Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIII, Issue 1, 24 April 1885, Page 13

Commercial.

' ♦ i • , . . i Mb. Donald Stronaoh (on behalf of the New Zealand Loads- «nd Mercantile Agency Company,' Limited) reports for the week ended April 22, as follows :— Fat Cattle.— There was another full supply this week, 204 heard being yarded. Of these, two-thirds were oxdinary quality, and the balance good to prime! For the latter cam petition was fairly active, realising about the same as last week ; but for ordinary, prices were low. Best bullocks brought from £8 15s to £9 2s 6d ; others, £5 10* to £7 10s ; aud cows in proportion. We sold drafts on account of Mr. John Duocan, Cherry Farm, and others, at from £5 10s to £6 for bullocks ; and quote prime beef at 17s 6d to 20s ;- ordinary, .16i per 1001 b. " ' " Fat Calves.— Thirty-six were penned, which" sold under good competition at from 8s to 27s 6d each. Fat Sheep.— The supply was again large this week, consisting of 3,334,- of which 318 were meriaoes, the balance crose-bredu. A large proportion was only medium, and for this quality competition was slack, and, only for graziers taking advantage of low ipriees ruling, sales would be difficult to effect ; bat prime' mutton and all fit for freezing was well competed for, last -week's rates being well maintained. Best croas-breds brought 143 64 to 16a ; others, 8s 6d to 14s ; merino wethers up to Bs. ■ We sold on ascoant of the : New Zealand Agricultural Company 62 cross-bred wethers at 13a tfd-yW., Ackr'oyd (Tetnuka), 65 do at 14s 6d ; John Duncan (Cherry-Farm) 70 do wethers at 12s ; Biegert and Fauvel 217 at Us 3d ; R. Melrose (Clinton), 69 cross-bred ewes afc9s"6dj and quote '-'mutton Ifdto2±d. '- --:•••■ .: Fat tiambs.— 34s were penned and sold nnder fair competition at from 83 6d to lla 9d. -".«.u. ' Fat Pigs.— 3ls were penned, and all were briskly disposed of under good oompetition at — For suckers, 83 to 143;' porkers, *25s to 47s ; bacon pigs, 60s to 60s each. ••■ > !«•:,;•; Store Cattle. — We have no transactions to report, but have for sale privately several lots of well-bred young cattle, mixed' sexes! : Store Sheep. — There are numerous buyers for cross-bred ewes and wethers, also young' merino ewes,' in suitable lots ; but* it he number offering of these descriptions is very limited. We sold privately during the week 1,000 full-mouth merino ewes at £?»'<;' fttlso, on account of Mr. William Telford, 110 pate-bred ■ Romney Marsh ewes, four, six, and eight-tooth, to Mr.-H. C. Cameron, Inch Clntha. Sheepskins-^ We cleaiel a good catalogue l at our tu'riuair weekly sale on Monday , Under spirited competition values realised 'fully, in advance of recent-quotations. Dry cross- breds, low- to medium, brought Is 5d to 3s; full-wool, 3s 3d to 49 9i ; do merinos, low to medium, Is 7d to 3s 3d ; full-wool, 3) 6d to 4s'9d '; dry and inferior f>elts, 6d to Is Id ; butchers' green merinoa, Is 9d to 2s 3d ; do. do; crossbreds, 2s Id to 2s 51 ; lambskins, 2s Id to 2s 3d . Rabbitskins. — We did not offer any this week, but there is a fair demand for all coming forward. The Dumber; however, is limited, and prices slightly easier. ' . V " Hides.— For heavy bides, say 60lb and upwards, in sound condition and well trimmed (of which, however, very few come to market), 4£i is readily obtained, but for bslow that weight 3d to 3} per It is the present market value. ; . Tallow. — The market continues firm at late quotations — viz., 18s to 20s for inferior and mixed, 21s to 23* for medium, -243 to 25s for good to prime, and rough fat 14s to 16s per cwt. . r . \ n< ;< j Grain. — Wheat : Market unchanged ; the demand for prime milling being well maintained, without, however, any evidence ot anxiety on the part of millers to rapidly increase their stocks. So far, deliveries have not been by any means heavy, and all to hand bas.b'een placed at for first-class milling velvet and Tuscan, 3* 4d to 3s 3jd ; red straw and red chaff, 3s to 3s lid ; medium, 2s 9d to 2s. lOd ; : inferior and fowls' wheat is scarce and" in demand at from 2s to 2s 6d.— Oats : These are coming to hand freely, and a fair demand exists, chiefly for shipment ; but buyers are not disposed to give prices quoted .-last week, Our quotations are, for short bright milling, Is 9d ; short bright feed, Is 8d to Is B£d. — Barley : There is a fair demand for full bright malting samples at from 33 6d to 3s 9d ; medium is neglected for the present.