Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 5, 18 November 1892, Page 20

Commercial.

Messrs Stbonach Bros, and Morris report as follows :— Rabbitskins— At the usual weekly sales only moderate catalogues were submitted to a full attendance of buyers, when last week's prices were maintained. Prime winter grey doe skins, 15 Jd to 16d ; medium to good, 141 to 15d ; spring greys, 12d to 14d ; Bummers, 6d to Bjd ; black and fawn, 8d to lid ; suckers and halfgrowa, 2d to 5d per Ib. Sheepskins— Full catalogues were submitted at the usual sales on Tuesday last, and the trade being well represented every line was disposed of at prices lately ruling. Butchers' beat crosabreds. 5s to 5& 6d ; extra heavy half breds, 69 9 1 to 6d ; medium, 4s to 5s ; merinos, 3s to 4a ; well saved pelts, 9d to Is; lambskins, lOd to Is 3d; dry Bkins in proportion. Hides — There is no alteration to note in the position of this market. Late quotations ara applicable— aay for 601 b hide*, 2}i to 3d ; medium weights, 2d to 2£d ; light, Hi to If d ; inferior, Id to l£d per lb. Tallow— ln this market there is no alteration. Bist rendered mutton is worth 19s to 201 ; medium, 17s to 18s 6d ; average mixed, 158 to 17s ; inferior, 13s to 14s ; clean rendered mutton caul, 13s 6d ; mixed, 12a 6 d to 139 ; rough fat, 10s 6d to 12s per cwt. Wheat — Little or no business is passing in this cereal. Quotations—for prime milling, Tuscan and velvet, 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; ordinary, 2s 9d to 3s Id ; fowl feed, Is 9d to 2s 6d. Oats — This market displays very little animation, business being confined to a few sales for shipment coastwise or local consumption. We quote— prime milling, up to Is lljd ; bright heavy feed, Is lOd to Is lid ; good ordinary, Is 8d to Is 9d ; medium and inferior, Is 6d to Is 7£d. Chaff— Prime oaten sheaf is worth up to 52s 6d ; medium to good, 45a to 50s ; inferior, 35s to 40s. Potatoes— Prime Derwents are worth, say, 30s ; second-rate. 15i to22s6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Aobnot Co., Limited report for week ending November 16 as follows :— Store Cattle— A moderately fair demand exists for these, and room for all offering when sellers are disposed to quit at prices more in sympathy with those invariably obtained when fattened. Store Sheep — There is very much less business being done in these now, tbe sales effected being principally confined to small lots of crossbred hoggets. Sheepskins — A very steady demand continues to exist for these which meet with good competition at the hands of the trade. Dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, Is lid to 3s 4d ; do do merino, Is lOct to 2s lOd ; fult-woolled croasbreds, 43 21 to 6s 3i ; do do merino, 3s Id to 5s 4d ; dry pelts, 3d to Is 81. Butchers' green crossbreds, best, 5s 5d to 5s lOd ; extra large, 5a lid to 6s 2d ; medium to good, 4a to 5s 4d ; shorn pelts, 7d to la ; best green merinos, 3s 8d to 4s 5d 5 light, 3s Id to 3s 7d ; Umbskins, Is Id to Is 21 eacb. Rabbitskins— The market now is getting qnite bare of really good full-furred winter skins. Medium to good spring greys, Is 2d to Is 3£d ; inferior to medium, 9d to Is Id ; mixed inferior sorts, 6d to 8d ; suckers and half-grown, 2£d to 5d ; best black and fawa, lOd to to lid ; median), 7d to 9d per lb. Hides — We repeat previous quotations, which were for heavy sorts, 2£d to 2f d ; extra do, 3d ; medium do, 2d to 2£d ; light, l£d to ljd ; most of the hides coming to market are sold at tne latter rates ; inferior and slippy, Id to lji per lb. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report as follows :— Rabbitskins— Prime winters, 15d to 15£ d ; medium, 13d to 14Jd ; summer and autumn, 5Jd to 7£d ; 9pring, 6"£d to 9^d. Sheepskins— Green crossbreds sold at 3a lOd to 5s 7d ; do merinos, 2a lid to 3s 8d ; do lambs, Is to Is 4d ; dry crossbreds, 2s Id to 5s 5d ; do merinos, Is 7d to 4a Id ; do pelts and hoggets, 7d to 3s Id. Tallow— Prime rendered 18a to 20a ; medium, 15a to 17s ; inferior, 13s to 14a ; rough fat, 9s to 13a. Wheat— We quote — Prime milling, 39 Id to 39 4d ; medium do, 2a lOd to 3s ; inferior do, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; fowls' wheat, 2a to 2s ss. Oats— Prime milling, Is 9£d to Is lOd ; bright feed, Is Bid to Is 9d ; discoloured, Is 4d to Is 7£d. Potatoes— Best, 25s to 27a 6d ; medium, 20a to 22s 6d. Chaff— Prime, 27s 6d to 52s 6d ; medium, 40s to 45a ; inferior, 27s 6d to 35b. Fat Cat tie- Bullocks sold at L 3 10atoL5; steers and heifers, L 2 10s to L 4 ; cows, L 3 5a to L 4 ; yearlings, LI 10a to LI 12s 6d ; dairy cows, L 3 5s to L 4 10s. Grass Seed — Best machine- dressed ryegrass, up to 3s 6d ; farmers', 2a to 3s ; cocksfoot, 3d to 3£d.