Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume VII, Issue 361, 19 March 1880, Page 15

Commercial.

Mr. Donald Stronach Con behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited), reports for the weekending 1 / th March, as follows :—: — Fat Cattle vere in good supply at the Burnside Yards to-day, 214 having been offered, chiefly of medium quality, only a few bein* P" m ®' ." llo ° ks realised up to £11 12s 6d per head, and cows up to *./ lus. mc demand for medium ana inferior was very slack. We disposed of a draft of prime bullocks on account of Mr. John Reid, of AUday Bay, with good competition, at an average of £10 11s per head. We quote prime beef at 24s per 1001bs, v and inferior and medium at 21s to 235. We again direct the attention of dealers and the trade to the sale advertised for to-morrow at the Mosgiel Yards. Also, we shall offer a prime lot of bullocks and spayed cows, fat and three-quarters fat, from the /Vest Plains estate. Fat Sheep.— 2s6B were penned, chiefly medium quality. There was a better demand, and last week's quotation was fully maintained. Crossbred wethers realised up to lls <>d for best quality: medium cross-bred, 7s 9d to 8s Gd ; merinos, from 3s UJ to Gs 2d. We quote f illy l=>d per lb. for best mutton. Fat Lambs.— 221 were offered and sold at from G3 9d to t)s per head. L Store Sheep —Since last week we have placed 4GOO. There is no alteration in quotations to report. wi/^irS" 1 !f ndon office telegraphed under date March l.'lth as follows :— The sales closed firmly at an average advance of Hd to -d on last sale prices. We expect next sales will open at about present quotations. Superior greasy has advanced Hd to 2d ; second JS*Pi h i / supen T cubing washed do, Id "to Hd : clothing ,wT S\J 5 c , r II ° SS ' bred greas y « om bing washed and loured have improved Jd per Ib. IS'J.OOu bales have been sold, 100,000 bales have been taken tor export." Locally the demand continues fair, and !?K^^tSSS^ pfiTlltdl » atfallylate rates; there i««f M«° c J )S ' kia3 £~" W We' c offend a large catalogue at our weekly auction of i * J ' , Com Pi tlfclon - though fair, was scarcely equal to that ot recent weeks, and prices barely reached previous level. FullnSS nSl T iD ,! 8 and cros s-Ws, fetched 5s each ; lambskins, up to 2s 9d ; and pelts, up to Is lOd. hivn v. l^"7 We baVC ? laceJ Bcvcral Pa rcels at quotations which Si ?r nVCeks 7 say 2Us each fov butchers' green hides, abated ' afc whioh the demand continues unwcekT aIICm ""~ EnC]Uil7 iS fair> but WC have nofc offered any during the and SnS;^ WhCat : VC 7 lUtlc oE the ncvv CTO P is otl offw "S vet, wm HSff ° a i" S °'\ rCely b 0 COllsid ered established. Fine quality flii • ,» St J IS ° ab .° Ut 4s 4d ' We have disposed of a parcel of m"ii ffi-n cwp > at * ls ; stock of old < in firs '- liand *> ls ™y WhJn i ? re IS - n0 chan " c l 0 rc P orfc - Sales °f fair quality oTo ZSf in TIOUST 10US prices - The new cro P is beginning to ;£^ ' bu ;wedonothearoC sales. Barley: Only first-class th? inff? r Dd atfc . entlo ». a »d for such there is no improvement on tlie quotation of 4s, given last week. Mi, t ir FRODU °E MARKEtImaRCH 17. ISSO. vv-hJ II 1 . LKMING reports for the week ending March 17. 1880 :— to^?£?r? ? at \ ls / ld t0 ls ™ P^ bushel ; milling 4s UdnJbESJ? * i ? 1Cl f' 3S todsM ; barley, malting. 4s to 4s ton? floiS ' SVi ! eC ?.',? SS i Gd t0 3s ; pollard ' P er ton ' b?aa ' P° r tow Xt n \ £11 lUS PCl> ton : oatmeaL ]0 lOs P er t0 « J P°tachaff is iof^ ? : UQ Y hay ' &3 5s P er ton : old hft y £4 P er ton 5 chaff, *,3 10s per ton : straw, £2 5s per ton ; onions, G? Gd per ewt