Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 14, 3 August 1894, Page 13

Commercial.

A. Todd, on behalf of The New Zealand Land Association Limited, repQrt for week ending August 1, as follows :—: —

Store Cattle— The market for these in the meantime lacks animation, no business of any consequence transpiring, merely confined to od't lot* now and a^ain, and m variably at prices in buyers' favour. Tne scarcity of feed now aad for eotne time to coma will retard operations '0 a considerable extent. Store Sheep — There are n ) transactions of any importance to record. There are very few now off:nng, but in the meantime apparently sufficient for requirements. I'ne demand is not extra oribk, nnd the market in consequence is a! present sjmewhat q -liet. Wo I— The £>urth series of Colonial wool sales in London cloied on the 20th ult. We have the following telegram from our London office :—": — " The wool sales clos a d iirmly thus day, and, compared with t c prices at the close of the thud series, greasy merino super, scoured merino super, greasy merino medium and inferior, scoured do do, fine greasy crossbred, fine scoured do, and me Hum greasy do ara p'jr to £1 per lb higher." There is very little doing in the local market, save the disposal of oddments on the weekly skin sale days. Ail offered meet with very good competition and realise full prices, considering the quality offered. Sheepskins — A very good demand is experienced for these, and 'he weekly market regularly and well attended. Oa Tuesday we submitted a full catalogue representing the usual variety which met with very latisfactory competition. Country dry crosabreds, inferior to medium fH'chmg, 1» 7J to 2* 91; dodo merino, Is 3d tola 8d ; medium to good crossbreds, 2s 10* to i* ; extra heavy, 4s 3d to 5s 9d ; good to best minnos. 2i to 2i 91 ; extra heavy, 3s to 3j 6i ; dry pelt", Id to La 3 1 ; be*' green croasbreis, 3a lOd to 4s 6d ; extra heavy freezars, 43 9 1 to 5i 3 1 ; medium to g:>od, 33 3J to 3s 91; green merinjs, Is 9 I to '2s 9 I. Ribbitskm-!— A ver7 active deny.nd exists for these which causes the mtrket t) remtin firon, all sorts tre in good requas', bat more par icuarly late secured, full furred, thin pelted, clean and bright dry doeskins, a few bales of such this week fe ching up to Is per lb. QaoUtiuns for beat winter grey does, lid to 11 jl ; selected, llj 1 to In ; medium to good, 9^l to 10^1 ; autumn and early wint-r, 6d to 8i 1 ; summer, 3J to 51 ; suckers, half-grown and inferior, Id to 2^d ; best bl&ck and fawn, 8£ 1 to 10£ 1 ; medium to good, 4d to 8d ptr lb.

Hides — Prime heavy sorts and clean met with a very srood sale, while light and inferior torts command less attention. Quotations for best, 601bs and orer, 2£d to 3d ; medium weights, l£d to 2d ; inferior and light, Id to l£d per Ib, Tallow and Fat— Best rendered mutton, 18s 6d to 20s ; medium to good, 153 6d to 17s 6 i ; inferior to medium, 12s 6i to 15? ; best mutton canl far, 133 to 13s 61 ; medium to good, 12j to 12i 9i ; inferior to medium, 10j to 11s 91 per cwt (ex store). Wheat — The market shows little or no change since date of our last report, while all sorts are saleable and prices remain firm, buyers are not disposed to advance, being suitably supplied from the North at prices on a par with our quotation*. For prime milling, velvet, 2a lid to 3a ; extra choice, a shade more ; medium to good do and best Tuscan, 2s 9d to 2s lid ; good to best red wheat, 2s 7d to 2s 9d ; medium to good whole fowls' wheat, la 5d to 2s 6d ; broken and inferior, 2s to 23 4d (ex store, sacks weighed in, terms). Oats— There is no animatiun of any consequence as yet pervading the marker, while there is a small amount of business pnßsing there is nothing of any importance to record. Wa quote : Prime milling, Is 5d to Is s}d ; choice, Is 6d ; best stout bright feed, Is 4£d to Is 5d ; medium tojgood, Is 3Jd to Is 4£d ; inferior and musty, Is Id to Is 2^i ; odd lots of long oats fit lor seed occasionally fetch from Is 8d to 2s (ex store, sacks extra, net) Barley— There is some inquiry for good, bright, stout malting for export, but no business of any importance is at the moment transpiring. Quotations for prime malting, 33 6d to 3s 9d ; choice, 4s ; medium to good, 3a to 3a 3d ; milling, 2s 3d to 2s 9J ; feed, Is 9i to 2s (ex store, sacks extra).

Grass Beeds— Bye grass seed has some Inquiry, and a little more business is beiog done, though oot to any great extent, As the season advance*, however, wa look for an improvement in the demand, and as Btocke are light prices should remain firm ; good to best machine dressed is held for 3a to 39 6d ; choice perennial, 3s 9d to 4s 3d (ex store, sacks extra, net), Cocksfoot seed best dressed held for sid to 6}d ; medium, 4d to 5d p«r Ib. Potatoes — The market for these continues rather sluggish, there being no demand beyond requirements for local consumption ; prices show no change, last week's are again applicable, say for btst Derwents, L 2 2s 6d to L 2 5d ; choice, L 2 7s 61 to L 2 10a ; medium, |L1 12i 6d to L 2 per ton (ex store, sacks weighed in, net). Chaff —Deliveries during the week being quite in keeping with requirements, prices obtaining show but little difference, say for prime L 3 12s 6d to L 2 15s ; medium to good, L 2 5s to L 2 10a ; inferior to medium, Ll 12s 6d to L 2 per ton (ex truck, sacks extra, net). Dairy Prodnce— There is no speculative demand, tbe market in consequence is quiet, sales confined to retail lots. Quotations for prims salt butter, dairy made, 6d to 7d ; medium, 4 i to 5d ; factory made steady at9d to lOd per lb. Factory made cheese, medium size dull at 4±i to 4f d ; loaf shape, 4ii to 5d ; dairy made, 2d to 3 id per lb.

• Flax— There have been no consignments forward lately. Quotations nominal, say for medium to good, Ll3 10a to Ll4 10j ; inferior to medium, LlO to Ll2 per ton (ex store).

Missis Donald Bkid and Co. report as follows :— Babbitskins— Wintsrs mixed, B^d to llsd ; early winter nixed 6d to 8± ; autumD, 4d to 8d ; Bummer, 3d to 5d ; black and fawn 4d to 10{d (according to season) ; suckers and half-grown mixed Ud to 3d. *

Sheepskins— Green crospbrede, 2s lid to 4s 2d ; do merinop, Is 6d to 2a 6d ; dry crofsbreds, 2s to 4s 9d ; some double fleecers, to 5s • do merinos, Is 4d to 3s. Hides — Late quotations are unchanged. Tallow— Prime rendered, 19* to 20s; medium, 15s 6d to 18i • inferior, 13s 6d to 15s ; rough fat, 10s to 13i 6d per cwt. ' Wheat— Milling, extra prime, 3j to 3s 21; good, 2i 91d to 2s lid ; medium, 2s 6d to 2a 9d ; fowl feed, 2s Id to 2s 5d (sacks in) Oats— Bright milling mnd feed sold at Is 4|d to Is s£i ; medium to good feed, Is 3Ji to Is 4sd ; inferior and musty, Is to Is 3d. Barley— Best malting, 3s 6d to 3s lOd ; medium, 3s to 3g 5d • milling, 2s 5d to 2» lOd ; feed, Is 6d to Is lid (sacks extra) Potatoes— Best derwents, L2toL2 7s 6d ; inferior, Ll 15s to Ll 17s 6d ; kidneys, L 2 7s 6d, to L 2 15 ; do suitable for seed L 2 to L 4 Ohaff— Bright oat sheaf, L27s6d to L 2 15s ; medium, L 2 to L 2 6s ; inferior, Ll 10s to Ll 17s 6d. Turnips— Good medium Bized sound swedes are the only saleable kind, and several trucks of these have been disposed of at 12s per ton loose, (ex truck),