Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XX, Issue 43, 12 August 1892, Page 13

Commercial.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., LimiTBD, report for week ending August 10 as follows :—: — Store Cattle— A considerable number of these could now be placed, there being a very good demand experienced, but there are very few offering of any sort. Store Sheep — The want of supplies is curtailing the business being done in these now, Privately and at auction this week we sold 300 various descriptions at maiket rates. Sheepskins — A very good demand is always experienced for these, and buyers ready to operate to any extent. Dry cro.S9breds, inferior to medium, brought 2s Id to 3s lOd ; do do merino, 19 lid to 3a Id ; full-woolled crossbreeds Id to 6s 2d ; do do merino, 3s 3d to 5g 4d ; dry pelts, 3d to Is 8d ; butchers' green crossbreds, best, 4s 5d to 43 lOd ; selected, 5s ; medium to good, 33 4d to 4s 4i ; green merinos, best, 3s 3d to 3s 7d ; light, 2s 9d to 3s Id each. Rabbitskins — Demand continues satisfactory. Quotations— best winter greys, Is 3£d to Is 4^d — picked does a shade more ; medium to good, Is Id to Is 3d ; autumn, 9i to lid ; summer, (ii to 8d ; suckers and half-grown, 31 to 5d per lb. Hide9 — Market steady at late quotations, which are, for dry, Baited, heavy weights, 2£d to 3d ; medium weights, 2J to 2£d ; light, ljd to l|d ; inferior, Id to 1± i per lb. Tallow — A good demand exists at late rates. Rough fat is also in good request and realises — best rendered mutton, 19 * to 20s ; medium to good. 163 to 18s 6J ; infeiior to medium, 139 to 15s ; best caul fat, 12s 6d to 13s ; inferior to medium and good, 9j to 12s per cwt. Grain — Wheat : Slight improvement in demand, and prices show a hardening tendency. Prime milling, velvet, red Rtraw, and Tuscan, 3s 61 to 33 8d — extra prime would command a little more ; good to best, 33 2d to 3s 5d ; medium, nominal, 2s 81 to 3s ; whole fowls' wheat, 2i 3d to 2s 6d ; broken, Is 9d to 2s 2d (ex store, sacks weighed in, terms.) — Oats : Steady demand experienced, both tor local and export requiiements. Bright milling, la lid to 2s ; best bright short

stout feed, la lOd to Is lid ; mpdium to good, Is 81 to Is 91 ; in* ferior to medium. Is 5d to Is 7d ; Danish and long Tartars, bright and full, fit for seed, Is 9d to 2* (ex store, sacks extra, net).— Barley : Market comparatively quiet. Beat malting, 3g 6d to 3s 9i ; medium to good, 3s to 3s 3d ; feed and milling, Is 2d to 2s 9i (ex store, sacks extra, terms). Grass Seeds — Some business is passing in these, but the demand is still weak. Best dressed perennial, 3s 91to 4s ; medium, 3s 3d to 3-i Gd per bushel. Best cocksfoot seed, 3jd to 4}i ; medium, 3i to 3Jd per Ib. Potatoes — This market shows oo change for the better. Best derwents are difficult to quit even in small lots at 30s ; inferior to medium, 17s 6d to 20s per ton, sacks weighed in, ex store. (Jhuff — The market this week has been more than fully supplied, the result — a drop iv price of nearly 10a per ton on best quality. A large quantity has, meantime, has been taken into stare. Best price at auction f<>r best quality, 45a per ton. Dairy Producs — Market almost bare of prime keg butter ; no demand, quotations, 91 to 101 per lb. Ch°ese is in good supply and no inquiry. Factory made medium size, 4|l to sd ; loaf shape, 6|d to s£d ; dairy made, 3d lo 4^l per lb. Flax— Business just now at a stand still. Fair quality realises only 18s to 19s per ton.

Messes Stbonach Bros, and Morris report as follows. Fat Cattle— 2oo head were yarded. Best bullocks brought L 8 5s to L 9 15s— extra heavy, LlO 1 5s ; medium to good, L 6 12s 6d to L 8 ; light weights, L 5 2s 6d to L 6 7s 6d ; best cows, L 6 7s 6d to L 7 15s ; medium to good, L 5 to L 6 12s 6d ; light and aged, L 3 2s 6d to L 4 17s 6d. Fat Sheep— A very large number came forward to-day, 3,530 cross-bred wethers and ewes and 600 merino wetners being penned. Best croßsbied wethers brought 17s to 19a 3d ; ordinary, 13a to 15s 6d ; best crossbred ewes, 14s 6d to 16s 6d ; ordinary, 12a to 13s 91 ; merino wethers, medium quality, 7s 3d to 10s. Pigs— l 62 were penned, all of which met with a good demand. Suckers brought 6s 3d to 13s 6d ; stores, 15s to 203 6d ; porkers, 22a 6d to 30a ; baconers, 32s to 475 ; extra, 525. Store Cattle— There is some inquiry for these but there are very few offering. Store Sheep — There is no change to report. Rabbitskins — A good demand is experienced for these and all consignments coming to band meet with good attention. Hides — Quotations remain unchanged. Tallow — A good demand continues to exist and the market firm at late quotations. Giain — Wheat : Since our last report this market has not undergone aay significant change. The demand is by no means brisk, and buyers are mly disposed to operate at prices representing a further decline, anl then only to a very limited extent. —Oats : The market continues firm, showing no difference in quotations as compared with those of last week. — Barley : Only occasional lines placed. The season for transactions of any consequence is now nearly closed ; indeed, there are few, if any, prime malting samples offering. Potatoes — Thia market is going from bad to worse. Chaff — Fair demand for prime heavy bright and well cut, at from 478 6d to 523 6d ; extra prime, 555. Dairy Produce— This market exceedingly quiet ; no demand of any consequence.

Messes Donald Reid and Co. report as follows fjr week ending August 10 : — Rabbitskins— There was a full attendance of buyers, and competition was quite as keen as last week. Prime winters (bucks and does;, 16d to 16£ d ; good, 15d to 15£ d ; medium, 13£ dto 14id ; coloured, 9J to 10£ d ; autumn, B^d to 104 d ; suckers, 7sd to Bjd ; suckers, 4£d to sfd. Sheepskins — Green crossbreds, 3s 5d lo 4s 7d ; do merinos, 2a 101 to 3s 4d ; dry crossbreds, 2s Id to 5s 8d ; do merinos, Is 4d to 3g 101 ; do pelts and lambs, 4d to 2s 3d. Hides — Prime heavies, 2|d to 3d ; medium, 2Jd to 2£d ; light, l.fd to 3d ; ioferior,l£d to l^ii per lb. Tallow — Prime rendered, 18s to 20s ; medium so good, 15a to 17a 6d ; inferior, 12s 6d to 14a 6 i ; rough fat, 9s to 133 per cwt. Wheat — heed wheat, 4s to 4s 6d ; milling (prime to extra prime) 33 61 to 33 lOd ; do medium, 3s 2d to 3s 5d ; do mfer.or, 29 lid to 3s Id ; fowl whea% 2s to 2s lOd. Oats— Seed (all descriptions), 23 to 2s 31 ; milling, Is lOd to Is lid ; feed, bright, heavy, I 3 81 to Is 9J ; do diacjloured, Is 4d ta la 7d ; sacks extra. Potatoes— The market is very dull. Best, 27g 61 to 32a 61 ; inferior, 20s to 253. Chaff— Best heavy, 45s to 503 ; medium, 37s 61 to 42a 6d ; light and inferior, 30s to 355. Turnips — In bulk, 12s to 13s ; bagged, 14* ; sacks extra. Ryegrass — Only a moderate demand. Beat dressed, 33 91 to 4a 3d ; prime farmers', 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; inferior, 2j 61 to 3s. Timothy — The market very quiet. Bast, 37s 61 to 42a 6d ; medium and inferior, 30s to 355.