Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XI, Issue 22, 21 September 1883, Page 18

Commercial.

Mb. Donald STReNAOH (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports for the week ending September 19 as follows :— Fat Cattle.— l4o head were yarded and passed the hammer today for the week's supply, all qualities being represented. Bidding waß fairly animated. Medium weights and qualities brought higher prices, whilst prime was a shade lower. Prime bullocks sold at up to £14 5s ; good do, £10 10s 6d ; medium, £7 12s 6d ; cows at proportionate rates. We sold a draft on account of Mr. P. Gifford. Macrae's Flat— bullocks at £10 10h, and cows at £6 6a to £7 12s 6d. We quote prime beef at 25s per 1001 b; medium 22a 6d. Fat Sheep.— 2664 came forward to-day, of which 838 were merinos; quality ranging from inferior to good, with a small proportion of prime. Good and prime descriptions sold at late rates, but middling and inferior sheep were lower. Prime, cross breds brought np to 20s 3d ; good, 14a 9d to 17s 6d ; medium, 11s 9d to 13s 6d * merinos, 7s 6d to 138 6d. We sold, on account of Messrs Wayne and Leary Akatore, 68 cross breds at 14s 9d ; Mr. A. V. L. Riddle, Willowmeade, 69 do at 12s 9d ; Mr. W. Cameron, Mataura, 63 do at 12s 6d to 12s 9d • Messrs Wilson Bros., Waihola, 30 do at 13s, and" 50 merinos at 7s 6d ' and quote prime mutton at 2|d to 3d per lb. Q Fat lambs.— Eighty were penned. Prime fetched 13s to 13s 6d, and others up to 5s 6d. Fat pigs.— ls4 were forward, comprising all qualities, which sold readily at from 21s 6d to 68s each. Store Cattle. — We have no sales to report. Store Sheep.— This week we placed 4000 merino wethers at a satisfactory figure, and have several lots of cross bred ewes and hocgets oa hand for disposal. Wool.— Public Press and other telegrams are rather contradictory m their reports as to progress of the London sales. The latest to hand, that of the 17th, however, reports a better attendance at the last sales, and values have slightly improved. Sbeepskins.— At our weekly sale on Monday we submitted a good catalogue, chiefly butchers 1 skins, which were freely competed for by a fair attendance of buyers, and realised prices fully equal to those obtained last week. Butchers' green cross breds sold at 2s 8d to 4s Id ; dry do, 2s lOd to 4s sd; green merinos, 3s 6d to 3s 9d : dry do, 2s9dto 4ssd. J Habbitßkins.— We catalogued 9 bales and 20 bags, of which we sold as follows :— 5 bags suckers at If d to 2d ;6 do mixed at Bjd to 10£ d; 7 do medium at Is ljd to Is 3d; 1 bale goods Is4£dperlb., and passed in 8 bales and 2 bags, vendors' reserves not being reached. Hides.— The demand is sufficient to absorb the supply, but there is an evident desire to reduce late rates. We sold all forward, chiefly light weights, at 3d to 4d per ft. Tallow. — We did not offer any this week, and have no change to report in either demand or value. Grain.— Wheat in good sound milling condition is easily disposed of to our local millers at late rates, but medium qualities are dull of sale at low prices. We quote prime velvet and Tuscan, 4s 3d to 4s 4d ; do red straw, 4s to 4s 2d ; medium, 3s 3d to 3a 9d ; inferior and fowls* wheat, Is 9d to 3s. Oats : A few Bales are being made, but the demand is not by any means brisk, without, however, any change in values, which we quote as follows :— Bright stout milling, Is lid to 2s ; short bright feed, Is lOd to Is lid ; medium, Is 'Jd ; mixed and discoloured, Is 6d to Is 6d. Bailey : Prime malting is in demand, and could easily be placed, but for the want of supplies few transactions are ou record. We quote prime at 48 6d to 4s 9d, and medium 4s to 4s 3d. There is not much demand for any other sorts. Ryegrass Seed : Machine-dressed, is moving off slowly, but undressed continues dull. Our quotations are— For dressed, 4s to 4s 6d ; undressed, 3s to 3s 6d.

PRODUCE MARKET, SEPT. 20, 1883.

Me. F. Mbenan, Great King street, reports : — Wholesale pricesOats, Is 6d to Is lOd per bushel ; milling wheat, 3s 6d to 4s 3d per bushel ; fowls' wheat, "2s to 3s ; barley, malting, 4s to ss; milling, 3s to 3s 6d ; feeding, 2s to 3s ; hay, oat, £4 10s per ton ; rye-grass hay, £4 ; chaff, £3 10s to £4 ; straw, £2 5s to £2 10s ; bran, £4; pollard, £4 10s; potatoes, £2 to £2 ss; oa±m«al, £10 10s ; flour, £10 to £10 15s; fresh butter, medium to primers tts^ Is 3d per lb., salt, easier, 8d per lb. ; eggs, 9d per dozen ; bacon/^ sides, B£d per lb. ; rolls, 8d ; hams, lOd ; pork, 5d ; cheese, 6d. Mkssbs. Mbbcee Brothebs, Princes street, report : Fresh butter (in Jib. and lib. prints), best quality, Is 2d per lb.; ordinary butter, lOd per lb,; eggs, 8d ; roll bacon, 7£d per ll».; good salt butter, in kegs, 8d per lb.; cheese, 6d per lb.