Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVI, Issue 28, 2 November 1888, Page 29

Com merc ial.

MigtooNJ&D STBOi?ACH<pn Wf of the' 'tfeWi&aJasd Iftn and' Mefbantile- Agency Company; Limited) repots for the wees ending;' Octpber^ol,^as follows :—: — *•; /,"■ • -v-r,<-, r sbe|p;ol,th e fehear's."' Business in this dir.chonVill Be' Sti&'ioS 1 course of a h.tle while,, bat;.mea,ntimfr; buyers are feeling their watf;> It supposed that prices will this year' rule much higher^ thas|ast for all classes of surplus stock. "'' •' .'. -. ji i sy, fattening, while young etock are always readily saleable at comparatively good prices.' At Mosgiel; next -Tuesday, we will offer an extremely choice lot of cattle from the North. Sheepskins.i-We submitted a very large catalogue at our asual sale on Monday, when exceptionally good prices were obtained The recent combination amo D g certain of tße buyers, hassinduced outside orders which make the selling auctioneer entirely indepen'., dent of the few local buyers who still refrain from operating Country dry crossbrtds, inferior to medium, bioqght Is lOdto 3s 10c! • o°A°a f^ iD ?i} a 6*6 * t0 3s 8d ' medlum to fuU-woolled crossbr.ds! 3s lOd to 43 lid ; a few ex ra skins realising up to 7s ; do do meriuo ' 3s 8d to 4s 3d. Butchers grtea crossbreds, medium qualiiv 5s 2d to 5s 7d ; fair to medium, ,4s Id to 4s 7d ; meiinos. medium, 4s to 4s 3 J Lambskins, in gpod domaud at lOd, lid, and Is. Duunff the week we placed a number of skina at the Freezing Works at up to 6s for prime heavy half bred. , .Rabbitskins.— lhe season is now fairly well over. Only small quantities are now coming to hand and for the most part holders prefer to consign all shipping parcels to lhe Home Market. We euld a small catalogue of only medium quality ekius on Monday, price* realised ruling from 84 ito 15 Jl, according to quality, and also a tanner s parcel of good ordinaiy winters mixed at I6d for shipment Tallow.— There is a strong demand and the tendency is upwards' thoufeh meantime without quotable change. Our last cable from London advised the market irregular. Good mutton tallow is worth oOs 6d ; and beef, 29s 3d per cwt. Grass Seed.-Uyegrass : There is very little doing, and the balance of stocks, which, however, are, not considoiab,e, will have to be carried over to n-xt season. Poverty Bay has bsen ino.t enqui,e I for, aud very fair samples are obtainable a.t 3* 31 to 33 Id for un dressed. Locally grown is for tie present not saleable— Cocksfoot • Sn 8 ar6^ UW a11 ' hut QjeareJ > aud tL « business passing is only Dairy Produce—Batter : It is yet early for butter to ariivc iK this market in large qnainitiea. Prime potted is woith at the moment bd to 9d, while lhe Australian nurkfts are lempoavily depr.-8-,.'d owing to full stocks. Pries hero will not rise materially, but it seems evident that thu A-mauris 4mm Ausiia'u will lat r oub>mor-> extensive than n»ual, and our market will uo doubt ue biiieficed aco'rdingly. Grain.— Wheat : This market is still very quiet L cally millers are pretty wed -tooke I, an 1 only opeiata at lemptiny pncis Tv-cm is imwdn demand. Wo qu-.te-prirne milling, velvet and Tuscan, 3s 7d to 3s lOd-U 9 latter k.nd rralismg most money ; melium to good, 3s 4d to 3s 6d. aud slow cf sale. Fowls' wheat has a better inquiry Buyers, however, cannot look at anything high-priced, but up to 3* Id may be got for good whole \\h"at. Medium and inferior is readily ' saleable at restively lower prices.— Oats : The demand rertortel lastweek still continues, and although buyers aver thac they .ire in a Ivance of outside markets having reg.H tv tie attendant transit expenses etc., it is. nndetnable that they exhibit do inclination to buy at current rate?, Milling sorts have a slightly better t'emand than previously although, puces. are somewhat fitful.- All foed oats are eagerly inquired after, medium and inferior being most readily saleable at their

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