Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIII, Issue 45, 6 March 1896, Page 13

Commercial.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, report for the week ended March 3 as follows : — Wheat — A very considerable quantity of the new crop is now offering from the North, but buyers are not operatirg with aoy freedom at the prices asked. Quotations for prime milling velvet, 3d 9J to 3s 10J ; extra do, 4s ; best red whe.it and Tuscan, 3s 61 to 39 91 ; inferior to medium, 2s 3d to 3s 3d (ex store, sacks weighed in, terms). Oats — The business done in these is limited. Buyers decline to operate at higher prices than those of the pasb two weeks. Quo ationa for best milling, la 7|d to la B£d ; good to best feed, la 71 to Is 7\ \ ; inferior to medium and good, Is 4£d to Is 6^ I (-x store, sackß extra, net). Barley — There ia no demand of any consequence, and any but prime malting is difficult, to place. Quotations for prime, 3a to 3a 3i ; medium, 2s 6 I t> 2s 91 ; inferior, 2a to 2$ 4d (ex store, sackaextia, net). Grass Seeds Ryegrass seed, when really prime, clean, short, sbotty 6eed, is rtaJily paced, but the bulk of the seed offering; is not up to this mark aDd therefore difficult to place. Qiota'.ions for beat dressed, 3s 3 1 to 3-» 6 1 ; extra prime, Si 9d t > -is; farmers' btst dressed, 2s 6 1 to 2* 9 1 ; extra prime, 2s lOd to 3i ; medium, la 9 ( to 2tj 3d (ex store, sacks extia, net). C >ckafoo! : Slow s ile, say for best dressed, 3£ 1 to 4 i ; medium, 2\ i to 3 1 per lb (ex stere, net) . Potatoes — Market slightly firmer, kidneys fetching, L 2 5a to L 2 \7i 6d ; derwents, L 3 7s 61 per ton (ex store sacks w lghed in, net) Chaff — The market being fully supplied unci'h show no improvement, say for best old, L 3 to L 3 2s 6 1 ; bt at new, L 2 12d (51 to L 2 17s 61 ; medium, L 2 to L 2 10 i ppr ton (ex 'ruck, sacks returned, net). Sheepskins — The market remains steady. Best gn-^n crossbred pelte are now fetcLing la 9 1 to 2i Id ; medium, Is 3J to Is 81; green lambskins, bpst, 2i to 23 6i ; maiiium Is 4d to Is 9 i ; best dry crossbredp, 4ijd to s^d ; medium, 3 1 to 4 i ; best dry merinos, 4d to 4Jd ; medium, 2£d to 3|l per lb. Rabbitbkios — Market unchanged, best spring greys fetching 7£d to 9i ; medium, 6d to 7d ; summer, 3d to 5i ; suckera and inferior, Id to 2£d per lb. Hides — No change tv note. Best, 2\\ to 3 1 ; extra heavy, 3]-i to 3£d ; light, U i to 2£ 1 ; inferior Id to lj 1 per lb. Tallow and Fat— All coming to baud is reach 'y pace lat late quotations.

Messbs Donald Reid and Co. report as follow :— Weekly Auction Bilea — Our weekly sales of grain and produce have been held as usual at our stores each Monday and continue fo be patronised by the entire lochl trade. Our catalogues are now becoming more lengthy us the new season's produce cornea to hatjd more frtely. sso m iterial change haa occuired in the market since our laßt report, oats have been somewhat neglect :d and sales somewhat languid. Toil week the demand was slightly stronger and values at Monday's auction sale ruled a shade higher. Moat of the new wheat coming to hand his been readily placed at quo ations, In barley there has been little doing, while potatoes ani chaff have been steady at our last quotations. Wheat — The new season's grain is now coming forward and is of excellent quality. Millers are not arjxious "o make ex'eosive purchases at present believing that valuea will ease shgh ly before long, and most of the large lines sold have been prime vjvet for mixiug purposes, a large propor io > of Tuscan and led wheat in bemtj brought trom Canterbury. We quote :- Prime mi ling velvet, 3illdto4j; do Tuscan, 3a 9d to 3j lOd ; do red wheat, 3< 9 1 io 'Si 9H ; medium milling, 3s 8d to 3s 9d ; fowl feed, 3j 3d to 3s 8 1 per bushel (lacks in). Oa'8 — Although the demand is not very s'Kng, the tone of the market is slightly better this week, A fair quantity of the new seasOL's grain has been placed for local consumption aa shippers do not evince much disposition to operate at cuireat rates, but we have evtry co fidence that, at a very early date, the outside maikets will off r more inducement to Bpeculatois Vve quote:— Prime milling, Is 81 to Is B|d ; good to best feed, la 7£d to Id 8J ; medium, la 6d to la 7J per bußnel (sacks extra).

Barley— No business of any importance to report. Most ol tha coDßigments of new grain forward are not the class to tempt buyers, who are at present only in need of prime, plump nnchipped lines. We quote: — Prime malting, 2a lOi to 3a 3d; medium, 2a 7d to 2a lOd ; feed and milling, 2a 3d to 2s 7d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes— Kidneys are now going out of favour and the few coming forward do nit meet with ready sale. Derwents are now enquired for and all forward are readily placed. We qnote : — Best kidneys, L 2 10s to L 2 15s ; derwentg, L 3 to L 3 7s 6d per ton (sacks iD) Chaff — The supply of both old and new chaff has been fairly steady of late, and valups have been well maintained. We quote — Best oaten she if, old, L 3 to L 3 2j 6 J ; do do, new, L 2 15s to L 5 17s 6d ; medium, L 2 10a to L 2 12s 6d per ton (bags extra). Ryegras>s— Samples of farmero' dressed seed are fairly plentiful, but as buyers are not easily persuaded to buy any but the choicest lines, there is not a Urge quanti'y changing hands. We qno'e— Best uudres9ed, 2-i 6i to 2a 10J ; medium to good, 29 to 2i 6d per bushel (sacks extra). Stkonach Bros and Moams r^pjrt for week ending 13 h inst a follows ; — Fat Cattle — 207 yarded, mostly cnn w ici were dull of sale, Prime bullocks were 1 in good demand, sold up to L 9 s' ; cows to L 7 ICK Fit Sheep— 2sß3 came f rward. Toe demand for prime wethers b^ing rather b ttcr than last week's, but ewe°, a large number of which T7 "•» penned, were hard to qui f . Best crossbred wethers brought 10s fid to 11s ; do do ewes, 8 j 6 1 to 10s 61 ; merino wethers, 5- 9J to (Ji 9 1. Fat Lambs— l'h«re was an increased demand for the 905 forw.ird. the beat of which realised 10j to lls ; medium to good, 7a 3d to 9i 9d. Store Sheep — Business in this line is improving and a fair numb r of sheep are changing bands. Sheepskins con'inue to sail well at late quotations. Wheat — The new crop c mtng to hand is stilling at fair rates. At auction on Monday 3-i 9£ i was the best price ob'ampd. Oats are slightly betu-r. Prime milling brings up to la 8^ \ ; good to best feed, to Is 8i ; mcd üm, Is 81 to la 7d. Rarles — Veiy little doing. Chaff — Prime ol 1 chfcfi, 62s 6d ! other sorts in proporion, Po'atoee — Best ki Jneys, L 2 15a ; best derwentp, L 3 7s 6d.

DJNKDIN HORSE SALEYIRDS. Weekly Repoht. Missis Wright, Stkphenson, and Co. rep nt as follows :— The demand for all classes of horses was very a ack this week— probably on account of the small number advertised. Most of the sales made we c of draughts aad spring-carters, for which there was a lair demand, Wr a »ld one very good draught gelding, on account of Mr George Robertso", at L 22 s^ ; and a number of spring cart horses at maiket values. Hacks and harness horses were very poorly represfnted. There was no demand whatever for inferior sorts of this class, although good buggy horses were well competed for when they were f rthcoming. We quote: — Heavy draughts four to six years, L 22 to L 27 ; do, eight to tea years, Lls to L2O ; light and amaU do, L 8 to Ll2 ; aged and inferior do, L 4 to L 7 ; upstaodmg gprmg-Crirt horses, young and sound, Ll2 to Ll6 ; well-bied npatairiing backs and harness horaes, Ll6 to L2O, ; upstanding hacka and harness horses, LlO to Ll4 ; aged and inferior L 2 to L 5, Mb F. Mkenan. King street, reports:— Wholesale price only— Oalß, feed : Is 51 to Is 8d ; milling, Is B£d ; demand fsir Wheat : Fjwlb' 2s 7d to 3s 6J ; Fair demand. Milling, 3s 9d to 3s lid; Chaff: new now in, £2 10a to £2 15s; old, £2 12s 6d to £3 2i6d ; market well supplied. Hay, oatea : None in market. Ryegrass, new, £3. The quality iq good this season. Straw : 32a 6.1 to 35a, pressed and loosp. Potatoes : kidneys, £2 15s to £3 ; derwents, wanted L 3. Flour : sacks, £9 10s to £10 ; Roller, Btone, £8 to £8 10s; Oatmeal: in 251bs, £9; butter, dairy, 6ito 81 ; factiry, 9J to 101. Eggi, la. Onione, 7s per cwt. Chnatchurch bran, L 3 sa.