Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XII, Issue 9, 20 June 1884, Page 18

Commercial.

Mb. Donald Stbonaoh (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan an Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports for" the week ehdih June 18, as follows :—: — ' J . - • Fat Cattle.— 223 head were yarded to-day at Burnside for the week's supply. Of this number only a few were prime, the quality of the greater portion being little better than stores, and the prices obtained for those were extremely low, whilst "prices for good were i about the same/as last week. Best bullocks brought £8 10s to £9 7s 6d ; others, £4 5s to £8 ; best cows, up to £8 ; others, £2 10s to £6 10s. We sold on account of Mr. Keith (Ashburton), 31 bullocks at from £6 to £7 12s 6d ; Messrs. H. and T. Little (Ngapara), 3 cows and 1 bullock at from £6 7s 6d to £8; and quote prime beef 20s, medium 15s to 17s 6dper 1001 b. •' ' Fat Calves.— Sixteen were yarded, and sold at from 10s to 31s. Fat Sheep. — 2014 were penned, of which about 500 were merinos of from medium to good quality ; the balance were croaa-breds of all qualities. Although this was not a large number, the advance obtained last week was not maintained, prices ruling from Is to Is 6d per head lower. Best cross-breds brought 16s 6d tb 17s, ' a pen or two prime 17s 6d, others 12s 3d to 15s, and merinos 8s to 13s 3d. We sold : On account of Messrs H. and T. Little (Ngapara), 50 cross-breds (mixed) at 16s 6d ; J. and S. Wilson (Papakaio), 145 merino wethers at 12s 9d to 13s 3d ; Wayne and Leary (Glenledi) and others, 65 cross-breds ewes at 14s to 15s. Fat Lambs. — Seventy-seven were penned, and sold at 5s 3d to 11s 3d. *..*•.» Fat Pigs. — 112 were forward and offered for sale. Competition was not so keen to-day, but they all found buyers At from 15b to 76s each. Store Cattle. — We have no transactions to report. Store Sheep.— Very little is doing in this 1 class of stock. Sheepskins. — We offered at our weekly auction sale on Monday a large catalogue, consisting of all sorts. The usual representatives of the trade were in attendance. Competition was fairly active. Dry pelts brought Is Ojd to Is 2d ; do. cross r breds. Is 6s to 3s M ; do. merino, Is 3d to 3s sd ; green crossbreds, 2s 2d to 3s 7d ; do. merino, 2a 6d to 2s 7d. • ' ; ' ... Rabbitskins. — The supply still continues small, but all coming to hand meet with ready -sale. W,e r sold on Monday the following lots:— JJ, 1 bag suckerß, at Id; 1 do, at 2£d ; do over 8,3 bales medium, at Is3£d; JJ, 1 do mixed, Is 4M; 1 do medium, Is6d: CP, 2 bags do, at Is ssd. Hides. — We have no alteration to notein either supplies or values. We sold this week all to hand— viz. 210— at 2£d for bulls' hides, and 3d to 4£d for cows' and heavy-weight ox -hides" in good condition and free from offal. Tallow.— All consignments coming forward are saleable at about equal to late rates. Inferior and mixed, 17s 6d to 23s *6d ; medium to good, 25s to 308 ; prime, 31s to 32s ; rough fat, 17s 6d to 25s per cwt., according to quality. Grain. — Wheat : This market shows no improvement in prices. The quantity now in store and coming forward is very little reduced by the few lines occasionally taken up by millers, and these are only of the best description, whilst the bulk, being unfit for shipment, is is likely to remain on hand, t rowers being unwilling to accept less than what is paid for good milling. \V,e quote prime milling velvet and Tuscan, 3s 2d to 3s 4d ; medium, 2s 9d to 3s Id ; fowls' wheat is in fair demand at from Is 9d to 2a 6d. Oats are in less demand this week* pending result of shipments to Australia. Prices, however, for good bright sorts are about equal to last week's— viz., stout bright milling, 2s Id ; short bright feed, 2s ; thin and discoloured, Is lOd to J s lid (ex store). Barley : Bright heavy malting is saleable at from 4s to 4s 3d ; medium, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; milling, 2s 6d to 3s. Ryegrass seed is in no demand.