Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIV, Issue 23, 2 October 1896, Page 13

Commercial.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report for the week ended September 29, as follows : — Wheat — Owing entirely to the reluctance on the part of growers to push sales, the market continues firm and late rates well maintained. Quotations for prime milling Is 2£d to Is 4£d ; best stout feed, Is to Is BJd ; extra prime, Is B^d ; medium, Is 7£d to Is 8d ; inferior, Is 5d to Is 6Ad (ex store, sacks extra, net). Barley — Market exceedingly flat, quotations nominal, say, for prime malting, 3s to 3s 3d ; medium, 2s 3d to 2s i)d ; feed and milling. Is 8d to 2s (net. ex store, sacks extra). ' Grass Seeds — The business dore in ryegrass seed is confined to the small lots required by farmers which will take some time to materially reduce present stocks. Quotation for best dressed, 3s odto 3s 6d ; extra prime, 3s 9d to 4s 3d (ex store, sacks extra). Cocksfoot remains very firm, best-dressed fetching s^d to s£d ; medium, 4Jd to 5Jd per lb, (net, ex store, sacks extra. Chaffi—The market being over supplied prices show no improvement, best fetching £2 7s 6d to £2 10s ; extra prime, £2 12s t!d ; medium, £1 17s 6d to £2 5s ; inferior up to 30s per ton, (ex truck, sacks retutned). Potatoes — Market unchanged, best northern Derwents fetching 60s to 65s ; medium, 50s to 57s 6d per ton (ex store, sacks weighed in, net). Sheepskins — Are in fair demand, but prices are easier, best green crossbreds fetching 4s 3d to 4s 7d ; extra heavy, a shade

more ; medium, 3s 3d to 4s : best dry crossbreds, 4sd to ssd : medium, 3d to 4d ; best do merino, 3d to 4d ; medium, 2d to 3d per lb. Rabbitskins — Good competition is experienced at the auction sales. Prime winter doe 3 are fetching 12d to 12? d ; best do bucks and does mixed, lOd to lid ; medium, 8d to 9£d, autumn, 5d to 6Jd; inferior and summer, Id to Hd per lb. Hides— Best fetch 2d to 2|d ; extra heavy, 3d to 3id ; light, l£d to lfd ; inferior, Id to 14, d per lb. Tallow and Fat — Moderate demand. Quotations for country rendered, 10s 6d to 15s ; best mutton caul fat, lls to 12s ; medium to good, 9s 6d to 10s 6d ; inferior to medium, 8s 6d to 9s per cwt (ex store, net),

Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report that prices ruled as under at their auction sale to-day :—: — Oats — No change in values to report, and nearly all consignments forward are being cleared at current rates. Prime milling, Is B>d to Is iHd ; good to best feed. Is 8d to Is B£d ; medium. Is 6£d to Is 7.} d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — The demand for milling samples is not very keen. Fowl wheat is in more request at 3s to 3s 3d per bushel (sacks in). Potatoes — Supplies to-day were heavier than of late and values a shade easier. Southern Derwents sold at L 2 17s 6d (o L 2 19b. Prime northern are worth L 3 to L 3 2s 6d per ton (sacks in). Chaff — The market is glutted with chaff of medium quality, which is in very poor demand. We submitted about 60 tons to-day. For prime heavy chaff the demand was good, and all lines of this class were cleared at L 2 10s to L 2 12s (id per ton (bags extra). Medium quality was almost unsaleable.