Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 21, 21 September 1894, Page 13

Commercial.

A. Todd, on behalf of The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limitkd, repert for week ending (September 19, aa follows :— Store Cattle — Tbere is but little change in the tone of the market since our last issue, a moderately fair demand is experienced and a quiet business passing. Store Sheep — Most of the transactions coming under notice are confined to crossbred hogget", which are changing hands pretty freely at prices rangin? from 10s to 11s for best ; medium, 8s 31 to 9a 91. O!d lots of crossbred wethers are occasionally in the market, and meet with buyers when strong and healthy, at prices from 10s Gd to 13s GJ. A few crossbred ewes ulso move off. Sheepskins — A very steady demand extsta On Tuesday we submitted a moderate catalogue wb»n the usual number of buyers were in attendance, prices secured being full up to previous rat-_a. Country dry skins, inferior to medium crossbreds, brought Is 7d to 2a 9d ; do do merino, Is 31 to Is 9i ; medium to gooi croasbreds, 2s 101 to 4s 3d ; extra heavy, 4s Gi to 5s 101 ; good to b^st merinos, la lid to 3s; extra heavy, 33 3i to 3s 91 ; dry pelt", 21 to Is 11 ; best green crosabreds, 53 to os 31 ; txtra h<^vy, 5j 6I ; medium to good, 3s 10 1 to 4s 10 i, green merinos, 2i to 3< 3J. Rabbitskios — Prime winter grey does, 1H 1 to Is; extra choice, more ; best bucks and does mixed, 10| i to ~il^ 1 ; medium do, 9 ', 1 to 10^ 1 , autumn and early winter, "d to 9 i ; aumraer, 4 1 to til ; suckers, half-grown, and inferior, Hi to 3Jd ; beat black and fawr, KHi to Is 0J 1 ; medium to good, 7]' lto 9£ 1 inferior, t i to 7 I per lb. Hides — fh6 market is bare ot heavy Bortu which are reidily placed, while inferior and light are in over supply, and d'tfi -uk to place at satisfictory prices to the vendors Prime heavy, GO lbs and o-er, 2% ito3d ; medium, I ,' Ito 2\ i ; inferior and light, 11 to I^l per lb. Tallow and Fat — There is a steidy demand f :>r all c JT Ting, most of which comprise brok-n packages and station rendered. Pume rendered mutton, lfn G i to 20s ; m>'d.um t ) go id, l.ia (jj to 17s 6 i inferior to medium, 12i GJ to I.js; bes' fiesh mutton caul fat, 12^ 91 to 13-j ; medium to goo I, Hi GI to 1J391; inferior to in d.ura, 10j to lls per cwt (>x stort ). Wheat — A moderately fur demand is experienced, but which h entirely confi nd to the r quirenunts of our loc^l m<llors. Owing to tha supply from thesjuth being nlrnost no# exhiiuslpd, th 1 bulk of the wheat gr hed hi j re at pree> rit is drawn f 10m C inteib ny and Victoria. 'I he qua ltity held in utore herj f)r dHposil h vciy limited. Fjwla' wheat is sunaewha* t-circf, a-ni a m )iloia'e supply could b; readily placed. I'mn" milling vo'vt, 2i 10 1 toLh 11 t ; gojJ to best do and best Tuscan, 2s 9i t<\ 2i 10 1 ; goo 1 to b(>9t r d vrh<ut, 2-> 8 1 to 2\ 91 ; mediara, 2s (j Ito 2s 7 A ; lnfcior to medium, 2s 3i to 2» Gi , broken, Is 9 I to 2-i 2J (ex store, sickn weighed in, ti mii), Oats — There h^s been a little m ire n^jniry for these sinci we last reported, and vow thit sellers :ir.' m >re (tisp >si> It 1 g ut at luw^r prici s a go id d»AI more business is buin^ put through. Prime millino-, Is 5 1 tj Is 5] 1 ; be3i short, bright food, Is 1} to Is I^l ; mrdium, 15341 to Is 4d ; inferior and musty, I 3 2 1 to lsSJl^ex store, sacks extra, net). Barley — Thrre is very little bping done iv th'g 2eroi), stocks are also low and in few haode, but pufti^uat m the m 'antime for requirements. Quotations for prime malting, 3s 61 to 3-> 9I ; extra choice, 4s ; medium to good, Si to 3-< 3J ; milling, 2* 3! to 2s 9J ; fjed, Is 8J to 2s (ex store, sack extra). Dairy Produce— Maiket quiet, business confined to retail lots. Prime dairy made salt butter, 7d to 8 1 ; medium, 4d to 5d ; factory made, 16 to Is Id per lb. Factor? made cheese medium size, slow Bile at 4Jd to 4, ! 1 ; loaf shape, 4£d to 5d ; dairy made, 2 J to 3)1 per lb,

Stronach Beos and Morris report for week ending 18:h Sept. as follows :—: — Fat Cattle— Best bullock", LlO to LlO 17s G 1. Fat Sheep- 2300 penned. Bust crot-sbrtd wethers 15a to 17a 3d medium do, 13s 6i to 15s ; merino do, 6* 3 1 to lls 61, Pigs — Buckerp, 63 to 9s Gi ; olips, 13s to 15^ ; stores, 17a to 21s • Poikers, 23s to 28 1 ; baconera, 30j to 37s 6d. Bbeepskins — Butchers' green crosßbreds, up to 5s 6j ; dry crosabreds, to 6d ; merinoß, to 4^d per lb.

Hides— Best heavy weights, in good condition to 3i per lb • medium, VV t A to 2| i ; light and slippy, Id to I ; Jd per lb. Tallow— Best rendered mutton ,o 20s ; be*t mutton caul fat, 12a 9J to iris per cwt. Wh«at— Prime velvet, 2^ 101 to 2a lid. Oats— B.st feed and milling, IB4£tI 8 4£t to la std per bushel. Potatoes— Best derwen's, 30$ to 3?Jq. Chaff-Very prime L 2 15s to L 2 17s 6d ; other sorts from 30» itypprasß— Piime dressed perennia', 4s to 434 3 Cd wholesale: medium, 3* 3 i to 3a 9d. Cocksfoot— Good lines of this are also scarce and worth to 61d per lb. * Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report as follows :— Babbitskius— Prime winters, lOd tola; early winters, 7d to JJd ; Autumn, 5d to 8d ; suckers and half-grown, 2d to 4d • black and fawn ; 5J to 10|i. of , Sheepskins — Geeen crossbred merinos, 3a 81 to 5a- preen merinos, 2s Id to U ; dry crossbreds, 2a lid to 5s 3j ; dry merinos Is /d to 4s. Wheat-Prime milling velvet, 2a lOd to 2j lid ; good milling. 2s 91 t ) 2s 10 J ; medium, 2a 7d to 2a Si ; fowls 1 feed, 2a to 2a 6d (sacks in). ' Oats -Bright milling, Is 5d to Is s^l ; medium to good feed, Is 41 to la l^d ; inferior and musty, Is to Is 3^d (sacks extra) Barley— Best malting, 3s Gi to 3a 10J ; medium, 3* to 3a 5d • milling 2* 3d to 2* 10J ; feed, Is 6 1 to 2s (-acks extra). Po'atoes— Best derwentg, Ll I3i to LI 17s Gi ; medium, Ll 10j to LI 12s bl; kidneys, 12 5i to L 2 ICh (■neks in) Caaff-B-ight oit-s'ieaf, L 2 12 j Gito L 2 13 /; medi im , L2s< t) L27s Gd ; Btriw and inf.-ri >r, Ll 7i G1 to L 2 ; truss 'd ryegrasa and clover hay, L 2 loi 10 L 3 per ton (sicks extra).