COMMERCIAL

Otago Witness, Issue 2056, 20 July 1893, Page 24

COMMERCIAL

Of the Addington market the Lyttelton Times reports that there was a medium entry of fat sheep, the quality for the most part beingabove the average. Some splendid large-framed Hampshire Down, wethers were sent forward by Mr Max Friedlander, and topped the market with the high price of 27a.' The same gentleman also ' had in some very fine Hampshire hoggets, averag' • ing about 661b, which brought up to 183. Buyers for export were disinclined to do business, and the Bale was a very fluctuating one, business for . .anything but the primest sorts being slack. A fair sprinkling of merinos were included in the ' entry, the bulk of which were medium to inferior in quality. For these there was little or no demand, but a few pens of better sheep sold fairly well. ' Messrs Dalgety and Company have received the following cablegram from their head office, dated London, July 18:— "There is a poor demand ,\ for merino wool of good and best qualities. For all other sorts of merino, and for crossbreds of all ' qualities, there is a brisk demand." The following is the number of bags of grain and produce received at the Dunedin railway stations during the week :— Bar-Pota- Pro-

wheat. Oats. Bran, ley. 1 •hursday ...260 . 350 - - 'riday 79 240 - — fonday ... 22 441 ,— — "uesday ... - 131 — 54 Wednesday 223 465 41 - toes. 60 216 IG9 313 duca. Tl 160 830 760 1295 223 855 184 682 936 1995