Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIII, Issue 28, 6 November 1885, Page 17

Commercial.

Me. Donald Stbonach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports for the week ended November 4. as follows :—: —

Fat Cattle.— 2ll were yarded at Burnside to-day, representing all qualities. Competition was active all throngh the sale, but prices realised were scarcely np to those obtained last week. Best bullocks brought £10 to £12 12s 6d, only one pen at the latter price; ordinary to good, £6 to £9 10s ; and cows up to £9. We sold — on account of Mr. M. Studnolme, Waimate, bullocks, at from £9 7s 6d to £10 10s ; Mr. William Shand, Keith Hall, cows, at from £7 to £8 10s ; and quote prime beef 26s per 1001 b. Fat Sheep.— To-day again the supply was a small one, only 1065 crossbreds, nearly all shorn, and 408 merinos, about half of which were shorn. The larger portion of the whole were good to prime quality. Last week's market being barely supplied, the small number forward to-day fell short of the number required, and in contequence biddings were exceedingly brisk, prices obtained showing an advance of from 2s 6d to 3s 6d per head on last week's rates — beat crossbreds (in the wool) up to 19s 9d ; shorn do., 17s ; medium mixed, 14s 9d to 16a 6d ; merinos (shorn), 8s 6d to 9b. We sold on account of Messrs J. and T. Kemp, Kartigi, Messrs. Boss Bros. Kartigi, E. Pardew, Waimate, R. Baxter, Waimate, crossbred wethers (in the wool) up to 18s 9d ; shorn do., to 14s 3d ; and quote mutton, in the wool, 3d to 3£d ; shorn, 2£d to 2jd per lb. Fat Lambs. — 413 were penned. This number being rather more than was required, a reduction on last week's prices had to be submitted to, the range being 4s to 11s. We sold 140 at quotations. Pigs.— lsl were penned. The market still continues inactive, and prices in favour of buyers. Suckers realised 4s 6d to 10s ; porkers, 17s 6d to 25s ; baconers, 27s to 495. Store Cattle. — A fair demand exists for well-grown cattle of this class. There are not many offering, and transactions are limited. Store Sheep. — We are still without any transactions to report. Up till now there has been nothing done of any importance in this class of stock. Sheepskins. — At our nsual weekly sale on Monday we offered and disposed of a good catalogue. There was a fair attendance of buyers. Competition was scarcely so spirited; last week's prices, however, were realised. Country dry crossbreds, low to medium, brought Is 5d to 3s 3d ; do. do. merino, Is to 3s 6d ; dry pelte, 5d to 7d ; butchers' green crossbreds, 3s, 3s 3d, 3s sd, 3s Bd, 3s lOd, 3s lid, 4s ; do. do. merino, 3s, 3s 3d, 3s 7d, 3s 9d, 3s lOd, 4s, 4s 3d ; green pelts, 3J to 3£l ; lambs, 3d to 6d. Rabbit-skins. — We offered all consignments to hand at our sale on Monday. The usual number of buyers was in attendance. Competition was spirited, and every lot sold at equal to la->t week's prices. We give marks and prices : GS, 1 bag suckers, id ; JM, 1 do. mixed, 4d ; GS, 3 do. do., 6jd ; W & P, 2 do. do., 4*d ;" JM, 2 do. medium, lOd ; B, 1 do. do.. 9£d ; P in triangle, 1 bale do., 6d ; W & P, 1 do., 7jd ; KB, 1 do., 14fd ;W& P. 1 do , 15 Jd ; limaru, 1 do., 8d ; do., 1 do., Is 3d ; OD, 1 oag, 6d ; CD over CD, 2 do, 12^-J per lb. Tallow.— There is no animation in this market, all arrivals meeting with a dull sale at — for inferior, 14s to 16s ; medium good to prime, 17s to 20s ; rough fat, 8s to 12s per cwt. Grain. — Wheat : This market has shown no material alteration during the last week. The arrivals in town are extremely light, and the demand not over active. We have no extensive business to report. Prime milling rules equal to last week'B rates, 3s 4d to 3s 5d ; medium, 3s to 3s 3d ; inferior and fowls feed, 2s 8d to 2s lid. — Oats continue in moderate inquiry, chiefly for export, and as buyers are nearly always limited to prices, the demand generally depends more or less on the arrangements that can be made for suitable freights. Good bright feed aud mil ling are always saleable, but unless warned for immediate shipment lower prices are invariably offered. The week has not been characterised by any great activity, but prices remain about the same as last week. Stout bright milling, 2s ; short bright feed, Is lOd to Is lid ; inferior to medium, Is 3d to Is 9d. — Barley : There baidly any business being done ; small lois of feed and milling change bands at from 2s to 2i 9d, — Rye-grass Seed is in less demand and now haid to place even at a reduction on late rales.