Commercial.

Western Star, Issue 946, 9 May 1885, Page 2

Commercial.

DUNBDIN MARKETS. Bu"BNßjde, Wednesday. ■Fat Cattle.—23o head forward, by far the larger number being of medium or inferior | quality. A 9 the market continues over sup- ' plied only the few pens of prime beasls commanded moderate competition at about last ''week's rates, but for other qualities sales were dull in the extreme. Best bullotks brought £8 to £9 10s; medium, £6 10s to £7los; inferior, £4 to £6 ss; cows, £4 10s to £8 2s 6d. Fat Calves. —Five forward, and sold at 14s •to 19s. Fat Sheep.—274s penned, including about 100 merinos, the quality ranging from medium to good to prime. There was a good attendance of buyers, including some exporters of frozen mutton, and consequently competition 3 for best sheep was decidedly keener, and at slightly improved rates. Best crossbred wethers 15s to 16s 6d; medium to good, 13s to 14s 6d; inferior, 10s to 12s ; crossbred ewes, 9s 6d to 13s 6d; merino wethers, up to 10s 3d.

Fat Lambs.—33s penned. The season for lamb being nearly over, it is now difficult to place thtJtn even at greatly reduced rates. Biddings were extremely languid at prices ranging from 4s to 83 (M. Bigs.—l 93 penned. Very few bacon pigs forward, those offering selling well. For porkers prices were slightly easier.—L McLean sold 31 at 35s to 36s.—Wright, Stephenson, and' Col, sold 3 bacon pigs at 52s to 565, 57 porkers at 23s 6d to 39.3, 33 stores at 8s to 245, and 27. suckers at 7s 6d to 9s 6d. Store Cattle.—Quiet, well-bred bullocks in forward condition sre in request, but prices asked by vendors are beyond buyers' ideas of values. Store Sheep.—There are numerous inquiries for young and sound-mouthed merino ewes, particularly if off tussock country, also for young crossbre J ewes and wethers and half bred lambs; but buyers do not see their way clear togivethe prices demanded. —Wright, Stephenson, and Lo.j have sold during the week 1500 half bred wethers at ll» to lis Cd, 1000 halfhred ewes at lis 6d, 3000 merino ewes at B'"Satisfactory price. M Wpol.—On Monday D. Stronacb offered a email catalogue. Competition was keen, and sales aW follow :—JC, 1 bale and 1 bag greasy fleece, G£d; JM, 1 bale and 1 bag dead wool, 5Jd j Hunter, 1 bale greasy merino, 7^d; 1 do do pieces, 3jd; K, Ido do lambs, 6d; JOB, 1 do do fleece, 5 Hd; 1 do do pieces, lfd; 3 bales do locks, 2£d; Taieri Lake, 9 do do mixed fleece, 7ad. Sheepskins.—ln fairly brisk demand at about last week's rates.—Dry crossbred low to medium are worth Is 3d to 2s 6d; full wool do, 2s 9d to ss; dry merino, low to medium, Is 6d to 2s 10d ; full wool do, 3s to ss; dry pelts, 3d to 6d; butchers' green crussbreds, Is lOd to 2s 4d ; do merino, Is 6d to 2s 5d ; lambskins, 2s to 2s 4d. Rabbitskins. —Although for all offered there 5 is moderate competition, prices have a downward' • tendency. At Monday's sales suckers brought 2d; light-furred, 4|d to 6£d; fair to' good summer, 7d to 10£d. Hides The demand for heavy-weights continues active. Light-weights, however, c6mprise the bulk of supplies, and for these competition is not so brisk. Quotations: Very light, 3d; medium, if free from cuts, 3id to 3fd j prime heavy, up to 4£d. • Tallow.-—The market continues firm, and supplies coming to hand find buyers at late rates—viz.: 18s to 21s for inferior and mixed, 22s to 24s for medium; good to prime, 25s to 265 ; rough fat, 15s to 18s per cwt.

Wheat—Tho tone of the market has improved, and prices are very firm. Arrivals during the past week have been restricted—in fact, about equal to local requirements. Prime milling, particularly white velvet, is much inquired for, and all parcels coming forward .can be readily placed at late quotations—viz.: white velvet and Tuscan, prime, 3s 4d to 3s sd; medium, 3s 2d to 3s 3d ; red straw, 3s Id to 3s 2£d; medium do, 2s 9d to 3s; fowl feed, scarce, 2s to 2s 6d per bushel. Oats.—As growers show no disposition to force the market, and late Sydney advices are more favorable, prices continue firm. The opinion is gaining that there will be an improvement on present rates, and certainly farmers are disposed to only sell in the meantime sparingly. Quotations are : Extra prime milling, Is 9d to Is 9£d; stcut bright feed, Is 8d to Is 85-d; other quality and/discoloured, Is 6d to Is 7id. ' TTarley.—Prime well-dressed samples are in demand for malting at 3s 6d to 3s 9.1; inferior and feed, scarcely saleable; feeding sorts, 2s 3d to 2s 6s. ' Horse Market.—Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows: —The entries for lust Satur lay's sale wtre very numerous, consisting mostly of fresh country lots. G-ood draughts go-d-well>-bufc medium and light sorts were not in demand. There were several buyers present purchasing good draughts for export to Australia!' We quote first-class draughts at from £27 to £32; median), £2O to £25 ; good hacks and light-harness horses, £l6 to £22; medium, £lO to £l2 j light and inferior, £2 to £6.

Melbourne, May 5,

The .Manager of tho National Mortgage and Agency Co. (Limited) New Zealand, reports of the local grain market as follows : Shipping wheat is quoted at 3s lid to 4s. To effect sales, low prices must be accepted. Malting barley is very sluggish at 3s 6d to Is sd. Now Zealand oats (feed sorts) are quieter at 2s -9d to 2s lid; do milling, quieter, but steady at 3s to 3s 2d. New Zealand oats (under bond), 2s to 2s 3d. Ryegrass seed, fair demand, 3s 9d to Is 6d'.