Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXII, Issue 16, 16 August 1895, Page 13

Commercial.

A. Todd, on behalf of the Niw Zealand Loan and Mbecantile Agkkcx Co., Limited, report as follows :— Store Cattle — While odd lots change bands, there is no animation of any consequence meantime in the Lone of the market. Store Sneep — There is an idea prevailing that fuithrr in. the season a considerable improvement in the demand will ba experienced, meantime, however, there are no trans ie ions of much conscqaence coming under notice. Wool— We are without any further advicsi from oar London office since the date of our last report. Locally th re is no business being done of very much importance. She j p';kinB — There was a good attendance at Tuesdaj's auctions when we submitted a full catalogue. Competition wjs very animated aud general Tesulta satisfactory. Cbnntry dry oros^bredo, inferior to medium, brought la 5d to 2a 8d ; do do merino, Is 3i to Is 8i ; medium to good croßsbreds, 2a 9d lo 3a 4 1 ; heavy do, 39 6d to 33 lid ; extra do, 4s 3d to 5s 6d ; good to best merinos, Is 9 i to 2. 9d ; heavy, 3s to ia; dry pelte, Id to Is 3d ; green crossbreda, pood to brst, 4a 3d to 4s 8d ; extra heavy and for special purposes, 5i to 5d 63 ; medium, 3a 31 to 3s 9d ; green lambskins, bear, 2a Ud to 3d 3d ; light to medium, Is 6d to 2s 9d. Rabbitskins — A very good demand exists for tbesp, and Ihe market in consequence continues firm, late rates being fully maintained, more especially for full furred grey and black. Quotations f«'r prime winter grey, 10£ dto ll£d ; extra prime, clean and thm pelted picked does, 12d to 12£ d medium to good, 91 lo 10.1; batt autumn, 7JI to B£i ; medium, 6d to 7d ; summer, 31 to 5d ; su"kero and inferior, Id to l£d ; best winter black, Is 2i to Is 3d; silver grey, Is 5 J to la 6d ; medium to good, 8d to lOd ; inferior, 4d to 7h I per lb. Hides— The market is steady, but without any further improvement in values. Quotations for good to best, 2Jd to 3d ; extra heavy, 3^i to 3£d ; light to medium weight, I£J to2£J ; inferior andjighr., Id to 1£ per lb. Tauow and F.it — Market quiet Best rendered mutton fetching 17a 6 J to 18a 6i ; medium to good, 14s 6 1 to 163 6d ; inferior to medium, 10a to 13s ; rough fat, best fresh clean mutiou caul, 11s 61 to \2i ; medium to good, 10d 6d to Us ; inferior to medium, 9d to 10* per c»t (ex store). Wht&t— Tue market his been raiher quiet during the past week. Stock', however, are gradually working down and will boon be in nariowcomp.es. Holders of the small lots still undisposed of ace firm and prices are well maintained, but until a decided improvement in values is apparent at Mark Lane there is no prospect of higher prices ruling locally. Meantime, we repeat late quota' ions, viz, for prime milling Tuscan and velvet, 3s 10d to 39 lid ; good to best, 3s B£d to 3-) 9£d ; medium to good. 3s 8.1 to 33 B£d ; inferior to medium, 3* 31 to 3a 8d (ex store, sacks weighed in, termß). Oats — The market remains in somewhat the same position as when we last reported. A few lines have been placed last week for shipment, bar, as buyers' limits do not come up to holderB 1 expectations, very little business is being doDe, We, however, noticrfthat at the beginning of this week a little more enquiry is springing up for prime feed an I milling, and sales have beea m ide since we last reported «t an advance of a£d on prices previously offered. Quotations for prime milling stout and bright. Is B£d to Is 91 ; best short stout blight feed, la 8d to Is B£d ; medium to good, le 6£d to Is 7£i ; iuferior to medium, Is 5d to Is 6d ; Danish and long Tartars in small 1 lots suitable for seed Is lOd to 2s ; extra prime, a shade more (ex v store, sacks extra, net). Barley — A moderate quantity is changing hands, mostly inferior and discoloured, very little prime offering. Quotations for prime malting, bright and full, 2s lOd to 3s ; medium to good, 2a 6d to 2s 9d ; milling, 2a to 2s id ; feed, Is 6d to Is lid (ex store, sacks extra, net).

Grass Seeds —ByegraßS seed is now moving off, Bud prices well maintained. Best machine dressed perennial, 4s to 4s 3d ; extra prime, 4s 61 ; medium to goocl, 3s 6d to 3s 9d (ex store, sacks extra, net). — Cocksfoot is in fall supply, but prices firm ; best machine dressed, 4£i to 5d ; extra prime, s|d to s£d ; undressed, 3d to 4d per 1b (sacks extra, nn t, ex store). Potatoes — The supply is still in excess of requirements, pricea in consequence are unsatisfactory, and sales of any except really prime northern difficult to effect. Best derwents, 279 to 30s ; extra prime, 353 ; medium, 20a to 253 pir ton (ex store, Backs weighed in, net) —-Kidneys, no demand. Chaff— Owing to the very moderate supply to hand this week prices have slightly improved. B^st, L 3 53 to L 3 7s 6d ; extra prime, L 3 10j ; medium to good, L 2 17s 6d to L 3 2s 6d ; inferior to medium, L 2 to L 2 1112 1 6i per ton (ex track, sacks extra or remrned. net) Dairy Produce — There is no change to note since our last report. Market quiet. P-ime potted dairy made batter, 7£d to 8i ; medium, 6d to 7J ; inferior, 31 to 5d ; North Island factory made, 7Jd to 9d ; local factory, 101 to la p Q r Ib. — Cheeso, dull. Factory made, medium size, retailed at 4£3 to 4|l ; loaf-sbapr, 4fd to 5J ; dairy-made, 2£d to 3£d per lb. iHax — No business of any importance being done, meantime, in thin product. Qiotations nominal. Medium to good, Ll3 10s to Ll4 10* ; inferior to medium, L 8 to LlO 10j per ton (ex store). DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYAKDS. Messbs Wuight. SrEPHBsrsoN, and Co report as follows :—: — Our sale on Sa urday wjs again a ve.ry snail t one, and as there were no fresh horr.es advertised the attendance v/as by a^ means large, fhe horses forward weie composed of about i qu il numbers of draught avd light haroei'B horsed, noce of which werew e re first-class. The demand for ail sorts waa siow, but in view of the special sale to ba held next week, we did not expect there would be very much inquiry. We quote : — H^avy draughts (4yrs Lo 6/rs), L2O to L 25 ; do (ByrB to lOyrs), Ll2 to Ll9 ; medium draughts (4yrs to 6 yrs), Ll4 to LlB ; lignt and fctnall do, L 8 to Ll2 ; ajjed and inferior do, L 4 t> L 7 ; np^tandi'g spring cart hordes and sound), Ll2 to Ll6; active spring v in norses(do), Ll4 to LlB ; upstanding hacks and harness horses, LlO to Ll4 ; »gt:d and iafonov do, L 2 to L 5. Laery A3SD Co, Limited, Wellington, r^piirt a 9 follows : — Wheat — Fair demand. Holders in the South are offering more freely, but pries, meantime*, show no quotable change. We quote prinvj milling, 3d 7d to 3$ 9 i ; medium co good, 3=) 6d f o.b. Souhern ports ; whole fowl wueac, 3s 81 ; broken fjwlf jwI wheat, 3i 7d (ex stores Wellington). Oats — The market, if anything, is a shade easier, andjseveral fair s : zed lines have been offered during the week from the South at a slight reduction on pricea last reported. Locally tho market is fairly firm al un.ilUred rates. We quote prime short feed, 2a to 2s Id ; Danish, Is lid Xo'2a ; Dans', 2a 2d. Barley — Business is confined exclusively to feed lines, which are worth from 2^ 3d to 2i 6d ; prime malting is worth nominally, 2s 9d. Maizi — Values declined during the week 2i per bushel. Best descriptions are worth 2a BJ. Pollard — Good inquiry at 90s per ton. Chaff — Market firm. We have placed large quantities daring the week at our quotations. We quote prime bright heavy, 72a 61 to 753 ; meiiutn to t;ood, 60-. to 659 ; covr feed, 52s 6d to 65s per ton. Cocksfoot — No enquiry. We quote, nominally, prime machine dressed, 4|i ; bright heavy uadresaeJ, 4£ 1 ; rougn undressed, 3jd per lb. Kyegrass — Without change. We quota prime bright machine dressed, 4a 3d ; m:dmm to gjoii, 3a 6i to 3a 9J ; rough farmers' lots, 2a 6d to 2a 9d. Potatoes— Maiket weak We qaote choice Oamaru Derwenta, 47s 6d to 50s ; Canterbury, 47s 6 i ; Jilenheimß, 42a 61 to 45s per-ton. Fnngus — Good demand at 3£d per lb. Oatmeal— We quote McGill's, L9 los ; Fleming and Gilkioson's, L 9 5s per ton. ' Onions— Fair enquiry. We quote prime, 5s to 63 ; medium to good, 4s 6d to 4s 9d per cwt.

Eggs— Supplies have been joat abont equal to ordinary needs, and values show little ch&nge. Tbe market it anything is a shade Weaker. We quote, fresh, la 2d. Butter— We quote, prime separator in roll, 11 J ; ordinary, 101 ; prime dairy, 8d ; medium, 6d ; prime Bait, 7d lo Sd ; medium and inferior, 4£i to 5Jd ; pastry, 4d per lb. Poultry — All consignments reaching us are cleared with little difficulty at our quot»tions. We quote, turkeys, 63 ; geese, 4s 6d to 5g ; ducks, 4a ; fowls, 2s 6d per pair. Rabbitekins— ln good demand. Best winter skins, 91 ; medium, 6d to 7d ; autumn, 3d to 5d per lb. Sheepskins — Considerable quantities si ll continue to reach us and find a ready market at last week's prices. We quot», country crossbredß. medium to fine quality, well saved pelts, 4Jd to 53 ; halfwoolled, 3sd to 4d per lb. HideB — Good plump heavy ox bides, well fluyed, 14s to 16s ; ordinary, lls to 12s ; cow hides, 7a to 12s 6d. Mb F. Meknan. King ptreet, reports: — Wholesale price only — Oats, feed : Is 6£d to Is B£d ; milling, Is 9£ 1 ; Demand quiet. Wheat : Milling 3s lOd to 4s; fowls' 3s to 3a 7il, Bcarce, both in good demand. Chaff: Fair supply offering, inferior, 403 to 4js ; mediumi £2 10s ; good, £3 to £3 ss ; Hay : Oats, £3 ; ryegmss, £3 to £3 10s for good ; Straw, pressed 35s ; loose, 35) per ton ; both scarce, Potatoes : market very dull, 25s to 30s ; kidney, good seed, L 2 to £2 5s ; Flour : sacks, £9 ; 50 lbs, £9 10s ; Roller, stone, 10s to 208 ; less according to brand ; Oatmeal, 251 bs, £9; Fresh bntter 61 to Id ; Factory, Is ; salt, medium to good, 5i to 9d ; Eggs, Is 3d ; Bran, L 3 10s.