COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 5420, 28 July 1906, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

TE-UUKA ÜBALN .UABKET. Ihe wheat markets for tku week iinvc maintained a steady firmness,, no anxious sellers, and low buyers. > rices are about on a level with las I .Midi's, with rather more business passing for small lines, Several millers are having to stock up small lines formixing, holding oil the market meantime lor larger 1 lies. We hear from the best 'authority that t'ho -locks held in North Canterbury ura .'cry light, even lighter than Bout'h Canterbury, while slocks in South Janterbury of prime milling are ligh'tjr than they have 'been for many ..cars aL this stage of the '.se)ason. .'armors' offerings Jiave fallen away .o praelu'nlly nothing. A bolter tie. nand is eonlidvntly expected within the next month or two, Most of the winners' reserves are now 3/0 for mix..'(l lines, while a nuinbor think -1/. is quite a possibly price for later in the ■season, and while this is 'not thought I'fol/tible by some 'merchants it is I.'emed quite possible for prime qiiali ty. Uats are very dull, lire Southland .o\v grade making business very tlilli' cult. A local merchant made a small shipment to Sydney, where he got a ,teller price than was obtainable in .New Zealand, wall other orders pend•n<j. .there is no 'barley offering and practically no inquiry. Sheaf chuff is selling at about late rates, with fair 'inquiry. * Potatoes are very scarce, apparently having run down. Seed kinds arc particularly scarce and asked for. Cowgrgss ami ryegrass -are wanted .'or spring sowing, 'but. prices paid for ■ou grass in South Canterbury are above values at other places, and Holders of heavy stocks will have a liliicully to come out without loss. (iood winter weather has been experienced right through this season, winter sowing i!s well forward, and young crops iook well. Prices generally are on a par with last week, with 'bettor demand and lig'ht oll'er.ngs. ... I'IUAIU' SKIM AND WOOL SALES. 'lll.' fortnightly sale of wool, skins, .liiles, and fat was held in Timai'u on .Veduesday. Prices were easier, buyers .•iM-ognisiiig that prices which have jivn riuing lately were really too high uhl there was a drop of fully a per lb. Butchers - crussbtreds sold at 1/3 to 7/0 ; a few exceptionally good lots up to 0/2. ,jor lb—Best half and erossbreds BJd io medium Sd to BJd, dead, half iiid threequarler breds T'.Ul to B,{d, medium 7d to 7.U1, best merinos yd to S.UI, <leatl 7'd, crutchinns 5.U1 to GAd lead" wool 8 Ad, Ueeeo Bi>d. Eat 13/, 15/ : extra lu/0 per cwt. Hides, -l ! {'d to fjd per lb. Calf skins l{d per lb, and 2/ each. ADULXGTON STOCK .UABK.ET. CHKISTCHURCH, July 25. .Sheep—There were not many lines of store sheep on offer, but all classes met wi th a very '■ good sale, though the 'demand was 'Hot qui to so keen as .of late. Tito principal sales were —0-1 fI, (i, and 8-toolh ewes at 18/0, 300 broken mouth at J 2/5, 23S 2 and 'l- - tooth wethers at 2H/10, 202 at 20/-, -11. (i and 8-tool'h merino wethers at 11/- to l-l/(), 212 halfbrod ewe hogu'ots at l>/3, 122 mixed se.xes at l(i/o, "112 at J 6/5, 207 at 15/0, SI at 15/7, 58 at 1-I/JO, -117 shorn at 11/9. I(soo'fat hoggets were penned, the demand being slack, and prices were again weaker. Best lots made 1.7/- to 18/S, one pen at 20/-, and others 'were taken by graziers at 15/J I to 10/1.0. Eat sheep—Prime wethers sold at 23/G to 27/-, others 20/- to 23/-. prime heavy ewes 20/- to 21/10, medium 17/(5 to 10/l.i, aged 1-1/- to 17/-, prime merino wethers 17/1 to 21/5. Cattle—Theyarding of fat cattle totalled 251. Owing to the numbers, bidding was not brisk, but prices showed little or no change from the previous week. Steers brought .CO to L'l.'i, heifers i's 2/0, Is 17/0 to CIO. cows 11 17/(5 lo .CO 17/0; calves sold at 7/ii to :CS. Store and dairy cattle met with a poor sale, (ioivd dairy cows were in request and sold up to t'N, anil six heifer-; averaged C(i.

Pigs—Between JOO and .">OO pigs were entered. Heavy baconers made .")()/- to (;:!/-, lighter -J2/- to JS/-, large porkers 32/- to •'>!>/-. lighter 22/- to 2S/-, medium stores 17/6 to 2 I/O. smaller 12/- to 17/-, and weana's 5/(> lo JO/-.. ISUKN'SIDE STOCK MAlllvET. DOil'lDIX, July 2.'). Cuttle--2(12 [at cattle were yarded. Prime bullocks and heifers, w Inch were '■n a minority, sold well, but 'medium quality was neglected. Best bullocks sold at up to XI2 Tj.'ti. medium Cs lo CIS, H L ,| U xveicrhts X(! 1(1/ to CS, heifers, extra quality, CM) I.V. medium and Mil IT) to CS. Sheep—22oo fat sheep were. pi nm-d. A large number c,c,re medium quality weihers aiul e>>es. with a few extra pens of line ewes and wethers. The sale opened af prices |Vom I/O to 2/ per head below hist week, but tinned considerably towards the finish. Best wethers fetched 2:!/ t<. 25/, ex tra to 27/:',. e-ooil wethers 20/ lo 22/, best ~wes 111./ to 21/(1. extra lo 2.V. In fa I lambs SOU were penned. Pniv-i were tibnut the same a>- \:,y>'\ \\Vi\\'\ i

P>csl. lauilis sold at 17/ i u |S/ ; e\tra (.o I!'/'-', y>ud lambs 11/ to Hi/0. Pigs J"i.) were penned, suckers selling ill 7/ to .11/, slips J,|/ jo is/, stores 21/ to 21/, porkers 20/ u>37/, ; liidlL baCOftCfS 39/ to 13/, lleaVV hi/ 1 lo 59/.

ihjxedin gkaln juakkkt. !• \\heal--No change in value lias ( taken place. Prime Tuscan and Vol- i vet c-aa bo placed at quotations, also fowl wheat, but medium quality is slow of sale. Prime Tuscan is «juoied at 3/G to 3/7, Velvet. "3/ii, medium 3/3 to 3/5, best fowl feed 3/1 to 3/2, sacks extra. Oats—No outside sales are Inking place, but stocks are not achimulatinu'. and prices are fairly linn. Prime milling' and shipping lines are selling at 2/1 to '2/5, best feed -2/3 lo 2/1, inferior and medium 2/ to 2/2 ,; sacks extra.

ENGLISH MARKETS. j

LONDON, July 20. The balance-sheet of the Union Bank <hows :—Deposits £JB,(fe3,2OS, cash in hand, investments and balance of remittances £10,780,700; and bills and securities £12,351,530. At the tallow sale* 1350 casks were offered, and 950 sold. Fine unit Urn realised 31/9 per cwl, medium 28/18 ; Saw Zealand beef tallow, line 30/3 ; medium 28/10. The wheat and flour alloat for the United Kingdom amount to 2,575,000 rnarters, and, for the Continent to ■llll,OOO quarters. The Atlantic, shipments for the week total 78,000 quarters, and the Pacific 15,000. Si.ver, 2/0 per oz. Copper, on spot, £Bl 5/-' per ton', hi:ee months, £SO 10/-.* Tin, on spot, £l7O 5/- per ton ; three months, £lO9 5/-. Lead, £ll 10/3 per ton.

I AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. I

SYDNEY, July 25. Wheat, chick 3/5, milling 3/0. Flour, CS, Manitoba]! £U to Cl 5. Outs, L'asma'irian pri'iiie white 3/1, Algerian heavy milling 3/4, feeding 'A/2, New Zealand Cartons (scarce) 3/5 to 3/0. Uaizc, 2/0. Bran, lOd. Pollard, lOjil Potatoes, Tasmanian .CS 5/- to .CD. Anions, -CS If)/-. Butter, !)d. Cheeve. '>}tl to Ccl. Bacon, ojjd to G.Jd. MELBOURNE, .July 2S. Wheat, 3/Jf Flour, £7 11)/-. Out.;, Vlgcrian milling 2/7 ti) 2/.S, fitoiu .\ hi to 3/-. Barley, English feeding, l/'3, Ca[)e feeding 2/10, prime 3/- to !/2. Maize 2/10. Bran a»d pollard, lOtd. Potatoes .CO 15/-. Onions, .Cli /- to -CO 10/-. ' ' MELBOURNE, July 20. Hides—The market is showing, an Advance of fully |d per lb. ADELAIDE, July 25. Wheat, quiet at 3/3. Flour, dull. C 7 5/-. Oats, Algerian, 2/7. Bran md pollard, PMd. Potatoes, Sl~\ 45/-. .'.lnions, £7 5/-.