Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume VII, Issue 392, 15 October 1880, Page 16

Commercial.

Mr. Donald Btbon-ach Ton behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited), reports for the week ending 13th October as follows :— * Fat Cattle. — 140 head were yarded at Burnside to-day. Although the supply was under the average the demand was but languid, trade requirements having been so fully supplied from last week's market. The result was a decline equivalent to about 2s 6d per lOOlbs. Billlocks realised from £5 2s Gd to £11 10s, and cows £6 10s to £7 {% Cd. We sold a few head of mixed cattle on account of Messrs. Littte Brothers. To-day's price for best beef may be given at 22s 6d per lOOlbs. Fat Sheep were in moderate supply, the number penned havisa been 1978 head, consisting of 1678 cross-breds and 300 merinos Butchers having largely supplied their wants last week, 400 had to be turned out unsold, and on those cleared a decline of Is to Is 6d per head must be recorded. The cross-breds sold at from 12s 6d to 15s (shorn, at 8s 9d), and the merinos at 9s 9d to 10s. We disposed of 158 head of shorn cross-breds, on account of Mr. David Corsan, at 8s 9d per head. Quotation for best mutton in the wool, 2£d per lb • shorn, l£d per lb. " Fat' Lambs. — 212 were sold at from 5s to 103 per head. We sold 50, on account of Mr. J. C. Gilchrist, at 6s 9d to Bs. Fat Pigs.— 23 offered. Fetched from 13a to 60s eack. Store Cattle are being enquired for, and we are in treaty for the sale of a large mob. Store Sheep.— We have particulars of several lots for sale from some of the best flocks in Otago and Canterbury. Wool.— The Brindisi mail, delivered this wjek, brought details of the London auctions down to 26th August, confirming the reports by telegram of a fall of £d to Id on the coarser descriptions of crossbred wools, as compared with the May- June series ; merinos, especially good-conditioned combing, having ruled at about previous sale prices. Sheepskins.— We offered a good catalogue on Monday, which with spirited competition, realised fully up to last week's prices. Butchers cross-bred skins fetched from 4s 4d to 6s 3d ; and merinos 3s 6d to 5s Id ; lambskins, 6d to 7d each. Hides.— There is a very active demand at late prices, which can easily be obtained for all lots coming forward, say 3fd per lb. for wet salted, and 20s each for butchers' green hides. Tallow.— We have no transactions in tallow to report, but have made sales of rough fat at 16s per cwt. The market generally is quiet. J Grain.— Wheat : The demand Bhows some improvement, and prices reported last week are well maintained. We have made sales of fair milling at 4s sd, and of medium to good at proportionate prices. We quote prime milling, 4s 6d to 4s 7d ; fair to good. 43 to 4s 4d ; inferior to medium, 3s 3d to 4s. Oats : There are still inquiries, but holders' ideas are high, and not much business has resulted. Prime samples are held for Is 8d to Is lOd, buyers, however, are not disposed to operate except at considerably below these quotations. Feed oats could be obtained at Is 6d, but the enquiry is slack. Barley : We quote 3s Gd for prime malting, the supply of which is extremely limited ; 2s 6d to 3s 3d (nominal) for medium descriptions.