Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 20, 3 March 1893, Page 13

Commercial.

Messrs Stbonach Bbos. and Mokbis report as follows :— Store Cattle — The demand for these still continues, and all lots offering are easily disposed of at prices equal to recent quotations. Btore Bbeep are Belling well, other country sales which are now being held in all parts of the province bring forward buyers for all lots offered. Prices continue about the same, a fair number having been placed privately during the past week. Grain — Wheat : continues low but oats ate decidedly firm the demand showing a slight increase, in constquence piices, eorjecially for medium description 0 , may bj quoted at Id dearer. The floods in Qieensland will no doubt cause values to harden dviii g the coming pea«on. Sheepskins — Our weekly sale was smaller than usuil, values unchanged. Rabbits'nns — The numbers comin? forward are still small although at our sale this week we had a fairly large catalogue. C ,mpetition remains firm and nil descriptions are readily placed at recently quo'ed prices. Grass S.ed— Very little doing, but prices about the same.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited report for week ending March 1, as follows : — Store C«tt c—Ae — A few of these every week change hands boh privately and at auction, and at prices which should not fail to be satisfactory to the grower. The demand continues steady, and immediately after harvest will no doubt increaop. Store Sheep — Large sales by aucion have been held during the week. We understand that a good demand was experience 1. Competition was spirited, and very full prices were obtained for all eff ered . Woo' — Telegrams to band thii week report that the market at Home for merino is very depressed and prices are easier, but that a i brisk business is doing in crocsbreds. Locally, business is quiet sine* J close of last sales. Consignments still continue to arrive for our nt xt sale, the date of which is not just yet fixed, but will be h<-ld about j the end of this week, when we expect to hive a good attendancj of | buyers and late prices at any rate maintained. Sheepskins— Country diy crossbreds, inferior fo medium, fetch Is lOd to 3s 81 ; do do merino, Is 81 to 2s 81 ; full-woolle.d cro«sbreds, gf od, 3s s<i to 4<* 4d ; best, 4s 6d to 6s 9d ; do do meiino, good, 2s 9 i to 3s 41 ; beit, 3s 6d to 5s 8 1 ; dry pel's, 2 1 to Is 6d ; eteen crossbred pelts, best, Is lOd to 2-< 3d ; medium to good, Is 51 to Is 9 1 ; do do merino, 8d to Is 3.1 ; lambskins, bast, Is lOi to 2* 2 i ; medium, Is 5 1 to la 9d each. Rabbitekins — A very 8 itisfactory demand continues 1o exist for these notwithstanding that the bulk of consignments now coming to hand comprise nearly all skins of low quality, we obtain for eaTly spring saved up tol4d, late do lOd to 12| i ; summer *kins 7£ 1 toß^d ; inferior, 6d to 7d ; suckers and half grown- 3^d to s^d per Id, Hides— The market has not changed circe last n port. Quotations for heavy good conditioned properly flayed hides 2d to 2£ i ; extra h^avy, 2j*d to 3d ; medium, 1 Jd to 1 Ji ; inferior to medium Id to lid per lb. Tallow— Well-rendered mutton is in good demand, worth 23s to 24s 61, but none offering, medium tog<ol,l9<tn 225; inferior to medium 149 61 to 18s 6d ; rough fat is also in excellent demand and commanding higher prices, best fre^h caul fetching 14< to 14s Gi ; inferior lo medium and good, 1 Is to 13-s 6 1 per cwt. Grain — Wbpat : The market since last reporting is uuchanged. Harvesting is now pretty genera!, but there will be do de'ivenes of thf new wheat of any consequence for two or three weeks Latest cablegrams from Home report the market there w^nkpr New Zaland long-berried wheat, ex warehouse only, worth 3ls 31. Prices in this market will, doubtless, for a time continue low in sympathy with

those ruling at Home, and there are no indications, meantime, apparent of any improvement within measurable distance. Quotations—For best milling, velvet and Tuscan, 2s 7d to 2s 9J ; extra prime, a shade more ; medium to good, 2s 3d to 29 6d ; inferior and good whole fowl wheat, 2s to 2s 3d ; broken, Is 6d to Is 101 (ex store, sacks weighed in terms). — O»ts :^Tbere is no apparent change to note in the tone of the market. Quotations— For prime milling, Is lid to Is ll£d : best Bhort feed, prout and bright, Is 10d to Is lid ; medium to good, Is 8d to Is 91 : inferior, Is Gd to Is 7^d (ex store, sacks extra, ne<) — Barley : There a*e n good many samples of the new crop floating about with the vi^w ot getting < ffers from buyers, bit there seems to be too wide a diff -rence in buyers' and sellers' idea of value, which at the moment prevents sal<B of any consequence being effected. Prime samples, full, bright, and not too closely threshed, will command good attention, and prices up to la ( e quotations, if not more — f>av for best malting 3s 9 \ to 49 ; medium to good, 3s 31 to 3a 61 ; infeiior tc medium 2s 3 1 to 3* 2 1 (f'X store, sacks extra, terms.) Grass Se^d — Best-dnssed perennial is worth 3-s to 3s l^d ; extra prime, a shade mote, farmer--' best, 2s 61 to 2s 91 ; inferior to medium, Is 91 to 2s 5 1 (ex Btore, sacks extra, net) — Cocksfoot is still neglected. Beat dressed, nominal, 3^ I to 3|l ; medium, 2 1 to 3d per lb Potatoes — The supply to hand lately has been barely sufficient for ri q'liremeDts, pno 8 obtaining in c msequt Dee have been more satisfactory. Bat bay* 1 hfpn selling »r t^e beginning of the week at L 4 to L 4 10s ; oibeip, L 3 10s to L 3 17s Cl per ton (ex store, sacks weigbe 1 in, net). Chaff— Supplies amnle, with only a very moderate demand. Pest is fetching 50s to 55-i ; extra good a (-hide more ; medium to g od, 40-i to 47s 61 per ton (ex truck) D-.irv Produce — Prime f*lt butter, dairy made, 7 1 to 8d ; factory held for 101 to lid per lb Fvtory cheese, medium t-iz°. slow sale, at 4JI to 4-Jd ; loaf, of I to SVI ; dairy made, 2^l to 4d per lb flax. — The market at Home seemn quiet out steady. There is no improvement to record in price, a fair demand is expeiienced in t^e local market, bes f fe chmg LI B to Ll9 ; medium to good, Ll6 to Ll7 10s ; inferior, Ll3 to Lls 10i per ton.

MES^RS Donald Reid and Co. report us follows :— Sheepskins — Green pelts sold nt la to 2s Id ; do lambs, Is to 2s 2d ; dry Tossbreds 2s to 5s lid ; do m nooa, Is od to 3s lCd ; do pelts and hoggets, 4d to 2a oi. Tallow— P.ime rendered brought 20 f to 21a 61 ; good, 18s to 19s ; medium, 16s to 17s ; inferior 13s to 15-* : rough fat, 103 to 13- 61. Wueai— Prim* muling, 2i 8 I to 2i lOd ; medium, 23 5d to 2s 7d ; inferior, 2s 2d to 2s 4d ; fowl wheat, Is 10 i to 2s Id. Oats— Prime Sutherland's (new), 2< ; do milhnp, Is Hi to la ll^d ; bright feed, Is 9 1 to Is 10^1 ; discoloured, Is 7d to la 81 (backs extra).