Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XX, Issue 19, 26 February 1892, Page 13

Commercial.

Thb Nbw Zealand Loan and Meboantilk Agency Co., Limited, report for week ending February 24, as follows :— Store Cattle — The demand is less active. Very little business is likely to be transtcted till after harvest. Store Sheep— The market is assuming a more active tone as a considerable amount of business is being put through. A good demand exists for all sorts. Wool— Since last writing nothing special has occurred either in London or in this market. Sheepskins— With a good attendance biddings were fairly active and folly maintaining those ruling last week, Dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, brought Is 6d to 3s 4d ; do do meriiio, Is 5d to 2s fid ; full-woolled crossbreds, 3a lid to 6s 6d ; do do merino, 3s to Ss 2d ; dry pelts, 2d to Is 3d ; green crossbred pelts, best Is 9d to 2s 3d ; medium to good, Is 4d to Is 8d ; green lambskins, best Is lOd to 2s 4d ; medium to good, Is 4d to Is 9d. Rabbitskins— Supply short and business done is of little importance. Hides— No change to report ; market continues steady with a fair demand for all descriptions. Heavy in good condition, 2jd to 2£d ; 66 lbs and upwards, 2|J to 3d ; country average, l£d to 2d ; light l£d to lid ; inferior and slippy, £d to Id per lb. Tailow — Fair demand exists, indeed a very much larger quantity could be placed. Bough fat is also in good request. Best rendered mutton, 18s 6d to 19s 6d ; medium to good, 16s to 18s ; inferior to medium, 13s to 15s ; best caul fat, 12s 6d to 13s ; inferior to medium and good, 9s to 12s per cwt. Grain— Wheat : Market dull. Quotations, nominal— say for best milling, Northern, 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; medinm to good, 3s 9d to 4s 3d ; inferior to medium, 2s to 3s Bd, ex store, sacks weighed in, terms.— Oats : No change to note. Prime feed and milling, la 6£d to Is 7£d ; medium, Is 5d to la 6d ; inferior, Is to Is 4£d — ex store, sacks extra, net ; fd more per bushel f.o.b. Dunedin, — Barley : Business is almost at a standstill. Quotations nominal, say for best malting, 2s 9d to 3s ; medium, 2s 6d to 2s 8d ; feed and milling, 2* 3d to 2s 6d, ex store, sacks extra, terms. Grass Seeds — No improvement to note for ryegiass seed. There are buyers on the epot, but growers find it difficult to submit to prices offering when compared with tbost obtaining at the same time last season. Buyers offer for farmers' undressed, Is 9d to 2a 6d ; machinedressed, 8s to 3s 6d (ex store, sacks extra).— The demand for Cocksfoot has hardly set in yet. Quotations nominal. Potatoes — The market fluctuates somewhat and often varies from one end of the week to another. Best newly dug, 4*B to 50s ; others, 26s to 40s per ton (sacks weighed in). Chaff — Market steady at last week's quotations, which were for best 57s 6d to 60s ; inferior to medium, 304 to 45s per ton. Dairy Produce— Butter, dairy-made, in Pond's boxes, 6d to 7d ; factory-made, lOd to lid. Factory-made cheese, medium size, 4i to 4^d ; loaf shape, 4^d to 4|d per lb, demand weak. Messrs. Stronach Bbos. and Morris report as follows for week ending February 17:— Fat C t>ttle — The entry was rather a bmall one. Competition was fairly active for good quality. Beet bullocks brought L 6 15s to L 7 15s ; medium to good, L 5 5u to L 6 10s ; light weights, L 3 10s to L 5 ; beat cows, L 5 5s to L 5 17s 6d ; medium, L 4 to L 5 ; light, L 2 5a to L 3 7a sd. Fat Sheep— l,s62 were penned for which there was a very good demand. Best crossbred wethers brought 14a 6d to 16a 6d — one s:nall pen extra prime, 17a ; ordinary, 12a to 13a 6d ; best do ewes 13s to 14a 6d ; extra heavy, 15s 6d ; ordinary, 10s to 12a 9d ; merino wethers, 9s 6d to 10s 6d. Lambs — 777 penned and met with a fairly brisk market. Heat brought 10s to 12s 6d — one or two extra heavy, 13a ; medium to good, 8s to 9s 9d ; inferior, 5a 6d to 7s 6d. Pigs— lßo penned and with a good demand. Suckers brought 7s to 12s 6d ; slips, 13a to 15a ; stores, 18a 6d to 20s 6d ; porkers, 23s to 27s 6d ; baconers, 28a to 37s 6d ; heavy weights, 42a to 45a. Store Cattle — Occasional transactions passing. Store Sheep — A good demand exists. Nearly all sorts meet with buyers at very full prices. Wool — The prospect of disposing of balance on hand to better advantage in the near future is rot very encouraging. Sheepskins — A good demand continues to be experienced for both dry and green skins. Country dry croesbreda, low to medium, brought Is 6d to 3a 3d ; do do merino, Is 4d to 2s 7d ; full-woolled crossbreds, 3a 10a to 5s 9d ; do do merino, 3a to 6a 3d ; dry pelts, 2d to Is 2d ; green crossbred pelts — best, la 9d to 2s ; medium to good, Is 6d to Is 8d ; green lambskins — best, la 9i to 2a ; medium, la 5d tolsßd Rabbitskins — Market bare of supplies. A good demand existp. Good summer and spring skins fetch 7d to lOd ; inferior to medium, 4d to 6d ; suckers, ljd to 3d per lb. Tallow — Prime rendered mutton, 18a 6d to 19a 6d ; medium to good, 16s to 18s; inferior to medium, 13a to 15? ; best caul fat, 12a 6d to 13a ; inferior to medinm and good, 9a to 12a per cwt. Grass Seeds — Very dull market. Buyers are offering for clean machine dressed seed 3a to 3a 6d ; and for undressed, la 9d to 2a 3d (sacks extra). Cocksfoot seed at the moment has no inquiry.