Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 14, 20 January 1893, Page 13

Commercial.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited report for week endine; January 18, as follows : — Store Cattle — There is hardly quite so much irquiry for thrse now, at the same time all offering do not fail to meet with buyer*, but who are not quite so ready to £ivu the prices now that ihi>y vvoulrt have given earlier owing to the lateness of the season feed bein<> now more apt to go back than to improve. A litile further on, however, we expect to see some increase in the business dcnf. Dunn" the past- week we placed 135 head mix^d ciitle at full tn^ilot values. Store Sheep--Tbe few of thesj off'rm>> are readily planed, and from the numerous inquiries coming tj hand a much laiyer business could be done if supplies were forthcoming during the smson. This week we placed privately 2 50J, comprising crossbred wet ier=, ciosebreci and merino ewes at very full rates. Wool — Telegrams from London this week advise that since th» close of the last wool sales there, the market ban re;naine.l quiet. The arrivals to the 13th inst amount to 172,600 bales, a few of which,' 60 000, have been sent forward to ih° manufacturing dis'iicts direct. The total available for the ensuing series, which wnlopr-n next Tuesday (21th inst), is 275,000 bales. We held (ur second «ale for this season on Thursday last, 12th inst, when the attendance was again a very full one. All the buyers who were piesent at the previous ia!e were in attendanco also some tnrcp ot four mor»' who were not wrh us then but not new to this maiket. C mipotitioi was "xr.'e Im^lv lively and no time wasted in comiQir straight ud to the highest price intended to be paid, beyond which there was but little Hhow ot getting more pqueczed out, puces for nil good wo ils light, and well skirted, wer. fully maintained, while eupetior lots to those lorward previously brtught higher pnc<s Our prices for gn-asy fine ha fbred and cio<^biel were 'J i to 9 t ! I ; medium, 7] 1 to 82 ; heavy and coarse, 6d to 7£ 1 ; gn asy me rmo super, f-frl to '.>, ! I ; nwlmm 6J 1 to 7|d ; sappy and earthy, 4£d to Gd ; long wool, 5 1 to 7> i ; cos-bred puces, 4-i to 7}l ; merino pieces, 3.J.1 to s^l; extra good to G,' i ; looks, l£i to 3d per lb. Our next me will beheld on TbuiMHy 26th inst. Sheepskins— These continue to have very good at'ei'tion, when all brought forward are spiritedly competed for. Country dry crossbreda, inferior to medium, brought Is Gd to 2s 91 ; do do merino, li 5d to 2s 8A ; full-woolled crnssbrnrH trod, 3= 4il to 3^ 8 i ; be*t, ii 5d to 6s 4d ; menw, good, 3* to .^ 8 1 ; best, 3^ lid to !>a 7d ; pi Its, Hd to Is 4d ; yreen crossbred pelts, bet-t, Is 4 i to In (J I ; medium to good, Is u> Is 3 1 ; lambskins, Is 3 I to lq 10 I each. Rabbithkins — There is no change to note in pr.cea for thp«-e. We quote— Medium to good spiing skins, 10 i to Is; summer, 7d to 8 1 ; inferior and mixed, 61 to 7d ; suckers aod half-grown, 3 1 to r>>i per lb Hides are in steady demand, quotations for gnn l ti Ivst, 2d to 2|d ; extra heavy, 3| 1 to 3d; medium, I*l to ] 4 ' I ; mlmior lo medium, Id to 1£ i per lb. Tallow— Ah consignments are p'acd immedutt.lv on arrival at the following prices, viz., for best rendered mutton, 19* to 20s 6 1 ; medium to good, 16s to 18s 61 ; infenor 13s Gd to l"is Gd ; rough fat. best caution caul, 12s 9 1 to 13b 61 ; inferior to medium an i gooJ. 9s 6d to 12s 6d per cwt. Giain— Wheat : Advices from Home respecting the mirket there are, if anything, less favourable, showing no inductions of any farther movement upwards. Late telegrams report New Zsiland Tuscan wheat, ex warehouse, 32s 6d, and the market restricted. Quo-

ta'iois, for best oiilling free from sprout, 2a 7d to 2s 9d ; extra prime a shade more , medium to good, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; inferior and whole fowls' wheat, 2a to 2s 3d ; broken, la 6d to Is lOd, ex store, sasks weighed in.— Oats : The market for these this week is less firm. Quotations, for prime milling, Is 9£d to la 10^d ; beat bright short feed, Is 8d to Is 101 ; medium to good, Is 8d to la 9d ; inferior, Is 7d to Is S3, ex store, sacks extra, net.— Barley : No transactions. Quotations nominal. If reports are reliable the yield of this cereal will this season be very much below the average. Grass Seed — The business done in rye-grass is only to a very moderate extent. Shippers «re not disposed to give over 3i for clean seed while growers are holding bfst-dressed perennial for 3s 9 i to 4s (ex store) — Cocksfoot has n > attention Quotations, nominal, for best dns^ed, 3£i to 3^ 1 ; medium, 2d to 3d per lb. Potitoes tiKve a moderate demand in small lots. Local grown are worth L 6 10s to L 7 ; n< rthern, L 4 15s to L 6 10s per ton (sacks weighed in, ex Btore). Chaff —The supply of r ally good chaff is ro' in excess of requirement, wni'e infer. or continues difficult to place. Quotations For besr, 52 i 61 to 57>s ; extra prime, a shade more ; meiium, 45s to 50j ; inferior, 35s to 42s 61 per ton. Dairj- Produce— Prime s»H butter is saleable at from 8d to 9d for dairy-made: factory, 10 i to lid per lb.— Cheese : Factory, medium size, is held for 4 J J to 5d ; loaf. 5j I to s|d ; dairy-made brings 2id to 4 I pei lb. Fiax — The matket at Home shows less irimation. Late quotations are— For bet,t, LlB 10s to Ll9 ; medium to good, Ll6 10s to LlB ; inferior to medium, Ll3 to Ll<» per ton. Messrs Bros, and Morris report as follows : — Wheat — We huve nothing funher to report upon this cereal, as little or nothing is changing hands. An occasional parcel ia being placed for local consumption, but at very low prices. Stocks still remain heavy, and we see do cnance of having them cleared at present. We quote (uominally) : Prime Tuscan »nd vtlvet. 2a lid to 3s Id ; medium to good, 2s 6 i to 2s 10 j ; fowl feed (pleniifu]), 9J to 2s 3d (ex store). Oats — We arep'eapei to state that there is more demand for these, although prices thow no improvement upon our last report. are peking up the best parcels with a fair amount of freedom, an i we may say good and medium are easily placed. Stocks ar« still low, and prices ri r m at for prime milling and bright heavy fjcd. Is 10J to Is lla ; medium, Is 9 1 to Is lOd ; inferior, Is 6d to Is 8 i (ex storeY Chhff — Th:s remains in good demand, and consignments are easily i laced. Prime oatea sheaf is worth 65s to 57s 61 ; medium, 47s 6 1 to 52i 6d. Poiatoes — The demand is vrry limited, and DerwPLts are difficult to place, as 1 cal-grown kulue\ s still come in with freedom. Wool — At our second wool sale ot the season on Thursday, 12th inst , the attendance of buyers was larger than usual, and bidding very spirited. Lataloguts altogether comprised close on 90C0 bales, and included many high-class c ips. Prices in many cases were rrgber than a^ last sale, but thi-. we think, was chiefly owing to the better quality (.f wo Ndf-rug. Heavy condiiioned and unsound sapled borts were dull of sile, and this w<is most noticeab'e in merinos of ab ye description, ( ompetition fir slips and scoured wools wa9 good. P.iceH for fine l'gbt halfbreJ mid eiossbred were 9d to 10^-d ; medium, T\ t to 8J 1 ; h^avy .vid coars ■ 6 I to 7£d ; greasy merino— t-upenor, B^d to 10a ; med.um, 6}d to 7^d ; heavy and earthy sorts, 4,^d to 6d ; looi; wool, 5 j to 7^d ; crosbbied pieces, 4il to 7xi ; merino do, 3id tos,'i. Messks Donald Reid and Co. report a» follows : — VVool — The third sale of this season's series will be held on Friday, the 27th inst, the Thursday sale having been abandoned to suit the convenience of the buyers. Our catalogue will cloee on Tuesday, the 24th.

Rabbitskins — None were offered this week. Sheepskins — We had a moderate catalogua at our sale on Tuesday. Bidding was not very spirited, but prices were, on the whole, quite up to those lately ruling. Green pelts, 10d tc Is 81 ; do lamb*, la to Is 9d ; dry crossbreds, 2s to 53 10d ; do merinos, Is 5 J to 3i lOd ; do pelts and lambs. 4d to Is sd. Hides — We have made no sales since last reporting. We qu~tr, Prime heavy, 2id to 3d ; medium, 2d to 2^d ; hgh', Isl to l£i ; inferior, Id to l|d per lb. Tallow — The Bupply continues very small. For all arriving there is an immediate sale at lately quoted values, which wp repeatPrime rendered, 18s to 20s ; medium. 15s to 17s ; infeiior, 12s to 14s ; rough fat, 9s to 13s. Wheat— The market continues very dull, and only a small amc ant of business is being done. Prime milling brought 2s 91to 2s lid ; medium, 2s 6d to 2s 8d ; inferior, 2s 4d to 2s 5d ; fowl wheat, Is lid to 2s 3d. OatB — There is a steady demand for all qualities. We quote — Milling, Is 9£d to Is 10£ d ; bright feed, Is 8d to Is 9J ; discoloured feed, Is 6d to Is 7|d (sacks extra). Barley — No transactions. Potatoes — We quote — Prime (well-grown), L 5 10j to L 6 10s ; medium, L 4 to L 5. Chaff— There is good demand for prime heavy oatsheaf, if well cat, at quotations. Inferior and light are dull of sale. We quote —Best, L 2 16s to L 2 17s 6d ; medium, L 2 103 to L2s 12i 6d ; infuior, L2toL2 7s6d.