Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume V, Issue 239, 30 November 1877, Page 12

Commercial.

Mb. Henry Driver (oh behalf of the N.Z. L. and [M. A. Company), reports for the week ending Nov. 28, 1877 :—: — Fat Cattle.— l3o head were yarded, principally of good to prime quality. Although this was only a short supply prices declined at least 2s 6d per 100 lb. Best pens of bullocks brought from £10 10s to £15 10s, do. cows from £6 10s to £11 10s or equal to 30s per 100 for prime quality. We sold fifty at the yards on accountof F. Bromley Esq,, and have placed 130 head privately. Fat Calves.— Nine were penned, and all found buyers at from 25s to 555, according to weight and quality. Fat Sheep. — Only 580 were penned, and in consequence prices advanced from 2s 6d to 3s each on last quotations. Best cross-breds brought from 14s 6d to 18s in the wool, and 10s to 14s shorn— or 3d per lb. for former, and 2d latter. Fat Lambs. — 700 were penned and being much in excess of requirements prices declined about Is per head. We quote at from 6s 6d to 10s as market rates. Store Cattle. — The demand is much affected by the continued dry weather, bat prices remain as recently reported. Store Sheep. — No transactions to report. Wool. — We have no authentic advices per cable of the opening prices at the November sales now progressing in London. A few farmers' lots of wool were brought forward at our weekly auction last Monday, which sold at very satisfactory prices ; cross-breds selling from 9d to 10£ d per lb ; merinos, lOd per lb, all Northern wools. Appended is our price catalogue of sale :— R H, 2 bales, merino, lOd ; 5 bales, X, 9d ; 2 bags mixed fleece, B£d ; 3 bags, pieces, 4d ; B in circle, 19 bales cross-bred, lOJd ; same brand, 8 bales Leicester and Lincoln, 10£ d; do, 1, merino, lOd ; do, 1 bag dingy, 6d ; do, 2 bales, 2 tags locks, 4£d ; JM, scoured skin, part pieces, 13d ; two E's conjoined, in triangle, scoured, 15d. Sheepskins.— We catalogued 1500 skins, which sold at full rates. A few butchers' lots were offered, and they were medium quality. Cross-breds sold at 5s to 5s 8d ; merinos, 4s 8d to 5s 3d : lambs. Is to la 7d. Pelts, green, 3d. Hides are not saleable, prices easier, wet 6alted not over 4d, butchers green, 21s to 22s 6d. Tallow. — A few small lots came to hand this week, prices unaltered. Inferior sold at 265 ; rough, fat, 20s 6d to 21s 6d. Grain. — Wheat and flour still falling in price, difficult to get an offer for wheat. 6s to 5s 6d value of sound milling ; sprouted lots unsaleable, except for fowls feed, at 3s 3d to 3s 9d. Oats are in great request at an advance of Id to 2d per bushel, owing to some consider- ! able shipments to Melbourne. Barley, no business doing. Mb. Skene's labour report for the week ending November 28 : There is a steady enquiry for people of most kind. The spring work is pretty well over, but the lull is short between, that and haymaking and the Tegular harvest. Sheep shearing is being gone into with spirit, ana if the season holds good, station operations will not drag co much as last year. Couples are rather slow just now. All the building trade is in full swing, and men at such work seem contented. Hotel servants, male and female, are in. better demand. Ordinary nouse and dairy girls can scarcely be got on any terms. Several shipments are now due, which will partly relieve the market. Ordinary day labour and bush work is plentiful. The enquiry for shopmen and clerks is always limited, and bears no proportion to the crowds who apply for such. Wages— Shepherds, £65 to £70; day labour, 78,85, and 9s j couples, £65 to £85 ; ordinary female servants, 10s,

12s, and 15s ; upper female servants, IBs, 20s, 255, and 30b ; carpenters, 10s and 12s ; dairy people, 15s, 20s. and 255 ; station cooks, £1 10s to £2 10s ; waiters, barmen, grooms, gardners, 25s to 40»l boys and girls, 5s to 10s ; storemen and clerks, 25s to 60s ; busbmeo! 8s and 9s ; station knockabouts, 15s to 265. Mb J. Vezey reports for the week ending Nov. 28, 1877, retail •— Roasting beef, 5d to 8d per ft ; boiling do., 3d to fid per lb ; stewinff do, 4d to 6d per ft ; steak, 6dto 8d per lb ; mutton, 2M to Sdper lb z veal, 4d to 8d per ft ; pork 6d. to 8d per ft ; lamb 3s to %b per quarter. vt M^ J « 1116 reports (wholesale prices) for the week ending , ??\ 28 ' 1 2 77 ' M foUows :— Oats (feed) per bushel, 3s to. 3s 3d. Wheat (chicks), 3s 9d to 4s. Barley, malting, 4s to 4s 6d ;- feed, 2s 9d to 35% Pollard, £6 10s. Bran, £4 ss, bags included. Flour, large bags, £15 to £15 10s; Oatmeal, £17. Potatoes, £2 per ton. Hay, £6 Der ton. Chaff, £5 per ton. Straw, £2 per ton; *^ Mb. A. Mercer's market report for the week ending November 28. Retail prices only. Fresh butter in $ and Ilb prints, 6d to 8d * extra brands, lOd to Is. Fresh butter, in lumps, 7d to 8d per lb • powdered and salt butter, Bd. Fresh butter is still very plentiful' although several dairies have commenced cheese making. There is no demand for salt butter, and the grocers do not care for taking any more fresh butter than they have consumption for. Cheese, best quality, 8d to lOd. Side and rolled bacon, 9d. Colonial hams, lOd to Is. English hams, Is 3d, no demand. Eggs are in good demand, and have risen to Is 6d per dozen.