Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXII, Issue 22, 27 September 1895, Page 13

Commercial.

Thb New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, LIMITED, report for the week ended September 24 as follows : - Wheat — There is no business of any consequence being done in this market, neither is there any indication of any improvement in the near future. At the mement millers are working od stocks purchased earlier, and are not disposed to further increase stocks at the prices then obtaining, except when particular sorts are required for mixing. Quotation, nominal. Prime milling Tuscan and velvet, 3s lOi to 3s lid ; odd lots for seec\ 49 to 4s 3d ; medium to good, 3s 91 to 3a 10J ; inferior to medium, 3d 3d to 3s 8d (ex store, sacks weighed in, terms. Owing doubtless to the change in the week in New South Walep, the animation displayed last week in tbis market has suddenly subsided, and while there is a fairly good demand, prices are lower by Hd to 2d per bnshel, compared with last week's prices. Prime feed and milliDg. Is lOd to Is lOf d ; good to beet, Is 9d to Is 9fd ; inferior to medium, Is 6d to Is B£d (ex Btore, sacks extra, net). Barley Market exceedingly flat. Quotations nominal. Prime malting, 2a 9d to 3s ; medium to good, 2s 5d to 2s 8i ; feed and milling, Is B<i to 2s 3d (ex store, sackß extra, net). Grass Seed— Ryegrass seed has a moderately fair demand, best medium dressed perennial fetching 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; extra prime, 4s 91 ; medium to good, 3c 9J to 4a (ex store, sacks extra, net). Cocksfoot is moving off in small parce's, best dressed fetching 4£l to 51; extra prime, 6^d to s£d ; undressed, 3d to 4d per lb (ex store, sacks extra, net). Potatoes — Market over supplied and prices easier. Best derwents only fetching 309 to 35a ; medium, 20s to 27s 61 per ton (ex store, sacks weighed in, net). v- Sheep Skins— Th«re is no change of any consequence to note in the position of the market. Best green crossbreds are fetching 4s 9J to 5s 3d ; extra heavy, 5a 6d to s=) 81 ; medium, 4s to 4a 6d ; dry crossbreds, 2£d to 5d ; do merino, I^l to 41 per lb. Rabbitekine — This market continues steady at about late vilues Best winter greys are fetching lOfd to 11|1 ; extra prime, thin pelted, requiring no cleaning, la to Is I^l ; medium to good, 9i to 10£ i ; best autumn, 7sd to B£d ; medium, 6J to 7d ; summer, 31 to 5i ; suckrrs and inferior, Id to 2£l ; best black aDd silver greye, Id 21 to Is 3$ I ; medium to good, 8d to Is ; inferior, 5d io 7^l per lb. Hides — A very fair demand exists for these, bern fetching 2^l to 3J ; extra heavy, 3^d to 3Jd ; light to medium, l£d to 2\ 1 ; 1 ght and inferior, Id to ljd per lb. Tallow and Fat— Market quiet, but no alterations in quotation*, best rendered mutton fetching 17a 6d to 18s 6rt ; n edium to good, 149 6d to 16s 6d : inferior to medium, 10s to 13a ; rough fat, beet mutton caul, 10s to lls 6d ; medium to good, 10j to 10i 6d ; inferior to medium, 8b 6d to 9a 6d per cwt (ex Btore). Messrs Leary and Co, Wellington, report as follows : — Wheat— The market is comparatively quitt, and little or no business doing, Holders, however, are firm in their demand, and valaes meantime are without change. Good whole fowl wheat is enquired for, but great difficulty is experienced in obtaining supplies and values rule little below those quoted for milling. We quote prime milling, 3s 7£d to 3a 9d, f.o.b. Sonthern ports, whole fowl wheat, 3b 7d to 4s (ex stores, Wellington). Oats— ln sympathy with Southern advices the market displays a little more animation, and values during the week have undergone a slight advance. The tendency of the market is upward. We quote prime short oats, 2s 2d to 2a 3d ; dunß, 2s 2d to 2a 3d ; tanisb, 2a to 2a Id ; seed Tartarian, 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Barley— Without change. We quote good feed (second malting) 2i 3d to 2a 6d ; medium, 2g ; prime malting, nominally, 2a 9d per bushel. Pollard— ln good demand at 87s 6d to 90s per ton. Maize— ln fair request at 2a 5d per bushel. Potatoes During the week an unlooked-for demand sprung up from Australia, and Southern holders advanced their prices accordingly. Locally there ifl no corresponding chaDge, but

we look for increased prices during the coming week. We quote choice Oamara Dements, 45s to 47s 6d ; Canterbury, 45s to 47s 6d ; Blenheims, 40b ; inferior qualities, 30a to 359 per ton. Seed Potatoes— The demand for early seed is now practically over, and only casual sales are effected. We quote Canterbury Der> wents, selected, 47s 6d to 50a ; Oamaru, 50s ; Brown Rivers, selected, 47s 6d to 50s ; White Elephants, 80a ; Beauty of Hebron, 62s 6d ; Early Begents, 62s 6d ; Bath Kidneys, 55s ; Flukes, 555 ; Magnum Bonum, 60s ; Circular Head, 60s ; Aahleaf, 70s ; Breeze's Prolifics, 60a ; Lapstone, 45s per ton. Oatmeal— We quote McGill's, L 9 10a ; Fleming and Gilkinson's, L 9 58 per ton. Flour — The rate cf freight being iacreased by 2a 61 per ton, quo'ations havt advanced accordingly. " Golden Gem " sacks, L 9 12a 6d ; 100 lbs. LlO 2s 6d ; Km^reßß, 100 lbs, L 9 17b 6d ; 50 lbs, LlO 2a 6d ; Adelaide, 1 9 7s 6d per ton. Bran— Supplies are scarce and the lowest quotation to-day is 80s per ton. Fungus — In good demand at 3^ per lb. Onions— Very large quantities of slightly and badly sprouted are now offering, and prices generally are ex'remely low. We quote prime nominally, 4) 6d ; medium to good, 3) 6d to 4a ; inferior, 2a to 3a per cwt. DUNEDIN HORSE BALEYABDS. Messes Wbight, Stephenson, and Co report as follows :—: — Our sale on Saturday was a very small one, and as there were no fresh horses forward to attract buyers the attendance was not great, and but little buaines* was doDe. The horses entered comprised mostly medium to inferior light horses and small spring-carters. The demand for theie was very limited, and few changed hands. Heavy draughts (4yrs to 6yra), L 22 to L 27 ; do (Byrs to 10 yrsj, Lls to L2O ; medium do, (4\ ra to 6yra), Lls to L2O ; light and small do, L 8 to Ll2 ; aged and inferior do, L 4 to L 7 j upstanding spring cart horses (young and sound), Ll2 to Ll6 ; well-bred upstanding hacks and harness horsea, Ll6 to L2O ; upstanding hacks and harness horses, LlO to Ll4 ; aged and inferior, L 2 to L 5. Mb F. Meenan, Kmtr street, reports:— Wholesale price only— Oate, feed : Is 7Jd to Is 9£d ; milling, Is 10 1 to Is lid ; Good demand Wheat : Milling 3s lOd >o 4s; fowls' 3* to 3s 7J, scarce, both in good detn»nd. Chaff : Fair supply offering, inferior, £2 5s to £2 10a ; good, £3 to £3 10s ; Hay : Oats, £3 ; ryegrass, £3 to £3 10a for good ; Straw, presaed 37s 6J ; loose, 37s 6d per too ; both scarce Potatoes : market very dull, 253 to 30a ; kidney, good seed, L 2 to £2 5j ; Flour : sacks, £9 ; 50ibs, £9 10a ; Roller, stone, 10a to 20a ; l-B« according to brand ; Oatmeal, 251bs, £10; Fresh butter 6d to 10vi ; Factiry, Is; salt, medium to good, 51 to 8d ; Eggs, 7d Bran, L 3 10j scarce.