Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XI, Issue 30, 23 November 1883, Page 17

Commercial.

♦ Me. Donald Stronach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports for the week ending November 20th, as follows :—: — Fat Cattle.— The snpply to-day was a small one, only 86 head being yarded. Excepting a few odd pens, all wexe prime quality, and included a draft from Wangamii. Bidding was fairly brisk, at prices about equal to those obtained last week. Best bullocks brought £9 17s 6d to £12 ; others, £6 2s 6d to £8 10s ; cows, £4 to £6 10s. We sold on account of Mr. William Shand, Keith Hall, a draft of Bullocks and cows at satisfactory prices, and quote best beef at 25s to 27b 6d, and medium 22s 6d per 1001 b. Fat Calves. — 8 were penned, and, nnder good competition, brought from 10s to 18s. We sold on account of Mi. William Shand 5 at from 14s to 18s each. Fat Sheep. — 1483 were penned, consisting of 900 shorn crossbreds, 332 do. in the wool, and 251 merinos, nearly all good to prime mutton. At the commencement of the sales, notwithstanding this small supply, bidding was anything but spirited, and prices very irregular, but towards the close competition was livelier, and higher prices obtained for prime heavy sheep. Best shorn cross-breds brought 20s 9d to 22s 6d ; others, 13s 3d to 16s 3d ; do. in the wool, best, 20s 3d to 22s 6d ; others, 17s 9d to 19s 6d ; shorn merinos, 14s 3d ; in the wool, 17s. We sold on account of Mr. Peter M'Laren, Otakia, 260 mixed cross-breda, shorn, at 13s 3d ; and quote mutton in the wool, 3|dper ft.; do. shorn, 3Jd to 3|d per lb. Fat Lambs. — These were in good supply, and with a fair demand all were disposed of at from 8s to 14s 3d each. Fat Pigs.— Eighty were penned, and found purchasers at from 263 to 593 each. Store Cattle. — On Thursday, 15 inst., at Mosgiel, we sold drafts, on account of various vendors, consisting of quiet young cattle, which were well competed for, and realised fair prices. Bullocks sold at from £4 10s to £6 5s ; steers at £2 5s to £4 7s 6d ; cows, £3 to £6 5s ; and heifers at £2 11s. Store Sheep. — Since our last report we placed a lot of half-bred hogget wethers at a satisfactory price, and hpve now on hand several lots of merino wethers and ewes ; also a small lot of cross-bred wethers. Wool. — Farmers' lots are coming to hand daily ; but sufficient has not yet reached us to warrant any general reports upon it. and can scarcely fix the date of our first sale here until we have authentic reports of the opening of the London November sales, which are now anxiously looked for. Sheepskins. — Our sale on Monday was not so fully attended by the trade as usual, several of them having suffered considerable loss in consequence .of the very unfavourable weather experienced last Saturday. The bidding lacked spirit, resulting in lower prices being obtained. Butchers' green merinos suffered most, fetching from 3s. 9d to ss ; dry do., Is 8d to 43 lOd ; green cross-bieds, 3s 7d to 5s ; dry do., Is 7d to 4s 3d ; lambskins, 9d to lOd ; green pelts, 7d. Babbitskins. — Supplies of prime winter skins are falling off, but all coming to hand are marketable at late rates. Hides remair unclianged from last week's grices, at which the demand is good. Tallow.— : All coming forward is readily disposed of at the following prices : — For superior and mixed, 17s 6d to 23s 6d ; medium to good, 25s ;to 295, prime, 30s to 31s ; and rough fat at 18s to 23s 9d per cwt. G-rain. — Wheat : Market is without animation, any inquiry being limited to prime milling, and for which lower prices are being offered. Medium and other sorts are quite neglected. We quote prime milling, 4s Id to 4s 2d ; good, 3s 9d to 4s ; medium, 3s to 3s 6d ; inferior and fowls' wheat, Is 9d to 2s 9d. Oats : There is no inquiry for shipment, and local demand is at a standstill ; and quote stout bright milling Is lOd to Is lid ; short bright feed, Is 9d to Is lOd ; medium, Is 7d to IsBd. Barley continues^in short supply. Prime malting is worth 4s 6d to 4s lOd ; medium, 4s to 4s 3d. Very little demand for any othor. Eye-grass Seed. — In no demand. Nominal, dressed, 3s lOd to 4s 6d ; undressed, 2s 6d to 3s. PRODUCE MARKET. Messes. Meboee Bros., Princes street, report : — Fresh butter (in and lib. prints), best quality, 8d to 9d per lb. ; ordinary butter, 6d to 7d per lb. ; eggs, 9d ; roll bacon, 7£d per lb. ; good sal t butter, in kegs, 6d per lb. ; cheese, s£d per lb. Me. F. Mbekan, Great King street, reports : — Wholesale prices, Oats, 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 to £2 ss ; bran, £4; pollard, £4 10s; potatoes, £2 to £2 ss; oatmeal, £10 10s ; flour, £10 to £10 10s; fresh butter, medium to prime, 8d to lOd per lb., salt, easier, 8d per lb. ; eggs, Is per dozen; bacon, sides, B£d per lb. ; rolls, 8d ; hams, lOd ; pork, 4|d ; cheese, dull of sale, 4d to 6d.