Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 45, 9 March 1894, Page 13

Commercial .

A. Todd, on behalf of The New Zba.la.nd Land Association Limited, report for week ending Marcn 7, as follows :— Stors Cattle— The supply is still short of requirements. A very satisfactory tone prevail?, all offering being readily placed. Orown bollocks in forward condition have the preference, and any such offering do not fail to realise prices, leaving bat a very small margin for finishing cff. Mixed sorts and all agrs are in good request, and fetch prices invariably in favour of seller*. Store Sheep— A moderate amount of business is passing in these daring the week. Several large auction sales have been held in the country, all of which were fairly well atten led. Good sound young crossbreds and merino are Baleable, but aged sorts are more difflcalt to place. Sheepskins— A verj steady market exists for these, all coming to hand »re fairly well competed far, and realise prices quita in sympathy with those obtaining a' Home for the ekios exported. Oo Tuesday wo held our regular we- kly auotioo, when we submitted a moderate catalogue. Coantry dry crossbred*, interior to medium, Is lOi to 3« Id ; do do merino, Is 7 d to 2s 21; medium to full-woolled cros*br«de, 3a 3 I to 4s 8 1 ; beit, 4a 9-i to 5s 41 ; extra hfavv. 09 6d to oi lid j full-woolled merinos, good. 2a 3 I to 3s 7d ; her, 3s 8 1 to 4s 5d ; dry peltp, 2d to Is 5J ; preen crostbred peltp, best, Is y \ to 2* 3d ; for special purposes, 3d to 6d more ; medium to good, Is 5d to Is 8d each ; green lambskins, best, 2i to 2i 41 ; medium to good. Is 5J to Is lid. Rabbitekins— Onlj vtry small catalogued offering now, and all inferior akine. These, however, meet with a fair demand, but at somewhat unsatisfactory prices compared with t 1 ose obtaining at the same time last season, spring skinn only fetching 6d to 7fi ; Bummer, 4Ji to s^d ; suckers and inferior, Hd to 3£d per lb. Tallow — Best rendered mutton tallow is firm at recent quotation*, Rough fat is also having gooi atteotion and selling freely. Beat mutton, 20s to 22s 61 ; medium to good, 18s to 20 -i 61 ; inferior to medium, 14s to 17a 6d ; best mutton caul, 14* to 14* 6d ; medium to good, 12s 6d to 13s 9d ; inferior to medium, lit to 12s 3 1 per cwt, ex ■tore. Wheat — The past week has been quite as quiet as the preceding one. Inquiries are amtll, and then only for extra prime velvet, small parcels of which could now be placed at our quotations. Medium milling qualities are offering more freely with but little demand. Fowl wheat (whole) ia also more plentiful, and a good Heal easier in price, and likely to go lower still. Prime muling, 2s 7d to 242 4 9d ; extra choice velve', slightly more ; medium to good, 2s 5d to 2s 6J ; interior to medium, 2) to 2s 41, ex store, sacks weighed in, term 9. Oats. — In the absence of aoy demand of any consequence the market may be characterised as somewhat flat, stocks in store are now pretty well cWred oat. but with fresh deliveries almost daily coming to hand, they are d'fficult to gu t excep' at prices c >mparing very unfavourable with those ruling lately. We quote prime feed and milling in limited parcel*, Is lOd to Is 10£ d ; medium to good, Is 8d to Is 9}d, ex store, sacks extra, ne*. Barley. — The business passing in this so far is limited. The demand for loc*l consumption it not ex ra btisk. bat there is an idea that shippers would be inclioed to operate if prices and quality ■oited. Quotations nominal, aay for best m ilting 3s 9J to 4a ; medium to good 3s 3d 10 3s 6 I ; milling, 2i 6J to 3s ; feed, Is 9i to 2a, ex ■tor*, sacks extra, terms. Gra s Seed.— A moderately fair demand exists for ryegr ss seed. Farmers' dressed ia being placed at prices according *o condition, but there is no improvement to note in values, indeed the tendency ia towards lower prices. Quotationa for best machine drtssed, 3a toSa 3d ; extra choice and guaranieed perennial, 3a 6d to 4a ; farmers' dressed, bes\ 2* 31 to 2a 7d ; extra clean a shade more ; inferiot to medium, la 6d to 2\ ex store, sacks extra, net. Cocksfoot does not so far meet with verj much attention, prices meantime raDge from 3|d to 4|d per lb, ex store. ggsj

Potatoes. — The market during the past week baa only bean moderately supplied, prices in consequence remain firm, beat fetching £3 10s to £S 15a ; medium, £2 10a to £3 ss, ex store, sacks weighed in, net. Chaff— The supply lately baa been in excess of requirement*, the market ia consequence is rather flat ; new and badly-ont b;ing difficult to place, really good old sheaf has still the preference, and is more easily disp se 1 of. Quotations for prime old, L 2 17a 6d to L 3 s* ; medium, L254t0 L 2 15a ; inferior, LI 10s to L 2 per ton (ex truck, sacks extra, net). 1 airy Produce — There is no change in the position of the market, considerable quaotitiea of both cheese and butter hays been shipped Home lately, which is helping to reduce stocks somewnut, but to hare any effect on the market further clearances would require to be made. Quotations nominal, say for prime Rait butter, dairy made, 6ri to 6£d ; medium, 4d to 5 1 ; factory made, 9d to 101 per lb. Factory cbewae, medium biza, 4£l to 4? I ; loaf, 4fd to 5I ; dairy made, 21 to 41 per lb. Flax— The market shows no signs for the better, and the business being done is only to a limited extent ; all consignments coming to hand, howe?er, 'md purchasers at the following prices, vib , for medium to gooii. L.1.5 louo Ll4 10*; txtra wel»-dres«ed and bright fibre a shade more ; iriteii >v, nominally, LlO 10* to Ll2 lOi per ton (ex store). Messrs Donald Reid and Co report as follows : — Wheat — There ia practically nothing doing in th s cereal in the meantime. Pietent q lotatio s far ol 1 wheat are : — Milling, 2s 8d to 2s 9J ; inferior, 2u 6d to 2s 7d. Oats — Pending the arrival of the new crop, there ia practically no business doiutf. Milling, la 10J to Is 10^1 (sacks extra) ; feed, Is 9J to Is 9|d (aacks rxtia) Barley— cio far our tales have been wholly of discoloured samples at prices as follows : — Plump discoloured, 39 6d to 3« 8d ; eecoud quality, 3a to 3< 21. Pr.tae bright malting would probably sell readily at 3s 9 I to 4 i (sacks extra). Potatoes — We have placed a tew consignments of derwents just to hand at £4 10j per ton, wbi c kidneys are ieadiiy saleable at L 3 to L 3 10a. Cnaff — Prime new, L 3 to L 3 10s (sacks extra) ; medium new, L 2 10a to L 2 15a (sacks extra) ; inferior, LI 19s 6i to L 2 (sacks extra).