Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume X, Issue 498, 27 October 1882, Page 13

Commercial.

We Donald Stbonach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan ,»nd Mercantile Agency Co., Limited) reports for the week ending October 25th as follows : — Fat Cattle. — The yards contained only 149 head, about 60 being 6t->reß and dairy cows. The supply being again small last week's quotations were fully supported, under good competition from the trade. Bullocks fetched from £8 10s to £13 15s, and cows £4 12s 6d to £10 10s per head. We quote as in last report, 27s 6d to 30s per 1001 b. Fat Sheep. — Considerably larger consignments were to hand, 2879 head having been penned (260 of which were merinos), but the trade having been hare of stock, prices' of last market were nearly approached, especially towards the close of the auction. Croas-bredssold at from 103 €d to 17s 6d, the former price being for shorn sheep ; and merinos 10j 9d to 15a 3d. Oar sales were on account of Messrs. Wayne and Lear/, James Mein, and C. H. Jessop, at quotations. Beet mutton may be quoted 2sd per lb. Fat Lambs. — 244 offered, and sold at 10a to 12a, at which we sojd consignments on account of Messrs, Jessop, J. and S. Wilson, aid Cruickshank. Fat Pigs. — 53 yarded, and sold at from 9s 6d to 85s each. Sheepskins. — Our Monday's catalogue was a very full one, and exhibited a fair assortment of vario s descriptions, which were well competed for. Prices for merinos were well supported, but crossbreds were a little easier. Station and dry skins fetched from 2s 10d to os for cross-breds, and Is 4d to 5s 2d for merinos. Butchers' crossbreds sold at from 4a to 03 lid ; and merinos, 4a lOd to 5s 8d ; lamb* skins. 9d to Is each. Babbitskins. — We did not offer any thiaweek, bit purpose bringing forward several luts on Monday next. Hides. — Quotations are unaltered, and we have cleared all our consignments at 4d per lb. for well-trimmed heavy hides, and 3d to 3£d for inferior or light. Tallow.— Under good competition we sold several lots by auction on Monday, prices ranging from 28a to 31s 6d for medium to fairly* rendered tallow ; 25s inferior; and up to 21s 6d for butchers' rough fat. Grain. — Wheat : Millers are believed to be low in stock, but continue to hold off from purchasing in the hope of buying at reduced quota* tions, of which, however, tbere are no indications at present ; sales of milling wheat are therefore very much restricted. Fowl feed sells freely, though not quite up to recent prices. We sold by auction on Monday 362 bags of fowl wheat at 2s 9d to 3s 1 Id, and 459 bags of milling at 4s to 4s B£d, which will sufficiently indicate present values. Oats : We sold at auction 1 ,330 bags good short feed oats at 3s 2£d to 3s 3£d, on which figures buyera show no disposition to advance ; in the meantime the market may be reported firm thereat. Inferior and discoloured we quote at 2s lOd to 3s Id, without demand. Barley : No change to record.