Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIII, Issue 17, 21 August 1885, Page 17

Commercial.

Mai. DONALD #tbonach (on behalf 6f the New^ Zealand Lpari and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports >for the week ending August 19, as follows :— Store Stock. — There is not much inquiry for either cattle or sheep in the meantime, and the business transacted is limited. „ „ . Sheepskins. — On Monday last we held our usual weekly sale, when we 1 offered a large catalogue. There was the ordinary -attendance of buyers, and prices realised were similar to' those of last week. Country dry skins— low to medium cross-bred brought ; Is (3d( 3d to 38 64 ; do. merino, Is Id to 2s lOd ; dry pelts, 2d to 8d ; butchers' green cross-breds, 2s 10 J, 3s 6d, 3s 6d, 3s 7d, 3s Bd, 3s 9d, 3i lOd, 3s lid ; do. do. merino, 2s 3d, 2s 7d, 2s lOd, 3s, 3s sd. Babbit-skins, — We offered all lots forward on Monday, consisting of various descriptions, none of which were prime skins. All the buyers were present, and last week's prices were fully maintained. We disposed of 11 bales and 58 bags at > the following rates : For stickers and inferior, 1 £d to 3£d ; mixed and low summer, skins, 4d to 7d ; medium, 8d to lOd ; fair to good winter, lid to 14d. Hides.— A good demand continues to be experienced, all coming forward being easily placed at late rates. .. ..•>.■■ Tallow. — The market is well supplied, but prices are in favour of buyers. Advices from London continue to be of a moat discouraging kind,'liiniting exporters' operations to a minimum. We quote .inferior and mixed, 15s to 17s ; medium, 18s to 20s ; good to prime, 21s to 22s ; and rough fat, 11s to 14s per cwt. Grain. — Wheat : There is no .change either in demand or values durin the week ; late rates, however, continue firm for all sorts. We quote prime milling velvet and Tuscan, 3s 2d to 3s 3d ; medium, 29 9d to, 3s Id ; inferior and soft,, 2s 6d to 2a 8d ; fowls' wheat. 2s 3d to 2s sd.— Oats : There is a fair demand existing for* shipment, and as holders still continue firm in their demand for prime lots, medium and inferior quality have been more readily taken np at improved rates, While the business In good bright Jsorts is in the ll meantime rather checked because of the.difference between sellers' and buyers' ideas of values. We quote stout, bright milling Is lOd to Is lid ; bestj bright short feed, ti B i9d to ls[>101 ; medium, Isßdto Is 9d ; discoloured, Is 6d to Is 7£d ; damp>nd inferior, Is to Is 5d. — Barley : There is no improvement in the market for this. We quote prime milling 2s 9d to 3s ; medium, 2s 44 to 2s 8d ; feed and milling, Is 9d to 23 3d. i