COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 5681, 18 June 1908, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

HIGH COMMISSIONERS REPORT. The Department of Industries and Commerce have received tie following cable metsage from the High Commissioner dated London, June 13th:— Mutton.—The market is dull, trade for all classes is very slow amd prices are barely maintained. Quotations are—Canterburv, 4id ; North Island, Sid.

Lamb.—The market is very firm, and there is a good demand for all brands.! Prospects am favourable for obtaining high prices during this sea son. Canterbury is quoted at sid other than Canterbury, old.

Beef. —There- is a better 'demand for beef owing to the reported scarcity in America, but there is mo change in prices.

Butter.—The market is firm, and there is a good demand. The stock of Now Zealand butter is exhausted. Danish is quoted at i 12/-: Australian at 11)4/- ; and Siberia* at 102/- pe cwt.

Cheese.—The market is quiet but .steady, and there is n fair demand 'for the 'better graded. White makes, of which there is a small supply, are quoted at 02/-, and coloured, which is in large supply, at 57/- per cwt. Hemp.—The market is quiet with small business doing. .Following are the current, ((notations : —(rood fair grade, on spot, £2O 10/- ;' fair grade, on spot, £24 10/- ; fair current Manila, on spot, .C 2-1 10/-; duly to September shipments, good fair grade, £27 ; fair grade. £25 ; fair current Manila, £25 |>er ton. Wool.-The market is <|uiet, but steady, and current .quotations for Bradford topsi are as follows :—3(>'s low crossbreds, 1/3;? ; 50's, 'quarterbreds, 1/0| ; 44's, medium er o ssbreds, Iljd : 50's, rmlfbrods, 1/3-', 1 ; 50's quarterbreds, \/iS\ ; 00's, merinos, 1/9. Hops.— The market is very dull. TATTERSALL'S YARDS. The Canterbury Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association report on the .horse market at Tattersall's yards oil Saturday as follows :—Competition for good young, draught horses was 'good find the major portion of, this class of stock f o und buyers under the hammer. Quotations are as follows : Draughts, •young, with trials, £3O, £33, °C3S, £4O to £45. Two exceptionally good' young Olydesd'alc. horses were sold on account of Mr .<). Rlaekmore, junr., as follows :—Bay filly, 3 years, j>y Loch' C-yle, dam a Prince Alfred mare, £45 ; 2-year-old colt, -by New Style, £3B. Light harness horses sold at ClO, £ls, to £22. FLFASANT POLNT SALE. The usual fortnightly sale was held at the above, yards on M o »day. There! was a 'good yarding forward, comprising 50 eattoi, 0320 sheep, nnd_ s pigs. Thero was splendid competition for ■all fat stock (especially lam',,s, Stores, however, were not in demand, and in order to in a ko sales low !>fi ( ' w had to -be accepted. Sales were as follows :—Fat ewes 1 pen at I 1/5, •>'•» at 10/3, 10 do. at 10/3, 110 at H/3. 30 at 13/6, 28 at JO/4, 20 at l»/7. 2., at 10/-, 25 at J 3/-, 30 at 10/7, 50 at 13/4, 53 at 10/1, 20 at 10 at l'» -. 30 lat 11/-, 35 at 10/1 ; lambs: 221 fat [lambs ix/11, W do. at 14/1, HI at 11/2, 100 at T2/4, 50 a t 14/1, 27 •■!<». at J4/S, 100 at 14/7, 20 at 15/1. 20 at 12/3, 85 at 13/(5, 70 at 1."./'.), 23 at 12/0, 70 at 14/4, 150 at 13/3. CO at 13/- : store lambs : 100 at. 12/3. 130 at 7/-I 3.50 at 10/1, :>0 at 12/5. 3:>u nt. V2 ; wethers, 10 at 10/0, 15 a! 17/-, 1 pen wfc 15/5, 14 ai 15/7. do. at 10/4, 1 pen at I*/-. N do. al 15/7. 2.10 do at U/!', 73 nl 12/0: breeding ewes. 230 4 amd 0-tootb .15/10 (50 do? at 10/-. 70 s.m. ewes at 12/-. 130 ew.N at 10/3. Caltl.' s<,!d at lull ral.'s.