COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1952, 5 October 1889, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKETS.

At the Addington Yards on Wednesday prices were high at nearly all the sales, fat sheep and fat cattle sailing unusually well. Eat Cattle—The entry of fat cattle was not a large one. The quality, however, was very good, and, as much as £l3 a head was obtained for fat bullocks. Prices throughout the sale were extremely high, and an advance of fully £1 a head was noticeable in some instances. Best beef made fr6m 19s to 22s 6d per 1001 b, and ' inferior from 17s to 18s 6d as per quality. Dairy Cattle—Not a large entry, with a fair demand. Springers and cows in full profit sold fairly well, but other sorts were neglected to a considerable! extent. Fat Sheep—Another small entry to hand, hut the quality was the best that has. been seen in the yards for some time. Bidding was animated and at the start a rise of from Is to Is 3d was noticeable., Toward the close of the sale, however, a slight decline 1 was noticeable. The pick of the entry was a splendid line of Hampshire Downs which fetched from 19s 6d to 22s 6d. There was not, a large number of merinos yarded, but they all met with a fair demand.— Matson and Co. sold for Mr J. Grant, 128 merino wethers from 12a lOd to 14s 9d. Pyne and Co. sold for the executors of the late Andrew Grant, 65 ewes and wethers at 12s 4d to 12s 6d. Fat Lambs—There was a larger entry this week,mostly of forward lambs. The demand was not great, and a decline of from Is to Is Gd la head was noticeable on all hut the very best sorts. Best lambs made from 9s to 12s 6d, Pigs—A very small entry of pigs, principally stores, met with a fair market at slightly advanced rates. CATTLE SALE. 1 A very successful sale of store cattle was held at Culvefden, Amuri, ; on Thursday. Over 500 head were 1 sold. The quality was good and the prices satisfactory. Buyers from all parts were present. Mixed selses'in large lines, 2-year-olds, from 50s to' £3 ss, and 3-year-old steers 65s to £5 la; bullocks from £3 17s 6d to £slss. DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS. The following is the 'report for the week ending Wednesday;— Wheat—There is little change to report this week, as at the moment millers are almost at a standstill, and exporters entirely out of the market. Some choice lines of northern have been offered, but without response. Supplies, however, are rather less than is usual at this season of the year. Fowl wheat meets a steady outlet at prices quoted. The local market has been somewhat disturbed at the reported collapse .of a couple of wellknown large grain dealers. Prime milling, 8s 5d to 3s 6dv (bags 6d); medium, 3s 2d to 3s 4d (bags’6d) ; inferior fowl wheat, 2s 9d to 3s Id (bags 6d), Oats —Advices from Melbourne have been so unsatisfactory that exporters have entirely stopped operations. Locally, too, there is a feeling that prices must come down. It is therefore not surprising to find it almost impossible to place the many parcels offering at anything like recent prices which were paid. Quotations •• Prime milling, 2s 5d to 2s 6d; medium, 2s 3d to 2s 4d ; inferior and discolored, 2s Id to 2s Bags are all sold extra, unless otherwise instructed.

Barley—Some lines have gone off for milling at prices given below. In malting and feed there is nothing doing. Malting (nominally) at 3s 3d to 3s 6d; milling, 2s 9d to 3s; feed, 2s 3d to 2s 6d.

Grass Seeds—Ryegrass, 3s to 7s; cocksfoot, to 3£d. Chaff —Well cut heavy oaten, £3 10s to £3 15s; light and inferior, £2 15s to £3.

Turnips, 17s. Carrots, 40s, Straw—Oaten and wheatan, 40s. Hay—Oaten, clover, and ryegrass, 70s. Pigs—Well-fed up to 1801 b, 4dto Hams, 8d to 9d; rolls and flitches, 6d to 6^d. Butter—Best salt butter, 5d to 6d per lb. Honey, 4£d to 4|d CheeseFactory, 5d to s^d; Akaroa, 4d to 4£d.

Sheepskins—On Tuesday, country dry crossbreds,low to medium, brought Is 5d to 4s ; do do merino, Is 3d'to 4s Id; medium to full-woolled crossbreds, 4s 3d to 8s 2d; do do merino, 4s 2d to 6s 3d; dry pelts, 3s to Is 3d • butchers’ green crossbreds: best, 8s to 6s 3d; good to medium and inferior, 6s to 4s 9d; green, merinos, 5s 9d to 4s 2d. Hides—Extra heavy selected, 2fd to 3d; heavy, 2£d to 2fd; medium, 2fd to 2|d; Ught, 2d to 2|d; inferior, l|d to If d per lb. Only a moderate demand exists. Tallow—We quote prime rendered mutton 19s to 20s; medium to good, 16s to 18s; inferior and mixed, 12s 6d to 15s; rough fat, best caul, 13s to 13s 6d ; inferior to medium and good, 9s to 12s 6d per cwt.

DUNEDIN STOCK MARKET. At the Burnside Yards on Wednesday the following business was transacted : Eat Cattle—lß9 head were yarded ; the greater part were prime, and in-

eluded some hqavy weights. Butchers held short supplies, ana therefore were anxious to do business. There was brisk competition for all offered, with an advance of 20s to 30s a head oyer last week’s ruling rates. The Balmoral draft wore a special lot and almost-fit for the show ring, and sold—l |at £l3 2s 6d, lat £13155, 1 *s£;ss* 6d ft Best, bullocks sold at £B,los to £l|2 ; j extra, £l3'2s 6d to £l3 15s; otlier, bullocks; £4 10s to £B. Messrs Maclean and Co, sold’ for Mr W. Stewart (Orari), -2 bullocks ! at £9’ 2s 6d, 2 afc'£9 17s 6'd, 2 at£7 12s;§d v Fat Sheep—329s penned, consisting of 35Q' merino,,iwptherf .Fpf quality 'and 2940,,crossbreds.,, Thegreater part were wethers, and included some very prime quality* The demand was confined to butchers’ Requests, add' a few pens taken by' graziers. ' Bidding 1 was fairly with prices perhtips'ashadbheldw:ldst week’s rates.’ Best erdssbred wefhdre sold at 13s to, 17s sd; other do, 11sito 12a 9d; crossbred wethers, 10s !to 14s 3d ; merino do, 8s to 10s 6d. | Fat Lambs—lo2 penned, ranging from small and inferior to extra prinie. The latter were in'good request;'add sold Well; low sorts unsaleable. Best sold at 12a to 17s 6d; medium, 7s to 11b ; inferior, 4s 3d to 6s. . Pigs —195 penned, ranging from Buckets to heavy baconers. All sorts were in better ! request; and sold'atla slight advance. Baconers s6ld : at 40a tp 545; porkers, 24s to 38s'; Bf&res, 13s to 235; suckers, 8s to 12s,

MARKETS, i Sydney, d0t, ,2.; . Chick wheat, 3s 3d to 3s 4d; Nek Zealand milling, 3s 8d to 45,• Californian, 4s Gd to 4s 8d; Adelaide, ; 5s Id. Flour, New Zealand stbnemade, £9 5s to £9 15s- roller-made, £lO 5a to £ll, Oats, feeding, 2s £d to 3s; seed, 3a Id to 3s 2d. Maize, 3a Id to 3s 3d. Barley, 2s 8d to ;2s : lpd.; ; : Bran, Pollltd/ 7-|«l. Peas, blue, 4s 3d. f... <Chaff; best,£slos. Potatoes, New Zealand; £5 15* to £6; Circular Heads, ; £6 10s. Onions, , Californian, £34 ; ; Victorian,; ii £32.t jjptter, quiet but, (Steady*; dairy, TOd !to, Is. jOheese, .•! lyew/'-ZeaUnd,- i.f6jckitk>. 7id. Bacon, New. Zeeland, 9d Jfo :9|d; stocks are jworkingjoff slowly. • ..ii;.■ , . MEIi^OTOISriEJi) | , The wheat market is depressed, (biffd the present quotation ■ is ; ,6s>!Flour, stone-made, j ,Fill; Tollerimade, r£i2.’ Oats, ex Pairntottlv 3s, 6,id, : Maize,; 4s Id. Barley, 3s •,Bran, la 3d.. &ugar, steady, Queensland whites,; £23 to £24. Eleven hundred bags of New Zealand maize have been 1 sold at. auction at 3s lid. Adelaide, Oct. 2. Wheat, 4a lOd to 4b lid. Flour, stone-made, £lO 15s ; Toller-made, £llls* to £l2. New Zealand oAts,; 4s 8d to 4s 4d. Barley, feeding, 3a 4|d; to 3s 6d; malting, 4s 3d to 4s 9d., Bran, 10id. Pollard, la o^d.

ENGLISH MARKET’S. London, Oct. 1. Compared with the prices obtained at the July sales, fine crossbreds show an advance of per lb, ,In 'other sorts prices are unchanged. In merinos, fleece remain unchanged, but scoured show Id advance; middling, Id to l|d; good greasy, Id; medium, £d; greasy lambs, Id; scoured, lid. October 2. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for:’the United , Eingdom; ;-ia i;476,0d0 garters, And for the Continent 292,000, The American visible supply ' is l estimated at ‘ 17,000,000 bushels. The South Sea plantation Company, Samoa, will shortly issue at Berlin a loan of 2,500,000 marks. ' f ; ' At the wool sales to-day bidding was more spirited. Merino tops were dearer. Greasy crossbreds were easier.' ■