Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XII, Issue 47, 13 March 1885, Page 18

Commercial.

Mb. Donald Stbonaoh (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports for the week ended March 11, as follows :—: — Pat Cattle. — 169 bead were yarded at Burnside for the week's supply, iepresentrng all qualities. Although this number was under the average, there was no improvement apparent in the bidding, >no advance on last week's prices being obtained. Best bullocks brought £7 10s to £9 ; others,£s 10s to £7 ; cows in proportion. We gold on account of Mr. F. Simmons (Makikihi), Mr. John Duncan (Cherry Farm), and Mr. William Shand (Keith Hall), 40 head bullocks at from £6 17s 6d to £8 17s 6d ; cows, £3 2s 6d to £6 17e 6d ; and quote prime beef 20s ; ordinary, 15s to 17s 6d. Pat Calves. — 22 were forward, and under good competition, and realised from 8s 6d to 30. Fat Sheep. — 2,444 were penned for this week's market, all crossbreds of good useful quality, but even this moderate number was more than sufficient for the trade's requirements. Competition was duller than we have experienced for some time, and lower prices being again realised. Best cross-breds brought 13s 6d to 15s 6d ; others, 10s 3d to 13s. We sold on account Mr. J. Par dew, Stadholme, 71 cro. s-breds, 10s 3d to 12s 9d ; Mr. J. Lawrence, Maheno. 60 do, 10s 3d to 12s 3d ; Mr. J. Macandrew, Peninsula, 24 do, lls 3d ; and quote mutton, l£d to Ijfd per lb. Fat Lambs. — 391 were penned, and under fairly good competition realised 5s to 10s 9d. We sold 109 at from 8s 3d to 9s 6d. Pigs. — 222 were penned, comprising all sorts, and were all disposed of under good competition at— For suckers, from 9s to 19s ; light stores, from 17s 6d to 30s ; porkers, 25s to 355 ; bacon pigs, from 45s to 70s* ; a few breeding sows at up to 82a. Store Cattle. — We have no transactions to report. Store Sheep.— lnquiry still continues to be made, but would-be buyers are holding off with the view of obtaining supplies later on at reduced rates. We sold during the week 3000 merino ewes and wethers (different ages) at fairly satisfactory prices. Sheepskins. — Our regular weekly sale was held on Monday, when we offered a good catalogue, comprising all descriptions. There was a fair attendance, but bidding lacked spirit, last week's prices scarcely being realised. Dry cross-breds, low to medium, 2s Id to 3s ; full-wool, 3s 3d to 4s 6d ; do. merino, low to medium, Is 2d to 23 6d ; full-wool, 2s 9d to 3s 9d ; dry and inferior pelts, Id to 9d ; green do., lOd to 15d ; lambskins, 12d to 16d. Rabbitskins. — A fair demand exists for all coming forward, and for which late rates are readily obtained. Hides.— The market is firm at receut quotations — via., 3d for light, 3£d to 3yd for medium, 4d to 4ji for heavy weights free from cheeks and offal and iv sound condition. Tallow. — Quotations are nominally the same as last week, but buyers are indisposed to operate. Rough fat is disposed of at from 14s to 16s per cwt. Grain. — Wheat : The new crop i 9 not coming forward freely ; very few samples are to hand as yet, and it is not easy to say how the market will open. Present appearances indicate lower quotations than have been ruling daring the past season. The few samples of new to band appear to be well grown, and of excellent quality, but millers are disinclined to offer, in the meantime, over 2s 9d ; inferior fowl wheat and medium sorts are in ample supply. For these we quote 2s to 2s 6d ex store.— Oats : There is a small local demand for new, fit for milling, at from Is lOd to 2s; but for gool sound feed, old crop, there is but little demand, Is 81 to Is 91 being offered, whilst inferior or musty is quite unsaleable.— Birley : The season being hardly advanced enough just yet for malting, buyers are in no hurry to operate until completion of the harvest, iv hopes of quotations ruling more in their favour. We have no sales to report, and quotations would be merely nomina!.— Rye-grass seed : This does not meet with any attention. Cocksfoot could be placed, bat at a reduction on prices demanded.