Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVIII, Issue 14, 30 July 1886, Page 18

Commercial.

MB. DONALD Strokach (on behalf of the New Zealaad Loan and jSjr^i^ffiSi?^ 11 * 1171 Limited;> reP ° nS f ° r thC wee^ a^ Fat Cattle.-266 head weie yarded at Buruside to-day for the week's supply. About one-half of these were 1.-ht and in mediam condition, the balance good to prime quality. Owing to some of t be" largest buyers in the trade being supplied from private purchases made outside, this number (266) was largely in ?xo«oF^SSS mentf i; consequently bidding was languid, and although one or two pens heavy weights brought prices equal to last week I*,1 *, on the wbote the market was dall, values receding by 15s to 20s per held oar! ticolarly on median quality. Best bullocks, £9 to £10 10s, one pen £11 6s ; medium, £6 10s to £8 10s ; light, £3 15 8 to £6 • caw* ft proportion. We sold for Mr. W. Shafd, ' Keith Hall and Xr 8 bullocks from £5 12s 6d to £8 15 3 ; cows at £4 2s 6d ' Pat Skeep,--2 915 were penned. Of these 560 were merino wethers (some of which were rather lo* i Q condition, th gre c portion, however, were fair to good), and 2,355 cro&sbreds, two-thirds of which were good to prime quality ; the balance were' onTy about half fat. The previous two or three weeks' markets bein- so heavily stocked, the requirements of toe trade to-day were limited and fhere being no buyers o sheep for freezing, competition was again dull and a dragging sale ensued, resulting in prices not reaching last SS^IS & **£ 2S head " Beßt <=^bred wethers SfouS f.Mtl t M ° rdin^ r - v ' 8s *° 9s 6d J.beat do ewes, 9s to 1 2s ; ordinary a I a J '' , menno wether8 ' 484 8 9d to Bs. We sold for Mr W Ackroyd (Temuka) a nice draft of crossbred wethers at from lla to 48 9d't?ssf nCe ! ° a aCC ° Unt ° f ° ther Vmdor8 ' merino "«*»«! at fair lol^^l,?™ in C ° Dditi ° n ' but 80ld ' «** Pigs. — There were only 128 penned. Stores brnucrhf =;= qj f~ 13s 6d; porkers, 15s to 245? baconSa^Ts to 38s g °" 9d t0 Sneepskins.-Our usual weekly sale was held on Monday last when we offered a large catalogue, comprising various qualities of both country dry and butchers' green skins to a very fall attendance of buyers, who competed, spiritedly bat not quite up to last wS vs. i°ittet 3s "■ 3s •* 4s 4s 3d * * v<#£ $£££.: . Habbitskins.-Theße are in strong demand, especially nrooerlv dried, we 1-furred winter skins, free from stains, wh' c nfenor and badly-stained summer skins are only in moderate rui d « only a very few of the former come to hand compeSon Is quite active. Sellers, in disposiog of their collections, would better cons u ? their own interests by forwarding their consignments direct to the auction-room, where very good care is taken that they ohtafu Market value for all sold, and being thus open to public competition ?h S obtained more than covers by a long ww the triflp nairi in vT On Monday last we offered a^nd di^sed'of^raTlo^t e/spS bidding from a full attendance of buyers. Suckers halfiTowu md inferior, brought Mto 3^d ; common and low season, X J fait Tallow.-We quote inferior, 13s to 15s ; medium 16s to is.23%""?' Tn' 198 t ° 2os; rOQ gb fat-inferior, 6s to? B ; meSuito l^cwt '" pnmemutton ' from other mixture, 10 s Z [° 1 «.n??i r -! V ! ei !i : A mOl3eiat e business has been passing, but the deS>lv if* t *«* lrr egular, buyers purchasing as sparingly as possibly can. Tuscan and red straw in particular is in short supnk? and in demand while stocks of white velvet are not so low \& E£ fVT m H U ? g r Wet aDd TaßCan ' 4s 8d to 4*4 * M ; medium 4s 6d to 4s 7d ; best red straw, 4s 6d to 4s 8d ; medium 484 8 2d to Km . inferior and whole fowls' feed, 4s 6d to 484 8 Id C cx stor'efbags weighed * } h"I P a o I »^T ! ? £erior and dis colored at 2s to 2s Id L ; medium feed 2s 2s to 2s 2£-d ; short bright feed, 2s 3d to 2s 4d ; stouMnHhS Byegrass Seed.— We qaote farmers' undressed medium 3s 9d to 4s 6d; good to prime, off old pasture, 4a 9 J to 5s imVorted and machine dressed, 5s M to 5S5 S 6d (ex B tore).-Cocksf o ' o tS There is very little doing m this, and only small retail lots being dealt in quotations nomioal.-Linseed is in fair demand, but priSs are somewhat lower this season ; present quotations are from "s Id fo 5s 3d, according to qnaliiy. oat oatoa t0 Alu. F.Meekan King street, reports -Wholesale prices includ ing bags : Oats, inferior to prime, 2s to 2s 6d ; good Ld samclel in request Wheat: milling.^ 3d to 4sßd, qaietef ; fowls' wS 3,5 to 4s. Barley: malting, 2s 9d to 3s 3d ; prime milling X >£s ing, 2s 3d to 2s 6d. Chafi : straw, £2 15 8 to £3 steal *i in??' £4 15s. Straw: £2 per ton; hay, oaten £5 ; rye grass (scarce) £4 1 0« bran, £5 10s; pollard, £6. Potatoes, derwents, £3 lOs ? IS kidneys, for seed, £3 10s to £4. Butter, fresh, Is 3d to 1b 4?- best brands inferior, Is Id ; salt batter, best, 9d. Flour, *10 10s to'fil l roLler, £12 to £12 15s. Oatmeal, £12 10s £ U '