Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 44, 1 March 1895, Page 13

Commercial.

A, Todd, on behalf of Thh New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, repert tor week ending February 27, as follows :—: —

Store Cattle— The market remains quiet, but immediately the stubble is free and turnips ready grown cattle will be in more request, during the past week we placed 40 dry cows at full market rateß. Htore Sheep — A moderate amount of business is passing in these although up to the present transactions are mostly confined to crossbred wetherp, agel ewes are neglected and only a very few sales of merinos have so far been effected though as soon as harvest is over an improvement in the dtmand can hardly fail to be experienced. Wool — Latest cablegrams to hand report tbe London market firm, and prices realised for lots sold privately since the closing of the last series chow a slight advance. Tbere is nothing being done in the local market pending the sales to be held on Thursday of this week when a good attendance of buyers is expected to put in au appearance, the firmer tone of the market at Home shonld influence tbe local in sellers' favour on this occasion.

Sheepskins— We submitted a full catalogue at our auction sale on Monday when the full compliment of buyers ueually to hand on these occasions were present; Country dry crossbred, inferior to medium brought Is 4d to Is 9d ; ds do merino, le 3d to Is 8d ; medinm to good croßßbreds, la 101 to 2s id ; heavy, 2s 6J to 3s 4d ; extra do, 3s 6d to 4< 3d ; good to best merino, Is 9J to 2s 3d ; heavy, 2s 4d to 2s 9d ; extra do, 2s 10d to 3s 3d ; dry pelts, Id to 2d ; green crossbred pelts, lOd to Is 3d ; green lambskins, 1% to Is 9i each. RabbitskiDS— The market is neccessarily quiet owing to tbe absence of supplies. Small lots come to hand from time to time for which there are buyers at all times but the business done is unimportant ; prices ruling for the few lots offering are ag follows, say for spring skinß 6d to 7^d ; summer do, 5d to 6d ; suckers, halt-grown, and inferior sortp, l£d to 4£d per lb. Hides— lnferior aud light, Id to lsd ; light to medium weights, IJd to If d ; heavy, 2d to 2^d ; extra well saved, free from scare, 2|i to 3d per lb. Tallow and Fat— All available supplies are disposed of readily to the local manufactures at prices showing no change on those ruling lately. B-st rendered muttoD, 17a to 18a 6J ; medium to good, 15s 6fi to 16s 6d ; inferior to medium, 129 6d to 14a 6ci ; best fresh mutton caul fat, 12s 9 1 to 13s ; medinm to good, lls 6d to 12a 6d ; inferior to medium, 10s to lls per cwt (ex store). Wheat — Since our last report this market has not undergone any significant change. The demand is by no means brisk, buyers being oniy disposed to operate when sellers show a disposition to quit at prices more in accordance with the former's idea of value. Best milling velvet, 2s 9d to 2s lOd ; good to best do, and best Tuscan, 2a 8d to 2s 9d ; good to best red wheat, 2s 7d to 2s 8d ; medium 2d 6d to 2s 7d ; good whole fowlH* wheat, 2a 6d to 2$ 7d ; broken and inferior to medium, 2e 3d to 2s 6d (ex store, sacks weighed in, terms) Oats — Transactions during the past week have been unimportant confiaed chiefly to the supplying of tbe small demand existing for local requirements. Best bright stout milling, Is 4£d to la 5d ; stout bright short feed, la 4d to Is 4£d ; medium to good, Is 3£d to 1b 3j[d ; inferior, Is 2d to Is 3d ; musty, Is to 1b Id (ex store, sacks extra, net). Barley — There is no demand for local requirements, malsters having the idea that ihe supply this season is so very much heavier are not desposed to operate until piioes are established and more to their satisfaction. Prime malting, 39 to 38 3d , medium. 2s 6d to 2a 9d ; milling, 2a to 2a 6d ; feed, Is 6d to Is 9d (ex store, sacks extra, net), Grass Seed — Best dressed perennial, 3s 9d to 4s 3d ; undressed, extra clean, guaranteed perennial, 3a to 3s 3d ; good to best, 2a 6d to 2a 9d ; foul and medium, Is 6d lo 2s 3d (ex store, sacks extra, net). Cocksfoot— Be&t, 4d to 4|d ; medium, 3d to 4d per lb. Chaff —Consignments being rather more than sufficient for requirements prices this week show little or no improvement, best

fetching L27s6d to L 2 10s ; extra prime, L 2 12s 6d ; medium to good, L2to L 2 ss ; Inferior, LI 7s 6i to Ll 17s 6d per ton (net, ex truck, sacks returned). Dairy Produce — Market quiet confined to retail parcels, and not much enqairy at any time Best dairy-made salt batter difficult to place at 4^d to 5d ; medium, 3d to 3Jd ; faotory.made, lOd per lbi Factory-made cheese, medium size, 4Jd to 4|d ; loaf-shape, 4jd to 5d ; dairy-made, 2d to 3d per lb. Flax — Small parcels are occasionally placed for local manufacturing but hardly any for export. Quotations nominal, say for medium to good, Ll3 10a to Ll4 10* ; inferior to medium, LlO to Ll2 per ton (ex store).

WELLINGTON BTOOK, HORBE, AND PRODUCE MARKET 3 A. G. Tame and Co, report on the markets for February 22 :— Fat Sheep — Home prices being so unfavourable, values are com* ing down, 8s to 9s being top prices ; fat ewes 5a to 6i 6d. Fat Lambs— 7a to Bs. Store Sheep— Wethers, 5s to 6s ; ewes, 4 to 6 tooth, good lines, 7s ; medium, ss ; f.m., Is 6J to 3s. The present panic in cheep (for it is nothing less) is not warranted. Fat Cattle— l7s per 100 lbs. Store Cattle— Easier, as they generally are at this time of the year. Weanere, 20a to 25a ; yearlings, 30i to 40b ; two-year-old*, L 2 10a to L 3 ; three-year-old steers, T,4 to L 4 108. Pigs— Slips, 10a to lls ; porkerß, 20s to 25a ; baconera, 35a to 455, and inclined to ease. Horses— We held our uaual horse sale on Saturday. There wat a moderate entry of horses in our yards, and a fair attendance. Th« horses consisted mostly of light harness horses and hacks, including a few express horses. Bidding was not brisk, except for express sons, We sold a medium five-year-old draught for Ll2 10s ; a wellbred hack by Ascot, another by Foulshot, and a young express horse were withdrawn at LI2 10s. A well-bred hack mart brought LlO ; aged harness horses, L 4 15s to L 7 10a ; weedy and aged sorts, L 2 10a to L 3 15s. We sold a spring trap for LlO sa, and a lot of harneai at satisfactory prices. Wool — We have placed some late clips privately. Staintd wool, 5d ; light, s£d to 7d ; pieces, up to 3fi per ib. Sheepskins— All coming forward selling freely at well up to late quotations. Mb F. Meknan. King street, reports:— Wholesale price only — Oats : Quieter, feed, Is 3sd to Is 4£d ; seed, nominal. Wheat : Milling 2s 9d to 3s ; fowls' wbeat, 2a to 2s 7£d. Chaff : Inferior, to medium, 30s to 40a ; good to prime, £2 5s to £2 10s 01. Hay : Oati, £3 ; ryegrass, £2 os. Potatoes : new locals, L2to L 2 15s per ton ; market full, imported, unsaleable . Flour : Stone, £6 10s to £7 0s ; roller, £7 to £7 10a. Oatmeal, 251bs, £8 ; bulk, £7 15s; Butter fresh, 4d to lOd, salt, sd, dull demand Eggi, 9d per dozen (plentiful).