Commercial.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XX, Issue 1333, 12 March 1887, Page 2

Commercial.

LAWRENCE PRODUCE MARKET. WHOLESALE PRICES. Best milling wheat ... 4s to 4s 3d per bus Seed wheat 4s 6d to 4« 9J Fowls' wheat (very scarce) 3s 6d to 3s 9d Oats (feed) Is 7d to Is lOd Barley— Malting 39 3d Feed 3s RETAIL PRICES. Oats 2s per bushel Oaten chaff £4 10s per ton Bran £6 10s Pollard £6 Oaten hay £4 Oaten Straw £2 Smoked hams 10id to Is per lb Smoked bacon 10d per lb Green bacon 7dto9d Cheese 8d Butter (salt) 8d Butter (fresh) 8d Eggs lOd per doz.

DUNEDIN GRAIN MARKET. Wheat.— The deliveries of the new crop hitherto have not been heavy, but at the same lime sufficient for requirements. Last week's prices still continue to be obtained, although it is doubtful in the event of heavier supplies comingv.into the market, in the absence of a deinAod for shipment, which is hardly likely to set )n at present, considering the present aspect of the Home market, if it will be possible to prevent prices from receding still further. Inferior and fowl's wheat is very scarce and worth nearly as much as fair milling. Quotations are: For best milling velvet and Tuscan, 3s 83 to 3s 9d — extra choice perhaps a shade more ; red straw, 3* 6d to 3s 7d ; medium to good, 3a 4d to3s6d J inferior, 2s 9d to 3s 3d, ex store. Oats.— Owing to short supplies a better demand is apparent; both millers and shippers are buying free'y. In the meantime deliveries are a long way short of requirements. Buyers, however, are- limited to a price, and though a much larger business could be done at the present level' of values, it is evident they can't just now exceed these limits. Quotations are: For bright stout milling, Is B£d to Is 9i j bright short feed, Is 7^d to Is 8d ; medium, 1b 6d to Is 7a 1 ; in* ferior, Is 4d to Is sd, ex store. Barley. — There is no business of any con sequence passing. The new crop is not yet to hand, and in the absence of sales quotations are nominal.

DUNEDIN MARKETS-STOCK, &o. BtTBNSIDE — WbDITESDAT. Fat Cattle. — The market to-day was glutted, no fewer than 308 head being yarded at the Burnside saleyards for the week's requirements. There were only a few of this number which would pass for prime beef, a very great proportion being medium and coarse. Bidding was dull all through the sales, and except for really good quality prices, considering weight, were considerably lower than last week's. "Several pens were also turned out unsold. Best bullocks brought £7 10s to £8 15s, one pen £9 12s 6d ; ordinary to good, £4 5s to £7 ss ; cows, £3 2s 6d to £5 10s. Fat Sheep.— 23s3 were penned, nearly all croesbred, chiefly ewes, representing all qualities. Competition for good and prime mutton was fairly active and prices a shade higher than last week's, while inferior tncl I

ordinary ruled about the same. Bayers for boi''ig down again helped to harden the market to some extent. Best crossbred wethers brought 6a 9J to 8s ; medium, 5* 3d to 6s 61 ; best medium ewes, 5s 9 1 to 6a 91 ; medium ewes, 3* 3d to 5* 6 1 ; iwo pens merino wethers, 4«. Wright, Stephouaon and Co. sold on account of Me s?b Snr-ith nmi Sons (Greenfield), 450 crossbrpd ewes at 6s -, on acount of Mr David M'Kellar (Brooks.inle), 125 crossbred wethers at 7s 9d; and on account if Messrs Begg Brother* (Hillend), 202 cross, bred wethers at from 7r< Gi lo Ba. Fat Lambs.— 4Bo were penned, aB usual varying very niu'-h in quality. The range was from 3s 3d to 7s 6d. Pigs. — 296 were penned. Suckers brought 6s to 10a ; slips, 11s to 15s 6:1 ; stoi-es, 16s to 2ls 6 1 ; porkers, 22s to 28* ; bacaners, 33s to 455. Horses. — Wright, Stephenson and Co. quote first class heavy draughts at from £18 to £22; medium, £12 to £16; first-class hacks and light harness horses. £18 to £25 ; medium, £8 to £12 ; light and weedy, £1 10* to £5. Store Cattle.— -There is very little alteration to note in the market for this description of st ock. A moderate demand exists for suitable cattle for turnip fattening, but owing to the continued low price for fat stook the values of stores Buffer in proportion. * Store Sheep. — The market shows a little more animation, but the principal business is doing in old sheep for boiling down. Some inquiry is also made for young sheep, both merino and crossbred. There are not many crof shreds offering, but considering the number of merinos to be disposed of there are not so many transactions, and it would seem the lower the selling prioe the harder it is to effect sales. Wool. — Latest cablegrams report" the tone of the Home market firm, and the prospects are that satisfactory prioes will be obtained on the opening of the next series which lakes place on the 22nd inst. A few sales have been held locally during the past week, when all the local buyers who were in attendance competed briskly, price* realised being quite on a par with late rates considering the oddments disposed of. Sheepskins. — Quotations : Country dry crossbreds, lOd to 4s 9J ; do do merinoes, Is to 4s 4d ; butchers' green crossbred)*, Is 5d to 2* Id ;do do merinoes, Is 2d to Is 9d ; lambskins, 2s Id to 2s 81, Babbitskins. — The market in the meantime is almost at a standstill. Although odd lots still continue to come forward, they are of little import, but realise prices comparing favourably with those obtained in the London market. Hides.~Quotations : For slippy and bulls, Ud to 2d ; light, 2| i to 2£d ; medium. 2$ to 3 jd ; heavy, free from offal and cuts, 3jd to 4^l per lb. Tallow,— -For inferior mixed, 10s to 12s medium, 13s to 15s ; good to prime, 16s to 18s (but very little of the latter quality available) ; rough fa% inferior, 5s to 7s ; medium, 8s to 9s ; pure mutton, 10s to 11s per cwt.