GRAIN QUOTATIONS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1602, 5 August 1882, Page 15

GRAIN QUOTATIONS.

In justice to Reuter'j Agency wo reprint the following 1:—1 :— , "To the Editor of the Lyttelton Times. <• si r —Your readers will remember that about three months ago a letter appeared inyour columns, calliiiir into ouesrion the accuracy of our telegraphic quotations for New Zealand wheat, and it was alleged that wo were in the habit of quoting the. highest price for Adelaide and the lowest for Now Zealand descrip°"ln reply to tho inquiries I have in due course made in London, I ,have , received from our head office copioß ol two circulars specially compiled lor transmission to the Australian Colonies, by the mails of 6th and 20fch April, and which I now enclose for your perusal. From these it will be keen that on the former date Messrs Burrows and Perks quote Victorian wheat at 54s to 64s Od, as against New Zealand "ood ordinary qualities, 50a to sls Cd, whilst on the fatter date the price of Adelaide and Victorian is stated to be 55s to 565, and that of New Zealand 51s 6d to 525. Reference to our flies shows that our telegraph quotations on about the same dates were as follow, viz. :-March 27th, Adelaide wheat, 54s 6d ; March 22nd, Now Zealand do, 51h ; and again, April 17th, Adelaide wheat, 555; New Zealand iio, 525. "From the above it will be seen that so far from having as suggested by yux correspondent, quoted the highest rates for Adelaide and the lowest for Zoalaud who it, our telegraphed prices wore well within the margin shown in the circulars above referred to, and gave a fair average quotation of the rates ruling at the time. • "In order that those interested may be enabled to calculate tho value of the various grades, wo propose in future to givo a range of prices in lieu of one quotation only as in the past.- I am, &c, " Hknry M. Collins, " General Acrent in Australasia for Router s "Telegram Company (Limited). " Melbourne, July 2fath, 1882."

Mr DonaliD Stronacii (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited) reports for the week ending 2nd August as follows :—

Fat Cattle.— The supply was considerably under the average, beinsr only IDI head, of which CO were stores and dairy cows trade demand was fairly active at last wcek'B prices, bullocks realising from £5 10s to £9 12s 6d, and cows £3 15s to £6 2s 6d. We sold 40 head on account of Mr William Shand— bulloeUs at £5 108 to £9 ss, and cows at £5. Quotation for best beef, 25a per 1001b. Fat Sheep were' in fair supply. 2283 head were penned, about 400 being merinos. Competition was moderately good at a shade >better than last week's prices Crossbreds brought from 10s 3d to 18s '3d, and merinos 6s to 93 Cd per head— or equal to about Fat figs.— A full market, consisting of 464, was cleared at from 4s to 61s per head. We sold consignments as follows :— On account of the New Zealand Moat Preserving Company (Limited), 25 at 41 to 44s ; Mr Thf mas Orr (Temuka), 46 at 15s to 25s ; and Mr Daniel Coll, Waitohi Flat, 49 at 12s to 29a per head. 1 Wool.— We disposed of a few lots on Monday, of which the following ate the particulars :— HJR, 2 bags creasy fleece, 7id ; WD over O, i bale scoured locks, 6M • N Bros, 1 do do halfbrerl, i6Jd ; 1 do do thirds. 9d • 'hJK 4 ba"S dead wool, 7^d ; MO, 1 fodge and 1 bag black, 7d ; 3 bags greasy fleece, BJd ; F, 2 do do d0784d : 1 do do do, 6gd ; 3 dv washed dn, lOJd. Sheepskins.— We had a large sale on Monday, with a good attendance of buyers. Competition was well sustained, and prices showed an improvement on those of last week. Dry and station crossbreds fetched from Is 4d to 4s fid, and merinos Is 4d to 3s lid 1 butchers' crossbreda 4s to 4s 10d, and merinos 2s 2d to 4s 5d ; full-wool 4s 2d to 4s 5d each. Rabbitskins.— We sold several lots under fair competition this week, and quote as follows :— Small and suckers up to Sid ; common to ordinary, 9Jd to lljd ; ordinary to prime, 14d to 15|d per lb. i Hides are in good demand at last week's prices, say 4d per lb for heavy (over 001b) and well-trimmed ; medium and light in proportion. 1 Tallow.— At public sale this week' we cleared all consignments to hand up to 303 6d per cwf. for wollrer dered ta'low, and 19s for butchers' rough fat. Grain. --Wheat : We report an inquiry for shipping purposes, and several transaction s have taken place, without, however, any alteration in quotations. Local demand continuos very quiet, and to induce business lower prices would have to be aceoptcd. Quotations may bo given as follow ;- Prime milling, 4s lOd to 4s lid ; medium, 4s to 4s 9d ; inferior and fowl feed, 2s 6d to 3a 9d per bushel. Oats : The market is firmer in consequence of a continuance of shipping demand. We quota up to 3s ljd for milling, 3s to 3s Id for light feed, and 2s 6d to 2a lid for inferior and discoloured. Barley: No change to record. Good samples continue saleable, but inferior are neglected.

Messrs Wright, Stkphenson, and Co.' report for the week ending 2nd August as follows :— Fat Cattle.— l 64 head yarded, none of which were .prime. About one-half of them were of medium quality, tho other half little better than stores. The butchers having allowed themselves to run out of cattle, competition was very active, aud an advance of 'quito 23 Od per 1001b on last weeks prices was obtained. We sold 61 head as follows :-On account of Mr Alexander Brown (lidendale), 14 bullocks at from £$ to £9 12s Cd ; on account of Jas. Snand, Jwjq. (-dondale), 16 bullocks at from £6 5s to ±.9 6s ; on account ot Mr Alexander Young (Pleasant Valley), 13 ballocks at from £4 15s to &<i \ on account of Mr John Sidey (Corstorphino), 0 cows at from £4 to £5 17s dd ; on account of Messrs Thomas Geary James Wallace, Thomas Go<lfroy, J. Brown, and others 12 cows at from £2 to £8 10s. We quote beef at fully 25s por 1001b. Fat Sheop. - An average supply came to hand, 2283 being penned. Of this number about 400 were merino wothors, the rest ciossbred3 of fnir *° extra good quality. Most noticeable amongst the latter were the drafts from tho Windsor E.irk, Ureenvale, Blue Cliffs, and Gladbrook Estates. Competition was good, and prices on an average Is to Is Cd _ per head above last weekV. Our sales consisted of 12L8 shcop as follows :-On account of Edward Menlovo, Esq. (Windsor Park), 55 extra prime crossbred wethers (heavy weights) at 18s 3d ; on account of B, R, Pitt, Esq. (Blue Cliffs), 141 prime crosebred

wethers at 15s Od ; on account of Jaim>s Logan, Esq. (Greenvalo Estate), 108 crossbred wethers at 15s 3d ; on account of Messrs Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Gladbrook Estate), 252 half bred ewes at from 13s 3d to 13s 6cl, and 201 merino wn hern at !)i (5J ; on account of Wm. Patvick, Esq. (Bilmoial farm), 12G eros-sbred wethers at from 13-t !M to 14s 9d ; on account of, Mr Jaiues Liddle (Taieri Beach), 101 crossbred ewes »t from l's Bd to lls 9d ; and on account of Mi- Wm. SiiMells (Green Island), 84 crossbred Ott'es at 10s od. We quote prime mutton at 22 J c d per lb. Pig*.— Tho market was glutted with stons to-chy. Ouc of a total entry of 464, no less than 360 were of that class, the rest porkers and bacon p'trs. Thei-c. latter sold v. el!, as also did well-bred grown 6tores; young pigs were, however, difficult to quit, except at low prices. We solii 244 on account of Messrs John Diaper (Tokoinairiro), James ijeott (Diumoak), Wm lyes (Edundale), and Mr Davidson. Haeon pigs sold at from 40s to (Us, poikera ad from 2Ss to 375, and si.oro» at from 7s Gil to 265.

Store Ca. tie and Sfcoro Sheep.— Wo have no sales to r cord.

Horses.— The demand for sound young draughts continues good, but saddle and light-harnesd horsea.io dull of sale. Last Saturday nearly every draught Jiorsc in the yard was sold at satisfactory price*, anil ivuy coming forward oould bo readily quitted at lull rates. We quot<> first-class draughts at from £35 to £<0 ; medium, £25 to £'i 0 ; light do, £15 to £20 ; giod hacks and light-harness hoiscs at from £17 to .ei'i , medium, £10 to £15 ; light and inferior, £3 to £6. Sheepskins.— On Monday last we held our ueeklj sale. There wan a full attendance of buyers, and good prices were obtained for this various lots offered. Butchers' crossbruds fetched from 3s 10(1 to ss ; merinos, 3s 3tl to 4s 6d ; country skins, from 5s sd. Hides — There is no change either in demand or va'ues to noto.

Tallow. — We did not offer any this week,

Grain. — Wheat : The improved inquiry noted in last week's report continues, and during the past fes\ days a considerable amount of business has been done at quotations. Our sales for the week consist of 2120 sacks. Wo quote choice milling at 5i per bushel ; ordinary, 4s 7d to 4s lOd ; soft (but free from sprout), at from 4s 2d to 4s 6d ; fowls' wheat, at from 3s to 3s. Bd. Oats are in better demand. During the week wo have placed 1100 sacks at from 3s Id to 3s 2d for prime milling, and from 3s to 3s Id for blight shorl feed. Barley : No transactions.

-Messrs MaoIiBAN and Co report for the week ending 2nd August as follows :—

Fat Cattle.— For to-da> 's requirements there was a very moderate supply— in fact, the smallest number that has been yarded for a considerable time past -94 head being fo'nvanl. The quality of only a few were prime, and the remainder ordinary. In consequence of the short supply there was good competition, ai d an impiovement was perceptible. Best bullocks brought from £7 10h to £9 12s 6d ; ordinary, £4 16s 10 £7 53 ; cows, from £J 10s to £6 2s 6d. We quote prime beef 26s per 100 b. Fat Sheep.— 22B3 were penned to-day, consisting: of about 000 meri.ios and the remainder crossbreds, and although the supply was by no means excessive, and the q ality nn tho whole good, prices showed only a very slight improvement on last week's quotations. Crossbreds brought from 10* 3d to 17s 6 1 ; merinos, 6a to 9i Cd. We penned 10(35, and :«old as follows— viz. : On account of Mr David Murray (Tapatmi), 85 crossbreds, a r . from 138 Cd to 14s ; on account of Mr J. Hislop (Tokomairiro), 86 merinos, light weights and little better than stores, at 6s ; on account of James Rutherford, Esq. (Smnnerhill), 102 crossbreds, at 14s 9J ; on account of Mr G. Cameron (Ba)clutha, 04 do, at Hi 3d ; on account of R. Wilson, E^q. (from his Romania Estate), 323 merinos, at Bs, and 100 cro.ssbreds at from Vla to 13s ; and turned out 100. We quote prime mutton 2Jd per lb. Pigs. - The large Mvply of 464 was yarded, and sold up to £3 Is. We sold 50 at quotations. Country Sales.— We held our usual monthly sale at the Balc.utha Yards on Friday last, tho 28th ult , when we offered and sold a large number of fat and store cattle, dairy cows, merino and crossbred sheep, horses, &c. afc satisfactory prices. We would direct attention to our sale at the Stirling Yards, on Friday, the 11th inst., when we shall offer 400 fat crossbred sheep and 200 crossbred ewes in lamb, &c. Property Sales —On Saturday last, the 29th ult , we submitted a number of freehold properties in Hastings, Killarney, Portobello, Otokh, and Blueskin, on account of Mr W. Jenkins, but owing to the inclemency Of tho weather there was a very moderate attendance, the cjnsequence boing that only the Portobello sections were sold. Tho other properties aro now for private sale. Horses. — For last Saturday's sale at Tattersalls there was only a moderate number of entries. There was a fair attendance, notwithstanding the very wet day, and tho greater proportion of tho horses forward changed hands at prices satisfactory to vendors. Our quotations are as last week, viz. -.—Heavy draughts, £30 to £40 ; medium, £20 to £30 ; good hacks and lii;ht-harneßS horses, £18 to £25; medium, £10 to £15. Good strong unbroken colts, threo years old off, meet with ready sale. Sheepskins.— We submitted a fair catalogue at our usual sale on Monday last. With the usual number of buyers present, the various lots wero disposed of at prices ranging about the level of la-t week. Butchers' crossbreds brought from 4s 6d to ss; ordinary, 3* to 4* 2d ; inferior", la 9d to 2a 9d ; merinos, up U) 4s 3d ; inferior and ordinary, 2s 3d to 3s 6d. Hides. — Wo quote up to 3Jd per lb for heavy hides ; ordinary in proportion. We have sold all lots on hand this week at quotation?. Tallow. — Well-rendered tallow commands 29s to 30s ; fair to good, 20s 6d ; and rough fat, 16s to 19s. We placed several parcels of inferior quality at 22s 6d per cwt. Grain.— Wheat : No business of any importance has been done in thiß cereal during the past week, but recent advices from Australian ports have tended to harden the market for prime samples, and given reason to expect at all events a brisker demand, if not an immediate advance in values,|here. We quote (nominally) up to 4s lid for prime milling, 4s to 4s 4d for ordinary, and 3s to 83 6d fowl feed. Oats have also been in demand, more particularly milling lots and heavy bright feed, and as there are few parcels of this description offering, 3s Id to 3j 2d would be readily obtained. Dark-Coloured feed oats are in less demand. We quote milling, 39 2d ; heavy feed, 3s Id ; ordinary, 2s lid to 3s. Barley : Malting barley is inquired fir and readily saleable at, for choice lots, from 4s 9d to 5s 3d ; ordinary, 4a to 4s 6d.

Messrs Donaid Eeid and Co. report fov week ending 2nd August as follows :—

Fat Cattlo.— Only 154 head wero yarded ; of these 60 were low-conditioned stores and dairy cattle ; the balance consisted of very medium quality. .No prime beef coming forward, the demand for those offered was brisk, and as the market proceeded prices improved. Bullocks sold at £5 to £10 ss ; cows, £4 10s to £6 17s 6d. For prime quality wo quote 27s 6d ; medium, 25s pey 1001b. Wo sold drafts for Messrs Smellie and Young (Mosgiel), A. Cumming (Waiarua), and Howard (Mosgiel). F'afc Calves.— Only thrco in, and sold at 18s each.

Fat Sheep.— To-day's market was fully supplied with 520 good merino wethers and 1763 crossbreds. About half of these ivero pi'ime and heavy-weights. Prices ruled throughout the day ahout equal to those obtained laßt week. Crossbreds sold at t)s ta 14s ; a few pens really prime up to 15s Cd ; merino wethers (best), 8s 9d to 9s 9d ; others, 5s to. 8s 3d. We sold drafts for General Fulton (Outram) to 11s 3d, and for A. Paterson, Ksq. (Otepopo) at 18s Cd. We quote mutton 2jd to 2J- per lb. Pigs. — The la gest numbor ever penned at Burnside camo forward to-day— viz., 464. Excepting say 100 porkers aud bacon pigs, the bulk were only stoves. Advanced rates were obtained for all offered. We sold : For Mr J. Waldie, 10 at 2 ls to 38s ; and for Mr W. Simpson (Mount Stuart), 12 at 61s ; and privatoly, '25 at 4^l per lb. Store Cattle.— Wo have for sale 65 four-year-old bullocks in forward condition, 45 heavy cows, and some small mixed lots. During the week we disposed of 60 head bullocks at a satisfactory price. Store Sheep. —We have for sale privately 300 halfbred ewes, four to el<r,ht tooth, to lamb all September. Sheepsluns.— This week wo submitted a full catalogue to a good attendance of the tra'le. Owinjj to 'the unfavourable weather, prices again suffered £ decline. Butchers' green ciossbreds sold at 3a 10d to 4s lid; do merinos, 3a 6d to 4s 5d ; dvy skins, is 01 to 1 5s Id.

Kabbitßkins — On Monday we dispoacd of, at ttuetion, four bales and 26 Yiags. Theae were nearly all medium quality, and sold at, for best winter, skins, Is Id to Is 2^d 5 medium weights, lid to 12Jd ; suckers and inferior sorts, 7d to lOd per lb. Hides — Buyers still continue to inquire for heavy lots., say 60lb and over ; these would command (if free from offal), 4d peril) ; light and infeyior sorts, Sil to 3sd. Slippy o.ud badly-cut hides fetch 2d per lb ; green hides, ICa to 22s each. Tallow.— ln this market a considerable amount of business has been done. Shippers, olforing high rates, have c) oared out all lots to hand at -for best rendered punton, 430 to i6SO IOs ; mixed, £2.8 10? to £.29 ; ia-

ferior, £>i to £20 ; b itelieib' lough fat, £19 to £20 per ion. Country Sales.— We would aguin draw attention to Piofysyor Black's clearing sale. t.« be held at Grichton i'.iik K->tato, I'ulvcr.m, on .Saturday next., at 11 o'clock, when tho whole of his ohoieo s>io\jk lio so 1 -, vnttile, and implements— will be aohl absolutely without any reserve.

Grain.— Wheat : During the past «iok (.hero has been no alteration as lvjorda prices ; local iwiMcr.i, however, have bought freely at q'locvtious -viz , 4s 7d to 4s lid for ulioieo simples (t,hs latter price bismir obtained lor a prime i-ample of Tu-c.ui) ; medium. 3s id. to 4s 6il ; fowla' feed, 3s to 3-s 9d. Dm ing the week we sold 2211 bags at quotations. Oits : Wo are pleayi d to be able to icport a tliyht ailv.uio in pricey. Arrival* of late have been light. Bright heavy mil ling and feed arc seaice, and prices somewhat (inner; inferior and discoloured are in f.ill supply, with but little doimvml ; milling oatu are worth 3-j l-Jd to 3s 2'l ; bright feed, 3s to 3* Id ; inferior, smuf.ty and discoloured, 2s Sd to 2-) lid. Barley : Malting qmlitiea are occasionally inquire I for, aiiil eoinuund 4i Oil to 6s 4d ; millinj;, 3s Sil to 4s 4d ; fe»«l, 3s to 3* (ill. Hyegrass: Clean sample's meet a f.iir nnriiet at 4s 3d to 5s 3d per bushel.

Messrs Stki'iihnson and Co., Bond street, report for w eek ending 2nd August in foliowd : —

Fat Cattle. — \. small supply of lot yarded at Burn* siiie, of which (>0 were stores and dairy nowa. Tharo was very little prime quality, and pi ices consequently weio a shade Letter. Bullocks brought, from 4i4 103 t . A 0 12s Cd ; cows, from £3 to £G is (id. Wo s-old on account of Jlefrsrd Christ io, Jenkins, Jones, and M'Donald at quotations. We quote prime beef at from 25s

Fat Calves.— Throe yarded, all of which wo sold at ISs to 19s.

Fat Sheep.— 22B3 penned, of which 400 wero rneiinos. Competition was fair, and prices a little higher. Cro.»9''H'cds brought from 10s 3d to 17s Oil ; meiinos, 6s to 9s id. We quote prime mutton at 2d to 2{ 1 per lb.

Fac Pigd. 4G4 yarded, and sold at from 4a to 619. Sheepskins. — At our usual weehly sale on Monday we submitted a lar>>e cvlaloguoof green and country dry skiny, which wero well compel cd for, and realised satisfactory {.rices as follow :— Butchers' crossbrods, fro/£i 3s id to 4t lOd ; merinos, 3s 4d to 4s 2d. Country dry skins— cr-.ssbreds, 3s 8d to 4s 9d ; merinos, Is lid to 3s lOd ; pelts, up to Is Sd. Hides — Privately we placed a large consignment of me Hum weights fairly t'immed at 3Jd per lb, but for heavy well-trinrnud hides 4d par lb may be reidily qhj'iiwl : 'ight, from 3d to 3£d, according to condition and get-up. T«i.io.v li in good demand, and all well-rendered lota are readily picked up ao from U9h to 31a per cwt ; infeiior ai.d discoloured, abouc '20s to 22s per cwt; rough fat, at 18s Gd tv 19s Od ; kidney fat and superior lots up to 2la.

Rabbitskins.— We disposed of several lots at Monday's Bale at the following prices :— Good winter greya, ad Is 3d ; medium light, lid to 131 : suckers, ui> to fid.

Grain, <&c.— Wheat : We have to report a change for the better in tho market, as buyers have commenced to do business again, and we have effected several very satisfactory sale.-- 1 . Seed wheat is bein^ inquired for, and j-ood samples soil well. We quote prnno milling, 48 lOd to Cs ; medium, 4s 2d to 4s Od ; inferior and fowlV feed, 2s Cd to 3s 9J. Oats : The ma'kefc remains firm. Inquiries for good Ta-tarian, of which there seems to be a limited supply in the market at present. Wo quote prime milling, 3s Id to 3s 2d ; 3s to 3-i Id for bright feed ; and inferior, 2s 6d to 2s 10J. Bar'ey : Good samples are readily sold up to 63, but inferior are not inquired for at present.