Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume IX, Issue 457, 13 January 1882, Page 18

Commercial.

Mb. Donald Stbonach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports for the week ending January 11, as follows :—: — Fat Cattle.— lß2 head of fat cattle were yarded at Burnside today in addition to 212 stores. For the former the trade demand was dull, but prices ruled somewhat better than at last market. BullockS realised from £7 7s 6d to £10 12s 6d, and cows £6 10s to £8 2s 6d. We sold drafts on account of the New Zealand and Australian Land Company (Limited), from their Bdendale estate, bollocks at £8 5s to £10 7s 6d, and cows at £6 10s to £8 2s 6d ; and on account of Mr. William Shand. bullocks at £7 7s 6d to £8 7s 6d, and cows at £6 15s per head. We quote prime beef 22s 6d per lOOlbs. Fat Calves. — 24 head yarded, and sold at up to 24s each.

Fat Sheep. — The supply was a fair average, consisting of 2055 head, but biddings were slow at scarcely last prices. Cross-breds realised from 8s to 12s per head. We sold as follows : — On acconnt of Messrs. T. and M. Henderson, 80 at 9s to 9f> 6d ; Messrs. Samson and Little, 308 at 10s to 10s 6d ; Mr. James Macandrew, 50 at 8s ; and Mr. Andrew M'Laren, 80 at 10s 9d to 11s. We quote prime cross-bred mutton, ljd to 2d per lb. Fat Lambs. — 582 were offered and sold at about previous rates, realising up to 12s per head. We disposed of a draft on account of Mr. James Gibson, Papakaio, at Bs. Fat Pigs. — The market was over supplied with 189 head. Prices ranged from 4s 6d to 38s. We sold a few on account of Mr. William Shand.

Store Sheep. — There is still an almost unlimited inquiry for good young merino wethers and ewes, and also for crossbreds of all ages, but the numbers offering ara quite unequal to supplying the demand. Since last report we have placed 11,000 head. Store Cattle continue in good demand. We report sale at Burnside to-day of 27 head of bullocks and steers in very forward condition, on account of Mr. Thomas Geary, at £5 4s per head, and shall offer at Mosgiel yard on 26th January about 150 head, principally bullocks and steers in forward condition, on account of Messrs. M'Kay Brothers.

Wool. — Our second regular wool sale of the season was held at the Otago Wool Store on Tuesday, 10th instant. We report for merinos and fine cross-breds a firm demand at last prices ; heavier and coarser sorts were dull at about same quotations, but for such descriptions the competition was uneven. We sold 468 bales at the following prices : — Cross-bred greasy, 7£d to lOf d ; washed, B£d ; and scoured, 12£ dto 18d ; merino greasy, 6£d to 10£ d ; and scoured, 16Jd to 22|d. Sheepskins. — We cleared a large catalogue at our sale on Monday under fairly active competition from a good attendance of buyers. Prices ruled about same as at our previous sale on 29th December. Butchers' green cross-breds fetched from 4s 8d to 5s 6d ; dry, 2s lOd to 3s 9d ; butchers' merinos, 3s to 4s lid ; dry, Is 9d to 3s ; lambskins, Is Id to Is 8d ; pelts, 7d to Is 3d each ; greasy skins in bales, 4sd to 6d per lb. Tallow. — Market unchanged, trade demand being good at the following quotations, at which we cleared our catalogue on Monday: — Fairly rendered tallow, 28s to 30s per cwt. ; inferior in proportion. Butchers' rough fat, 19s to 20s per cwt. Grain. — Wheat : As we have for some time reported, good to prime milling can be placed without difficulty at our quotations, although millers manifest no anxiety to lay in stocks. We quote prime milling, 4s to 4s 3d ; medium, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; inferior and fowl feed, 28 to 3s 3d. Oats : There has been considerable inquiry for feed oats for shipment, and some transactions have resulted, without, however, any tangible improvement in prices. We quote prime milling, 2s ; bright feed, Is lOd to Is lid per buahel. Barley : Nothing to report. PRODUCE MARKET— JAN. 12, 1882. Mb. F. Meenan, Great King street, reports : — Wholesale prices : Oats, Is 8d to 2s per bushel ; milling wheat, 4s 3d to 4s 6d per bushel ; fowls' feed, 2s to 3s ; barley, malting, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; feed, Is 6d to 2s 6d per bushel; hay, £4 per ton ; chaff, £3 15s per ton ; straw, £2 per ton ; bran, £3 15s per ton ; pollard, £4 10s per ton; flour, £10 to £10 10s per ton ; oatmeal, £10 to £10 10s per ton ; butter, fresh, 6d to Bd, salt, fid to 7rl ; eggs, 1<? ; bacon, in rolls, 7d to 7id ; side, 7^d ; hams, lOd ; fresh pork, 4d per lb. ; potatoes old, £2"to £2 10s per ton : new, 4s to 6s per cwt, Msssks. Mercer and McDonald, Rattray street, report :—: — Fresli butter, best aud favourite brauu* (iv lib. and Mb. prints), 8d ; good ordinary butter, 6d ; eggs, lid per dozen ;" roll bacon, 7d per lb. Good salt butter, in kegs, no demand; cheese 4d per lb, new cheese 4^d per lb.