim dividend of £3*352 Ifo 3d there 3s a surplus of £664113s lid, to which has to be added balance from last year £14,580 3s;- total, £21,50116s Ud. They now recommend the payment of a further dividend at the rate of 15 per cent, per annum for the half-year, ;2735216s 3d; and to carry forward £14,149 o<> 8d ;—total £21,501 3.6s lid. The fullest provision has bestn made for nil known and unadjusted losses in »he item of £13,747 7s 2d. It will be necessary to elect three 'directors. Messrs R. Glendining, E. Hi Jlenstein, and T. W. Kempthorne retire by rvtatien, and ■offer themselves for re-election. The retiring ■auditors are Messrs Thomas Callender .and A. CUJfenwick, who offer themselves for re-etection.

■WEEEMriirVH STOCK' AND-ITvODtrCK . REPORT.

■Wednesday, October 31. i?at Cattle.—l3s head were yarded, mostly prime" Quality and medium weights. Bidding was tether brisker than at last week's sale and prices ■were a shade firmer, more particularly for beet teens. Bullocks sold at £7 2s 6d to £10 2s 6d; rows, £5 10a to £10.—The Farmers' agency Company (Limited) yarded 52, and sold as follows:—For Mr Charle3 Clark (Greytown), <1 bullocks at £917s Gd to £10 2s 6d, 2 cows at £7 Ba 6d"; Mr Wm. Kirkland (Elmgrove), 10 small bullocks at £6 15s to £9;' Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Gladbrook), 11 heifers at £7 to t£B (average £710s); Mr Thomas Kirk (TaienJi 3 cows at £7; Mr Wm. Lindßay (Birch Grove), 5 (bullocks at £7 to £S, .4 heifers at. £5 15s; Sir Alexander Adanison, 6 heifers at £& 32s 6d to £5- 17s t>d;' Mr John Gamble and others, 7 heifers at £i 16s to *B.— Stbonach Brothers" an&Momus sold for Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co.'s (Gladbrook estate), heifers at £815s, £7 ss, £7 2s 6d, £7, and £&;16sDonald Keid and Co. sold for Mr William ilnzs (St Clair), 1 cow at £S; Mr Thomas Christie {Greytown), 1 heifer at £7, 3 bullocks at £0 17s <5d ; Messrs Stewart and Young, 2 cows at £s los, IS bullocks at £712s 6d, 3doat £6 17s fad; JUr K. IMitcheU (PortobelloX S buUocks and herfefirat i£7 to £6 7s 6d; Miss M'Glaßhan,.l cowat£s; Messrs Donaldson and others, 3 cows at quotations.—The Mutual Agency Company ■of .New Zealand (Luutsd) yarded and sold 27 as follows: Tor Messrs Reid and Fleming (Heriot), i b?U°<gß at £S to £7 17b 6d, 3 heifers at £7 10s to £7 2s 6d; Mr A. Douglas), 10 buUocks at £10 lps to £7 17s 6d : Mr William Jaffrav, inn., 1 heifer" at Ab 7s 6d Mr W. Kelly, 3 bullocks at £8 2s 6d to £7155, 2 heifers at £7; Mr U Clarke (Greytt'wn). 4 bullocks at £9 12s 6d to £9 7s 6d;. Messrs Wax,- ■ oock, Lynn, Shawj and Irvine, 6 head up £6 15s. fat Sheep.—There was a moderate supply, lsffl. feeing penned, these included 100 prime mennosy the rest crossbreds mostly useful to pnnij mutton. Sales were readily made at pncas almost ■up to those realised at the previous weeKs sale. Crossbred wethers brought l'ls to V%; one pen fathers, 18s; other wethers, 12a to 13s9d; crosstired ewes; 10s to 16s; mermo wethers, 9s 9d to ■ 12s.—The Faembbs' Agency Cojipaht (Limited) "penned 233, and sold as follows:—For Mr Patrick iSpratt (Strath-Tai«ri), 21 crossbred wethers 16s to J7s 9d, 39 merinos Us 3d to Us 9d; BfaD. Fair.cuhsr (Warepa), 56 crossbrrd wethers 12s 9d to Ids i3d- Mr I). A. Drinnan (Milburn), 7 crossbred ;ewes 13s; Mr A. Douglas, 45 wethers Efc 9a; 'Mr Walter Blackie, 50 crossbred ewes Ma 9d '.to 12s; Mr M'Donald, 5 hoggets, 10s vsd.— The New Zealand Loan and : Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold : For Mx James liddell (Taieri Beach), 101 crossbred wethers ana. maiden ewes to 16s; Mr James Burnett (WaXJkoikoi), 53 da to 15s 6d; Mr John Weir (Gimmer-j *burn), 129 light halfbred wethers to 12s 3d ; Mr. Godfrey Foster (Milburn), 55 crossbred ewes to Ss 9d; Messrs J. A. and D. M'Phail (Kuriwao), 60 icrossbred wethers (light) to Us 6d; Mr Peter "Williamson (Milburn), 48 mixed crossbreda to Us Sd; Mr David Strain (Milburn), 52 do to 14s 6d.-— ODomald Eeid and Co. penned 682, and sold: i^or J. G. Pearce (Waipiata), 100 halfbred wethers at 15s 9d to 13s 6d; Mr John Finch (MjlbumV 50 crossbred wethers at 135.9 dto 13a ;Mr William Strain, 18 crossbred wethers and ewes at 12s 9d; airs Agnes Strain (Milburn), 9 crossbred ewes at 15s3d; Mr George Grey (Milburn), 34 crossbred "wethers at 12s 3d; Mr Jas. Forbes (Graytown) 28 ißierino wethers at 11s 3d; Messrs Murray, ISKoberts, and Co. (Gladbrook), 62 crossbred ewes at 33s 3d to 12s 9d, 69 merino wethers at lls 9d to aos; Mr Wm. Wyber. (Milton), 18 crossbred Kvethers at 15s 6i; Messrs Wilson, and .ScottWaihola), 67 do and ewes at 14s 3d to 10s 3d; Mr ~D. Marshall (Bentisken), .83 do. at 13s 6d; Mr John Allan (Taurima), 74 crossbred wethers and maiden ewes at 15s 6d to 14s Gd; Messrs A. and J. ■Boyd ■ (Glenf allock), 80- halfbred wethers at 13s to 12s 6d.—The Mutual agency Company op New j Zealand (Limited)' yarded and sold 352 as follows:—For Mr John Spark (Waikoikoi). 35 crossi"bred wethers at Ms 9d, 65 do and maiden ewes at :55s to 13s: 9d; Mr T. H. Russell (MUburn), 63 ! crossbred wethers at 15s to 13s; Mr W. Kelly, bO ,ido at 15s to 14s 9d; Mr P. Ryan (Portobello), 83 ■do and ewes at up to 13s;'Mr F. Thomson, 45 ■lerosabred wethers at 13s 9d. ; Fat Lambs.—A full .supply came in. Best 'Jots sold well at quotations, but Bmall and :§nferior were neglected. Best brought 93 to lla Md; one lamb (extra), 14s; others, 6s 3d to 8s 9d.— [The Farmers1 Agency Company (Limited) sold !S5 as follows:—For Mr Duckmanton, 10 at 9s 9d; t&lr D. Drinnan, 75 at 7s 9d-to 10a 9d;.Mr HM'Donald, 10 at 10s 9d.—The New Zealand Loan Jand Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) -sold for Mr David Strain (Milburn), 12 at Ms 3d; IMr. Godfrey Foster (Milburn), 25 at Gs <5d to 7s 9d.~ Donald PiEid and Co. penned 140 and sold : For ■Mr John Finch (Milburn), 10 at 10s 9d ; for Mr '[William Strain (Milburn), 18sat9s 3d; for Mrs ''Agnes Strain (Milburn), 31 at 8s 6d; for Mr J. I'orbes (Greytown), 10 at Us; for Mr William ■Wyber, 21 at 6s 9d to 6s 3d; for Mr W. H. Ough*on (Boghead), 17 at 9s 6d; for Messrs P. and B ißobertson (Outram), 21 at lls; for Mr X, Marshall (\Voodside), 9at 8s 3d; for Mr W. Taylor, 2at Us "6d and 1 at 14s 3d.-^THE Mutual Agency Company »f New Zealand (Limited) sold: For Mr W. JGrant (Clairinch),-9 lambs at lls 3d; Mr J. Bath[gate, ITJambs at 9s 9d. ; i Pigs.—Eighty-four in, the bulk suckers, with vonly moderate demand. Suckers brought 8s to >li& 6d; stores, 15? to 21s 6d ; porkers, 20s to 383.— iffnE New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) sold: For Mr Joseph ;Brown (Mosgiel), 8 at 9s Id to 25s 6d.-DONALD oEeid and Co. penned 29, and sold: For Mr C. Flynn (Mosgiel), 2 at 52s and 42s ; Mr Wn G. Taylor (Hosgiel), sat 25s 6d to 23a; Mr Walter, Blackie, 18 slips at 15s 6d to 13s 6a; Mr A. Eutherford; 4 baconers at 285.-The Mutual ■Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited)

Bold a draft at a satisfactory price. i Store.Sb.eep.—The Farmbiis' Agency Company '(Limited) report the sale privately of 4103 halfbred hoggets in a line Sheepkins.—While a very large number of these weekly come to hand the market never £eems to be over-supplied, and, except on rare 'occasions, when reserves are above the actual value, the large catalogues presented are as a rule cleared. Ob Tuesday there was again 'a full attendance of buyers, who campated with ftheir iiHualgood spirit, and general results were «b the whole satisfactory, prices all round being quite on a pai' with those ruling on the previous .Tuesday. Heavy green skins, both crossbred and anerino, were in good demand, and brought full .rates. Country dry skins also received good attention, shippers operating in these to some extent, and for which full prices were secured. iCountiy dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, fbiought Is 5d to 2s 3d; do do merino, Is id to la 9d: medium to good crossbreds, 2s 4d to 4s ; «rtra heavy, 4a 3d to 5s 9d; good to best merinos, is'lOd to 3s; extra heavy, 3s 3d to 43 3d; dry pelts, 2d to Is Id; best green crossbreds, 5s 3d to Ss 7d—extra heavy and picked, 5a 9d to 6s; medium to good, 4s 6d to 5b 2d; green mennos, 2s Sdto3s9d. Kabbitslrins.—The demand for these continues Tmek. All sorts are readily taken up at prices quite on a par with late rates; extra good ■were Jd higher. Prime winter skins have the most attention. On Monday lengthy catalogues were submitted, comprising, all sorU, when every lot met with very keen competition. Quotations: For best winter ffrey does, 32id to Is 1-Jii; choice, Is 2Jd ; best bucks and does, mixed, lid to 12d; do medium, lOd to lid ; off season, m to 9£d ; inferior to medium, 5d to 7d; suckers and half-grown, 2d to 4Ad; best winter black and fawn, lOd to Is ; medium, 7id to SJd ; inferior, 4d to 7d per lb. Hides.—The market shows no change; prices remain steady at about equal to those lately current—say, for heavy weights (fifllb and over), 2id to 3d; medium, lid to 2d ; light, Id to l}d perlb. ' • ' ■ Tallow and J?at.—A good local demand is experienced, and all coming forward is readily placed at the parity of London rates. Beat rendered mutton, 18s (id to 20s; medium to good, 15s 6d to 17s M ; inferior to medium, 12s 6d to 15s ; best rough fat, 12s 9d to 13s; medium to good, 11b 6d to l?s 6d; inferior to medium, 103 to 11b per cwt (ex store). Grain. —Wheat: The position of the market respecting both prices and dfemand differs but little, if any, from that of last week. A moderate demand continues to exist for beet milling velvet, in which a little more business could be done if on the spot. Very little of this description now zemains in sellers' hands, and hardly any coming to hand from the south; but, considering the quantity still held in Canterbury for disposal, and no outlay whereby any margin on present rates can possibly be secured, the idea prevails here that no improvement, in the meantime at any rate, on prices Lately obtaining can be relied on taking place while there is so much within «asy feach and waiting for buyers to turn up. Fowls' wheat has food inquiry, and easily disposed of Rt late quotations, which remain firm. Quotations : For prime milling velvet, 2s lOd to 2a lid ; good to beat do and best Tuscan, 2s 9d to 2s Mil; good to best rod wheat, 2s 8d to_ 2s 9d ; ?&32iuuiaEc!,eood whole fowla' wheat 2s bd to 2s

7d; broken and inferior to medium, 23 2d to 2s (kl (ex store, sacks weighed in, terms). Oat 3: The tone of the market has in no way improved since our last report. While a fair demand exists; buyers are not inclined to give the prices lately ruling, and only on very rare occasions can they now be obtained. Millers' operations are very much curtailed lately, purchasing in the meantime only sufficient for present requirements, which are not heavy, their export business having evidently fallen off to almost nothing. The outlook' is not by any means satisfactory. A good many holders are now beginning to get uneasy, and pushing sales, which has further tended to weaken prices, which are bound to co lower, while there are more sellers than buy*r3 in the market. Quotations: For prime milling, Is 4|d to Is 5d ; best short bright feed, Is 3Jd to Is 4id ; medium to good. Is 3d to Is 3Jd; inferior and musty, Is to Is 2Jd (ex store, sacksextra, net).—Barley : Market quiet. There is notj much offering, but evidently sufficient for requirementfe. Quotations : For best malting, 3s (id to 3a 9d ; choice, 4a: msdium, 3s to 3s3d; milling, 2s 3d to 2s 9d; feed, Is 8d to 2s (ox store, sacka extra).

[The individual reports of Wool, Habbitskin, or, Grain Brokers can la inserted in tht Daily %imesf: and OUtgo Witness at special Hates.]

GRAIN AND SEKD REPORT

Messrs William B. Rkyn6«.ds and, Co., Stafford-. street, report for the week ending October 31;. 1594, as follows :— Wheat.—No business doing, and the market; remains very quiet. Millers are only|buying fromhand to mouth, a3 they are fairly well stocked. An inquiry occasionally goes round for prime velvet, but sellers' prices are beyond those or buyers', consequently little is changing hands. We quote as i*ast : Prime velvet, up to 2s lid ; prime Tuscaa, 2s lOd; other sorts, 2s 7d to 2s 9d :. fowls' feed from 2s 2d to 2s 6d (sacks in, and; terms), Oats.—These are exceedingly dull, and prospects are anything but bright. Sellers are now forcing grain into buyers' hands, consequently the market has eased a little. We sec little or no■prospect of any advance meantime. Tho outside demand is so limited that it offers little inducement to hold. Locally there is very little doing. To-Cv'ay we quote': Prime milling. Is 4£d to Is 54 : prinvJ feed, Is 4d; good sound, 1« 3Jd to Is did, ;■ medium and inferior. Is 2d to Is3d. All quotation.ahard ti'obtain. ... ~, , Potatoes.—Heavy supplies arnvwjr. dajls »nd market absolutely glutted. Best are worth 60s! to 32s fid; medium, from. 27s 6d downwards. Chaff.—ln heavy -supply, and market overstocked ; prices in consequence have easeij. Prime, £2 10s to £2 12s 6d; medium, £2 to £2 7s 6d. ' , , Seeds.—These are now moving off very slowly, and little inquiry has been made during thiß past week. We expect a demand will yet set in ere t.he iieasou closes, but it will not be heavy. Prices remain unchanged. ' '■• ■ • TurrJps.—These are moving off freely, »na orders keep coming in daily. There is a fairly food demand wholesale, and stocks are fast djminisliing. We are now booking orders for forward delivery. ~.,., ._• ' Skins.—Our next sale of rabbit and sheepskins' will be held in our store on Tuesday, 13th November, All consignments will have careful j attention. ;'■

WEEKLY MARKET REPOTCT.

Messrs Moßiizsas and Hopkin, millers, grain, i produce, and commission agents, Manse street, bunedin, report (wholesale) as follows for week ending October 31,1894:— . Wheat: The demand is not very active. Prime velvet, 2s lOd to 2s lid; other varieties, 2s Sd to 2s lOd; chick feed, good whole is scarce and wanted at from 2s 4d to 2s 6d. Oate: Prime miltrag and. plump feed, Is 5a ; ordinary feed, Is 4d to Is sd; seed varieties, Is 7d to Is 10d-net, sacks extra. Barley: We quote prime malting, 3s 6d to 3s 8d; pearling, 2s 9d to •fe • feed, from 2s to 2s 3d; seed varieties from <!s 9d to 4s 6d. Hops: Demand small, 3d to lOd. Pearl bailey, £VB. Oatmeal, £8 ,10s. Flour: Roller, £755; stone, £6 Ms. Bran, £2 ss. Pollard £310s. Potatoes : A few tracks of prime quality wanted, £1 10s to £1 15s. Chaff : The demand is good for best cjuality at,;r£2 15s; ordinary, £1 15s to £2. ss. Onions,. £17 to £\S Linseed, £12. Pigs: Prune bacon sizes, 3Jd. Salt butter, 6d to &Jd; fi-esh, full supply. Bacon: Rolls, 6d to-6id; sides, 6d to 6^d; hams, Sd. Cheess: Factory, 4Jd to sd; Atwpa, id .to 41d. Homy: Prime extracted, 4a to 4ia; Otner quality,.^. Ryegrass: Machined, 3s t 9d to 4s 3d; farmers' lots, 2s 3d to 2s 9d- Coctofoot: We quote from 4d to 7Jd; light cocksfoot for surface sowing, 5s per sack. Eamit, £6. Nitrate of soda, £15. Standard phosphate, £6. We recommend kainit as a special remedy for rust and the grass grub. Kainit, however, is more effective if used in conjunction with any otner xoswna. Sa.m^U.lets on application. Ryegrass, clovers, rape, &c, aUin stock. We guarantee all o,or Beeda pure; fresh, and unadulterated. Turnip seodsjust landed. ■

A.,JiORIE-AUD CO. JS PEICESiCURKENT,

October 31, 1894. ■.Eggs.—Plentiful. '-Butter.—Fresh. Pigs.—Hard to sell, most outers being fullystocked. Quotations as before, 3d to 3Jd. Potatoes.—Derwentß, £1 12s 6d. '■ CHEESE.-l srime factory, 4d to 5d ; farmers, Poumby.—Cocks, prime, 4s 6d to 4s.Gd. Hens, 3s 4d to 3s 6d. Ducks, 4s 6d to 5s 3d. Geese, 6s6d. Turkeys: Cocks, 9d: hens, BM. SHSEPSKrNS.— Slaughtered crossbreds, 5d to 5Jd; :do merino, 4d to 4Jd; fallen crossbreds, H to sd; do merino, 3d to 4d. Fbuit is not over plentiful, and all to hand has realised excellent prices, oranges bringing 9s to IDs • apples (not in first class order) t 7s 3d to 10s 3d. Business, generally is fairly brisk, and with continued good weather Bhould continue to improve. We have pleasure in notifying our friends that we have secured at about half price the wholesale stock of Messrs Tyree and Co., who some little time back purchased itessra Edwards, Bennett's stock of £60,000. We are now taking delivery of it, and shall offer it for sale on Saturday next. Our premises will be closed on Friday in order to get the goods laid out. Poultry sale will be hold as usual.

FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT.

• Messrs Thomas Patkbson and C 0.,. fruit and produce agents, Manse street, report for the week ending October 31 :— Fruit.—Market quite bare of oranges, mandarins, and bananas, but fairly supplied with apples, prices for which are a little weaker. Oranges, 10s to 12s ; mandarins, 143; lemons, 12s; apples, 9s 6d to 12s; pineapples, 12s per case; cocoanuts, 10s per sack; rhubarb, 103 to 12s per cwt; new kidney potatoes, 3d to 4d ; cucumbers, 7s 6d to 10s per Qozen. . Feoduce.— Bgss plentiful. Fresh butter in full supply. Salt butter has no inquiry. Bacoa: Roll 5-Jd to 61d. Hams, 7d to Bd. Pigs, oversupplied, 2id to 3d. Cheese: Akaroa, 4d to 4}d; factory, 4Jd to sd. Honey, 4d. Potatoes: Derwents, 30s; new potatoes, very few coming forward. -Onions, 17s to 18s. PbtiiTEY is iv short supply, and full rates obtained for all sent forward. Agents for Paton Calvert's Matchless'- Metal ■Polish and Clean-all Powder.

RABBITSKIN MARKET.

Messrs Ailthur M'Donald and Co., wool and skin merchants, Cumberland street south (near railway station), report as follows :— ' As the rabbitskin season is now practically closed, we propose to discontinue our weekly report for sometime to come. We will, nowever, be buyers throughout the summer, and our country friends can rely upon, receiving fullest market value for all skins, &c. sent to us. During the last four weeks we have exported 441 bales, and have in course of shipment a further 169 bales, included'in which are the following station lines:—Linburn, 6 bales at 141 d, 3 bales 131 d, 1 bale 12Jd; Blackstone Hill. 132-d; Wantwood. 13|d ; CA over T, 12 balee 13£ d. 1, bale 8d; Ida Valley (off season), BJd tolljd ; Khoborough Downs, 12|d; Hikateramea (off season), IOJd to lid; Ben Vyvis, 13Jd to 13Jd; Mavoura, 12d; Dunrobin, 10|d to 12id; Ben Ohou, 8 bales 12|d, 2 bales 11-^dj 1 bale lid ; Benmore (off season), 9Jd to 103 d. - AYe have an order for horse tail and mane hair, and guarantee 13Jd per lb net for all clear lota sent in.