Commercrical.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIII, Issue 46, 13 March 1896, Page 13

Commercrical.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report for the week ended March 3 as follows : — Wheat — Buyers are not disposed to operate to any very great extent. There is a considerable quantity offering offering, nearly all from the Borth, but the sales effected are limited. Quotations for prime milling velvet, 3§ 9d to 3s lOd ; extra do, 4s ; best red wheat and Tuscan 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; inferior to medium, 2a 3d to 3s 3 J (ex store, sacks weighed in, terms). Oats — Tbe market still lacks animation, but with only a very few being offered. Prices lately obtaining remain good. Say for best milling, Is 8d to Is 8> 1 ; best bright short feed, la 7£d to Is 81 ; inferior to medium and goud, Is 4£d to Is 6£d (ex store, s cks extra, net). Barley — Market unchanged. Quotations for prime malting, 3a 3d to 3s 61 ; madium, 2a 6d to 3s ; inferior, 2a to 2a 4d (ex store, sacks extra, net). Grass Seedß— A considerable Quantity of ryegrsss seed iB now in store and coming forward, and buyeis being few in number sales are somewhat difficult to effect. Quotations fer prime machine-dretwd, 3a 3d to 3a 6d ; extra do, 3s 9J to 4a ; fnrmera' brat dressed, 2a 6d to 2a 9d ; extra prime snd cie-in, 2a lOi to 3j ; inferior to medium, Is 9d to 2a 3d (ex store, sacks extra, netj. Cockßfoot haa no inquiry. Quotations nominal, say for best dresseu, 3Jd to 4d ; medicm, 2£i to 3d per lb (ex store, sacka extra, ret). Potatoes — Market fully supplied. Derwents fetching L 3 5a to L 3 7e 6d ; kidneys, 30d to 55s per ton (ex store, f-acks extra), Chaff — Market steady at last wtekß quo atious — Best old, L 3 to L 3 2s 6d ; new, L 2 10a to L 3 (ex truck, sacus extra ne ). Sheepskins — The market continues firm, beet gre> n crossbred pelts fetching 2s to 2a 2>i ; extra heavy a 6hade more ; medium, Is 4d to Is 9d ; green lambskins, best, 2s to 2a 61; medium, la 41 to la9d ; best dry croaabreds, 4^d to s£d ; medium, 3i to 41 ; beat do merinos, 4d to 4^-i ; medium, 2£d to 3£d per lb. RabbitekinB — Uwing to only a very few coming forward tbe market is quiet, Best spring greys fetch 7Jd to 9d ; meditm, 6d to 7d ; summer, 31 to 5d ; suckers and inferior, Id to 2£d per lb. Hides — Quota'ions remain unaltered. Say for b^at, 2£d to 3\ : evtra heavy, 3jd to 3Jd ; light, I^l to 2£ 1 ; inferior, Id to 1^ i per lb. Tallow and Fat — Market qu:et but pncea remain steady. Say for best rendered mutton, 17s 6d to 1 8-9 6rt ; medium to good, Ui 6d to 16s 6d ; inferior to medium, 10* 6d to 13a 61 ; be^t fresh mutton caul fat, lls to 11s 6d ; mtdium to good, 10a to 10s 6i ; iufenor to medium, 8a 61 to 9s 6d per cwt (ex store).

Stbonach Bbos. and Morbis report for week ending 11th inst a follows ;—; — Fat Cattle— B2 yards. Quotations— Best bullocks, LBto L 9 ; medinm do, L 6 to L 7 15s ; best cows, L 5 10s to L 9 ; others, L 3 to L 5. Fat Sheep— 2oß2 penned, including 64 meiinog. We quote — Best crossbred wethers, 10* to lls ; medium do do, 9s tv 10s ; btst croßsbred ewes, 8s io 10j 6i ; others, 4s 6 i to 7a 6d ; merino wetbers, 5s 6i to 5s 9d. Fat Lambs — 688 submitted, and in this line there was good competition for the best sorts, Extra prime, 10a to 113 3d ; good lambs, 8s to 9a 6d ; others, 5s to 6s 9J. Pigs — 97 of all sorts came forward, and sold as follows : — Sucktis, 5s to 8b 6d , stores, 10s to 15d ; porkers, 20s to 27s 6d ; baconers, 30s to 42s 6d. ft Wool — We are to-day advised aB follows -.—Compared with opening rates, inferior to medium greay merinos advanced 5 per cent, crossbreds declined a shade. Wheat — Prime velvet, 3a lOd to 3* lid ; tuscan, 3s 8d to 3s 9d ; fowl wheat, 3a 3d to 3* 7}d (sacks in). Oats — Best, Is 7jd to Is B{i ; good, Is 7d to Is 7|d ; superior, Is 3Jd to Is s£d (sacks extra). Barley — Prime milling, 2a 10s to 3j Id ; medium to good, 2s 9d to 2s lOd ; feed and milling, 2s 3d to 2s 6d (sacks extra).

Potatoes — Beet derwent, L 3 to L 3 7a 6J ; medium kidneje, 30b to 35s per too (sacks id).

Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report Oats — A full attendance of buyers and under fair competition our catalogue was cleared at prices about on a level with those of last week. No prime milline offered. Best feed and good milling, Is 7£d to la 8d ; medium, la 6d to la 7d per bushel, (sacks extra). Wheat — A moderate quantity offered, but es bidding did not reach vendors' ideas of value little business waß done. We quote :—: — Prime velvet, 3a 10.1 to 3a lid ; prime Tuscan etc, 33 7d to 3a 9d ; fowl wheat, 33 3d to 3i 7^d per bushel (sacks in). Barley — Prime milting, 2? 101 to 3a Id ; medium to good, 2a 9d to 2a lOd ; feed and milling, 2a 3d to 2a 6d per buahel (sacks extra). Potatoes— Best Derweats, L3toL 3 7h 6i ; only medium kilneya offered, which sold at 30a to 35s per ton. (sacka iD). Cheff-Nn old chaff forward. Best new chaff, L3toL 3 2s 6d ; medium, L 2 15i to L 2 17a 61 per ton (bags extra).