Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIV, Issue 4, 22 May 1896, Page 11

Commercial.

DDNEDIN HORSK SALEYABDS. Weekly Report.

Thb New Zealand Loan and Mercantile agenc/ Compact, Limited, report for the week ended May 19 as follows : — Wheat. — The market is very firm and a Bright improvement in prices, beat hard milling velvet, 3s 8d to 3s 9}d ; medium, 3s 4d to 3s 6d ; Tuscan and red wheat 3s 5d to Si 7d ; medium, 3s 3d to 3a 4d ; inferior, 2s 9d to 3s 3d ; (ex truck, store, sacks weighed in , term i.) Oats. — The demand is fairly active and prices at auotion on Monday for best }d to £d higher ; milling Id to 21 ; best bright fetching 2a 2s 2£d ; beat stout feed free from green seeds, Is 10£ dto la 11^1 ; mtdium, Is 9d to Is lOd ; bright Danish, best for send, Is lid to 2s o£d ; medium, li 9d to Is lOd ; best bright, long Tarttnana 2a 2d to 2a 4d ; extra do, 2s 5d ; medium, Is 61 to 2a ; black, Is 9d co 2s (ex store sacks extra net). Barley, — Demand limited, quotations nominal, say for prime malting 3s 3d to 3i 6d ; medium, 2s 9d to 3a ; faed and milling, 2i to 2a Ss (extra store sacks extra net). Grass Seeds— Quo aions for best dressed, 3? 3d to 3s 6d ; extra do, 39 9d to 4s (ex store, sacks extra, net). Cocksfoot in moderate reqneat. best beiog held for 4jd to 5d ; medium, 4d to 4JI ; inferior, 3d to 3}l per lb (ex tt)re, sacks extra, Det). Potatoes — Tbe position of the market is much the same aa last week, best derwents fetching L 2 12s 61 to L 2 15s ; medium, L 2 5s toL2 10* per ton (ex store, sacks weighed in, net). Chaff — The supply of really good issomewh>t short and prices for Bucb higher, but mediom is difficult to place. Quotati ins for best, L 2 17s 6d to L 3 ; medium, L 2 7s 6d to L 2 12 a 6J ; inferior, LI 15s to L 2 5s per ton (ex truck, sacks extra, net) Sheepskins — Market unchanged, best gre^n crossbr >ds fetching 2a 9d to 3s ; extr* heavy, 3s 4d to 3* 61 ; medium. 2s 3d to 3s 81 , green lambskina, b^st, 2s 101 to 3a ; extra heavy. 3i 31 t> 3s 4d ; medium, 2s 31 to 2s 8d ; inferior, 9d to 2s ; best dry crotebreds, 4sd to 6£l ; medium, 3d to 4d ; best do merino, 4d to 4JI ; medium, 2d to 8$ per lb. Rabbitikim— Best autumn and early winter greys, 91 to 10^1 ; medium, 6J to 8d ; summer, 3d to s£d ; suckers and inferior, Id to 2}d ; beat black. lOd to Is per lb. Hides— Beat are fetohing 2d to 2£d ; extra heavy, 3d ; light, l£i to If d ; inferior, Id to l£d per lb. fallow and Fat— best rendered mutton, 16a 6J to 17s 6d ; medium f> good, 14s 6d to 16s ; inferior to medium, 10s 61 to 134 61 ; beat fresh mutton caul, lls to 11*61; medium to good, 10s to 10s 61 ; inferior to medium, 8s 61 to 9« 6d per cwt (ex store).

Stbonach Bros. & Morris report for week ending 19th ins', as follows : — Fat Cattle— Best bullocks, L 7 10s to L 9 15* ; mtdium, L 6 5s to L 7 ; light, Lssbto L 6 ; best cows, L 5 15s to L 7 10a ; medium, L 4 5j to L 5 ss ; light and aged, L 2 17s 6d to L 3 17s 6i. Fat Bheep — Rest crossbred wethers, 13s to 13a 6d ; medium, 11s to 12s 6d ; light, 7s 9d to 9s 91 ; prime crossbred ewes, 12s 6d to 13a 6d ; menrjo wethers, 6s 3d to 8-*. Lambs— Beßt brought 8* 6d to Us ; medium, 5s 6,1 to 7s 6,1. Pigs— Suckers, 4s to 6b ; slips, 6a 6d to 9s ; stores, 10s to 15a : Porkers, 20i to 235. Babbitekins— Late autumn, 9d to 10J ; medium greys, 6d to 8d ; summers, 3d to 6Jd ; early winter b'acsg, 101 to Is. Oats— Prime long Tartars, 2s 3d to 2s 5d ; Sutherlandß, 2s to 2s 2i ; Spanan bills, best, Is 11^1 ; good fted, Is 10£ dto Is lid ; medium do, Is 9d to Is lOd per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat— Prime velvet, 3$ 8d to 3s 9£l ; good do, 3s 6^l to Si 7d ; prime Tuscan, 3s s£i to 3* 7d ; fowl feed, 3s to 33 2 i per hushel (sacks in). Churl— Best, L 2 15s to L 3 Is ; medium, L 2 10s to L 2 12s 6d per ton (bags extra). Potatoes — Good Derwents, 12 12s 6d to L 2 13t ; medium, L 2 7s 6i to L 2 10s per ton (sacks in).

Laeby and Co, Limited, Wellington, report as f >Mows : — Wheat— A fair business has been pass ; ng during the week, but values, if anythinr, are a shade easier. We qaote wn> le fowl wheat, 3s 7d to 3s 8d ; broken, 3b 5 J to 3a 61 ; prime milling, 3a 8i to 3a 91. Oats — Tht market continues firm at prices ehowiug an advance on previous quotations. Prims short feed, 2a 31 ; duns, 2s 4d (ex store). Barley— Malting barley is worth, nominally, 3* 91 for primest samples ; feed, 23 BJ. Potatoes — Choice Canterbury are worth, 60a ; Oamaru, 62s 81 to 65a ; Blenheim, 67s 6d to 58a 6d per ton. Cocksfoot— Market firmer. Prime bright heavy undressed, 3Ji to 3|d per lb. fiyeerass— Pr'me bright machine dreised, 4s to 4a 6d ; medium to good, 3s 61 to 4s ; farmers' parcels, 3a to 3s 3d per bushel. Biao— 9os per ion. Haras and Bicon— Fac'ory-cured bams, 7d ; bacon, 6JI; best farmers' cuied him 9, 6d ; bacon, 4^d to 5i per lb. Fungrs— 3^ i per lb. Floor — Best brands in sacks, L 9 53 to L 9 10s per ton, with proportionate prices for other sizes. Oa.meal— Market hardening. We quote Lll per t:n with an upwaid tenleocy. Rabbitpkins— Without alteration. Prime winters may be q noted at 8d ; autumn, 4d to 5i ; mixed and inferior, Id to 2^d per lb. Sheepskins —We quote country crossbred 8, medium 'o fHe qnahty, well-saved pettp.o^i to SJI (extra choice lines, 6d) ; ordint-y well- saved pelts, 4|i to 5d ; medium badly saved pelts, 3d to 4^l beßt country merinos, 5i to 6d ; ordinary to good, 4d to 4ji per lb; Hides— Fair demand. We quote extra heavy ox bides well, flayed, 16* to 20s ; plump heavy, 12s 6d to 14* 6d ; medium, 7s 6d to 11s ; cow hides, heavy, 7s to 9j 6d ; medium, 5s 6d to 6s 6i ; light, 4s 64 to 5s 6i. For badly fl lyed and slippy hides proportionate rues are obtainable. Tallow— Well rendered mutton, in cusks, 17* 61 to 18j 6J ; in tins, 16a to 17s ; rough fat, 12a to 13s per cwt.

Messrs Wbiqht, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows : — We quote :— Heavy draughts, four to biz years, L 22 to L 27 ; do eight to 10 years, Lls to L2O ; light and small do, L 8 to Ll2 ; aged and inferior do, U to L 7 ; upstanding spriagcart horses, young and sound, Ll2 to Li 6 ; well bred upstanding hacks and harness horses, Ll6 to L2O ; upstanding hacks and harness horses, LlO to LI 4 ; aged and inferior, L2to L 5.

Mb F. Meenan. King street, reports: — Wholesale price only— Oats : feed, Is9d to 1b 10^d ; milling, Is lid ; demand good. Seed oat i of all kinds in good request at various pne a from 2* 21 to 2a 5 1. Wheat : Fowls' 2s 6 1 to 3a 1i ; Fair demand. Milling, 3a 6ito3a 8J ; Chaff, £2 2s 61 to £3. Hay, oaten, £3; ryegrass, £2 10s to £3 ; the quality is good ths seaßon. Straw : 30* to 32i 6', pressed aid loose. Potatoes: kidne>s (seed), £2 to £2 15s; derwrnte, L 2 7s 6d to L 2 15s. Flour : sacks, £9 10s to £10 ; holler, stone, £8 to £8 10s; Oatmeal: In 251bs, £10; butter, dairy, 61 to 9d ; factory, lOd to 111 Egfji, Is 61. Onions, 9a per cwt. Christchurch, bran, L 3 10s. Pollard, 85s.

The Bink Stables, Chriatchurch, whose proprietors are the wellknown and energetic firm of W. Hay ward and Coy., was well worth a visit. What strikes the eye when entering is the neat an 1 smart appearance of everything. On both sides are t-talls which contain horseflesh of the first order, suitable for all purposes, after which comes the splendid array of carnage, landaus, broughams, dog ca*ts. buggies and other vehicles too numerous to mention. Msssrs Hayward and Coy. a'eo make it part of their business to train and break horses into harness aud saddle, aad in ail cases guarantee a-Ui-'fuetion. We might mention th»t it w*3 from trie Rink Stables ihat tha carriage and four handsome black horses were ob'a'ned which was to convey the Cardinal and Archbuhops during the late reoepnon in CLiristcburcb. Night and lay cb'lb are always attended to, and which cau be given on their telephone, No 197.