Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XII, Issue 29, 7 November 1884, Page 19

Commercial.

Mb. Donald Stbonaoh (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) reports for the week ended November 5, as follows :—: — Fat Cattle.— l 79 were penned for the week's supply. This was not an excessive number, but the trade being well supplied from last week, purchases' bidding was very dull. Bullocks .brought £7 15s to £11 2s 6d; cows, £7 to»£8 15s. We sold on account of Mr. D. Cameron, Timaru, 18 bullocks, and on account of other vendors 14 heifers at quotations ; and quote prime beef 22s 6i per 1001 b. Fat Calves. — Seven were penned and sold at from 12s 61 to £1. Fat Sheep.— 3,o63 were forward. Of these 1,500 were merinoes, the balance cross-breds. Very few were prime, the larger number being mixed and inferior. This was one of the dullest sales that has been experienced for a long time, and only that a large number were taken up by graziers, and some turned out, prices would have suffered a heavy decline ; as it was, prices for prime quality were lower by Is to Is 6d ; others from 2s to 2s 6d per head. Best cross-breds (in the wool) brought 17s to £1 Is ; others, 11s to 16s 9i ; shorn do, 10s 9d to 13s 9d ; merinoes, 10s to 14s 6d. We sold on account of Mr. William Tel ford, Clinton, 118 cross-breds at; 18s to 18s 6d ; and quote mutton 2|d to 3d per lb. Fat Lambs.— 369 were forward. Best lambs brought 143 6d to 15s 6d ; others, lls to 13s 6J. We sold on account of Mr. D. Dana, Oamaru, 49 at 14s 9d to 15s 6d ; fi. Baxter, Waimate, 45 at 12 6X to 13s 9d ; J. Bobson, Oamaru, 49 at lls 6d to 12s 3d. Fat Pigs. — Forty-two were forward, consisting of suckers and porkers. Suckers brought 12s to 14s ; porkers, 15s 6d to 54s each. Store Cattle. — There is a fair demand for well-grown bullocks (3 to 5 years old), at from £4 10s to £6 10s. Privately we disposed of a mob at quotations. Store Sheep.— We have* no sales to report, but have a large number of two-tooth cross and half-bred sheep to offer for delivery off shears. Sheepskins. — We offered a full catalogue, comprising all descriptions, at our weekly sale on Monday. The usual number of buyers were in attendance, but competition lacked spirit, and last week's pricera were not reached, merinoes suffering most. Butchers' green cross-breds brought 4s lOd, sb, 5s 2d, 5s id, 5s sd, 5s 6d ; do. merinoes, 4s 9d, 4s lOd, 4s lid, ss, 5s Id, 5s 4d ; do. pelts, 7d to 10 ; lambs, 7d to 9d ; country dry skins — merino, Is lOd to 4s lOd ; do. cross-breds, Is 7d to 5s 7d. Rabbit-skins.— We offered a medium catalogue on Monday to a full muster of the trade. As very few prime winter skins are now offering competition is not so keen for others, and lower prices all round are being realised. We sold 6 bags medium to good at Is 6d to Is 7d ; 4 bales mixed and black fawn and good greys at Is 3d|d to Is 6d. Hides. — These are in fair demand at prices equal to late quotations, at which we cleared out all our consignments. Tallow. — There is a better demand existing for prime lots of uniform quality for shipment, and a shade over late quotations is b ing paid. We quote inferior and mixed, 18s to 225 ; medium, 23s to 25s ; good to prime 26& to 28s 6d. Rough fat is hard to quit at from los 6d to 19s per cwt. Grain.— Wheat : For prime samples of white velvet and Tuscan late quotations (viz, 33 6d to 3a 7d) could be procured ; but as holders of these descriptions decline the prices offered and millers are not over anxious t<p buy, there are no sales of any consequence to report. Good hard red straw is worth 8s 3i to 3s 5d ; medium, 2s 91 to 3s ; fro.'t >d and fowls' wheat, Is 61 to 2s 4d (ex store), bags weighed in.— Oats : The demand is easier, bub quotations are unaltered. The paucity of supplies enables owners to demand late prices ; buyers, however, operate cautiously, and, unless for immediate requirements, they don't buy. We quote stout bright milling, 2a 9d to 2s lOi , short bright feed, 2s Sd to 2a 9d ; inferior and medium 2s id. to 2s 6d ex store, bags weighed in.— Barley: Little lots for feeding and milling find buyers, the former at Is 6d to 2s 3J, the latter 2s 6d to 3s, ex store, bags weighed in,