COMMERCIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2413, 31 May 1900, Page 30

COMMERCIAL.

Mr Thos. Middleton, late of Benrnore, haa purchased from the Trust and Loan Company the Grassy Hills estate, consisting of 3000 acres of pastoral lands^ situated between Mr M'Lean's and Clarkesfield. It formerlybelonged to Mr Parker.-— Oamaru Mail.

AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL. SYDNEY, May 30. Wheat: Chick, 2s Id to 2s 4d; milling, 2s 7Ad to 2s BJd. Flour: £Q to £6 10s. Oats (feeding) : New Zealand, 2s to Qs 4d ; Tasmanian, 2s ]d to 2s 3d; local, Is 9cl to 2s. Barley: Cape, 2s 2d to 2s 6d. Maize, 2s 5d to 2s 6d. Peas: Prussian blue, 3s 2cl to 3s Gd. Bran, 8d to BJd. Pollard, Sfd. Potatoes : Circular Heads, £2 5s to £2 10s. Onions: Victorian, £2 15s to £3 ; New Zealand, £3 ss. Butter: Dairy, Sd to BJd; creamery, 9d to lOd. Cheese: New Zealand, medium, 6d to 6Jd; choice loaf, GJd. Bacon: New Zea l and flitches, 55d to 5Jd. — [The above quotations are those r ilmg between merchant and letailer, and do not represent the slightly lower values obtained by the recognised bioker.] MELBOURNE, May 30. , Wheat, 2s BJd to 2s S^d. Oats : Algerian, 2s to 2s sd ; stout, 2s to 2s 4tf . Maize (old), 2s 6d. Bran, 9d to 91d. Pollard, lOd to 10£ d. Potatoes, £1 12s to £1 17s 6d. Onions, £2 10s to £2. 15s. ADELAIDE, May 30. Wheat, 2s 7id to 2s Bd. Flour, £6 5s to £6 10s. Oats: Dun and Algerian/ 2s to 2s fed; stout, 2s 6d to 3s. Bran, 9Jd. Pollard, iO|d. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. (Feb. United Pke3s Association.; CHRISTCHTJRCH, May 30. The entries at Addington comprised 7300 fat sheep, 1500 fat lambs, 7000 store sheep, 451 cattle, and 411 pigs. Fat Cattle. — 317 on offer. Tne enxry was a mixed one, heifers predominating. Bidding was erratic, and a good many were passed in. There was a reduction of fully 6d per 1001b. Best steers brought from £7 to £8 17s 6d and. up to £9 10s for a few extra good ; others, £1 17s 6d to £6 10s; heifers, £3 17s 6ct to £7; cows, £3 5s to £6 12s 6d. Fat Sheep. — A mixed entry, including a fair proportion of prime freezers and good ewes. Buyers,, of freezers were operating carefully^ and a diop of Is 6d per head resulted, and butchers' sheep were also easier. Extra heavy wethers sold at up to 225; fieezers, 16s Gd to 19s; lighter, 15s to 16s; best ewes, 16s to 18s 2d; others, 13s to 15s; merino wether's, lls 3d. to 12s. Fat Lambs. — These included a few really good sorts, but also a number of secondary quality. Better sorts were in demand, but those not finished were neglected A lew extra yrinie brought from 18s to 20s ; ordinary freezes, 13s to 15s Id ; butchers' sorts, lls to 12s 6d. Store Sheep. — The bulk of the yarding were wethers and lambs, and these met with, rather a better sale, but in several cases owners' reserves stood in the way of business. Forward wethers brought froir> 15s to 15s 6d ; and others, 13s 3d to j4s 6d ; lambs, 8s lid to lls 3d. Only one line of ewes changed hands at 13s 3d. Pigs. — Fat pigs held their own, but stores were hard to quit. Baconeis realised 30s 'to 35s for ordinary, and tip to 39s for extra heavy, or 3d per 1b; porkcis, 21s 6d to 28s, or 3id per 1b ; stores, Ss to 14s ; and suckers and weaners, 2s Gd to ss.