Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXI, Issue 46, 15 March 1895, Page 13

Commercial.

A, Todd, on behalf of The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile < AGENCY* Co., LIMITED, repert tor week ending March 13, as ' follows :— , , , Store Sheep— There is no change of any consequence to record, ' The market remains inanimate meantime, very tew Bales being ' effected with the exception of small lots mixed aorta usually offered < at the country auction sales. Store Sheep— A moderate amount of bus' oesa has been passing in theee during the paat week both privately and by public auction, ' bnt pricew for all sorts unfortunately show a very big decme compared with those obtaimug ab ut tne a+tne time last year. Sbeepsluna— A very satisfactory eiecnand is experienced for these considering the unset !ed and depressing lone of the wi ol maiket Country dry crossbred* inferior to medium, brought Is 3 I to Is 9d ; , do do merino, Is 2J t) Is 8) ; medium to roo.l crossbreds, Is 10J j to 2s 4d • heavy, It V> 1 to 3i 3d ; extra <io, 3s 8 i to 4s 3d ; goo 1 t > b'tt merino, U IGI to 2, 3i ; heavy, 2- Gi to 2* 9i ; cxira ditto, 3a to 3s 6d ; dry pelt\ 1 I t j llhi ; green crossbred pelts, Is to Is G i : o- paiticular purpose", 1 -i 9 1 Io2* ; grten lambskins, Is 3i t j '2* i ach. ' lUbbitokinß— This bemp '.he; off 8 -ason very few bk in come (o ' hand. Spring skins 5 1 to 7(3 ; Bumm.r,3U to 1J 1 ; suckers, half grown and inferior, Id to 2i per 10. H, den— lnterior and lighi. Id to 1j 1 ; li^nt to medium weights, , I-M tjl }1 ; heavy, 501bs to 60. bs, 2ito 2 V i ; over GO Iba ia iaullltsH conrii ion, 2\ t to 3d per lb, Tallow an i Fat — Best rendered mutton, 17sG i to 18s 0 1 ; m dmm to eood, 15s 6i to 17s ; inferior to meiiuui, 12s G 1 t > Hi 61; bent ; clean caul t t, 12* 'J i to 13s ; medium to good, lla 61 to 12, 6i • inferior to medium, 10d tj lls per cwt i^ex stoic). ' Wr.eat— There is nu fresh featme of any lnterem to cot.' recording the position of the mAiket since we last r^poi ted, the -p -cuUtive element being wanting, the p^neial ♦meis d jrinant. Prime milling velvet, 2s 8i to 2s 9J ; g' "i to bist do, an 1 best Tuscan, 2s 7.1 to 2s B'd ; good to best red wh&at, 2s 7d to 2s 8 1 ; g >o<i whole fowls 1 wheat 2s 6d to 2a 7.i ; broken aim n.ferun \o m diuoi, 2,31 to , 2s GJ (ex store, sacks weighed <v, termt.) Oa b— Consignments, al'hough nm very heavy yet, and a the. supply nuw put forward on tbe marker |„r immedia'e disposal | exceeds requiremeute, which are only f >r local consumption, must o£ j tne shipping busmtss be. tig i«ne from the Bluff and uurihiiu poitn, ', owinp, doubth-ks, to prices at these phc/s bang so muci mjre in j favour of buyers, who will not op-iate in the local mark -t, exeupt at prices on a par with those at the abov p .in s. Pnme feed and milling, Is 3 1 "> Is 3^ 1 ; eooi to best fe d, Is 2^ I 0 1.31; m ri num, K- 2d to Is 2^l; mua'y and inferior, ( J liols (a s.ore, Btck-jext.ru, net). B ar \ e y There is no improvement of any consequerce as yet apparent lntbismmket C.n^Kume-j'- are now coming t-j hand, mo quality of wh'ch foi tbe most par.. Ut-insr only very medium, hardly a ,od enough to tempt buyers t j mike < tfera Q luuuons nominil Prime malting, 3* io 3< 3 I ; good to bci', 2s 6 i to 2, 9 1 ; mill'Dg, la 9i to 2s 3i ; t.ed, Is Gl to Is ( J 1 (ex st,T\ sicks extra, vet) Po atoes— There is very little euaog*) t > n te have, perh p Q , a slight improvement in price, wh'cn iniy b,' check'-d at any tun;, as a y addition to present deliveries cune on ih,« tnaikiM prices could cot be maintained. Quotations for bts D-rwouts, o3a tv 655; kidney, 25s to 45s per toa (ex store, sa^ks weighed in, net) Chaff— Thr supply bring quite nuffimem f.rr quiremente, th^re* is no room for further lmprovome-it in prices, whion .n, for b- at old well cut and scrat.ed ooatt t n ab^af, L 2 7^ Gd to L 2 \o* ; meiiium to good, L 2to L 2 5s ; inferior, Ll 10s to Ll 17s Gd per ton (ex iruck eacks extra or retuined). D.iry Produce — Maiket^hcws no raatfrial chnngo, best dairy msde ealt butter, 5 i to 6 i , muJium 3 1 to 3^ 1 ; lactory micie, 9 i to 101 per lb. Factory m >dt cheese, rndiuai Mr, 4^ ito 4^i; loat fcbape, 4?d to 51 ; dniry made, 2d to 3 i per lb. pj aX mei ne tone of the m.irket a 1 ll< me shows no improvement and ia iefli'Cted in tuat of ti.e. )i cal market, no business of any cjnPequence being don<\ Qaotati ns nominal, say for medium to goxl, Ll3 lll0 1 to Ll4 10d ; inferior to medium, LlO to Ll2 per ton (ex stoic)