COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2762, 12 January 1895, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association of Canterbury, Limited, report for the week ending January 1 11th, 1895, as follows : Harvesting operations have been checked by the weather during the week, and in some instances corps on heavy land are reported as badly laid. During the week business in grain and produce has been rairly brisk and exports above the average. The recent advance in wheat in the Home mark et is probably due to shortage reported of 3$ million quarters in the Argentine harvest. Locally both wheat and flour have been dealt with freely as evidenced by the quantity shipped. Sellers are at present standing off and buyers are indisposed to stock up. i >ats of new crop in small lines have been placed satisfactorily at a concession on late rates, but there is no enquiry for export. Other cereals are unchanged. Ryegrass has been dealt with at quotations, and quality as usual shows much variation. Dairy produce is in full supply, but with a steady demand. Present quotations f.o.b, Lyttelton sacks extra : Wheat —Prime milling, pearl, velvet, or tuscan, 2s 7d ; hunters, 2s Gd ; second class. Id per bushel less; fowls’ wheat, 2s 4d. Oats—Milling Canadians, IsGd; short feed, Is 5d to Is Gd; danish. Is 4d. Peas—Blue Prussians, 2s Gd to 2s 9d. Beans —2s 3d to 2s 4d. Ryegrass and Cocksfoot—Nominally 2s to 3s; and did respectively, Red Clover and Cowgrass—7dto7jd. Cheese^-hiow, large and medium, 3*d to 4d; loaf, 4|d. Butter —Separator, 8d ; best dairy, Gd to 7d ; salt, 5d to Gd. Bacon and Hams—7d. Oaten Sheaf Chart’ —GOs, sacks included. Exports for the week ;—Wheat, G,393 sacks ; oats, 42G sacks ; chaff, G 44 sacks ; potatoes, 34 sacks; flour, 1821 sacks; seed, 110 sacks.

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKET. At the Addington Yards on Wednesday the entries in nearly all departments were good, but business was anything but spirited. Fat Cattle—ln fat cattle the yarding was large, but nothing of extra quality came forward. There was a superabundance of cow beef, for which there was little demand. Prices remain at last week’s level, namely, best steers £8 to £9 7s fid, secondary £5 15s to £7 10s, heifers £5 to £B, cows £5 to £7 10s. Dairy Cattle —In dairy cows there was a fair entry, but poordemand. Springers sold at £4 12s to £B, dry cows £2 to £5. Store Cattle —In store cattle a small entry of mixed sorts came forward, but little business was done. Fat Sheep—The entry of fat sheep was between 4000 and 5000, mostly crossbred ewes and inferior sorts. Business was confined almost entirely to the local butchers, and biddings came very slowly. Last week’s values for best sorts were barely maintained, while secondary and inferior quality were hard to quit at any price. Prime heavy weight crossbred wethers sold at 12s to 13s fid, freezers 11s to 12s fid, secondary sorts 8a to 10s, best crossbred ewes 8s fid to 10s fid, secondary fis to Bs, merino wethers 5s to 9s fid, merino ewes 4s to fis.

Fat La'mbs—ln fat lambs fully 2000 came forward. A large uu m ber was taken for export. Prices ranged from fis to 11s fid. Store Sheep—ln store sheep a medium entry included some forward young crossbreds, which attracted some notice, but there was no improvement in prices. Pigs—Pigs were well represented, and prime baconers and porkers brought prices equal to 3Jd per lb.

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKET. The following is the report for the week ending Wednesday : Wheat—Fair demand for prime tuscans and velvets. Prime quality tuscan and velvet, 2s 9d to 2s lOd ; red chaff, 2s 7d to 2s 8d ; chick feed (scarce), good whole 2a 4d to 2s 6d. Barley—Very little demand; brewers are not operating —3s 3d to3s6d; feed and milling, 2s 6d to 2s 9d. Oats have fairly good demand. Prime milling, is 4Jd to Is sd; prime ordinary feed, Is 4d to la 4}d. Hops—Slight demand at 9d. Chaff Prime heavy, well cut and riddled, £2 7a 6d to £2 12a 6d; ordinary, £1 15s to £2 os. Ryegrass—Good demand for small, shotty seed (from 26fi> to 28fi>) 3s lOd to 4s. Cocksfoot —4d to 6d; prices nominal. Eggs—Plentiful. Butter Fresh, supplies heavy and prices lower; salt, shippers offer 5d per lb for good quality; for local use, to 6d. Cheese—Akaroa, 4d; factory, 4|d; loaf sizes, sd. Honey—4d per lb. Potatoes —Kidneys, £6. Victorian onions, 9s. Sheepskins—All coming forward meet with a ready sale at prices in sympathy with those ruling in London, which have lately been much less satisfactory to the shipper. At auction on Tuesday country dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, brought Is 6d to 2s 2d ; do do merino, Is 3d to Is 6d ; medium to good crossbreds, 2s 3d to 2a 9d; extra heavy, 3s to 4s 3d; good to best merinos, Is 8d to 2s 6d; extra heavy, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; dry pelts, Id to Is Id: green crossbred pelts, 8d to Is; green lambskins, Is to Is 6d, Hides—Market steady at late rates — say, for inferior and light. Id to IJd; light to medium weights and ordinary quality, IJd to Ifd; heavy, 2d to 2|d, occasionally 3d per lb. Tallow and Fat—There is no alteration to note in the tone of the market. Prices remain steady say, for best rendered mutton, 17s 6d to 18s 6d; medium to good, 15s to 16s 6d; inferior to medium, 12s 6d to 14s 6d ; best mutton caul fat, 12s 9d to 13s ; medium to good, 11s 6d to 12a 6d; inferior to medium, 10s to 11s per cwt. (ex store.) DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS. At the Burnside Market on Friday the following business was transacted : Fat Cattle—There was a large entry of 223 head. The supply was in excess of the demand, prices ruling cosiderably below of those of the previous week, and several draughts had to be turned out unsold. Best bullocks sold at £8 15s to £lO ; medium, £6 10s to £7 15s; light, £5 to £6 5s ; best cows and heifers, £6 15s to £8 2s 6d; ordinary, £3 15s to £5 10s. Fat Sheep—Only 1213 penned, of which about 60 were merinos. Prices were fully la in advance of those obtained last week. Best crossbred wethers sold at 11s 6d to 13s ; medium do, 8s 6d to 10s; best crossbred ewes, 10s 6d to 12s; medium do, 7s to 9s; merino wethers (in the wool), 9s 3d to 10s 9d.

Fat Lambs—69B penned. Except for prime quality the bidding was very slow. Best sold at 9s to 10s 9d ; medium, 7u to 8s 6d ; inferior, 5s Gd to 6s 6d. Fat Pigs—27B yarded. There was very slow bidding, and a considerable number were turned out unsold. Suckers sold at 4s to 9s 6d ; slips, 10s 6d to 14s ; stores, 16s to 19s; porkers, 21s to 25s Gd; baconers, 32s to 365. AUCKLAND WOOL SALES. Auckland, January 9. The second wool sale of the season was held to-day, and showed a further fall in prices all round of per lb less than at the sales in December. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, January 9. Wheat, milling, 2s 3d to 2s sd; chick, 2s 5d to 2s 6d. Flour, roller-made, £6 10s to £G 16e. Oats, prime feeding, 2s 1 Id. Maize, 2s Id. Barley, Cape, nominally, 2s Id. Bran, 7 Jd; pollard, 7 id. Peas, Prussian blue, 3s lOd. Potatoes, £1 10s to £2 10s. Onions, £4 10s. Butter, dairy-made, Gd ; factory-made, 7d. Cheese, prime, 3id to 4d, Bacon, prime, 5Jd. The city millers state that since the Premier announced the removal of the grain duties, wheat is coming in faster than they require it, and they now offer only 2s 3d, or 2d below the prices formerly paid.) January 10. There is an outcry in the country against the removal of the wheat duties. In several centres the price has fallen to Is lOd. Melbourne, January 9. Wheat, 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Flour, roller-made, £5 5s to £5 10s. Oats, prime milling Algerian, la 3d; stout, white, 1 s lOd. Maize, Is 9d to Is lOd. Bran, 6d ; pollard, Gid. Potatoes, £llos to £2 ss. Adelaide, January 9. Wheat, 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Flour, roller-made, £5 10s to £5 12sGd Bran, 7d; pollard, G£d.