Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume VI, Issue 269, 28 June 1878, Page 11

Commercial.

Mb. Henb* Dbiveb (on behalf of the N. Z. L. and M. A Co "> reports for the week ending June 28th :— % J v .^e following fat stock came forward at the yards to-day :— lB2 nead cattle, 1314 sheep. Fat Cattle.— Those yarded consisted principally of good to primo quality. All were sold, but the prices realised showed no improvement on last quotations. Rest pens of bullocks brought from £10 to f I'^l? 1 three very prime lots bringing up to £15 ; cows £6 10a to £10— or equal to 25s to 27s per lOOlbs for prime quality Fat Sheep^-Of the number forward only about half were of prime quality the balance being little better than stores, and in consequence of .the short supply prices again advanced at least 2s. Cross-breds brought from 14s to 18s 6d, and a very prime lot up to 21s 6d— or equal to 3Jd to 4d per lb. F change 016 Stockf ~ Tne des c ri Ption of stock is without any important

Wool.— Latest cablegrams from London advise the wool sales progressing firmly at a further advance of £d to Id per lb. No business doing in this market, the weather preventing the f ellmon^ers drvin* up any lots for sale. ° J ° Sheepskins.— We had a small supply at our weekly auction on Monday last, our catalogue comprising only about 1000 skins, which caused brisk competition and a considerable advance in prices We sold butchers cross-breds from 3s 9d to 4s 9d ; merinos, 2s 3d to 3s Sd ; dry skins participating in the advance to the extent of 3d to 4d per skin. Tallow.— We had several parcels to offer, which brought a slieht advance on former rates, good mixed bringing 27s to 28a 6d : dark inferior, 23s to 25s ; rough fat, 21s 8d to 22s 6d. Grain.— Wheat of superior quality is in fair demand, but secondary lots are unsaleable. Prime milling, 4s 4d to 4s 6d ; fair to eood. 4s to 4s 2d ; inferior, 3s 9d ; fowls' wheat, 3s. Oats have advanced Sales are made at 3s 9d to 3s lid for feed, and 4s for milling Barley has come forward more freely, but mostly on brewers' account. .Fnme malting, 5s 6d to 6s ; choice inferior, 5s ; feeding, 3s 6d. MB. A. Mebceb reports for the week ending June 26— Retail prices only— Fresh butter in half and one pound prints, Is 6d to Is 8d per lb ; fresh butter in lumps. Is 4d ; powdered and salt butter, Is 2d to Is 3d per lb ;• the supply of fresh butter has fallen off very much and really good butter is scarce. Salt butter in keg, lOid to lid per lb. Cheese, best quality, 8d to lOd per lb ; side and rolled bacon, 9d to lOd ; colonial hams, Is ; English hams, Is 2d to Is 4d per lb : English cheese, Is 4d per lb ; no demand. Eggs still scarce, and retailing at 3s 6d per doz. ' Mb J. Fleming reports (wholesale prices) for the week endin<* June 26, 1878, as follows : — Oats (feed), 3s 4d per bushel Wheat— milling, 4s ; chicks, 3s to 3s 4d. Barley, malting 5s to 5s 6d; feed, 3s to 3s 6d. Pollarl, £5 10s per ton. Bran, £5, ba<*s included. Flour, large bags £11 ; small, £11 10s. Oatmeal, £18 Potatoes, £3 10s per ton. Hay, £4 10s per ton. Chaff, £4 10s per ton. Straw, £2 per ton. *

Mb J. Vezey reports for the week ending June 19, 1878, retail : Roasting beef, 5d to 8d per ft ; boiling do., 3d to 5d per lb ; stewing do, 4d to Gd per ft ; steak, 6d to Sd per lb ; mutton, 3d to sidper lbl veal, 4d to Sd per ft ; pork 6d to 8d per Tb ; lamb 2s 6d to 4s per quarter -

Me. Skene's labour market report for the week ending June 26 • A good steady demand for out-dcor workers. Day labourers have to put up with a good deal of broken time. Farm people of all sorts are in very large 'demand. Sheep stations are quiet. Now is the time for gardeners ; the demand is beyond the supply. Couples are a little quiet at present. The scarcity of useful girls is getting serious It is more apparent overy day that skilled ploughmen are decreasing in numbers. Experienced hotel servants, storemen, and clerks' only get well suited. Wages— Couples, £65 and £70 j cooks, waiters, barmen, boots, Sec, 20s to 50s ; ploughmen, £55 to £65 ; shepherds, £65 and £70 ; barmaids, housekeepers, cooks, 20s to 40s ; boys and girls, 6s to 10s ; labourers, 8s ; fencers, 9s ; dairy people, 20s, 255, and 30s.