Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIII, Issue 16, 7 August 1885, Page 13

Commercial.

Ms. Donald Stbonach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited), reports for the week ending July 29, as follows : — Fat Cattle.— A small supply, viz., 13 head, was yarded at Burnside to-day for the week's requirements, most of which were good to prime quality. In consequence of the small supply forward last ■week, prices showed a considerable improvement on last week's rates. Best bullocks brought £9 to £12 ss ; others, £6 2s 6d to £8 10s ; cows in proportion. We Bold— on account of Mr. James Guild, Otaio, 12 bullocks at £11 2s 6 I to £11 12s 6d ; Mr. J. M. Greenaway, Raagitata, 6 bullocks at £10 7a 6d to £11 7a 6d ; Mr. William Ackroyd, Temuka, £8 10s to £9 7s 6d ; and quote prime beef 22s 6d to 255, ordinary 20s to 22s 6d per 1001 b. Fat Calves.— Ten were penned, and sold readily at from 19s to 42b each.

Fat Sheep. — 1,632 were penned, of which 720 were merinoa, balance cross-bred (only a few of which were prime). Competition was active, and prices for prime mutton advanced 2a to 2s 6d per head, whilst ordinary remained much about the same as last week. We sold, on account of the New Zealand Agricultural Company (Gore), 79 cross-bred wethers at 15s 9i, 62 cross-bre'f wethers at 13s, and 53 merino wethers at 13d 6d ; on account Glenledi Estate Company, Milton, 64 cross-bred ewes at 14s ; Mr. J. S. Browne, Palmerston, 69 merino wethers at 73 3d to 8s 3d ; proprietors Seadown Estate, 191 merino wethers at 9s 3d ; and quote prime mutton 3d per lb ; ordinary, 2 1 to 2^d per lb Fat Pigs. —142 were forward ; the market was very dull, and prices receded c msiderably on last week's. Prices realised from 7s 6d to 42s each.

Store Cattle and Sheep.— We have no transactions to report. Sheepskins. — At our usual weekly sale on Monday, we offered a good catalogue. Country dry cross-breds, low to medium, brought lOi to 23 lid ; do. do. msrino, Is Id to 3s 10 J ; dry pelts, Id to 8d ; butchers' screen cross-breds, 3a 2d, 3s 44, 33 6d, 3 j Bd, 3s 9d ; do. do. merino, 2s 10s, 3s 2d, 3s 4d, 3s 6d.

Hides.— A good demand exists for these, all coming to hand being freely taken up at late rates, Tallow. — There is but small demand, and if anything the market is ea-ier. We quote inferior and mixed, 16s to 18s ; medium, 193 to 21s ; good to prime, 22s to 23s ; aad rough fa^, 11s to 143 per c«vt. Grain. — Wheat : Business is steady at last quotations— 3ay prime velvet and Tuscan, 3s 2d to 33 3d ; medium 2s 9d to 3a Id ; inferior, 2s 4d to 2s 8d ; fowls' wheat, 2sto 2* 3d (ex store). — Oats are in moderate request, but a* buyers declin 3 to accede to sellers' demands, viz., 2s for stout milling, Is 9d to Is lid for bright feed, there is but little business done ; discoloured arid medium feed is moving off at Is 7d to Is 91 j musty and inferior at Is to Is 51 — Barley is in but small demand, and no change in prices to report.

Mb. F. Mbenan, King street, reports : — Wholesale prices, including bags : Oats, Is 6d to Is 10 1 ; wheat, milling 3s to 3s l£i, fowls' feed Is 6d to 2s 6d; barley, malting 3s to 3s 3d ; milling 2s Od to 2s 6d, feeding 2s ; oaten hay, £3 ; rye-grass, £3 ; chaff, £2 10s to £3 ; straw, £1 IBs to £2 ; bran, £3 10s to £3 15s ; pollard, £4 10s; flour, £7 10s to £8 ; oatmeal, £8 10s; fresh butter medium to prime, Is to Is 4d ; eggs, Is 3d ; good salt butter, scarce, 9d ; cheese, 4 1 to 5d ; bacon, 7£cl in rolls, hams 10J ; potatoes, Dements £3 to £3 ss, kidneys £2 ss.