Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIV, Issue 29, 13 November 1896, Page 13

Commercial.

Messrs. Stronach Bros, and Morris report for week ending 10th November as follows — Fat Cattle. — 137 head were yarded last week at Burnside. Best bullocks brought L 8 10s to LlO l."js ; best cows, L 6 os to L 7 5s ; others in proportion. We sold 27 head bullocks to Li> 7s tid ; heifers. toL(J 17s 6d. Fat Sheej.. — 2249 were penned. Best crossbred wethers, sold from 15s to 17s 9d ; medium do, 13s 6d to 14s 9d ; best crossbred ewes, 14s to 15s ; medium do, 12s 9d to 13s !)d ; merino wethers, 11s 3d to 12s. Lambs. — 43.1 came forward and suffered in price proportionately with sheep, best bringing 8s 6d to 10s 6d ; extra, 12s ; medium, 5s 3d to 7s 6d. Sheepskins. — Prices to-day were on a par with those lately ruling, best green crossbreds bringing 4s Id to 4s 8d ; best green merinos, 2s 0d to 3s ( Jd ; best dry crossbreds to s^d per lb. Grain. — Wheat keeps firm at the late rise, prime milling bringing 4s 2d to 4s (id ; medium to good, 3s 9d to 4b Id ; fowl fued, 3s .">d to 3s Hd. Oats. — Have maintained recent values, prime quality being most in demand. Quotations are, prime milling 2s ; good to best feed Is 10] dto Is ll]d ; medium, Is ild to Is lUd per bushel. Potatoes. — Best Derwents, £4 7* t>J to &i l'» ; medium, £4 to HI :«. Chaff.— Best oaten sheaf £2 7b (id to £2 10s. Mks.shs Donald Reid axd Co. report that prices ruled as under at their auction sale to-day :—: — Oat*. — A good demand exists for all suitable lines of prime quality. We quote prime milling. 2sto2-«U}d ; good to best feed, Is lid to 2s ; medium, Is M to lO^d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — The improved prices reported of late are well maintained, and all sorts are in good demand at quotations. Prime milling, 4s 2d to 4s 6d ; medium to good, 3s lOd to 4s Id ; fowl feed, 3s ."id to 3s ltd per bushel (sacks in). Potatoes. — In the absence of supplies values have steadily hardened during the past week. To-day arrivals are more plentiful, and prices obtained show a slight decline. We quote best Derwents, L 4 7s fid to L 4 l.")s : medium. L 4 to L 4 5s per ton (sacks in). Chaff. — Prime oaten sheaf receives attention from buyers, and ia readily taken at late quotations, but medium quality is in oversupply and difficult to quit even at late rates. We quote best oaten sheaf, L 2 7s (id to L 2 Ids ; medium to good, L 2 to L 2 ."s per ton bags extra). Mr F. Meenan, King street, reports : — Wholesale price only — Oats: Feed, Is Dd to Is lid; milling, 2s 2d ; seed oats of all kinds quieter at various prices, Wheat : Fowls' 2s 9d to 3s (id, fair demand ; milling, 3s 9d to 4s 3d. Chaff, L2to L 2 10s. Hay: Oaten, L 2 15s. Ryegrass, L 2 10s to L 3. Straw: 23s to 255, pressed and loose. Potatoes : Kidneys L2to L 8 10s ; Derwents, 1,4 to L 4 15s. Flour: Sacks, LlO 10s to LI 1 ; roller, stone, H) to L 9 l()s. Oatmeal : In 25lbs, Lll. Butter : Dairy, 6d to 8d : factory, i)d. Eggs, 7d. Onions, scarce, 20s per cwt ; Frisco, 225. Bran, L 3 10s. Pollard, 80s.

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows :—: — At Saturday's sale there was a fair entry of horses of all classes. There were very few buyers present, but a moderate demand existed for young draught and spring van horses. Draught horses were fairly well represented, there being a number of aged animals forward. The demand was confined almost entirely to sound young horses, there being 1 very little inquiry for aged and inferior animals. There were a few useful spring van and express horses offered, and bidding for them was good. We have numerous inquiries for young sound horses for tram and express work, and can recommend this market to anyone with this stamp of horses for disposal. The hacks and light harness horses forward were for the most part aged and inferior, and for them there was very little inquiry. Usefu

buggy horses, when they are forthcoming 1 , meet with a good deal of attention and bring fair prices. We quote :— First-class heavy young draughts at from L2S to LS3 ; medium. L2O to L 2.'> ; aged, LL"> to Ll9 ; good hacks and strong carriage horses. Ll.~> to L 2( ); spring-cart sorts, Lll to Ll."> ; light hacks, L 7 to LlO ; inferior, L 2 to L">.