Commercial.

Western Star, Issue 1574, 27 June 1891, Page 2

Commercial.

INVERCARGILL MARKETS. 11. Carswell and Co.'s weekly Btoek and produce reporfa for the week ending 24th June, 1891— Wc have no auction sales of stock to report. Privately we sold 560 prime wefhers and maiden owes at 16s 3d ; 370 primo wethers at fOs 9d, and have several other sales pending. Sheepskins, Kabbitskins, Hides, Tallow, &c —Wo offered a varied catalogue at our regular sale on Monday. Bidding was fairly brisk. Butchers' greon crossbred ckins sold nfc 4? to 4s 6d ; dry skins from the conntrv at from 2s Id to 3s 9d ; pelts at Is to Is 9.1 Privately 580 freezing skins at 4s 4Ad;550 do do, 4s 6d ; 360 do do, 4s 7d. Kabbitskins are in better demand. We sold autumn skins iit 30d ; mixed winter skins, 15d per !b. Hides: Market unchanged. Wo pold hides at up to 13s 3d. Ta'lojv, Rough fat at lis i)d perewt. Horsehair nt Is per lb. In the grain maiket values remain unaltered. Wheat is firmly held and prices ptaud at for be-t milling up to 4s on trucks, at wayside stations. Oats.—Business dono in this crcal has been small, with a f;dr quantity offering. We quote for the very best- milling, Is id; bright stout feed, Is 2d to Is 3d; damaged and discoloured unsaleable. Barley : Market remains inactive, no business passing Byegr»ss Seed.—Only odd lots offering; values remain without any quotable change. DUNJJDIN MARKETS. STOCK. On Wednesday best bullocks brought £7 10s to £3 l7s 6-I—extra prime to £lO ; medium, to jrood, £5 7s 0d to £7 ss; light woigbts and i nferior, £3 os to .54 5s ; I est cows, £5 17s 6d lo £7; orilinarv, £1 to £5 10s : inferior, HI J-is 6d to£3 2.VGd. Fat Sln'cp.—Be;-t crossbred wethers brought 16s G 1 lo 18s 9d, one peu extra heavy, 20s 3d; ordinary, 14s !.ld to 16s; mediutn ij nality, Ills Gd to lis Gd; small, 12s to IDs ; best crossbred owes, 15s to 17s ; ordinary, 13s Gd to 14s ijd : light, 9s 9:1 to 12s 9:1 ; merino wethers, (is ad to 10s Gd. Pigs.—Suckers brought 3s to 7s; stores, 15s to 16.-s; poikers, 20s to 225; bnconers, 3Gs 61 to 455. Rabitskins are in good demaud, boat at Is 3d to Is 4-4 d ; inrdiuin, to g.>od, 9J t.'J Js 2d ; inferior, 3d to Sd por lb. Hides,. HI to 3d per lb. Shvep.iki'-.s.—Green crossbro Is (best), 5? Gd io 4s 9.1 ; medium, Is Gd to 3s Gd. Tallow.—Medium to good, IGs to 18s Gd ; inferior and mixed, 12s to 15s ; fat, 9s to 13s 6J per cwt. GRAIN. Wheat.—The market continues firm, especially fur really good nulling sorts, at prices which exhibit no material alteration as compared with late quotations, while for thp bulk of the s ■uthein wheat, coming into the market thcro is no demand at (ho moment except for feed purposes. Quotations : Potbos:, milling vylvat and Tuscan, 4s 7d to 4s 9d ; medium io sio.'d, 'is 3d to 4s Gd ; inferior to milium, 3s -°>d to is (ex store, sacks weighed in, terms). O-.fcs.— V moderately fair demand exists for these, 'ut buyers are not inclined to give the prices previously ruling, except on rare occasions an.! for pa ticular sorts. The most of tin sales now effecte! are at lower prices; at. IhA R'im's time holders of really good ko"pin<* lines are no 1 , disposed to submit to any reduction on rates current a fortnight since. Stout bri-bfc milling. Is 6d to Is 6-Jd ; best bright feed, Is 5 i to Is ; medium to good, Is 3J,d to Is lid; inferior and damp, la to Is 2Jd ;" black oats, Is 4d to Is 4id ; long Tartar?, clean and well grown, Is Gd to ls7d (ex store, s'iin s ex!.r;«, net cash). Barley.—Tite doraind for this is exceedingly il it. The supply is apparently far in excess of requirements. Prime bright maltin*?, 2s 9J to 3s ; media:)', nominal, 2s 3 J to 2s Gd; feed and milling, Is B.i to 23 2d (ex si ore, sacks exiri, terms). Grass Seeds.—Ryegrass seed market quiet. Best dressel perennial, 5) Gl to 5s 9J: medium, 5s to os 3d; farmers' beat dressed, 3s 9d to 4-i 3d ; medium, 2s 6 1 to 3s 6:1 (ex store). Cocksfoot, b"-st dressed, 5d to s|d per lb: medium, Si-1 to 4fd oer lb. Potatoes. Market flit. Quotations nalChaff—Best, 45? to 47s 6,1; medium, 40a to 42s G! ; inferior, 30s to 37s G.l per ton. Dairy Produce.—Only a small business being done, and no chango in value?. Geo' 1 salt butter is wo th 6id to 7id ; extia prime a shade more. Cheese, Factory-made, medium size, 4,'d to 4}d ; loaf, 5d toSJd; dairy-made, "J I to 4 4/1 p-ir lb. Flax.—A very fai: demand exists for well dressed, bright coloured flux: badly dressed and disco'oimd has less allontion. Quolations for koo-I to prime, £l7 to .CIS; extra lino a :-h ;de more : tmdium, £l4 10s to £l6 10s; inferior, £l2 10s to £.14 per ton.