Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XX, Issue 27, 22 April 1892, Page 13

Commercial.

The New Zealand Loan and Mebcantile Agency Co., Limited report for week ending April 20, as follows :— Store Cattle— A slightly better demand exists, more especially for matured bullocks, in forward condition, and any such offering now could be placed at prices which will not be so readily obtained further on. *-•*«.» Store Sheep— A large business continues, prices farm. Good strong crossbred ewes have the preference. A number of buyers still hesitate to operate at the high prices ruling all through the season. No change in values. Wool— The demand in the local market is very good. Small lotß still continue to come to hand, which are well competed for. Sheepskins— The attendance at these sales was not quite so good as usual. Nevertheless, the few who did put in an appearance competed well. The improvement in the tone of the wool market at Home had evidently infused a little more confidence into the mode of proceedure, and although prices showed no advance on those obtaining last week, biddings were more lively, and a keener desire displayed to do business. Rabbitskins— Not much doing in the meantime, bnt for the few offering there is a very good demand. Suckers and half-grown, 2d to 4*d ; summer, 5d to 7d ; autumn, 7d to 9i per lb. 'Hides— No alteration to note; a good demand exists. He»vy, 2id to 2id • extra do, 651bs and ovpr. 1\ 1 to 3J ; average prices for country hides, l£d to 2d ; light, l£d to l£d ; inferior and slippy, *d to Id per lb. . Tallow— Market continues very steady, no change of any importance being apparent. Best rendered mutton, 19s to 20s ; medium to good, 169 to 18s 6d ; inferior to medium, 13s to 15a ; best caul fat, 12s 6d to 13s ; inferior to medium and good, 93 to 12s per cwf. Grain— Wheat has come to hand more freely from the South this week but the condition of the greater portion renders it in the meantime almost unsuitable for milling. The market shows no improvement. A moderate demand exists for good fowls wheat. Prime milling Tuscan and velvet, 3s lOd to 4s ; good to best, 3a 6ito3s 9d ; medium to good, 3s to 3s 6d ; inferior and fowls' wheat, 2s to 2s 9d ; ex store, sacks weighed in, terms. Oats-Tbe holidays have interfered with business to some extent, and the bulk of the arrivals had to be taken into store. There is a good deal of inquiry and some sales being effected but at present prices shippers see no nuigm. Prime milling, Is s*d to Is 6d ; best feed, U 5d to Is s£d ; medium to good, Is 4d to Is 4£d ; ex store, sacks extra, net; ?j per bushel extra fo b DuDedin. Barley — Moderate demand exists for prime milling. Best malting, 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; medium, 2s 9i to 3s ; feed and milling, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; ex store, sacks extra, terms. Grass Seeds— No improvement. Ryegrass seed, farmers, Is 6d to 29 3d ; extra clean, 2s 6d to 3s- ; machine dressed, 3s 3it033 9J ; ex store ; Cocksfoot nominal ; best dressed, 3d to 41 ; medium, 2d to 3d Potatoes— Difficult to place. Best Derwents, 35s to 40s ; medium, 20s to 32« 6d per ton ; ex store, sacks weighed. Chaff— Market more than fully supplied. Best is worth 4os to 50s ; inferior is selling in large quantities at from 20s to 35s per ton.

Dairy Produce — Market quiet, bnt prices steady at last quotations, with a slight tendency upward*. Flax— The market still continues dull.

Mess as Stbonach Bbos and Mobbis report as folio n% for week ending April 20 :—: — Store Cattle— Very few changing hands. Bayers havg yery little encouragement to operate. Store Sheep — Market still continues exceedingly active. Sheepskins— Country dry crossbred s brought 2a to 3s lOd ;do do merino, Is 9d to 2s lid ; full-woolled crossbreds, 4s 9d to 6i 2d ; do do merino, 3s Id to 5s 6d ; dry pelts, 3d to Is 9d ; best green crossbred pelts. 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; extra prime, 2s lOd to 3a Id ; medium to good, 2s to 2s 4d ; green merino pelts, Is 5d to Is lOd ; preen lambskins, best, 2s 6d to 2s 81 ; medium to good, la lid to 2s 5d each. Rabbitskins— Supply still bare, but far the few that do come to market full prices obtained. Hides — No change to note in either the demand or value. Grain — Wheat : The tendency of the market is evidently toward! lower prices. — Oats : Market ib weaker and considerably in favour of buyers. Potatoes— These are hardly saleable. Top price this week was 35a for good Derwents ; others, 15s to 30s ; sacks weighed in, ex store. Chaff — Market more than fully supplied ; prices again receded. Best, 45s to 50a ; inferior, 20s to 40s per ton. Dairy Produce— Stock of both cheese and butter are being gradually reduced. Factory made cheese, medium size, 4£d ; loaf shape, 4|d ; dairy made, 3d to 4d per lb. Prime salt butter, dairy made, 8d to B£d ; factory, lid to ll£i per lb. Flax— The flax market shows no signs cf recovery. Inferior, Ll2 10s to Ll3 ; medium, Ll3 10a to Ll4 10s ; good to best, Lls 10* to LI 6 109 ; extra prime a shade more per ton. Mesibs Abthtjb McDonald and Co., report as follows :— Sheepsking continue in very good enquiry, and we have handled a large quantity during the week at prices fully up to late rates, Tit , 4d to 6d per lb for dry skins. Rabbitskias are now arriving more freely, with an excellent demand for summers and autumns, which may possibly ease off a little when winter skins are offering in quantities. Skins now arriving are very mixed, and range from 3Jd to 9d per lb, according to quality. Our prices are free of commission to the seller. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report having held their usu«l weakly sale on Wednesday, April 20 :—: — Wheat.— There is a steady demand for prime bard milling samples of all descriptions and consignments of this quality meet with ready sale at quotations. Fowis' wheat is in very plentiful supply and meets with slow sale at quotations. Prime milling, 4s to 4s Id ; medium, 3s 9d to 3s lid ; inferior and soft, 3s 5d to 3s 8d ; fow s* wheat, 2s to 3s, Oat« — Arrivals for the week have been large. We quote — milling, Is 5f d to Is 6£l ; snort bright feed, Is 5d to Is ssd ; discoloured, Is 4d to Is 4£d, sacks extra. Barley — There is a steady demand for all qualities. We quote —malting, 2s lid to 3s 3d ; milling, 2s 3d to 2s 6d. Potaoes— Best, LI 15a to L 2 ; inferior, LI 7s 6d to LI 12« 6d Chaff— There is a pood demand for bright heavy mill chaff. We quote— Bright heavy, L 2 59 to L 2 10s ; discoljured and coarse, LI 10j toL2. Grass Seed— Ryegrass— There is little inquiry. Buyers of large lines are not in the market) except for perennnial well dressed seed. We quote — Ryegrass best dressed perennial. 3s to 3s 6d ; do farmers' dreseed and inferior, Is 91 to 2s 9d ; cocksfoot, 3£i to 4d. Mr F. Weenan, King street, reports :— Wholesale prices — Oats: Is 4d to Is 6d (bag* extra), demand quie\ Wheat (easier) : milling, 3* 9d to 4s 2d ; fowls', 2s 6d io 3s 6d, sacks included. Chaff: Market, fair supply— £l 10s Od to £2 10s Od ; hay, oaten, £3 03 ; ryegrass, £3. Bran, £3 03. Pollard, £4 os. Potatoes, kidneys, new, local, £2 ; derwents, £2 0s od. Flour : roller, £11 to £1115.; stone, £10 5s to £10 153. Freeh butter, 8d to lid ; salt, nominal for prime, Bsd. Eggs, Is 6d. Oatmeal, £8 10s Od in 25lbs ; bulk, £8 oa. SALE OF HORSES AT WABRINGTON. Messrs. W bight, Stephenson and Co. report as follows : — In consequence of the Hon George M' Lean having sold his Matanaka estate, he found it necessary to dispose of the whole of his brooding mares and young stock. The sale from start to finish was an exceedingly lively one, and the prices realised were very satisfactory.'