THE MARKETS

Otago Witness, Issue 1598, 8 July 1882, Page 15

THE MARKETS

OEOOHRIBS Retail prices only :— ' , Fresh butter, Is 6d to Is 9d Honey, 4d por pound yoi pound Bread, over the counter •■>ilt, is 4d per pound fid ; do, delivored, 6Jd Fresh eggs, Is 9d par doss. Oatmeal, - 251bs, 4s 6d Bacon, lOd per pound v Driedhpplos, Bdpoylb Ham, Is Jam, lib tin, 8d to' 9d Ohecme, 7d to lOd ' America.-! .sulaion lOd to Is Wilk, 2d to 3d per quart Potatoes. 241b3 Is GRBBN GROOBRIKB. Mr H. Lamer reports under date the slh inst :■— Apple*— eating, 6d ; Cook- J New Fifja, is per box in", 4d. , Oranges, 6, 8, and 12 Is Lemons, 2s to 3a per doz | Pino Apples, Is 6d each VKajJTABUJS. Cabbages, 2d aDd 8d each Beet-root, 2s per doz. Do per dozen, 2s Potatoes, 201bs Is •Jarrots and Turnips, Is Onions, lOlbs la per dozen Artichokes, 2d per lb Cauliflowers, 3d to 6d each | POULTRY. ' Fowls, 5b to 5s 6dper pair 1 Ducks, 6s to 7b per pair Ceese, 10s to 18a per pair, I Turkeys, 8s to 20s each. fish. Mr Melville reports undor date the sth inst :— (flounders, 2s to 8a ry r doz Blue cod, 6d to Is 3d each Mullet Is to 2s per doz Soles, 6s to 103 per doz Crayfish, from 3a per doz Groper, 2d to 3d peril) Hud 1 Cod, 2d to 9d each Barracouts, 6s to 9s pc tiingflsh, 3d to 4d per lb doz * MRAT. The City Company report under date the sth Coasting beef, 3d to6d Mutton, 2d to 4d per pound S^M?* e3 Steaks, 4d to 6d Veal, 4d to 6d Boiling, 2d to 8d - Lamb, 2s 6d to 3s Gd To hotels and boarding-nousos the charge all roun 4d to sd. VIIOLESiUiE FRODUOIS BBPORTS. Mi' J. 'Fleming, Priucet street aouth, rcportii under date the sth inst :— Wheat : I .out Milling, 4b Straw, £2 per ton 7d to 4s 9.1 per buhl. Chaff (oaton) £4 to £1 10s Medium Mill., 4a 4d to 4a • por ton 6d per bushel Bran £6 per ton Fowls' Wheat, 3s to 3s 6d Pollard, £6 103 per ton (according to quality). ' i^lour, £11 to £11 10d por Oats, Milling, , 3a to ton 3s 2d per bushel. Onions, £8 por ton Feed oats, 2s lOd to 3s Barlcydust.iCOper ton per bushel Bacon, rolled, 7d por lb Malt Barley, 4s to 4s 60L Sides Bacon, 8d per Idper bushel (grain fed) , Feed, 2a 6d to 3s pt\ Hams, 9Jd per lb > bushel. ' Oheeso, Bid per lb Pearl Barley, £18 per ton Kidney P&tatoGS, £3 per Oatmeal, £16 per ton < ton Grass Hay, £3 per ton I DerWents, £2 103 por ton Oaten Hay, £4 10s I Oats are offering freely. MesßiM Andersou au J Go. , raillera, report under date tho sth inst : ■- Oatmeal, £16 per ton P«arl Barley, £18 por ton Pollard, £(! 103 per ton Fowls' wtieat, 3a Sd per Bran, £6 per ton bahl. Barley Dust, £5 pertou Oats, 83 to 3a Id per Milling Wheat, 4s Cd bahl. bushel. Flour— Sacko, £10 15s per toil ; hundreds, £11 ; lUtieß, £11 5s.

PROPERTY SALES.

Messrs Bastings, Leary, and Co. report the safe of the following properties on Saturday afternoon (Ist) :- Part of section 22, block XXII, Leith street, Dunedm, £455 ; and the leasehold of soctions 13 and 14, block XVII, York plaoe, Dunedin, for £65. At Messrs M'Laudres3, Hepburn, and Co. 8 f-ale of property un Monday afternoon, that poition of Dr 81. if 'a property being part of section 1, block XXIX, having a frontage of 66fc. to George sticct, by a depth of 100 ft. to Albany street, together with the family residence, stables, coachhouse, &c. erected thereon, Was sold to Mf A. Dornwell for £1700. ' At uamaru, on Saturday, Messrs Fleming and Herlley submitted several properties to public auction ut their stores in Tyne street. There was a voiy large attendance, and tho principal property (that of »l<c A. Graham) was disposed of at what may be considered a very satisfactory figure. The land Was into six lots, and realised as follows .--Lot 1, containing 25 acres 3 roods, £13 per acre. Mr J. ' Newlands (the purchaser) took lot 2, which adjoined, at the same price per acre ; lot. 3, of 25 acres,, with house and improvements, became the property of Mr A. B. Booth, at £050; lot 4, containing 35 acrca, fell to Mr AY". Newlanrln, at £12 per acre, as did lot 5, of 55 acres, at £13 10s per acre ; lot 0, 48 acres, was Becured by Mr A. Thomson, at £L 4 7s Cd por acre.

A sale of property was alss held by Mr A. H. Maude, at his stores, on Saturday afternoon. Th-5 unsold sections at Eveline weio first offered for competition, l>ut only one was sold— viz , section 2, which was taken by Mr M. Spratfc at the upset price of £150. The ]c9.<-e for one year of 30 acres adjoining the High School fell to Mr £1. Cornell at 15s per acre. Sections at Wesron' Park were next offered, and sold as under : -Section 92, £18 10s, Mr G. Brown ; section 93, £13, Mr Wm. Henderson ; section 96, £13, Mr Wm. Hcndofspn ; section 97, £13, Mr William Henderson; section 9S £13, Mr ft. Brown ; sections H3 and 114, at £21 each, Mr George Jones, sen. The lease of tho municipal section at the corner "of Severn and Coquet streets, at a rental of £49 per annum, was pissed in.

The Southland Times has the following :—" Two valuable properties in town have changed owners within the la a t day or two. The well-known offices of Messr3 Cargills, Gibbs, and Gompiny have been purchased by the New Zealand Shipping Company, and ihe valuable froehokl property of Mr Richard P.>woll, Dee street, has fallen to the offer of Ah- J. T. Martin. The prices havo not been disclobcd for publication, but « c understand that the rates are satiefaetory to vendors and buyers. '* THE LONDON WOOL MARKET. The Now Zealand Loan aud Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) have received the following tele gram.frfom iheir London office, dated June 29th :— Wool.— The salea closed firmly, at the lerel of the previous series, this day. The sales comprise about 3L3,000 bales ; * 27,000 balos have been held over for future disposal ; 175,000 bales have been taken for export. &uperior greasy, superior combing washed, and long staple merino scoured have advanced Jd to Id per lb ; flue crossbred, market unchanged. Fine crossbred ia in demand, but coarse description is neglected Coarse rough crossbred (heavy in grease) has declined Jd to Id ; coarse rough crossbred (washed and Bcoured) have declined Id to lid. Tho British and New Zealand Mortgage and Agency Company (Limited) have received the following telegram from Messrs Helnjuth Schwartze and Co., Xondon, dated 29th iilfc. : — " The sales closed without I further change. Pi ices for all good wools equal to highest of last serios ; prices for inferior heavy and faulty greaxo on the average i 1 por lh, and for coarse crossbreds Id per lb lower than closing rates of last series. The quantity held OVf-r from present series comprises 25,000 bales." Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. are in receipt of the following cablegram, dated London, 30th Juno:— "Sales closed. Market fair. Coarte crossbred, one penny below opening rattw ; fine crossbred, good, and medium about equivl to, and inferior greasy 0 shade below, opening rates." AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. The total yield of cereals for the whole Colony during tho past harvest as compared with the yield of the previous 'year is at last summarised in trie Gazette, when tho year is more than half over. Tim figures aro as follow :— 1882. 1881. Buouuis. Uu-iiols. Wheat .. 8,297,59iJ 8,147,797 Oats .. 6,924,*18 6,891,961 Barley .. 604,093 1,221,276 It will be soon, that the figures for wheat and oats are remarkably close, but barley ia only half a crop as compared with last year. Mr Donald Stronach (on bohalf of tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited) reports for i week ending sth July as follows : — Fat Cattle.— Supply was considerably bplow that of last week, being only 179 hoad, of which 25 were stores and dairy cows, but in consequence of the trade being well supplied prices of last market gave way, and competition at the lower range was very dull. Bullocks fetched from £7 to £10, and cowp £3 17s 6d to £7 16s. We sold 28 bullocks from the Seadown Estate at from £7 to £9 10s per head. Quotation for beef, 20s to'22s 6d per 1001b. Fat Sheep.— 3oo3 worn penned, of which 300 were stores. This number, though not up to the figures of the lost two weeks, proved more than sufficient after tho late heavy supplier, and a further drop of Is to Is 6d per head must be reported. Crosabreda fetched from lls 3d to 16s, a>id merinos 1 1 h Od. Our tales were as follow: On account of Messrs R. and J. Patou, 101 cros&breds at 13s 3d to 13s 9d ; on account of Mr W. HjII, 274 crossbreds at 13s to 13a 3d ; and on account of Mr J. C. Gilchrist, 217 at 14s Gd to Us 9d ;•> and turned out several pens. We quote mutton- 2^l per lb. Fat Pigs.— Nineteen were sold at 44s each. Wool.— We are now in receipt of information of tho closing of the second series of sales in the Home market. Our London office telegraphs as follows, under date 29th June: -"The sales closed firmly this day at the level of the previous aeries The sales comprise about 313,000 bales. 27,000 bales have been held over for future disposal ; 175,000 bales have been taken (or export. Superior greasy, superior combing washed, and long-staple merino scoured have advanced Jd to Id per lb ; fine crossbred, market unchanged. Fine crossbred is in demand, but coarse descriptions are neglected. Coarse rough crossbred, heavy in grease, has declined M to Id ; coarse rough crossbred, washed and scoured, havo declined Id to lid." Shojpßkina.— With a full attendance of buyers and good competition, prices realised at our sale on Monday were fully up to those, of tho previous week. Dry andcountry skins fetched— for crosshreds, Is 9d to 4s 7d ; and for merinos, Is 7d to 3s 4d ; butchers' CiOS3bie Is, 4s to 4s lLd ; and merinos, up to 3s 7d ; polta, 3d 10 Is 6d ; and lambskins, 1b each. Hl'les.— The market is extremely, dull, and sales are difficult to effect, even at a reduction on prices lately ruling. Wo quote, nominally, 3Jd per lb for heavy hides in sound condition. Tallow. — Under the usual competition we cleared several lots of tallow at auction on Monday at the following prices ; -Mixed and medium, 27s 6d to 2i)d ; inferior, 23* 6d to 26s td; and butchers' rough fat, 17s 6d to 193 por ewe. Grain. — Wheat: Holders continuing firm at their limits, and millers evincing no desire to operate except at lower prices, bubiuoas is practically at a standstill, and quotations must be considered nominal. We repeat last week's prices — prime milling, 4s lOd to 4s lid ; medium, 4s to 4s 8d ; inferior ami fWl's feed, 2s 6d to 3) 9d per bushel. Oats : There ia very little inquiry at the moment, and to induce purchasei to any oxtent lower prices wpuld have to be accepted. In the meantime we repeat last quotations -be^t milling, 3s; good bright feed, 2a lOd to 3a por bushel. Barley ; Market quiet, and but little offering of prime quality. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report for the week ending sth July as follows :— Fat Cattle. -Tho supply to-day was 179 head, in. eluding about 25 dairy cows. The quality for the most pait was only medium, and prices upon an averago 2s 6d per 1001b under last week's quotations. We yarded and sold 74 head as follows :— On account of James Shand, E-,q. (Edendale), '3o bullocks at from £7 to £8 15a ; from Windsor Park, 11 bullocks at from £8 as to £:0; on account of Mr Andrew Morrison (Kurow), 7 cowa at from £3 17s Cd (to £4 ss ; on account of Mr Homy Palmer (Otakia), 6 cows at from £4 12s 6d to £5 ; and on account of Messrs W. C. Jenkins, John Waldic, 11. Haggarty, A. Alexander, and others, 3D head at up to £6 lOi for bullocks and up to J-Jl 5a for cows. Wo quoto prime I beef at 22s 6d per 1001b. !

Fat Sheep.-Fo? the toarto wefflt «? sueoesßlon wo have to report an over-supply, no 1«M than MOB being penned to-day. Of these about 300 were half fat merinos, the rest chiefly croasbiedS of fctir to good quality. ,Tho trade having large Blocks on "Md, prices showed ft further decline of about W par head. Wo sold 415 us follows : -On nccount of _ the isevv Zealand and Ausrialian Land Company, Limited (Uyaevale Estate), 100 Leicester and Lincoln owes at Ids M, on account of Mr Wm. Puddy (Klog Swamp), 24 Laicester ewes (in lamb) at 16s; on acouut of Air Peter Duncan (Waikouairi), 68 halfbreds at 110 da , on account of Mr William Geary, juu. (Portobello), »7 crossbred ewes and wethers at from 15s to 15a da, on account of Messrs P. and A. Cameron (Clunes}, li halfb.ed wethers at 13s 9d, and 26 prime merino wthera at lla Gd ; on account of Mr I>. (Temuka), 89 crossbred hoggets (newly shorn) at as Oil. Wo quoto prime mutton at from 2d to a^u I'igs'.— Only 19 penned. We sold a small lot of bacon pigs at 44s each. The demand for these is very brisk, and their presont worth (dead weight) is about 4d per lb. • , Store Cattle.— ln conjunction with Messrs Carswoll, White, and Co., of lnveruargill, we have effected the ■nlo of 200 head mixed tsvo and thrco-year-old btcers and hcifors at a fair pripo Storo sheep.— We havo no transactions to report. Horses.— At our yards on Saturday tbore was a vury large entiy, no less than 110 horses pacing the hammer. The&e 'for the most part consisted of medium dr .ught and light-harness horses. Our (-ales were in all 68 head, including a lot of medium draught m <r.cs, on account of Mr Tiiomas Mcc, of Blaokstone Hill, sold at from £22 to £25 ; and a draft of 12 saddle aud light-harne&s hoises on account of Mr B. Haven. TJ*:se latter sold at from £10 to £18 10s. For good dtau"li6s there is an cxcollent demand, Wo quote llrst-class draughts at from £34 to £40 ; medium, £20 tv «tJ3O ; gooil hacks and light -harness horses, £'.8 o JCiA ; medium, £10 to £15 ; light and iuferiur, £2 to £0. Sheepskins.— We sold on Monday last as usual. There was a full attendance of buyers, who competed with animation for the whole catalogue, which was a very large one, comprising nearly 3000 skins. Butchers' green skins, oros.Nbrecls, sold at from 3s /dto 4s Sd ; morluos, up to 3j 2d ; station skins, from Is Id to 4s 11 d. Hides aro offering very freely. Thi9 woek we have sold 293 at from 3d to 3^d por lb, the latter price bums obtainable only for sound, well-trimmed baited hides. Tallow.- No transactions. Puces are, however, without change. Grain.— Wheat: Wo h«\e no chango either in demand or values to note. Prices ara nominally aa follow :— Tuscan and velvot, really primo, 4s 9d to ss ; l-ud straw, 4s frl to 4s 9a ; oi diuary, 4s to 4s 4>l ; mferior and fowls' wheat, 3s 3d to 33 9J. Oats : Just at the moment tho market is dull ; pries are, however, •.without material change. We quote best milling 3s Id to 33 lid ; good bright feed, 3s to 3s Id ; medium, 28 lOd to 2s lid. Barley : For extra choice, bright coloured, well-illled samples of malting thure is an excellent deinaud, and for such prices are higher. The demand, however, for socond-chss qualities is very limited. We quote extra choice 5s to 5s 6d ; ordinary, 4s> Cd to '4s 9d ; inferior, 3s 3d to 33 lOd.

Messrs Maolkah and Co. report for tho week ending sth July as follows :—

Fat Cattle.— l 72 head camo forward for to-day's market, about half of this number bring from good to prime, quality, the balance principally light weight* and inferior quality. Notwithstanding that the market lias been moderately supplied for the last few wycks, prices do not teem to show any important improvement—this we can only attribute to the fact onat seveial of the butcherd have been supplying themselves by private transactions ; however, we ■anticipate that wachin the next few weeks really prime beef will, bo in considerable demand. Best bullocks brought from £7 l<Js to £11 ; medium, £5 15j to £7 ; cows, up to £S. We yarded 46 head, and sold them as undernoted : -On account of James Rutherford, Esq. (Summerhill), 7 head bullocks at from £7 to £7 16s ; Messrs A. Peat and Sons (Mourn. Govrrie), 9 liead light weights at, fpr bullocks, up to £6 'Is 6d, and for cows, £5 lus ; George (Jrosbie, Esq. (Royal Bush), 13 head, at for bullocks, from £i 12a (id to £6 12s 6d, and for cows, £5 2s 6d ; James Brown, Kaq. (Riverside, Taien), 16 head good quality medium weight bullocks and cows, the former from £6 16s to £7 2s 6d, anil for the Wtev up to £6 16s. We quote prime beei at 22s 6d per 1001b. Fat Caivea.— Good vealers are in demand, and any lots coming forward meet with ready sale. Pat Sheep.— 3ool were punned for to-day's nwket, consisting of 2680 crossbred ewes and wethers and 3^3 merinos. The major portion of the former was •,'ood to prime' quality ; the latter fair to good. Owing to ihe largo markets of the past few weeks the nuiubor penned "to-ctay proved in excess of trade requirements, and a rediv tion in price of from Is to la (id per head bad to be submitted to. , Our sales consisted of lU'32, on account of the undernoted vendors : -Mr Riekard (South Canterbury), 104 prime crossbred wethera at from 13s 3d to 14s 6d ; T. Henderson, Esq. (Otepopo), 74 do, little ber.ter than stores, at from 9s 9d to 30s; Messrs Samson and Little (Bushy Park;, 814 crossbred, small and interior, at 10s 6J, and 100 merino wethers at from 6s tid to 7s 9d ; John Bruce, Esq. (Brighton), 223 merinos u,t from 9s to 9a Od ; W. H. Miller, Esq. (Manuka Creek), 102 cro&sbreds at 12s 9d ; David Corsan, Esq. (Meadow Bank), .174 prime do at 153. We quote prime mutton 2jd per lb. pi. iS .— Nineteen penued, and sold at from 13s to 448. Guuntry Sales.— We held our usual monthly (-ale at B^lclutba Yards on tfriday last, when only a limited number of cattle and sheep came forward, all of which found buyers at satisfactory prices We would direct attention to our sale of 'Messrs Allen Brothers' fctock. at Te Houka, near Balulutha, on the 14th inst The estate having been sold, the stock, implements, &o. will be for unreserved wile. Horses —We held our usun.l sale of horses on Saturday last, when thero was ft largo number of entries, including a diaft of horses from Mr P. Ryan, Sou 1 h Canterbury, and a draft from Mr 1). M'Gregor, Oamaru, all of which were sold at satisfactory prices. We would direct attention to our sale of draught mares and geldings from South Canterbury on SaUir day first. 'Sheepskins. — We s bmitted a fair catalogue at our skin s.ilc on Monday list. There was the usual attendance of the tiad", and with good competition the various lots were disposed of at prices showing an improvement on last week's values. Butcher* 1 crossbreds brought from 3s lid to 4s 6d; mennos, 3s 5d to 3s 7d ; skins in bales, 4Jd per lb.

Hides are without noticeablo alteration, although the market is easier ; 4d per lb for sound wet-salted being the top price. Tallow continues in brisk demand," and lots coming forward are readily placed. The previous quotations are unaltered.

Grain —Wheat : There is no improvement in th» demand to report sinco hat week. Millers are indiapossd to buy at recent quotations, and farmers will rather hold than reduco values. We quote prime milling, 4s lOd ; medium, 4s 4d to 4a 7d ; fowl feed, 3s to 33 7d. OAfca : The demand has not been so brisk during the week, owing to the fall in the Sydney market ; but there is no' material alteration observable. Wo quoto milling, 3d Id ; feed, 23 lid to 3s. Barley : Prime samples for malting purposes are in demand, but medium descriptions are less inquired for. We quote up to 5s for prime malting (nominal).

Messrs Donald Reid and Co. leport for week ending sth July as follows :—

Fat Cattle.— Only a moderato number came in, 179 being j ardod . Some 20 of these wcro' stores and dairy cows ; most of the rest were good quality. There was a very limited number of buyers present, thosalu throughout ruling dull, and prices a Bhade easier. Bullocks Bold at £4 15s to £9 7s 6d ; cows, £3 2s 6d to £7 103— or equal to 22s 6d per 1001b We yarded 23 head, and sold for James Broun, Esq. (East Taierj) 15 bullocks from £5 17s 6d to £7 15s ; on account of W. R. Brown and others, 7 head cows up to £7 10s. Fat Calves.— One yarded, and sold at 37s 6d.

Fat Sheep.— To-day's supply was again a large one : 3003 wore penned ; except some 300 stores, these were chiefly good quality, and included a few pens prime merinos. The market generally was a very dull onevendors havintr to accept lower prices. Prime cross breds sold at 12s to Us 6d ; a few extra heavy weights to 15s 6d ;'good do, 10s 6d to lls 9d ; beat merinos, 9s to 10s 6d. We sold for General Fulton (Outram), 169 crossbreds to 12s Od. We quote prime mutton 21d to 2£d per lb. Pigs.— Only 19 came forward. A few of these were bacon pipfs, which we sold at 70s. Wo sold 160 for forward delivery at 4d per lb.

Store Stock.— -No sale?.

Sheepskins. —On Monday wo offered a full catalogue, which included some good country lots. Bidding was brisk, showing an improvement in prices. Crossbreds, dry, sold at 2s 3d to ss ; green do, 3s 9d to 4s 7d ; dry merino, 3s Id to 4h lOd ; green do, 2s lid to 3s 3d. Hides. -The demand is steady for best heavy lots at 3Jd to 3,] d, others 3d. Sound green oxhides, free from cuts and ofialj fetch 20s ; cows, 159 to 17s,

Tallow.— There is brisk Jaquiryfor.all sorts. Weo have sol "I shipping lots up to f.0.b. ; butchers'" rough fut sells at 18s to 20s'6d per cttt. Country Sales.— On Saturday last We lield a clearing: . sale on account of Professor Black, at Orlchfcon Park,, Pukcrau. There was a very large gathering ot buyers, tho whole of the stock offeree? findrtig. purchasers at highly satisfactory prices. We afeo di«roscd of stock, "&c. on ftCeount of Messrs Curntw^J. Purvis, G. Dlvnrj, Quaker, R. Grealist, 1 >. Gordon, Tl Desmond, D. Ka.ni 1 , and J. Hihlop, at lull prices. tirain.— Wheat : Duiing ihe past week but few sales have taken pace, consequently we caunot report any alteration in values, a-id 'repeat last week's quotations. Oats : Shippers being well stocked for immediate requirements, and local buyers being well supplied, there is Ics3 domand. Prices, however, artf about eamo as l&Jt quotations. Barley : Only very choice bamplos are wasted. Of feeding sorts there ia abundaoce oderinir. Potatoes aro in full supply, aud selling at £2 10 ato £2 16s per ton. Kyegrass Seed.-^A demand has spmng up for clew* well-dressed samples. During the weefc we sold 2650> bushels up to ss. Messrs Stbphenson and. Co. leporfc for the weekr ending sth July as follows :— Fat Cattle.— l 79 yarded to-day fit Buraside, of \\UtU •25 were stores and dairy cows. Notwithstanding snfy ply being so moderate, the trade seemed f ulJy supplied, and prices icccdcd a lit'le from lsufc week's) quotations, at which, even, coinpi.tition was far from brisk. Bullocks brought from £7 to £10 10s; cows from £3 17s Gd to £3. We yarded 10, and sold on account of Mr W. C. Jenkins at quotations ; and on. account of Mr T. Proefcvr, cows aG from £4 to £8. VYs quote prime beef at 20j per 1001b. Fat Shcc-p. - 3003 penned, comprising about 300 bt >res. Owing to the late heavy supplies cominu' forward, th<i trade demand was easily satisfied, and a, drop of Is to Is fld per head had to be submitted to. i 'rossbreds fetched from 1 li< to 16s; merinos from 4A :;d to lls (id. Wo penned 237, and aold I<lS on ueeouufc, of Mr W. C. Jenkins and 94 on acciunt of Mr J* Blaokie at quotations. Wo quote nuutrfi at 2i<l per lb. Fat lJigß.l J igB. —Nineteen yarded, and sold: at from Is Gd; to 445. v.ouiltvy Sales.— We disposed during tho week oi 140 head of mixed cattle, including 41 cows, oil account of sundry vendors, at satisfactory price*, i Wool.— We are* now advised that the second series of sales is now closed. -The sales closed flrmly-afc about first sprios quotations. The sales comprised about 3 $,000 bales. The quantity hold over from present series comprises 26,00J bugles. Prices for inferior, heavy, and faulty gv«ase ►how an average de- , clino of about \<\ por lb, and for coavse orosobreds Id per lb lower than 010.-ing raios of Jait serios, Superior coiubinsj (washed) and lons-staple rnqrino soouteU\ have advanced id to ld,per lb. bheepskins.— We had' a good attendance at our lasfc sale on Monday, aiid good prices wore ob'tiincd, Rutclcra' crossbreds brought from 3s Sd to 43 8(\ j inei iuos up to 3s 6d ; lambskius bi ought 2s 9d. [lidos —The market is qui-t. Good prices are oh' tamable for well-trimmed hides, free of offal. Wq quote foivaame 3|d per lb. Tallow.— Mixed and medium about 27s 9d to 29s 6d ; inferior, 23s 6i to EOs 6d ; butchers' rough fat, 17s 6.0. to 19s per cwt. ' Grain. - Wheat: Holders continue firm, and themillerg show no desire to do business unless at lower prices ; the market is consequently at a standstill, and quotations must be considered nominal : for primo milling, Is lOd to 4s HAd ; for good cl.ian samples meiliuin, 4s Id to 4s Od ; inferior and fowl' feeJ, 2s 6d to 3s lOd per bushel. Oats : There 'is very little inquiry at I present-. Thero seems to be a slight tendency to lower prices. Our quo'ations ore -for be.-t milling, 3? l'( ; good blight feed, 2s 9d to 2s lid per bushel. Barley : Small demand, and only for first-class samples. Potatoes.— The market is still glutted, -prices are variable. 'We sold a parcel of «o'Qd Der wonts for £2 17s Od to £3. For wet and inferior samples no demand. ' xtyegrass.— We have had a few inquiries for same. MINING NOTES. Mr J. F. Watson reports for , the week ending sth July ;— Reefton. -The Welcome Company's return for four and a-half days' rrushinjr was,9l7oz of amalgam, and for the month 995rfz of retorted gold, and a divi. dend of 2s Cd per (15,000 th) share was declared. - The Keep-lt-(>ark Company's return for the week wa.a H9-,uz nr amalgam from 175 tonaof stone. - The Golden Prelaw*-. Company's return was loibz of retorted gold. A mnin Bhaft is to be sunk irumediatelv. ■ The Specimen Hill Company are making good 'progress with their low-lo el tunnel.— The Fiery Cross Company are driving low-level tunnel north aud south.— The Wealth of Nations Company's return wasilflog of retorted from 79 tons of atone, Tho resf is fti'o, feet thick in the shaft,— The Oriental Company aro sinking a shaft on the reef, and obtaining good stone, —The South Hopeful Company are driving on stone, -The Big River Company have struck the reef. Lyell.— The United Alpine Company discovered a, now'reef in footwall of iVo. 4 level Beven feet thick during the week, and it is reported to be looking well.— The United Victory : The reef ia increasing in size and thickness. Macetown.— The Tipperary Company; The result of the cleauing-up was a cake of 300oz retorted gold.-— The Homeward Bound Company are sinking from tho surface, and expect to strike geed stone shortly. ' Bendigo.— The Cromwell Company's return waslSloa of retorted gold from' l3o tons of stono. N.B.— lt will be observed that the proprietors of the Daily Times havo arranged for daily telegraphic report' from Reef ton, which will he read with intere-6 by holders of mining stock. Quotations:— Welcome, £4 17S fid ; Keep it-Dark, 58a Gd (ex div ); Wealth of Nations, 16s ; Golden Treasure. 0« (id ; Nil Deapdr-indum, 6t 6d ; Oriental, 9s ; United. Alpine, 26s Oil; Eclipse, 4d; Imperial, 13s 6d: Uuituot ■ luglewood, Ss 3d ; Laukey Ceuaent, 'Ch CM. The Tipperary Company, at Macotown, have resumed, crushing operations Air Roata. the mine managiv, ti-lf graphed on Friday that ho had lodged a cake, of 300oz with the Bank of New Zealand at Maeer town Private telegrams received from Ree.ftoii state that the Welcome Company's return for four and a-half-days' crushing wi»B 9170z of amalgam find 9950z of retorted gold for the month. Mr J. A. Jtackenzie on Saturday receive! a tele-, gram tjom Cromwell intimating that the manager of, tho Cromwell Gold-mining Company had lodged with, tho local branch of the Colonial Bank a cake of 151oz. the result of a crushing ot 130 tons. THE LABOUR MARKET. Mr Skunk reports for tho week ending 5tH July:— Wo have got over the dead of winter without much to complain of. Short days, blcct and snow and mud '/ are all meant to " work together for our good." Yet it seems to bo very grievous to many who are paid by the day. But the jolly dogs who arc in yearly billets quietly smile, at the .snow, frost, &c. At this season only absolutely necessary engagements are made, but shortly, whon the days ' lengthen, all of the right stamp- couples especially— will be needed. In is certain that the spring demand for townand country will be large. The new chuma are agaiu arriving. They aro welcome, and sair noeded; but America is taking tho cream. Scotland needs her own rural population, so will Ire* land very soon. Why, England will need every Scotchman above 21 to fight tho Turks. Capitalists and labourers we must get ; but thoy will not come, until, like America, wo deal honeatly with them, and not frighton them away by surrounding God'a earth, with forbidding barriers Wages : Couples, £75 to £85 ; d.iy labour, 8s to 9s ; light hands, fSs to 7s ; shepherds, £60 to £65 ; plou'hgmen, £05 ; second-clasa, £45 to £52 j station cooks, £52 to £65 ; hotel men, £52 to £156 ; females for hotels, £40 to £52 and £80 ; ordinary girls, 10s, 12s, 153, and 16s ; boys for country, lCs to 15a and found ; farm boys, 5s to 103 and no allowance. Messrs Grant and Co., Universal Labour Exchange, report :— The demand for all classes of servant* continues, especially for good ploughmen, who are quickly placed at £52 to £65. A brUk demand has sprung up for shepherds, wages £60; married couples for stations and farms, £60 to £85 ; cardoners, £65 ; general hands for farms, rabbitting, &c, 20s* station cooks, 255 ; blacksmiths, 30s to 403 per Week • day labour, fencers, bushmen, navvies, 7s to 8s; quarrymen, di ; blacksmitns, carpenters, 10s to 12s • masons, bricklayers, 103 to 12s. Female se:vant3 are hard to procure, and can find ready engagements at the following rates :— Cooks, 20s to 30s ; barmaids, 20a to 255 ; houf omaido, waitresses, general servants' 12s to 16a per week ; country servants, £30 to £40 pop annum. ' ' r

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