Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XI, Issue 6, 1 June 1883, Page 18

Commercial.

Mb. Donald STHOKAOH(on beta If of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports for the week ending 30th May as follows:— Fat Cflttle. — 128 were yarded for to-day's sale. This number was much below the aver&ge forward for the last few weeks, yet prices showed no improvement on last week's. Prime quality was spiritedly competed for, while medium was neglected,- and several pens had to be turned out unsold. The quotations are— for bullocks, £6 10s to £10 17s 6d ; cows, £4 10s to £11. We quote prime beef 2s 6d ; medium, 17s 6d to 20s per 1001 b. Fat Calves. — Nine were yarded, and sold at from 12s to 24s' each. Fat Sheep.— 2oßl were penned, about 400 of these being merinos ; both cross-bred s and merinos were of good useful quality. This was also a small supply, but owing to the glut in the market last week, the trade having been well supplied, prices to-day were not much in advance, and towards the close of the sale prices were rather under than over, the range being, for cross-breds, 10s to IBs 9d ; merinos, 7s 6d to 9s 6d. We sold on account of Mr. George Oliver, Waitaki, 191 cross-breds at 13s ; Mr. James Anderson, Palmerston, 72 do. at 10s 6d to 10s 9d ; the New Zealand Agricultural Co., Waimea, 153 merinos at 8u 6d. We quote mutton at ljd to 2d per lb. Fat Lambs.— 34 were penned, and sold at 10s 6d to 12s 9d. Pigs.— Only 35 were forward, and sold at from 17s to 64s each, under spirited competition. Store Cattle at present are not in active inquiry, and we have no change in demand to note. We have several Ms offering. Store Sheep, if young, are in demand still, but very few of such are offering. We have no sales to report this week. Sheepskins. — We submitted a large Catalogue at auction this week under good competition, from a fair attendance of buyers. Last week's prices were fully maintained. Green cross-breds brought 2s 4d to 28 8d ; do. merino, 2s to 2a 7d ; station skins, cross-breds, 3s 7d to 5s Id ; do, merino, 2s lOd to 4s 6d. Rabbi tskins.— We offered and sold 11 bales and 36 bags. Competition was spirited ; and taking the quality of the skins into consideration, the prices realised were fairly satisfactory. Buckers brought 2d to 5d ; medium skins, 9^d to lOd ; fair to good, lid to 13Jd per 11). Hides.— We have no alteration to note in demand or values. We have placed all to hand at late rate. Tallow.— We Bold at auction on Monday 1 tin at 27s 6d, 6 casks at 325, 14 ditto at 32s 6d, being about equal to last wsek's prices. We soid rough fat at 225. Grain. — Wheat, if in good condition, hard, and free from sprout, fit for milling is easily placed for local consumption or export, at last week's prices, but there is no demand whatever for anything that is out of condition, and only saleable at about equal to fowls' wheat prices. We quote prime milling, 4s 2d to 4s 3d ; medium, 3s 9d to 4s Id : inferior and fowls' wheat, 2s 3d to 3s 3d. Oats : Short and bright in co^ur are in demand and always saleable, without, however, any iraproveTaent in prices ; whilst discoloured are beginning to be very hard to move, especially Tartarian or Danish, and even short oats, if off colour at all aie not in favour. We quote prime milling Is 10£ d ; do. feed, Is 9£d to Is lOd ; medium, Is B frd to Is 9d ; discoloured and inferio-, quite neglected. Barley: Good malting samples are inquired for, and good easily be placed at late quotations. Messes. Mebceb Bbothkks, Princes street, report :— Fresh butter (in *-lb. and lib. prints"), best quality, Is 2d per lb.; ordinary butter, Is per lb. ; eggs, Is 9d per dozen ; roll bacon, 7£d per lb. good salt butter, in kega, lid per lb. ; cheese 6d per lb. Mb. F. Meenan, Great King street, reports : — Wholesale prices: Oats, Is 7d to Is lOd per bushel ; milling wheat, 4s to 4s 6d per bushel ; fowls' feed, 2s to 3s 3d ; barley, malting, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; milling, 3s 6d ; feeding, 2s 6d to 3a 6d ; hay, new, £4 per ton ; hay chaff, £4 ; straw, £2 10s ; bran, £4 ; pollard, £4 10s ; potatoes, £2 sa; oatmeal, £12 ; flour, £10 10s to £11 j butter, medium to prime lOd to Is Id per lb., salt lid per lb. ; eggs, 2s per dozen; bacon, sides, B£d per lb. ; rolls, 8d; hams, lOd ; pork, 5d ; old cheese 8d to 9d, new 6d.