COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1527, 3 July 1886, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

CHRISTCHUROH CORN EXCHANGE.

The Corn Exchange reports for the week ending Friday evening, the 2nd July:— The markets have experienced aDother quiet week. Little grain is arriving from country districts, the chief sales being for ex store parcels, farmers having almost entirely sold out. Wheat: Prime Tuscan has purchasers at 4s Id to 4s 2d, fiad pearl, with a strong local demand among millers, is of equal value. Hupter's is more largely held, and consequently prices are not quite so firm at •3alldto4s. Seconds, veil dressed, fetch as high as 3s 9d, while fowl feed is very ncarce at 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Oats have hardened, and malting are scarce at 2s 6d ; good short feed are more plentiful, but ar» firm at 2» 4d to 23 4|d ; long sorts have been more sought after, and bring 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; seed Tartars are risked for locally. Barley is sluggiah, and exepptprime malting, which is worth 3s Id to 3h 3d, is not saleable at over 2s 9d ; feed is scarce nt 2s 4d to 2s 6d. Beans have pleoty of buyers at 3s Id to 3s 2d, and feed peas at 3s 3d j Prussian blues are wanted both for seed and export at 4s to 4» 3d. Ryegrass evinces a firmer, tone as spring approaches, and machine-dressed is finnly held at 5s to 5s 3d ; farmers' parcels vary in price and quailty, and are worth 4» to 4s 6d. Cocfenfoot: Clean and heavy seed can be readily sold at 4d"; light and inferior samples, 3|d to to 3|d. Potatoes remain at last week's quotations—viz., 50s to 55s at country stations. Sydney advices lately to hand report that the rise noted last week rus not been maintained ; consequently we have to rely chiefly on local and loterprovincial requirements. Dairy produce has had a quiet trade enquiry at—for prime tub butter, lid to Is ; cheese, 4£d to 6|d. The above prices (potatoes excepted) are for delivery f.o.b, Lyttelton. CHRISTCHUROH PRODUCE MARKETS. No material change has taken place in the market since last week's report appeared. Wheat—Prime Tuscan still tops the tnnrket at 4s Id to 4s 2d, but there are isolated cases where much longer prices have been given. Winter wheats remain at 3s lid to 4s. Chick wheat is in strong favor and short supply at 3s 3d to 3s 6d, f.o.b.

Outs have an upward tendency, and holders are inclined to wait for higher prices, Milling is quoted at 2s 4d, bright short feed 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Higher rates have been given for seed parcels. I Barley-Prime malting 3j 2d to 3s 3d f.0.b., feed steady at 2s 5d to 2s 6d f.o.b. Peaß—Blue boiling firm «t 4s to 4s 2d, feed are plentiful from $s to 3s yid. Beans are unchanged at 3s to 3s 2d f.O.b. Grass Seed—Ho'dorß of ryegrass are firm »t 5s to 5s 3d for machine dressed, cocksfoot at4rl f.o.b. 'Potatoes', where the quality can be guaranteed, sell freely at 55s to GOs at country stations; lines in doubtful condition are very difficult to quit. Daiijy Produce—Butter is less firm at lOd to lid; loaf cheese is in butter supply at 6d, 'Ihige sigss are scarcely so plentiful at 4£d to s*<f f.o.b. CHRISTCHURCII STOCK MARKEIS. A\, the Id.ljjigton Vards on Wednesday there were again ratlier short supplies sent forward, botli cattle and sheep, The s.ttenctauoG of buyers for fat Btock was quite up to the average, but for store stock there was but a limited attendance.

Fftt C.iitlb- The small entry met with a good .-Vm.-wd, there being hardly enough for immediate local requirements, and the enhanced values of Lift «t(-k wore main'iii'.ed. Steers sold M from £5 15s 1 to £B,.lHfersandfat cows£s to £7 12i6d, b<m:g from 19s to 21s per lOOlbs, accord ing to quality. Fat Sheep—The short supply had the effect of hardening 1 values to the extent of from Is to Is 6d per head, all descriptions participating. Sales were as follow;: Crossbred wethers, piimest, 12s 9i to 14s 3d and 15s per head ; medium, 8s 9dto 10i ; ewes, from 7s 9d to 10s 6d ; merino wethers from 8a to lis 9d and 12s 31 for some very superior quality ; lfd was the average price paid per lb. Store Sheep—Only two linos yarded, a pen of crossbred ewea at 2s 7d per head baing the sales, Store Cattle—Excepting a line of three-year-old bullocks, which sold up to £5 per head, only a few odd lota were yarded. No other marketable quotations to record. Dairy stook was in fnir supply ; trade dull. Pigs —A large entry. For ihe largest sorts last week's improved demand was maintained, baconers Belling at from 32s to 50s per head. Smaller sorts Trere dull and cheap. DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS. The following is the report for the week ending Wednesday : Wheat—The market has continued very firm during the week, and a fair amount of business has been transacted. Available stocks are now considerably reduced. Holders have nearly all realised, and beyond stocks in millers hands prime simples of the leading kinds are scarce. Quotations for this week are :—For prime milling Tuscan, 4s 6<i to 4s 7d ; best white velvet, 4s 5d to 4s 6d ; prime hard red straw and similar growths continue in short supply, and would now command top prioe; medium quality, 4s to 4s 31 ; inferior and fowls' wheat, 2s 9d to 3s lid (ex store, bags in). Oats—Prime milling oats are held for M 5d to 2s 6d ; medium do, 2s 4d to 2s 5d ; best short bright feed, 2s 2d to 2s 3d ; medium, 2s to 2s id ; inferior and discolored, Is 9d to Is lid ; long Tartars, fit for seed, are also held for 2s 9d to 2s lOd (ex store, bags weighed in). Barley— Quotations for best malting are 2s 9d to 3s; medium and milling, 2s 4d to 2s 8d ; feed, 2s to 2s 3d.

Ryegrass seed—There is no business transpiring, and not much will pass before the spriog.

Potatoes have been in good demand during the week. Stock in hand has been almost entirely cleared out, and any now coming forward could be easily placed at from 67s 6d to 75s per ton ; kidneys, for seed, £4. Chaff—Good, £4 ; medium, £3 10s to £3lss. Batter—Salt, quiet at 9d to 9|d ; fresh, Is to Is Id. Eggs—ls 3d, with slow sale. Turnips—22a 6d for Swedes. Carrots—4os. Sheepskins—On Monday bidding was very spirited, and the catalogues were cleared at an advance of from 4d to 5d on medium, and 2d to 5d on beet crossbred. Low to medium, brought 9d to 2s lid ; do do merino, 7d to 2s lOd ; dry pelts, Id to 3d ; butchers' green crossbreds, 2s6d, 2s Bd, 2s lOd, 3s, 3s Id, 3s 2d, 3s 3d, 3s 4d ; do do merino, 2s Id, 2s 4d, ?,s 6d, 2s 8s; lambskins, Is lOd, 2s 3d, 2s lOd, 2s lid, ,9s Id, 3s 9d.

Hides Quotations are as follow: Bulls and interior, 2d and 2£d ; light, 3d and 3|d ; medium, 3fd to 3|d ; heavy, 601 b end upwards, 3gd to 4£d per lb. Tallow—lnferior, 13s to 16s ; medium, 17s to 19s. Prime mutton is held for 20s to 21s ; rough fat, inferior, 6s to 8s ; medium to good, 9s to lis ; prime mutton, free from rubbish, lis 6d to 12s 6d per cwt. DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS. . At the Burnside Yards on Wednesday the following business was transacted :

Fat Cattle—A moderate supply of 169 head were yarded. A few pens only were prime and heavy weights. Competition was keen all through the tales at an advsnee of £2 per head ever last week's prices, all qualities participating in this rise. Best bullocks, £9 10a to £ll 10s—one pen, £l3 10s; medium, £7 5s to £9; ordinary, £5 to £6 15s; and cows in proportion. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold for Mr R. A. Barker (Orari), 7 prime Devon steers at £8 10s.

Fat Calves—Eight sold at 303. Fat Sheep—A far supply came to hand, namely, 1574 crosbreds and 540 merinos, The sale was opened with spirit ; competition was active, resulting in an advance of from 2» to 2s 6d per head over last week's prices being realised. Best crossbred wethers and ewes brought 10s to 12* Gd—a couple of pens 14s,' ordinary to good, 8« to 9s 9d ; merino wethers, 6s 9d to 9s 6d.—Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold for Mr R. A. Barker (Ornri), 50 prime Romney ewes, heavy weight*, from 13s 9d to 14* ; for Mr Walter Hartnell (Rakaia), 179 crossbred ewes at Irom 9s 6d to 10s 9d ; for Mr John Douglas (Waihao Downs), 58 very prime crossbred ewes at lie 6d; for Mr S. R. Dickson (Timaru), 64 half bred ewes at from 8s Sd 8a 9d. —L Maclean sold for Mr George Laurie (St. Andrews), 45 prime crossbred jjewes, at from 12s to 13d 9d.— Donald Reid and Co. Bold for Mr Jas. Meehan (Makikibi), 30 crosebreda at lis 9d.

Fat Lambs—3oo were penned. The most of t'>ese were only of ordinary quality, and realised from 4s to 6s 6d. Pigs—lßß were penned. There was brisk competition for porkers and bncouers ; tha former ranging frorr, 20s to 80s, the latter 35s to 5.0 s ; a few heavy weights, 55* to 68s. Suckers'and stores were in no demand, and difficult to place.— Donald Reid and Co., sold for Mr J. Median (Makikihi), 16 at 3}s to 5.43.—L. Maclean sold for Mr J, Harrison (Timaru), 31 porkers at from to 30*.

Horses. —Wright cipher,son and Co., report--Firtit.claKß (lianghts at from £25 to £3O ; medium, £l6 to £22; infono/ and age'*, £lO to £l4 , flint-class hacks and light-harness horseii, £lB to £2l ; medium, £lO to £l6 ; inferior, £2 to £6.