Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIII, Issue 47, 20 March 1896, Page 13

Commercial.

THB NKW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY, Limited, report for the wetsk ended March 17 as follows : — Wheat Millers being fairly well supplied for the time being, the market is less firm ; buyers decline tj operate at prices lately obtained. Quotations — For prime milling, Tuscan and velvet, 3* 7d to 3s 9d ; extra do a shade more ; best red wheat, 3§ 6 1 to 3s 7d ; medium, 3s 3i to 33 6d ; inferior, 2§ 91 to 3s (ex store, sacks weighed in, terme). Oats — Threshing not being yet general, very little of the new crop his, ud to the present, come to hand, so that the few lots still in store are fetching up to late ratep, but immediately full supplies are on the market, the idea prevails that prices will ba lower, for a time at all events. Meantime quotations are — For priou milling, Is 81 to Is B|i ; pood to best feed, Is 7Ji to I? 8d ; medium, Is 6£i (o 1< 7d ; infenor, Is 4Jd to Is 61 (ex Btoie, sacks extra, net). Barley — There is a fair demand fur all offering, prime mahing being worth 313 1 3i to 3s 6J ; medium to good, 2s 6 I to 3s; inferior, 2d to 2s i i (px store, sacks extra, ne 1 )- Qrasa Seeds — Market flat, pr me machine dressedjryegras* seed is quoted at 3i 3 1 to 3s 61; extia do, 3* 9J tn 4s; farmers' beat dressed, 2s 61 to 2d 9 1 ; inferior to medium, la 91 to 2d 3 i (ex stor--, Backs extra, net). Oocksf >ot : Difficult to place at say for best, 3^l to 4i ; medium, 2£3 to 3 1 per lb (ex store, net, sacks extra) Potatoes — Be^t Derwents, L 2 15a to L 3 5h ; kidney I, 30j to 45a per ton (ex store, Backs in, net). Chaff — Heavy supplies this week, beet fetching L 2 12a 6d to L 2 17s 6d ; medium, LI 15a to L 2 10 i per ton (ex truck, sacks returned, Le). Sheepskins — Market unchanged, best green crofshreds fetching 2s to 2s 4d ; ex ra heavy. 2* 6J to 2* 9 1 ; medium, Is 6d to Is 10J ; green lambskins, be«t, 2j 6i to 2j 9 I ; m-iiium, Is 61 to 2s 3 1 ; _best dry crossbreds, 4£d o 5k 1 ; medium, 3 i to 4i ; best do menno, 41 to 4£ i ; medium, 2^i to 3£ 1 per 10. Rabbitskins—B -at spriog greys are fetching 7\ \ to 9 1 ; medium, 6d to 7d ; summer, 3 i to 5 1 ; suckers and lafenor, Id to 2^l per lb. Hides — Market slightly easier, best fetching 2J to 2 % t ; extra h a*y, 3d ; light. I^l to If 1 ; inferior, Id to l^i per lb. Tallow and Fat— Late quotations are beng still maintained, say for best rendered mutton, fit for txport, 17d 6 t to 18s 6 1 ; medium to good, 14* 61 to 16s 6i ; inferior to medium, 10s 6 1 to 13* 61 ; best fresh mutton caul fat, lls to 11s 6i ; meiium to good, 10j to 10061 ; inferior to medium, «s 61 to 9s 6J per cwt (^ex store). Messrs Donald Reid and Co report as follow :— Weekly Auction (Sales of Grain and Prodace — These have been held at our stores each Monday. The new season's grain is now coming forwaid more freely, and is securing increased attention from all branches of the trade, consequently our sales during the last fortnight have been favoured by a large attendance of shippers, millers, produce merchin'B and others interested in the busiuesp, wbicn has resulted in good competition for all the produce offered. Some eligbt variations in values have occurred since our last issue, and these will be found noted below. Wheat — We have been favoured with very fine harvest weather since the date of our last report, and farmers have been busy getiog tteir wheat Becured and threshed in splendid condition, and during tbe part week a considerable quantity has come to hand. Millerp, having been buying already, and having made provision for m st pressing requirements, have only sparingly operated, in the belief that values are likely to recede, and at late quotations shippers conlJ see do margin to induce them to operate, Prices this week have

suffered a decline of 2d per bushel, and we hope now to see more bujers ia the field and a better trade done Velvet continues to meet with most attention, and, if prime, commands top rates. We quote — Prime milling, velvet, 3s 7d to 3s 91 ; do do Tascan, etc, 39 6d to 38 7d ; fowl wheat and medium eorts, 3s 2J to 3s 5d per bußhel ''Backs in). Oats— Little chaDge to report, and all coming to hand are readily placed at late quotation 3 , while specially clean lines, suitable for seed, command slightly higher rates. We quote prime milling, Is 8d to Is B£d ; good feed, Is 7J to Is 7£ 1 ; medium, Is 6J. to Is 6|i per bushel (sacks extra). Barley — Prime malting examples, clean skinned and bright, meet a strong demand and ready sale at quotations' Milling and feed sorts are more plentiful, and not so eagerly Bought after, Wa qaote prime malting, 33 to 3i 4i ; medium to good, 2s 8 1 to 2j lid ; feed and milling, 2s 2J to 23 7J per bnsnel (sacks extra) Potataes — Derwents are in full Bupp'y, and during the past few days fcnve suff j rt>d a slight decline in v iluea. Kidaevi are difflcult to place unless thpy are specially suitable for seel. Wa quote prime derweme, L 2 1115 1 to L32i 6 i ; kid nays, L 3 to L 2 5 i per toa (sacks in). OhaflE— The market ia plentiful s'lop'iei with new season's chaff, aDd an occasional lo' of oli c'laff wnich meeN ready sale. Prices for all sorts ha^e r^o -dad during th ; w»ek abo it 5i a ton. We quote be«t oatt n sheaf (oii) L 2 173 61 to L 3 ; Ji (new), L 2 1115 1 to L 2 17a 61 ; m ;diuin to go .d (new), L 2 10i to L 2 12a 6i ppre r ton (sacks extra), STBONA.CH Bros. a\d Morhis report for week ending 11th inst a follows ; — Fat Guttle— A large en^rv, 240 head offered. B^st bullocks, L 8 10$ io LlO j med'um do, L6lO i to L 8 ; heifers and cows, Lo to L 6 103 ; aged aort inferior, t.3 101 to L 4 103. Fat Limbs— B3o were «old a - fairly god prices. R j st lambs, 9-1 61 to Us 61 ; medium do, 7^ 6 1 to 81 61 ; supert >t do 43 6 i to 6s. Pigs— ll3 submitted. tht» dem-inrJ fur bacon quah ies was fair, but o'her Boit^ were not readily plased. Sore Soeep— Siles hLve be<-n madea« followg; — Oiossbred lambs, 5< to 5< 9i ; aged and crossbred ewes, 3a 6i to ii ; 2 tooth cro9Sbreds, 6a 6d to 8s 61 ; 4 and 6 tooth cr sabred wethers, up to 9j 10d, Hides — Values have receded about £ 1 per pound, Mb F. Mbbnan. Kmp street, reports: — Whileaale price onlyOats, feed: la 51 to Is 8J ; milling, la 8£ 1 ; demand fair Wheat : F .wls' 24 7d to 3s 6i ; Pair demand. Millme. 3< 6ito 3s 8d ; ChafiE : n^w now in, £2 103 to £2 15s; old, £2 12s 61 to £3 23 6d ; market bare supplied. Hay, oaten : None in market. Ryegrass, new, £3 Tbe quality U gool this seaaon. Straw : 32j 61 to 355, pressed and loose. Potatoes: kidneys, £2 to £2 10s; derwentP, L 2 12s 61 to L 3. Flour : sacks, £9 10s to £10; Roller, stone, £8 to £8 103 ; Oatmeal : in 251bs, £9 ; butter, dairy, 6i to 81 ; factarv, 9d to 101. Eggs, Is. Omone, 63 6d per cwt. Christchurch, bran, L 3 53.