Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIII, Issue 29, 13 November 1885, Page 17

Commercial.

Mb. Dokald Stionach (on behalf of the Neve Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports for the week ended November 11. as follows : — Store Cattle.— There are buyers for well-bred, large-framed steers, and any for sale now would realise fair market value. Store Sheep. — There are no transactions of any importance bo far transpiring. Sheepskins. — Monday being a public holiday, we held our weekly sale on Tuesday instead. The usual number of buyers were in attendance, and competed briskly for all lots on the catalogue ; prices realised being equal to last week's, quality considered. Country dry cross- breds, low to medium, brought Is id to 3a ; do do merino, Id 2d to 2s 9d ; dry pelts, 3d to 8d ; butchers' green crossbreds, 3s, 3s 4d, 3s 7d, 3s 9d. 3s lid, 4s, 4s Id, 4s 2d ; do do merino, 2a lOd, 3s, 3s 3d, 3s 6d, 3s 7d ; green pelts, 3d ; lambskins, 4d to 6d. Rabbitskins. — There is a good demand existing for good skins, light pelted, clean, free from blemish, and well furred ; but suckers, inferior and badly-classed summer skins, are neglected, and only disposed of at very low prices. We offered a good catalogue at our weekly sale, when the attendance was large. All the buyers competed "spiritedly, a slight advance on last week's prices being obtained. We give marks and prices : W.C.8., 2 bags at 7d ; do, 1 do, 9d ; Jdr, 1 do, at 9jd ; AM in square, 2 do, Is l±d ; WB in square, 1 do, Is 3d ; AM in square, 1 do, Is 3d ; do, 5 do, Is 3£d ; M, 8 do, Is 4d ; AX in square, 1 bale, s^l ; AP in square, 1 do, Is 3d ; do, 1 do, Is 3£d, JG and Co., 4 do, Is 4^d per lb. Hides.— We have little change to report in this market. Supplies Jcontinue equal to the demand, at prices equal to last week's quotations. Tallow. — There is a moderate demand for local consumption. All small consignments from the country are easily placed at late rates, but aa holders of quantities in Bhipping condition continue firm in their demands, no margin being left for buyers for shipment, there is but little business done in this direciion. Bough fat sells at from 8s to 11s per cwt. according to condition. Grain.— Wheat continues in limited request. Choice lots in prime milling condition are always saleable ; but as millers hold stocks of fljur sufficient for present requirements they are not pressed for supplies, and prefer holding off rather than give an advance on lite quotations, which are: For prime milling, 3s 4d to 3s 5d ; medium, 3s to 3s 3 i ; inferior, 2a 6d to 2s lid (bags in), ex store.— Oats : There have been considerable arrivals in this market lately of inferior and discoloured oats, which are difficult to place, except at low prices. Best bright milling aud feed are also in the meantime in less demand, and lower prices offered. We quote prime milling Is lid to 2s; best bright feed, Is lOd to Is lid; medium, Is 9d to Is lOd ; inferior, Is 3d to Is Bd, (bags ia), ex store— Barley : There is scarcely any demand for malting ; a few lots for feed and milling are beiog paced occasionally at from 2s to 2s 7d ; for beet malting 2i 6il is being offered. Rye-grass Seed ia only in small demand now, sowing for the present being nsarly fiaisbed.