Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XX, Issue 42, 5 August 1892, Page 13

Commercial.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenct Co., Liml tbd, report for week ending August 3 as follows :— Store Cattle--Some inquiry for all sorts, mixed lots of all ages as well as matured bullocks in forward condition. Very few offering Store Sheep- All offering meet with good demand, when prices demanded are within market rates. Sheepskins— The attendance at our weekly sale waa satisfactory, when we offered a full catalogue. Competition very spirited Dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, brought 2s to 3a lid ; do do merino, \l I* f«° X qA i W °° l Cd « oßßbredß . 4s 2 <l 6s 7d ;do do merino w / S\ f 1 oJ ypel ?- 4dtolß 7d; butchers' green crosabreds at a \°o t 999 9 d d \ ass M^is to 4s 3d ; ereen meriDos: Babbitskins— Excellent demand ; full attendance ; proceedings s". 'Ln^'ST^ t0 l 8 4Jd ; medium t0 goodf is Xl 8 3d ; autumns. 9d to lid ; summer, 6d to 8d ; suckers and halfgrown, 3d to 6d per lb. Hides— The low prices obtaining here for bo long show no advance and at present the prospect of any Improvement seems somewhat remote. Dry salted, heaty weights, free from scars and offal, 2id to 8d ; medium, 2d to 2±d ; light, Ud to ljd ; inferior, Id to Ud lb iQ O ♦ on° W ~ i' C maDd ; , mai * et firm * Beßt rendered mutton, 19s to 20a ; medium to pood, 16s to 18s 6d ; inferior to medium, 13 8 9 0 bto 8 128pe B rcw U t ' 12fJ 6d t0 13s * inferior *> medium and good! «-«?l ain ~ Wheat L Maik et unchanged since our last report, and des^£, 7 - n ° T" 8 brißk ' The ° utlook for the bulk of th « wheat now in store is not very encouraging, and to make sales a considerate reduction on late quotatione would have to be submitted to Prime !???& I Zf' red Btraw ' aDd Tußcan ' 3a « to 39 8d ; good to™ 3s Id to 3s 3d ; medium to good, nominal, 2a 8d to Ss • whole fowls 1 wheat, 282 8 3d to 2a 6d ; broken, Is 9d to 2s2d(ex store sacks weSd m, term 8 ).-Oa.s : Theee have a very f air demand.botl Ti P or iSffi ?^ PPI^F * re^" lr^ m t ntß ; « Pr l me mi »iOP. bright and stout, Is lOd to Is lid ; best bright short feed, Is 9d to Is 10a ; medium to good? Is 8d to Is 9d ; inferior to medium, Is 5d to Is 7d ; good Daniah wel filled are worth Is 9d to 2 fl (ex store, sacks extra, net) .-Barley : Only

occasional lines are placed. Milling, also, is in very moderate request. Best malting, 3a 6d to 3s 9d ; medium to good. 3s to 3s 3d ; feed and milling, la 9d to 28 9d (ex store, sacks extra, terms). ' Byegrass Seed— The market up to the prssent has not been quite so favourable for outdoor work as could be desired, in conseqoence transactions in the seed line have not as yet assumed to any great dimensions, still small lots are almost daily moving off, and in due time we look forward to a good business being done at late quotations which are for best dressed perennial, 3s 9d to 4s; medium, 3s 3d to 3s od ex store .

Cocksfoot seed has a moderate demand, and we look for a further improvement a little later on. Best, 3fd to 4*d ; medium, 3d to ojd per lb.

Potatoes— Market going from bad to worse, best Dements diffi. cult to place at 25s to 30s ; any other sort almost unsaleable at a considerable reduction on the above. #. °}sff7^5 ff 7^f r t« mand 'or Prime heavy, bright, and well-cut, at from 47s 6d to 52s 6d ; extra prime 55s only on rare occasions : inferior to medium in full supply, selling at 25s to 45s per ton. Dairy Produce— Market exceedingly quiet, no demand of any consf qaenee. Best keg butter difficult to place at over 9d. "Factory cheese : po inquiry, medium size nominal, 4sd to 6d : loaf, 6*d to 2£d ; dairy made, 3d to 4d per ton. Flax—Late reports from the London market continue unsitia* factory, holding out no inducement for farther operations locally, meantime, at any rate, and until some improvement sets in at Homo buyers here will not be disposed to purchase.

Mbssbb Stronach Bros, ahd Mobbis report as follows :— tin X* Oa ttle "T 139 were yMd e<3- Best bullocks sold at L 8 15s to 42!4 2 ! ll '' medlum . L6 lOs «> L 7 17s 6d ; light, L3 lss to L 7 7s 6d. Bat Sheep— Prices showed no improvement. Extra httvy crossbred wethers sold at 19s 6d to 20s ; good, 17s 6d to 18a ; medium, 15s 6d to 16s 9d ; light, 13s to 14s 3d ; best crossbred ewes, 16s 6d to 178 ; ordinary, 12s 6d to 14a 6d ; merino wethers, 8s to 12s Bd. Pigs — 188 penned, and good demand experienced. Sbeepekina— We submitted a moderate catalogue to a large attendance of buyers ; prices good. Babbitßkins— Large catalogue submitted, which was cleared at fairly good prices. Tallow— There is an excellent demand for all lots coming to hand at late rates. Wheat— Business at present very dull. Oats— Market weaker, and demand moderate. Barley— A few lines of milling have been disposed of. No malting offering. Potatoes— Market glutted ; good demand for well-picked Derwents. r

Messrs Donald Beid and Co. report as follows for week endine August 3 :— * Babbitekins— Good catalogue submitted ; competition keen, and good prices realised. Good winters (backs and does) sold at 16d to 16$ d ; early, lljd to 12£ d ; autumn, 7*d to l(tyd per lb. Sheepskins-Moderate catalogue offered to large attendance, and prices unchanged. Hides— Quotations remain unaltered. We will clear all at hand during this week. „ Tallow— Strong demand for local consumption. Prime rendered 18s to 20s ; medium, 15a to 17s 6d ; inferior, 12s 6d to 14s 6d : rough fat, 9a to 13a per cwt. 8 Wheat— Business in this cereal continues dull. Prime milline 3«6d to 3a 8d ; medium, 3s Id to 3s 4d ; inferior, 2s 9d to 3a : fowls' wheat, 2s to 2a Bd. , Oata-Market firm at last week's quotations. Milling, Is lOd to Is lid ; best feed, Is B£d to Is 9£d ; medium do, Is 7d to Is 8d : inferior do, la 4d to la 6d ; sacks extra. ' Potatoes— The market is glutted. There is a good demand for prime, well-picked derwents at up to 35s per ton ; but ill.shapsd and inferior are quite unsaleable, and we cannot recommend Krowera to send any but the beat to this market. v,,^, Chaff - The m "ket is well supplied with light, discoloured, and badly cut lots, while bright heavy oatsheaf ia very scarce. We auote -Prime L27s6d to L 2 15a ; medium, L2toL 2 5s ; inferior, Ll 10« to Ll 15s per ton. 10s to U l2s iP8 ~SIOW~ SIOW 8ale " Bagged ' 13fl t0 Hs (ba 8 s extra ) sin Do *. Byegrasa— A considerable business ia beiog done. Machine dressed, good to beat, 393 9 9i to 4a 6d ; best farmers' dressed. 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; medium and inferior, 2s 6d to 3s 2d.