COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume I, Issue 53, 2 May 1874, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

Mess* s Dbiteb, Stewaet and Co. report as follows, for the week ending April 22nd :—: — Fat Cuttle.— A full supply of 100 head wa9 yarded at the Kaikorai to-day, th« quality generally being fair to good, and the whole were cleared to the trade at prices about equal to our last quotations, ear, 21s to 23 for prime quality ; 17s to 18s for medium. We sold at the yards 55 head privately, lor delivery over the next three months. Fa-t Sheep. — About 1200 were penned, consisting of cross-breds, meiino wethors and ewes. The former brought from 8a 7d to 13s 9d, according to weight and quality, while merino wethers, being only medium quality, 7s 6d to 8s ; the ewes brought from 6s to 6s 61 About 200 were turned out unsold. Our sales consisted of 250 merino wethers and 60 ewes, and we have said for private delivery 75J eross-breds and mdridos. We quote prime quality, mutton at 2£d per Ib. Fat Lambs. — About 70 were penned, which, on account of the trade being poorly aupplied, brought 9s 3d to 10* 3d. Store Cattle. — There is a fair demand fiom graziers for wellconditioned quiet steers and spayed Cows, at from £3 6s to £4> 10s for the former, and £2 5s to £3 for the latter. We have sold during the week, in various lots, 4QO head. Store Sheep. — There is still a limited demand for good fullmouthed ewes, fresh from the station, at about 4s 6d ; while crossbreds and young merino sheep of every description are much enquired after, and are easy of sale at our quotations — say, 4 and 5 tooth crossbrens. 9s to 9s 6d ; do .lambs, 7s to 7s 6(1 ; merino ewes, deliverable in lamb, 7s 6d to 9s ; merino wethers, 2}2 } 4, and 6 tooth, 6s to 63 6d. We have sold during the week of various sorts, at above quotations, 5800. Wool. — Advices from the Home market, to hand per Omeo, are as follows :—": — " The arrival to date amount to 206,000 bales. The next Colonial wool sales are expected to show a decline." In this market there has been no business done during the past week. On Wednesday next we shall offer about 100 bales greasy wool. Sheepskins. — Our usual weekly sale to-duy was well attended, and all the lots offered were disposed of at full ■ prices. Station skins — of which we sold about 1000 — fetched lid to 14d for pelts, Is 6d to 3s 7d for medium, 4s lOd to 5s 8d for full-wool skins, and from 6£d to 71 d per lb. Hides. — Only a few were offered. The demand is but slight, and the value of fair conditioned wet salted hides cannot be quoted at orer 7d per lb. Tallow. — None offered at auction. Privately we have sold 70 cases, at prices ranging from L 24 10s for low quality mixed, up to L3l for good firm bright samples. No demand for export. Grain — The market for all descriptions is without material change. Wheat is m moderate request, at from 4s 9d to oj. Barley is enquired for, but comparatively little offering. Oats are in good demand, both for Northern and Austrian markets. 'Business, however, is much restricted by the scarcity of tonnage. Quotations, 4s to 4s 3d for new crop ; 4s -Id for old. We have received the following telegram from Auckland : — Business done : National Bank, 755, 72s ; Bird in Hand (paid up), 2 is ; South British laduiance, 52s ; Golden Calf (new l-sue). 10s 6d ; Tookey (double), !Uss ; Nonpunel, 6-; Alburiua (new issue), 48d ; Otago, 13s; Caledonian, 190s; Ttuliun, 2s ; City of London, 21s 6d, 21s ; Old Wliau, 92s 6d ; Coliban, 10s ; Cure, 9s, 9s 6d, 10s.