Commercial.

Western Star, Issue 910, 3 January 1885, Page 2

Commercial.

PRICES CURRENT : WHOLES Jilin. Butter fresh, 6d per lb Salt butter, 7d Cheese (provincial) 6 i per lb Bacon, 7d Hams (provincial) lOd do Potatoes 8s Eggs, 9d per dozen Oats, 2s 2d Wheat, 4s Flour (Otago) £9 Ids per ton Adelaide flour, none Eirertcn flour, £lO Oatrmal, (town made) £l4 per ton Pearl barley, £l3 do Pollard, £5 Bran, £4 Oaten hay (new), £2 15s Chaff, £3 Straw, £2 Onions, none. fIBIAIL. Fresh bntier, 8d per ib Butler (potted), 9d Clieose (Pror : icml),-8d do Onions, none. Hams (Provincial), Is do Eggs,.,ls per dozen,, Potatoes 10s per cwt. Oats, 2s Gd per bushel Barley, none elour, £lO 10? Bacon (Provincial), 91 per lb Chaff, 4s,Gd per cwt. - Bran, Is per bushel.

DUNEDIN MARKETS

Burnside, Tuesday. Fat Cattle.—22s head forward—a rather full supply ; and as several of the butchers had supplied themselves privately, competition was languid, and prices scarcely equalled those current a fortnight ago. Best bullocks sold at £8 5s to £lO 10s; others, £5 7s 6d to £8 ; cows, £3 to £Blos. Prime beef is quoted at 20s per lOOlbs. »/ j i ; Fat Calves.—4s penned, and sold at 2s 6d, Ss, 10s, 16s, and up to 40s each. Fat Sheep —3505 penned—tho heaviest supply that has been forward for many months, and greatly in excess of requirements. 'The consequence was a decline in value of 2s to 2s 6d per heart, and but for graziers purchasing, many lots would have been turned out unsold. The greater number wore good to prime quality, and best crossbreds brought from 14* to 14s 9d ; one pen very heavy weights, 15s 6 ; others, 10s to 13* 9J; merinos, '/s 6d to 12s 61. Prime mutton is quoted at from 2d to 2id per lb. Fat Lambs. —Market fairly glutted, 1189 being penned. Bidding was slack, and prices ruled low, medium quality bringing little more than store prices. Prices obtained varied from 7s to 12s 6d, Pat Pigs,— Ninety-one penned. Bidding was slack” and prices easier. Porkers sold from 28s to 43s ; bacon pigs, 45s to 62*. Store Cattle.—There is good demand for grown cattle and well-bred one and two-year-old steers. Throe to five-year-old well-grown steers in forwar I condition are worth £5 to j>6 ios —L. Maclean sold at Mosgiel yards on Wedneslav last 114 head three to five-year-old bullocks on account of George M Donald, Esq. (Stirling). The paces realised were as follow ._io at £7 2s 6d, 10 at £7. 10 at £6 12s 6d, 10 at £6 10s, 10 at £5 17s fid, 10 at £5 12s fid, 20 at £5 7s fid, 10 at £5 3» fid, 10 at £4 7s 61, and 14 at £4 ss. Store Sheep.—Owing to the difipanij between buyers’ and B<*l ers’ ideas of values, business is almost at a stand.-til.. Tdisre is only a nominal difference between the price of fat sheep and the figures asked for atorei. Sheepskins.-Full catalogue* were subm ttod on Monday last, and competition was good, especially for merim*. Crossbieds, low to medium quality, brought Is 4d to 3a Lid ; fullwool led, 4s to 5s fid ; merinos, low to medium, is 10d to 5s ; full-woolled, 4s 3d to 5s fid; green pelts, Is to Is 3d; lambskins Is 2d to Is 4d. _No charge in prices to report. Tallow.—There are inquiries for parcels in shipping condition. During the week Donald Eeid and Co. cold 80 casks fairly-well rendered i*l; £27 15s, and some small lots medium to irood at £2O to £26 per ton. Boughfst is marketable at 14s 6d to 17* r* °" fc - , . , Wheat.—The holidays have interfered with business, but there have been inquiries for ismsll lots ef best milling, and these are worth 3b fid to 3s 6d. Red straw is quoted at 2s lOd to 3s 3d ; medinm qualities, 2s 6i to 2* 9d ; fowls’ wheat, Is fid to 2s 3d. Oats.—Several lines having been forced on the market, prices are easier. Until the holidays are over no active demand can be looked for. Meantime quotations are: Milling, 2s 4d; good fee I, 2s 3d to 2s 3id; inferior, 2s to 2s 2d. Barley.—Nothing doing. Potatoes. —New kidney* arc coming to hand more freely, and are selling at £lO to £ll per ton. Horses— Wright, Stevenson,and Co. report that their weekly sale t ook place on Monday last instead of Saturday. Ihe entries were small, and but little business was transactsd. Doubtless this will be the stats of tbs trave until the holidays are over. We quote firstclass draughts at from £27 to £32 ; medium, £l7 to £25; good hacks and li|ht-barnesß horses, £l6 to £22; meniuro, £lO ta £l4; light and inferior, £2 to £6.