Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIII, Issue 34, 18 December 1885, Page 17

Commercial.

Mb. Dokald Stbonach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited; report? for the week ended December 16 as follows :—: —

Store Cattle. — Owing no doubt to the dry, cold, bleak season prevailing, the demand for these is not improving ; still there are buyers for all offering at fair prices. Store Sheep. — The market continues very quiet. As yet we are not aware of any important transactions having taken place, but when sellers are in a position to give particulars of what they have to dispose of, and buyers make up their minds as to what they require, we anticipate that a considerable amount of business iv this class of stock, especially young cross-breds and merinoes, will transpire. •Wool. — We held our opening sale of the season on Thurs ay, 18th inst., at our wool stores, Rattray street. There was a good attendance of local and foreign buyers and others interested. Competition was fairly active for all descriptions, and especially for greasy cross-bred, which throughout fetched prices which should not fail, considering the prices lately obtained in tbe Home market, to give satisfaction to growers The most of the merino offered was heavy in grease and earthy, and therefore was comparatively easier. Oar catalogue was not a representative one, consisting chiefly of farmers' lots, and comprised 325 bales, of which 273 were sold fully up to our expectations, as will be seen by marks and prices previously published. Greasy cross-bred brought st^d per lb ; greasy merino, heavy and earthy, 4Jd to s|d. We purpose holding our next sale on the 30th inst. Sheepskins.— We offered a large catalogue at our weekly sale on Monday, which was well attended, and competition was fairly anniated ; but prices realised were not quite up to last week. Country dry crossbreds, low to medium, brought lOd to 3s 3d ; do. do. merino, 9d to 3s Id ; dry pelts, Id to 6d ; green crossbred, 3s 4d to 4s 3d ; do. merino, 3s 2d to 4s Id ; green pelts, 3d to 4d ; lambskins, 6d to Bd.

Rabbitskins.— The demand continues good. All offered ate readily taken up at late quotations. Hides.— There is no change in values, which we quote as follows ; —Bulls and slippy, 2d to 2£d ; light, 3d ; medium, 3£d to 3£d : heavy, clear, and free from cuts, 3} to 4d per lb. Tallow. — There is but little demands for shipments ; but local manufacturers are buying freely at prices about equal to late quotations. viz., for inferior, 12s to 13s ; medium, 15s to 17s ; good to prime, 13s to 19s ; . ough fat, 73 to 11s per cwt. Grain.— Wheat : The market for all descriptions of milling continues iuactive, and very little if any business has been done during the week. Holders of any good lines hold out for higher prices, while millers, on the other hand, are fairly well supplied, and there being no remunerative outlet for flour, decline t.o give prices asked. Inferior and fowls' wheat, is in good d mand at about last week'squotatione. We quote prime milling, 3s 3d to 3s 4d ; medium 3s Id to 3s 2d ; inferior and fowls' wheat. 2s 6d to 3s, ex store, bags weighed in.— Oats : There has been a steady demand for all sound good -coloured parcels coming to hand and now the market is again bare of good bright feed or milling, and should increased demand arise prices for such must harden. Discoloured and musty kinds are difficult to place except at very low prices. We quote prime milling at Is lOd ; best bright feed, Is 9d ; medium, Is 8d to Is B£d. We sold at auction on Tuesday 700 bags inferior and musty at from Is 3d to Is 6d (bags in).— Barley ; There are no sales of any prime lots being made, the few lots sold being chiefly food and milliDg, at from 1b 9d to 2s 6d.