Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XV, Issue 7, 10 June 1887, Page 18

Commercial.

«o»bredij ■»««>■■■> quality, only . few jisii" bring prime TbJiSS so oP!o P !, g • > ~" The nnmber t0 haQ d to-day was rather a email one via 89, and m confluence biddings were a little more lively but S SEES £5?.SE£*« — «"—^SSftae SSJTfrt 01 bQ^ e^ nea . r !y all th « "presentadvesof thSSade o^ng ESSS? *^J com P eted BP«fitedly for every lot on the catalogue! greeS c "S b^ 8 bein S m <f » demand ; the heaviest of which bf Srhtid to 4d per ekin over last week's rates. Country dry crotsbreds low to medium, brought 8d to 2s 8d ; do do merino, 9d to 2a 2d • eood to 3? " d%B M^| ! 7?£ S" TT CroßS . bredß . 2a 6d, 2s 9d, 2s lid, 8. Id, »uv, H » de8 '~" A B l eady , demand continues to be experienced but SmS- ' w 7 wei « bt8 ' .dean and carefully flayed, are in most Tt ' «X c I 00 *®*" mferi °r and bulls l*d to 2d ; light 24d to 3dTnarW UO T'- T ? ere * no altera ti°n to speak of in the tone of the market A moderate demand continues to exist-all coMieoments coming forward are readily taken up for local corisumption^buUhere only be effected at a reduction on present quoUtionsVwhich we g°te as follow :-For best mutton, 16s to 17s 6d l ; medium to good l 14« to 15s ; inferior and mixed, 10s to 13s ; rough fat, inferio? 7s' to 8s medium to good, 9s to 10s ; best caul fat, 11s to 12s per "wt ' fnr «Mr n> ""^ heat d T u e position of market with regard lo prices for milling is much about the same as last week. Fowl wheat i« scarce, and in arge demand at an advance. On the white The tone of the market for all sorts is firm, with a tendency to harden quote prime milling velvet, red straw, and Tuscan at 3? lid to 4s Idw£L 1 S3s° d 6d°^ YdV d - '' 38 7d ** " wh^eVoti oS, • Th»r» L ; v f T°' and broken ' 2s 9d to 3d (ex store).- ?*£ 'JaTa en a n lgh £ IBa P«>wn«ent in the demand this week £ f * ed ai ? d g 00 * 1 mi l }} a S have been in request, the fonaw havine hSS^f rIDl ° I CoDßlder . able «tent at an advance of qSte Id Sf bushel Buyers, however, in the meantime are rather unwilling U> SSSh f W maltiDg - Moßt malßters being P fa,r a y wen stocked for the time being they are less inclined to operlte, exceoT at reduced prices, but as the market is comparatively bare auote«nn« are unaltered. Milling is in good demanded brittle WSfaSS jSfVJS *f qn N° te . Vt l* mQ I ? altinß 4a to 4a 3d ' medium, 3s 8d to si weighed^) ' aDd milliDg ' 2S 6d to 3s 6d ( ci B tore, bags innin^S 5^ King Btreet ' "P°rt»-Wholeßale prices, baes 3 9 fiStn<i 2? 'f m f "? tO o prime « l 8 6dto IBBd - Wheat: niluS 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; fowls', 3s to 3s 6d. Barley : malting, 3s 3d to 3a 6d* nulling, 2s 6d ; feed 2s 3d. Ohaff, best, £2 10s ; straw chaff dull of sale, nominal. Straw, £2 ; hay, new oat haY £<*?' «I

2?n^i!li n A H™* 9 «*.. however, firm in their demand for top price*. Fowl feed is practically unprocurable, and anything *^J!u?**-!"# uMa ? U «« CTl y~«ghtfor f and ai much a. ordinary, 3a 9d to 3s lid ; medium, 3s 7d to 3a Bd.-Oata : Onr ?££~ O TLZ*J ktt ?*l Oynno A mp y >rr * meiit in P^es whatever; but a better demand exists now than for some time past, but which we may say is purely speculative, the markets as weibave already said not warranting any better prices being given. Freights are still dri&cult to obtain, ro that those bought g now muTwaS ?TsSre S!« dng S?P Iment'1 ment ' wtodi ia most satisfactory for both buyer and «^ok Q , he *u UslB Of late . price8 ' 80 thafc » U Parcels of qnality suitable for their purpose find a ready market at quotation?. Wi quote : Prime milling up to Is B*d ; heavy bright feed, Is Td to It 8d • ordinary, Is 6d to Is 7dT; darkVnd discoloured, Is Id l to 1 s "d!-* fw y : i . an y fchlD X * h « ""fket is quieter, malsten having got jnat about sufficient to satisfy them in the meantime. Milling aid feed is in demand, the latter especially. We quote : Prime Blenheim and X T S^ UP rl° 8 ; r ord J nai7 ' 39 \ d to * 8 ' milliD *. «■ 6d i fe « d . on X?^ 38 2d -— °» r sales of all classes of grain for the week exceed faffSftfftr^ BSed:8 S ed: N° thiD £ doin^° nregrass, baTeoSSSS win slight demand ; and ere long better prices will be got, stocks being out of growers' bands.- Potatoes : Large quantities continue to come forward, while prices are as last reported. The demand in Sydney is slow, and North prices have also receded. We quote : Dements, 30s to £3 7s 6d ; kidneys, 45s to 60s, and in good demand.