Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume VIII, Issue 418, 15 April 1881, Page 16

Commercial.

Mr. Dohald Stronach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited), reports for the week ending 13th April, as follows :—: — Fat Cattle.— The moderate supply of 175 head came forward at Buruside Yards to-day. Competition from the trade was fairly animated, and. last week's prices well maintained. Bullocks realised from £3 5s to £9 2s 6d, and cows £3 7s 6d to £8 15s per head. We sold drafts on account of Mr. F. Schaw and others, at from £4 2s 6d to £5 17s 6d for bullocks ; and £3 7s 6d to £5 12s 6d for cows. Quotations fox prime beef, 20s per 100 lb. Fat Sheep. — The supply was small, consisting of only 1272 cross-breds, which were readily sold at an advance of Is to Is 6d per head on last market rates. Prices ranged from 11s 3d to 15s 9d per head, We sold 156 head on account of Mr. T. Davidson, Wyndham, at from 13s 3d to 14s 9d ; and 80 head on account of Mr. J. G. Grey, Waihola, at 11s 9d. Privately we have placed 1200 head. We quote for best mutton 2^d per lb. Fat Lambs. — 48 were forward, and sold at from 8s 9d to 11s 9d. Fat Pigs.— 9B offered, and realised from 21s to 56s each. Store Sheep are not procurable. The demand continues very active. Sheepsiins. — We held a very large sale on Monday, at which, under good competition, fully previous prices were realised. Crossbied skins fetched from 2s 6d up to 6s 2d for ordinary to f ull-woolled. merinos Is lid to 4s lOd : lambskins, Is 3d to 3s lOd ; pelts, 9d to Is 8d each ; skins, in bales, 6£d per lb. Hides. — At auction on Monday we cleared all consignments forwaid at prices slightly below those of previous week, ranging up to 24s 6d each, and showing an average of about 4jd per lb. Tallow. — The [enquiry continues good, and valuables show no quotable change from those of last week. Well-rendered tallow is saleable at 25s to 26s per cwt., and rough fat at up to 17s per cwt., at which figures we report sales. Grain : Wheat — Holders appear less willing to meet consumers' ideas than they were a week or two since, and as the latter are indisposed to advance, business has been somewhat restricted. We cannot m the meantime advance on our quotations in last report, namely, prime milling, 3s 9d to 3s lOd ; fair to good, 3s 6d to 3s 8d ; fowl feed, 2s 3d to 3s per bushel. Oats are in considerable demand, and all coming forward are readily placed at late rates, viz., Is 6d to Is 7d for good feed oats; milling would command Is 8d to Is Sid, but there is none offering. Barley — No change to report,