Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume X, Issue 496, 13 October 1882, Page 13

Commercial.

Mb. Dokald Stronaoh (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., (Limited) reports for the week ending 11th October as follows :— £ afc j Cattle were again in Bmall Bu PP!y at to-day's market, only 102 head having been yarded, including about 25 stores and dairy cows. Good competition from the trade resulted in a maintenance of the top values of last week, bullocks fetching up to £12 17s 6d, and cows, £9 17s 6d per head. We sold drafts on account of Messrs. Wayne and Leary, and A. M'Laren. Quotation for prime beef, 30s per 1001 b. Sheep.— 2336 were penned, 730 being merinos. The eupply, though a full average one, was not more than sufficient for the trade demand, and prices were equal to the best of last market's. Crossbred sheep sold at from 13s 6d to 16s 10 1, and merinos 6s to 12s 9d. We sold as follows :— On account of Mr. James Logan (Greenvale), 128 crosbreds at 11s 9d to 14s 6d, 96 merinos at 10s 3d ; Messrs. Wayne and Leary, 108 crossbreds at 13s 6d ; and Mr. A. M'Laren, 66 crossbreds at 14s per head. We quote best mutton 2£d per lb. Fat Lambs.— 263 offered, ana disposed at from 6s to 12s 3d. We sold consignments on account of Messrs. John Rooson (Papakaio), 51 at 8s 9d, and James Macandrew, 13 at Bs. Fat Pigs.— Sixty sold, at from 5s to 72s per head. Our sales were on account of Messrs A. M'Laren and J. Early. Sheepskins. — Under good competition from the usual attendance of the trade, we cleared a very full catalogue on Monday last, at prices equalling those of previous week. Station and dry skins fetched from 2s 6d to 5s 3d for crossbreds, and Is 9d to 5s 6d for m' rinos ; butcbeTs' crossbreds sold at from 5s to 6s 3d, and merinos 5s Id to 5s lid ; lambskins, 9d to Is; and peltp, Is 4d each. Rabbitskins.— Prices are well supported. We sold some consignments by auction at the following quotations :— Well-furred, clean and well-packed winter skins, 14£ dto 17d ; fair, 13d to 13| per lb. Hides. — At our last quotations we have cleared all lots to hand at, say, 4d per lb. for well-trimmed heavy hides (601 b. and over), and 3d to 3id for medium and light. Tallow. — At auction on Monday we disposed of several lots at full prices, quality considered, say, up to 30s for medium tallow, and 16s to 18s 6d for butchers' rough fat, low quality. We report transactions by private sale at proportionate prices. Grain. — Wheat : Prices continue nominally without much alteration from those of last report, without, however, any disposition on the part of millers to enter into transactions at holders' limits. Fowl feed is readily saleable at from 2s 6d to 4s ; medium may be quoted 4s to 4s 3d ; and prime milling, 4s 6d to 4s 9d. Oats : The report of the late rise in prices in Sydney has caused a few speculative inquiries, in consequence of which the market is firmer. We have made sales by auction and privately of medium quality feed at 3s Id. Round, bright feed oats are in good demand at from 3s Id to 3s 2d, and good bright milling at up to 3s 3d ; but discoloured and musty are hard to move at anything near these prices. Barley : We quote 5s for prime malting, which is saleable at this figure ; but the demaud is not very brisk.