Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 9, 16 December 1892, Page 13

Commercial.

The Nkv Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agbnot Co., LimiTID report for week ending December 14, as follows :— Store Cattle— A very satisfactory demand continues to be exptrienced for these. All sorts are saleable, while grown steers and good heifers have the preference. Store Sheep— A moderate amount of business ia paasing weekly In these both privately and at auction. At the moment the supply on the mark»t Beems to be very much short of requirements. Sheepskins— There was a very full attendance at our weekly sale on Tuesday, when we submitted a lengthy catalogue which elicited keen competition. Dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, Is Hto3s 2i •

inferior to medium merinos, Is 8d to 3s 2d ; fnll-woolled croMbredi, 4s 3d to 6s lOd ; do do merino. 3? 4d to 5a lid ; dry pelts, 3d to li 7d ; batchers' green crossbreds, best, 5s 7d to 6d ; medium to good, 4s to 5» 6d ; shorn crossbred pelts, lOd to Is 4d ; green merinos fa the wool, best, 3a lid to 5a ; light, 3a 2d to 39 lOd ; lambskini, li 4d|to li 114 each. Babbitukins— The demand for these continues good— For late (medium to good), winter and spring greys, Is Id to Is 2}d ; inferior to medium, 9d to Is ; black, tan, and mixed, 6d to 8d ; sacken and half-grown, 3d to Si ; black and fawn, 7d to lOd per lb. Hides — There is a good demand existing for all coming to market. Tallow— We have no alteration to note in the position of the market, which continues firm. Grain— Wheat : At present there is almost nothing doing in this market. Millers hold aloof from purchasing in view of the proximity of harvest. We quote, nominally, best milling, velvet, red straw and Tuscan, 3s to 3s 3d ; good to best, 2a 6d to 2s 9d ; inferior to medium, 2s to 2a 3d ; broken, Is 8d to Is lOd ; ex store, saoki weighed in, terms. Oats— There is no new featnre of any consequence to chronicle in regard to the position of the market since we last reported. Quotations lor best, bright, stout feed and milling, li 9£d to la lOJd ; medium to good, Is 8d to Is 9d ; inferior to meriiam, Is 6d to Is 7d ;ex store, sacks extra, net. Barley — No basinets of any conseqaence passing in this. We quote, nominally, beat malting, 3s 9d to 4s ; medium, 3a to 3a 6d ; feed and milling, 2s 3d to 2s 9d ; ex store, sacks extra, terms. Grass Seeds — There is no improvement to note in the demand for either ryegraas seed or cocksfoot. Chaff has only a very moderate demand, and with the supply more than sufficient for requirements, prices are still low, even for best, while inferior is almost unsaleable. Quotations—For prime, 47s 6i to 633— slightly more ou rare occasions ; inferior to media m. 30s to 42a 6d (ex truck). Dairy Produce— Market unchanged. Qaotations— For prim* keg butter (dairy-made), 8d to 9dj factory, lOd to lid. Factory cheese, medium size, 4|d to 5d ; loaf, s*i to sid : dairy, 24d to 4*d per lb. •»*•■■ Flax— There is no farther improvement to note in the tone of the market. Well-dressed bright and soft is saleable at LBto L 8 10s ; good to best, Ll7 lOg to LlB ; fair average quality, Ll6 10s to Ll7 ; off-colour and badly dressed difficult to place. Messrs Sthonach Bbos. and Mobbis report as follows :— Sheepskins— We submitted a small catalogue for Tuesday's sale, when the usual foil attendance of buyers were present. The demand waa brisk, both fellmongers and shippers competing keenly, resulting in a slight improvement on last week's prices. Green crossbreds sold at 3s lOd to 5s lid ; do merinos, 3s Id to 4s 4d ; do pelts, lOd to Is 3d ; do lambs, Is to Is 6d ; dry crossbreds, 2s Id to 6s ; do merinos. Is 5d to 4s Id ; do pelts and hoggets, 4d to 2s fid. Babbitskinß— We submitted a moderate catalogue on Monday, comprising the usnal assortment of skins of all qualities. All the fbuyers were present and competed keenly, last weeks prices being ully maintained. Good winters sold at 15s to 16Jd ; medium, 13s to 14£ d; inferior, 10$ dto 12$ d ; spring, 8M to 10* d ; autumn and summer, 6d to 7jd ; suckers, I}d to 2|d. Hides— Qaotations remain unaltered. Tallow— The supply ia small, being confined to the ordinary country consignments that arrive from day to day. There is a strong local demand, and sties of every doscription are readily made. We quote— Prime rendered, 18s to 20a ; medium, 153 to 17a : inferior, 12s to 14s ; rough fat, 9s to 13a. Wheat— la this cereal there is nothing of conseqaence to report. The marktt is in the same lifeless sUt« as when we last reported, and, so far as we can see at the present moment, there is little prospect of prices improving in the near future. Millers are more or less heavily stocked, and are only making an occasional purchase. Fowl wheat is in fair demand. We quote Prime milling, 3s Id to

8i 4d ; medinm, 2s lOd to 3s ; inferior, 2a 7d to 2s 9J ; fowl feel (whole), 2s 2d to 2s 6d ; do broken, Is 9d to 2s. Oats bave been in rather better demand this week, and prices have advanced a trifle. There is no movement outside of oar own market to warrant an; advance, and the arrival of any considerable quantity would bave the effect of bringing prices down again. Barely sufficient have been arriving to meet the requirements of the local produce declare. Prima milling, Is 9Jd to Is. lOAd ; bright feed, Is 8$ to la 9d ; discoloured, 1h 7d to Is 8d ; Chaff — Arrivals bare not been large this week fortunately, bnt extremely low prices have yet to be accepted to clear any other than really prime oaten Bheaf, which latter can readily be sold. We quote :— Prime oaten sheaf, 45s to 50s ; medium, 35s to 40s ; inferior, 22s 6d to 30a.