REPORTS FOR WEEK ENDED AUGUST 17.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXV, Issue 10, 20 August 1897, Page 13

REPORTS FOR WEEK ENDED AUGUST 17.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report as follows :—: —

Wheat — There is no change to note, extra prime velvet is the only sort saleable in the meantime, northern fetching Is ."id to 4-, (id ; southern. 4s to KM ; bi'st red wheat and Tuscan, nominally, Is to 4s 2d ; medium, 15s, (id to Us ltd ; interior and v, hole fowl wheat, 2i (id to 3s \\d (ex store, s-ack^ weighed m, terms). Oats — There is a little more inquiry, but very few sales could le made, except at prices rantrinj; from Is lOd to :N, the bulk, however, are still held firmly, and with fewer in than at the same tune l.i'-t year, the iuture ot the market should be considered safe. Seller^ ate holding out for 2-- li',d to '2^ Id for plane Sutherland-^, 2s 2ld to 2-^ 3d for b<^t short feed. 2- Id to 2-, 2 1 tor nietiium to Is Ikl to 2s for inferior ; small lots ior seed an> tetchin^ 2- Id to 2s lid (• x store, sacks evtra, net). ] a"U'y — The market beniLr cleared ol malting there are no sales ot any consequence ettecte 1. (,'uiit.iTiuiis tor prune malting. Is to Is M\ ; extra, I- (,d ; medium, nominally. ,"i - .id to .5.-, M , iced an 1 milling. 2B2 B (>d to ,5s (V\ store, sacks exti.i. iwt). Chaff — Prices remain about the same as List wcllc, be^t fetching hA .">s to L 3 10-j . odd lots-. I,:i l."i ; medium to good. L 2 7s dd to I,"{ 2s lid ; interior. \A l"»s to L 2 .">-, : stiaw chair. 22s (id to 255. per t j:i (ex truck, sack-, extra, nei). Potatoes are in over supply and sellim 1 cheaper . best IXrwonts oily fetching L 2 7s i id to L.< ; Southern, 12 Ids to {/) i,-,., p er ton (_cx store .sacks weighed m iKt). Sheepskins are m good demand at late rates, say for best thy crossbreds, 4d to ">', d; medium, 2 ',d to ,'i',d : dry merinos, 2d to 4 jd per lb ; be-it green cro-^-breiK. ,5-, '.id to Is Hd ; others. 3> to .is Rabbitskius — Good winter skins continue m Aery fair demand, while inferior sotts fetch poor prices. JSot w inter gre\s fetch 1 1 Id to 12',d, selected, 13 ',d . medium. I'd to 11 VI . autanm, 7il to 'id summer, 3d to ,"J]d ; suckers and half-grown. Id to 2',d . best black and silver grey, lb 2d to Is Id : extra prune, Is "id to Is (id , inferior to medium and gooil, Id to Is per lb. Hides — A very good demand exists heavy fetching 2^l to 3 Jd : extra do, \)\<\ to 3{ I , medium, lld to 2^d , inferior, Id to Ijd pjr lb. Tallow and F, t — Market uneh.ai g-ed. be t country rendered fetching 13s (id to l.">s ; medium, lls (>d to 13s; butchers' rough fat, best, 10s to 10s lid ; medium. Us to 'J^ ud ; inferior, .s» to < s s (id per cwt (ex btore. net), Mhssrr Donald Reid axd Co. report that prices ruled as under at their auction sale on Monday — Oatd — Prices show no improvement on tho^e lately ruling, although within the past few days there has been more inquiry and several fair lines have been placed for shipment. \S'e quote, seed lines, 2s 2d to 2s (id ; prime milling. 2s Id to 2s 3^d ; good to best feed, 2s to 2s UU ; medium, Is lid to Is 1 1 Jd per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat — Milling- quality is unchanged, with little business passing except in prime quality. Fowl wheat, 3s to 3s Gd per bushel (sacks in). Potatoes — Supplies are now heavier and in the absence of anything like strong demand \ allies are. easier. We quote, prime northern Derwents, L 3 to L 3 2s (id ; southern, L 2 l.")& to L 3 ; medium to good, L 2 10s to L 2 l.">- per ton (bags in). Chair" — The market is moderately supplied with prime oaten sheaf and prices to-day show a slight improvement on those of last week. We quote, best oaten sheaf. L 3 7s Gd to L 3 10s ; extra

piime, to L 3 i:>s ; medium to gocJ,L2 17s (jd t) L 3 5s per ton (bags c -tra). Mi s^rk Samuel Orr and Co , Rtaffoid street, report as follows :— A tew bhowers have fallen during the week, but nothing worth spe iking about. Oats— ln plain language, the bottom is out of the oat market, and to effect sales you must reduce values of a month ago by about 31 a bushel. The Sydney market, too, is dull ; the Western Australian one full up, and wdien it is open Melbourne purposes putting in her surplus. Then the stocks in store here are heavier than ever they were at this period of the year, so that the outlook is not very bright. We quoce— Prime milling Sutherland.?, 2s -id ; bright heavy sparrowbills, 2s Id ; ordinary 2s. Wheat — The Home market is still keeping its buoyancy, while locally prime milling is saleable at about recent rates — viz., Prime milling, Tuscan and velvet, up to 4s od ; other 30rts, 4s to 4s 3d. Barley — The market is still firm, and during the past month we sold close on ls.ooo bushels at the top prices of the season— or, rather, tor years. Chaff — Market glutted, and prices easier again. Potatoes— Northerns, L 3 10s; southerns. L 3 ."is. Seeds — Ryegrass : A good many parcels are finding an outlet , no.v and prices are keeping fairly good, though not so high as in j former seasons. We quote — Machine-dressed Poverty Bay seed, up t ) (is ; and lueal machine-dressed, 3s to 3s. Gd ; extra cleaned and heavy up to Is 3d.— Cocksfoot : Heavy peed, 4]d ; ordinary, 3 Jd to | Id : Timothy is cheaper than for some years. — Clovers : Prices for j white are easier on basis of last year's quotations, as also are cowj grass and alsykt. We solicit intending purchasers to send for onr samples and quotations, as these w ill compare moat favourably with any on the market. Mixsijs. Stronach Bro<s. and Morris report as follows :— I\it Cattle— 222 >aidtd. prices showing a drop compared with hist \\(ek. Best bullocks ii'tdied L 7 l.">sto LS r>s , medium, L 5 to L 7 ; b st co«s. I,;, to Ld ]7s lid. Fat, Sheep— 3 I ill i penned. There was a fair demand, but prices were (id to Ud a head lower than last week. P>est crossbred wethers fetched lls t o r>s <)j . medium, 12s (id to };u '.Id; best crossbred ewes. ] I^, („[ to 13s (id . mediirn, ha Gel to lo a (><i , meiino wether12s (id. ' Lambs— <;s penned, meeting- with poor competition, prices largi ijr from "<s '.id to 7^ (id. Pius — 1 !S penned, nil being will competed for. prices realized being mtavourot selleis Stiekeis. let. hed li-, lid to 10s (id; slip.«, I is dd to 1 7s (,d : stores, Itk to 22- (id : ])orkers, 21s to 2^s (id '; light baioners. .>iis to 37s : heavy do. iOs to «.i)s Rabbit-km^— All coming forward are eagerly competed for and piieos show a lurtlier rr- \ 15c- 1 winlei grtys, I^l to 13d ; selected, 13] d-. medium, lod to 1 Pd , autumns. 7d tv Dd ; summers. 4d to 6d ; suckers and interior, Id to old ; blacks and silver grey-, up to 18d per lb. Sheepskins— Market iirm. Best green crosabreds, 4s to 4s 8d ; medium, 3s_ to 3s i)d : best diy do, 3a Dd to os ; medium, 2s t)d to 3s (id . merinos, ,!-, to 3s (id. Hides — In good demand. Pi ime heavy ox, 3^l to 3]d ; good, 3d to 3',d : medium, 2|d to 2,' d ; light and ,n erior, 1 *d to 2d per lb. Tallow— Best rendered, Us to los ; medium, 12s Gd to 13s tid • rough fat, Ss to lls Gd per cwt. ' Wheat — Market steady. Prime milling velvet, 4s 4d to 4s Gd • melium, 4s 2d to 4s 3Jd ; prime Tuscan, 4s 2d to Is 4d : medium 4s to 4s 1 Jd ; fowl wheat, 3s to .is Sd per bu-hel (sacks in). ' Oats— The market has been very dull during the week and showa no signs of improvement. Best milling and beed, 2s 4d to 2s (id • best feed, 2s Id to 2s 2}d ; good, Is 11 J.I to 2s u}d per bushel (sacks extra). v Barley— There is a good demand, and all offering is readily placed at following quotations I'rwne malting, 4s ;ui to 4s od • good, Is to ts 2d ; medium, 3s GJ lOd ; teed and milling, 2a Dd to 3s Gd per bushel (sacks extra). Chaff— Prices show some improvement, prime cbaff bein"- about 2s Gd higher than last week. Prime oaten sheaf, 1,3 10s to L3l« • extra gcod, a shade more ; medium, L 3 to L 37s Gd per ton (biurs extra). v fa Potatoes— Owing to heavy supplies prices are a good deal easier Best Derwents, L 3 to L 3 2s Gd per ton (bags in). Messrs lion an and Dunn:, Wanganui, report as follows •— W heat— Market bare very little doing in this line Prime milling, is to 4s Gd ; fowl wheat, 4s to Is (id.

Oats— Steady demai.d at present time. Best brigktffeed, 3s : medium to good, 2s fid to 23 i)d ; seed, 3s 3d. Barley— Very little doing in this line. Prime, 4s to 4s 6d ; feed and milling, 2s Gd.

Chaff— Very scarce and difficult to get good sample. Oaten sheaf^ L 3 13s to L 4 ; wheat straw. L 2 17s (id to L 3 5s per ton. Potatoes — No alteration in prices, expect price will improve as soon as planting commences. Present quotations — L 35s to L 3 10s. Flour— Lll :>s to Ll2 (sacks). Oatmeal — Lll to Lls per ton. Pollard— L 1 per ton. Beans — L 3 per ton. Wool— Very little coming to hand. Star lots, 4d to s£d per lb. Cutchings— 3]d to Id per lb Sheepskins — Be<-t dried erossbreds, Id to ."d per lb ; medium, 2Jd to 3Jd per lb ; butcheia' bc-t green crossbred, 3s 9d to 4s ; freezers, 4s 3d.

Hide«— Butchers' ox hides, 14s to ISs ; cows, 7s Gd to 10s ; settlers' lots. 1 }d to 2d per lb.

Tallow— B.st butchers', Ll2 to Ll3 per ton ; loose fat, 8s to 9s per cwt.

Messrs. Edward Thou vs a\d Co., Bond street, Dunedin, Wool, Sheepskin, Rabbitskin, Hair and Hide Merchants report : — Rabbitskins — The catalogues were somewhat larger this week and considerable intere-t was shown by the buyers, prices on the whole ranging on a par with last week s sales. A station line of does fit for immediate shipment brought K?^d. Sheepskins — Slightly easier this week. Hair — Firm at last quotations to a slight advance on extra clean bright lots.

Hides continue in fair demand and good prices are realised for prime heavy ox and good to prime cow.