Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXV, Issue 38, 21 January 1898, Page 13

Commercial.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report for week ending 18th January, as follows : Wheat — There is no further improvement to note in price, extra prime northern velvet and fowls' wheat are the only sorts having any demand. Quotations for prime velvet, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; medium do. and best Tuscan, 4s 3d to 4s 5d ; best red wheat, 4s 2d to 4s 5d ; medium nominally, 3s 8d to 4b ; inferior, 2s 9d to 3s 8d (ex-store, sacks weighed in, terms). Oats — Prices continue firm and more in favour of sellers, hut how long this position may be maintained is somewhat difficult to predict. Meantime prime milling and feed are worth 2s to 2s Id ; medium feed, Is lid to Is 1 ld]d ; inferior. Is 9d to Is lOJd (ex-store, sacks extra, net). Barley — There is none in the market. Quotations nominal. Grass se ds — Best rye grass seed has some inquiry and best machine dressed selling at 3s 9d to 4s 31 ; extra prime. 4s 6d ; medium, 2s 9d to 3s (id. Cocksfoot market flat ; best dressed in retail lots fetch 4]d to s}d ; medium. 4d to 4^d per lb (ex-store, sacks extra, net). Chaff. — Maiket being sparingly supplied, prices are maintained. Best is fetching L 3 17s (3d to L 4 2s (id , extra prime L 4 5s ; medium L 3 to L 3 15s per ton (ex truck, sacks extra, net). Sheepskins. — The autumn sales are well attended and prices unchanged. Best dry crossbreds are fetching 4d to 4fd ; medium 3d to 3£d ; dry merinos 2d to 4^d per lb ; green crossbred pelts 7d to Is ; green lambskins 9d to Is 9d each. Rabbitskins — Only small catalogues offering comprising for the most part off-season skins and sell at all prices from 2d to BJd per lb. Hides are in very fair demand, 701bs and over fetching 3|d to 4d ; 601bs to 701bs, 3d to 3id ; stilbs to 601bs, 2^d ; 451bs to 561bs 2£d; 381bs to 451bs, 2^d ; 30lbs to 38lbs, 2d ; inferior, Id to l£d per lb. Tallow and Fat — Best country rendered fetches lHs 6d to 14s Gd ; medium, 10s 6d to 13s ; rough fat best mutton caul, 9s (id to 10s ; medium, 8s 9d to 9s 3d ; inferior, 8s to 8s 6d per cwt (ex store, net). Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report that prices ruled as under at their weekly auction sale :—: — Oats — A good demand was experienced for all lines of good feed milling quality, and, under keen competition, our catalogue was cleared at prices which show a slight improvement on those of last week. Prime milling, 2s Hd to 2s 3d : good to best feed, 2s to 2s Id ; medium, Is 10^d to Is 1 Id per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat — Prime milling samples meet with ready sale at late quotations. We offered different qualities of fowl wheat, which

were well competed for. We quote : Best whole wheat. 3s 7d to 3a 8d ; good, 3s to 3s 6d ; broken and damaged, 2s to 3s per bushel (sacks in). Chaff — Prime quality commands most attention, and was quitted to-day at L 4 to L 4 5s ; medium to good, L 3 10s to L 3 17s 6d per ton (bags extra). Messrs. Steonach Bros, and Mouris report for weekl ending 18th January, as follows : Fat Cattle— lßo yarded. There was a fair demand, but prices showed no improvement. Best bullocks sold at L 8 to Li) ; medium to good, L6to L 7 15s ; others, L4to L 5 10s. Best cows sold at L 5 to L 6 7s 6d ; others, L3to L 4 17s 6d. Fat Sheep— 3lß2 penned ; values being 2s to 3s ahead lower than last week. Best crossbred wethers sold at 11s to 12s 3d; medium to good, 8s to 1 0s 6d ; best ewes, 9s 6d to 10s 6d (1 pen extra, 12s 3d). Lambs — 718 penned. The demand was good and prices slightly higher. Extra prime lambs fetched 11s to 12s 9d ; good, 9s to 10s 6d ; other.*. 6s to 8s 6d. Pigs — 55 forward, all selling very well at late rates. Rabbitskins— There is very little doing at present and prices are slightly easier. Best sorts si-lling at up to 10} d. Sheepskins — We offered a lair catalogue to-day and sold all under good competition at prices equal to those ruling lately. Wool — We would reminl clients that the next sale takes pkve on Friday 4th February. Wool for this sale should reach us nob later than Ist February. Hides — Market firm. Prime heavy ox, 3^d to 3|d ; medium, 2£d to 3d ; li?ht and inferior, ljd to 2fd per lb. Tallow— Market dull. Best rendered, 12a to 13s ; medium, 9s tid to lls Gd ; rough fat, 8s to 10s per cwt. Wheat— There is a fair demand for all offering. Prices remain unaltered. Oats — There is a further advance in prices to report. Best feed now selling at Is lid to 2s ; medium, Is lOd to Is 10 Jd, while milling is worth 2s to 2s 21 per bush, (sacks extra). Barley — Nothing fresh to report. Chaff — Prime chaff is very sjarce, and is selling at L 4 to L 4 5s ; good do , L 3 15s, to L 3 17s 6d per ton (bags extra).