MELBOURNE.

Southland Times, Issue 3484, 21 August 1879, Page 2

MELBOURNE.

Messrs Goldsbrough and Co. report for the 'week ending (August I3th as foUows: — Wool— :In the absence of auctions we have ' no transactions to report, but quotations remain the same as last week, there being no alteration in the market. , , Sheepskins— rWe report 1 " satisfactory sales dunhg the weelc. Rutchers' gieen skms realised up to 5s 3d each; do dry skms, up to 4s 3d each ; 'dry station skins, up' to ,5d per lb. i Hides — The market continues extremely ( flat, the bulk of the Salted hides offering being worth not more than" 2f d pei lb. ,Calfskins, well taken off, are in better request. Ox hidqs (average) realised from 15s to 21s each; cow' hides', 't rom 2d to 2£d per lb ; Victorian,,salted (large), from 2|d to 3d per lb ; do (average), from 2^d to 2fd pei lb. New Zealand salted are Vorth from 3d to r 3£d per lh. 1 ' Kangaroo Skins — Large sizes, in good'cog--1 dition, are worth np to"l2d per lb ; inferior and medium are almost unsaleable. Tallow — Thei*e is a good demand, both for sbipment and local use. We quote — Mutton (average), up to £27 per ton; beef (aveiage), from £2d 10s to £25 10s per ton; mixed, 1 from £19 to £24 per ton. Gram — Wheat: We have to note a decline of a penny per bushel on last week's quotations. We quote — Prune milling, 5s 9^l ; medium to good, 5s 5d to 53 7d ; and inferior to medium, 4s lid to 5s 2d pei bushel. Floui : Late quotations have not been mamtamed. We , quote good countiy brands at £11 ( 12s 6d to '£11 15s; and town-milled, £12 per torh -' Bian : Prices have receded fully a half -penny per bushel. We quote ls 4^d, and pollaid, l_~4d~per bushel. Bailey* Prime malting, ,6s 9d ; medium to good, 5s 3d to ss'9df; r s(nd? 'inferior, 5s per bushel. r Oats : Prices, have slightly declined. We Isold to-day '42oh^gs 'at thef bUo wing prices : ;.4-Prime'-fe'ed^3_-'o^;-good:feed, : -3s.;;^ ferior, 25.10 d per bushel;* *