Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 32, 8 December 1893, Page 13

Commercial.

A. Todd, on behalf of the The New Zealand Land Association Limited, report for week ending December 6, as follows :— Store Cattle — The business done on these now is only to a very moderate extent, caused by the want of supplies. There is still a good demand existing, and buyers in the market ready to operate whenever opportunity offers, all sorts are saleable and at prices in favour of sellers. Store Sheep—These change hands weekly in smill numbers, but the season for the transaction of a larger business in this class of stock is now fast approaching, when, no doubt, a considerable number will change band?, and at prices which it is to be hoped will be satisfactory «o all concerned. Lately, however, the market has beea Cump^r»tivelv quie', no sales of any magr itude passing. Wool — We are in receipt of the following cablegram from our London office respecting the progress of the sales now held there. which we sr.onld like to have been of a more satisfactory tenor, There is no Americn demand, scoured superior merino, also greasy merino, medium and inferior, are reported to be not bo firm, ranging from par to £d per lb lower, whilt-t other descriptions were unchanged. Our Melbourne office reports that competition there is very keen, and bi«ldine spirited, every lot being sold at rates lately established, as much aa 14d per lb being secured .for a superior wel. -grown lot of lamb's wool in the giense. Sheepskins— The market for these lately has not been qmte st animated. Country dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, brought Is 7d to 2i 10J ; do do meiino, la 5 1 to 2i Id ; medium to full-wooolled crossbred?, 4s to 4s 3J ; beet, 4s 5J to 5s 2d ; extra heavy, 5a 3d to 5i 9J ; full-wool led merinos, good, 2s 3.1 to 3s 2J ; best 'Si 3d to 4s 6d ; butchers green crossbred?, best, 5s 3 J to 5a 6d ; extn heavy, 5a 9J to 6a Id ; medium to good, 4* 8d to 5s 2d ; email, 3s 6d to 4s 61 ; green mennoc, 2s 9d to 3s 6 1 ; green crossbred peltp, 6d to Is 24 ; do do lambskin?, 8d to Is 61 ; dry pelts, 21 to Is 4 1 each. Habbitskins— The business done in these now is very much less extensive, ooly a very few offering, say for best greys bucks and does, mixed, Is to la l^i; selected i oes, full furred, Is to Is 2£l ; medium and off season, 81 'o 10J ; inferior, 6i to 7£d ; suckers and half-grown 3s *o 5d per lb. Hides— There is no change to note in the market for these. The bulk of consignments coming to hand fetching Id to 2d, extra heavy, 55 to 701bB, 2£d fo 3 i per lb. Tal.ow— There is invariably a ready sale for all descriptions of tallow and rough fat. Beet rendered mutton, 21s 6d to 22s 6i ; medium to good, 18s 6d to 20s 6J ; inferior to medium, 14s 6 1 to 17s 6i ; best caul, fat clean mutton, 14s to 14s 6d ; medium to good, 12a 6i to 13a 9J ; iofenor to medium, 11s to 12s 3d per cwt (ex store). Wheat—The market remains stationary, little or no change taking place in respect to either demand or values. Kvery description is saleable, but buyers do not evince any very kern desire to operate or give higher prices for their requirements. We quote — Prime milling, velvet and Tuscan, 2s 8i to 2s 9 1 ; medium to good, 2\ 7d to 2i 8i ; infeiior to me Hum, 2s &l to 2s 7d ; brok>n ani thn, 2a 3d to 2s 5d (ex store, sacks weiged in, terms). Oats continue to have a moderately fair demand, there being no difficulty in placing all consignments offering for sale at prices about equal to thoae quoted by us last week. Best feed and milling, Is lid to 2s ; medium to good feed, Is 10d to 1b lid ; inferior to medium, Is 9d to Is lOd (ex store, sacks extra net). Barley— There is little or no business being done in this, in fact, the market is almost at a standstill. Qaontions nominal, say, for for prime mtlting, 4s to 4s 31 ; medium to good, 3a 31 to 39 9d ; milling, 2s 6 I to 3s ; feed, la 94 to 2s 3d (• x store, sacks extra, terms) Grass Seeds — There are no sales of any consequence effected in these, a-id until the demand for autumn sowing sets in this market will be comparatively quiat. 8.-st dressed ryegrass seed in retail lots, 3s 9d to 4a ; ckoice, 4s 3d to i> 6d ; undressed, nominally, 2s 6d to

3a per bushel, ex store.— Oock foot : Best drssaed, 4^ Ito 4JI ; medium, 3fd to 4d per lb. Potatoes— Old derwenta have suddenly receded in price. Best this week have been selling at L 3 15s to L 4 ; medium, L 2 to L 3 10a ; new potatoes in small lotp, Lll to Ll2 per ton, ex store, tacks weighed io, net. Chaff —The demand at present w almost entirely confined to the very best, bright coloured, heavy, well cat and screened, which has been selling this week at a slight advance, while it is difficult to more mixed, off colour, also indifferent stuff at a price to leave anything to the vendor. Prime, 60s to 655 ; extra do, 6ls 6d to 70s ; medium, 40s to 50a ; inferior, 25s to 355, ex truck, sacks extra net. Dairy Produce— There is no change of any consequence to note in the position of the tnubt. Prime salt butter, dam -made, is io moderate demand at 6 ) to 7d ; medium difficult to place at 4 i to 5d ; factory-made, 9£dtolol per lb ; packages extra. Factory cheese, medium s ze, 4JJ to 5d ; loaf, 5d to s^d ; dairy-mad*, 21 to 4d per lb. Flax — The few consignments coming forward meet with a moderately fair demand, but buyers are less disposed to give pric> ■ la'ely obtaining. We repeat latp quo'ations, say, for best dressed, Ll6 to Ll7 ; medium to good, Ll4 to Lls 103 ; infe ior, nominally, LlO 10s to LI 2 10s per ton (ex store).

DUNEDIN HOBSB S\LEYABDS. Messrs. Wbight, Stkphknson and Co. report as follows :—: — We sold the following rao^horass under the hammer — Fjr Mr N. Nathan, the brown geldiog Stockfish ; for Mr Hugh Gourley, the brown gelding Francotte, by Musket — L'Orienr, also the chestnut geldm? WangaDui, all at satisfictory prices. Most of the other horses forwaid were composed of good Bpringcart horses and saddle and light harness horses, of which a fair number changed hands at current rates. A good demand exists fur strong upsUnding backs and buggy horses just now. Young draught horses also meet with a fair amount of attention at values quite equal to spring prices. For first-class draughts (extra heavy), L 25 to L3O ; good ordinary dianghts (young), LlB to L 22 ; medium draughts, Ll2 to Ll6 ; aged draughts, L 6 to LlO ; good hacks and harness horses, Ll2 to Ll6 ; medium do, L 7 to L 9 ; light and inferior do, L 2 10a to L 5. Mb F. M hen an, King street, reports :— Wholesale price only — Oats : Feed, Is 9J to Is lid; milling, 2s, demand flat. Wheat: Milling, 2b 91 to 3s Oi ; fowls' wheat, 2a 4d to 2s 7d. Chaff : Inferior to medium. 30a to 45-) ; good to prime, £3 5s to £3 12s 6.1. Hay : oats, £3 0s ; ryegrase, £2 sa. Potatoes, old, £4 0a ; new Auckland kidneys, 12s ; local kidneys, l£i. old potatoes, are about exhausted. Flour : Stone, £6 10s to £7 0s ; roller, £7 15a to £8 sa. Oatmeal, 251bs, £10 10a; bulk, £10 os. Butter, fresh, 6d, 7d to 9i ; Bait, 7d, go >d demand, Eggi, 9d per dozen, Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report as follows : — Store iCattle— Bullocks sold at L 5 2s 6d to 1-8 ; heiferp, L 3 15i to L 4 108 ; yearlings. L 2 2g 6d ; dairy cows, L 3 16s to L 6 10->, Store Sheep— 6s9 were penned, We quote — Crossbred wetheri, 12s Id ; do hoggets, lla. Sheepskins— Greea crossbreds sold at 3s 81 to 6<6 < Id ; do merino*, 2s lid to 4s 41 ; do pelts, lOd to 1b ; do lambs. Is to Is 5d ; dry crossbreds. 2a 2i to 2s 5d ; do merinos, Is 7d to 4) Id ; do pelts and hoggets, 4d to 3s 3d. Hides— We quote —Prime heavy, 2^i to 3d ; medium, 2d to 2s<i } light, lsi to ljd ; inferior (slippy), Id to l^d per lb. Tallow — There is an active demand for all lots of tallow and rough fat coming to hand. We quote — Prime rendered, 20s to 21s j medium, 17s to 19 j ; inferior, 1 4 j 61 to 16a 61 ; rough fa% 10l to 14s 6d per cwt. Wheat— The market continues very dull. Milling, 2s 7d to 2a 9 J ; fowls' wheat, 2-* 4 1 to 2< 61. Potatoes— Early varieiies are now offering freely in the market, and old potatoes nre »cry little enqi ired for. We quott— Early varieties, Lll 5a to Ll2 ; old, L 2 to L 4 per ton.

Oat*— Prises arc unaltered. Prime, Is lOJd to Is ll$d ; discoloured, Is 9d to Is lOd, sacks extra. Chaff— There is a good demand for prim\ heavy oatsheaf, well oat, bat interior and light are almost unsaleable. Prime, L 3 to L 3 Ss ; inferior, Ll 10s to L 2 10s. Mmbbs Stbonach Bbos. and Mobris report as follows : — Fat Oattls — 120 head were yarded. Best bullocks brought up to Lll 15s ; cows L 4 7s 6d to L 9 10s. Fat Sheep— Only 710 came forward. Orossbreds in the wool, 17s to 23s 6d ; shorn, 12s 6d to 16s 6d. Fat Lambs— 64l pennsd. Best, 8s to 11s 9d; others, 4s 6d to 7s 6d. Sheepskins-— We sold a large catalogue on Tuesday. Country dry crossbred', inferior to msdinm, Is 7d to 2s lOd ; do do merino, inferior to good, Is 6d to 2s 2d ; do do crossbreds, best, 4s 7d to 5s 6d ; do do orossbreds, extra heavy, 5s 6i to 6s ; do do merinos, best, 3s 6d to 4s 6d. Babbitskins — Best winter bocks and dots, mixed, to 13|d ; do do does, to 14} d ; off-season skins, B|d to 10£ d ; inferior, 6d to Bd. Wheat — Prime milling, 2s 8d to 2s 9i : inferior to medium, 2s 7d to 2i Bd. Oats—Market steady. Prime milling, Is lid to Is 11 £d ; medium to good feed. Is 10J to Is lid. Potatoes— Beat deiwente, in small lotr, L 7 to LB, while to L 6 10s was the best price for large parcels. Chaff— Market well supplied. Best, 60s to 65s ; medium, 45s to 65s ', inferior, 30s to 40s per ton.