Commercial.

Clutha Leader, Volume V, Issue 212, 2 August 1878, Page 4

Commercial.

+ Mv A. Merger reports for tho week ending Ou'.y 31, as follows • — Eetail prices only. — Fresh butter in $lb and lib prints, best quality, 2s per lb ; fresh butter in lumps, none ; powdered and salt butter, Is 2d to ls.dd per lb. Fresh butter ia very scarce, and ths market is scarcely supplied ; Bait butter in kegs is more plentiful, and a good deal has been coming in lately and selling at 10|d to lid per lb. Cheese, best quality, lOd per lb ; side and rolled bacon, lOd ; colonial hams, Is ; English hams, Is 2d to Is 4d per lb (no demand); English cheese, Is 4d (no demand). Egga have been scire, but are more plentiful again, aad retailing this week at ?s 3d to 2s Gd per doz. Messrs Wright, Stephenson, k Co. report for the week endiDg July 31 as follows :— Eat Cattle. — 126 head were yarded, consisting mainly of medium to prime quality, and wt-re taken by the trade at a shade under last week's quotations. We sold, on account of Jas. Smith, Esq , Greenfield Station, and othnrs, 76 head Bullocks brought from Lll to Ll6 5s ' cows, L 8

Lll— equal to 37s 6d per lOOlbs for prime aod 35s fov --:!' dium (jujuitv. Privately we hr>ve sold 30 head at 37s fid per J OOIW On Wednesday . next we shall soil a draught of fX) head of bullocks and cows very prime quality and heavy weights, from the N .Z. and A . Land Company's celebrated Clydevale herd. " Fat Sheep.— The unusually large supply of 3/6(5 was yarded, which heing cous>ideraHy over the number required by the trade, for tl.Vweek's consumption, {prices- receded i'roro 2s to 3n per head, and some were held oyer for next week. Wo sold 245 as follows : -On account of Mark Dale, Esq. , 284 cross breds ;on account of Messrs Murray, Itoberts, and Co., 448 do ; on account of dames Smith. E*q , 515 do j. on account of James Logon, Esq , 534 crossbred men 1 os; and on account of W. H. Keith, Esq., 406 crossbieds.. We quote prime quality mutton at 3d per lb. Fat Calvea. — None yarded. Store Cattle aud "Store Sheep.— We have no tjanssictions to report, hut have buyers for good te. ore cross-bred wethers for turnip feeding. flovses.- Heavy di*augbts and strong upstanding coach and light harness horses are in good demand. At our yards, ou Saturday last, a fair proportion of all sorts changed hands. We quote firsl -c*aas draughts at from L 55 to "L 65 ; medium, "L4O to LSO ; light, 1*26 to L 3 5; good hacks and light harness horses at from L2S to LoO ; medium, Lia to L2O ; light and weedy* L 3 to LlO. Sheepskins.— Our Monday's' sale waa wall attended by the trade. W<- <at ilogued 900 skin , for wliich there was spirited competition, and prices ruled higher than last week's rates. Butchers' gi-oen skj'-s, half-tved'. sold at from 4s 2d to 4s 6d ; meri ios, 3- 3d to 3a 6d ; station Bkius, to 4s 9d. H)des. -The demand continues good and prces firm, full 4rl per lb being obtainable for well conditioned lot 3. We disposed of 147 at from. 16s j to '23s eacii, prices equal to fcbe abovp. quotations. j Tallov. — We did not offer any this week, hut quote prime mut'on suitable for shipment at from L2B to L3O per tou • medium quality, L25 to L26 • rough fat, L2l. Grain. -Wheat continues dull of sale, and little business doing ; millers being fairly supplied for tlie present, and no demand existing for shipment. We quote prime wheat at 4s 3d to 4s 4d per bushel ; medium quality, fls lUd to 4s. Fowls' fe?d, Ss to 3s 3d; Oats continue in good enquiry at from 3s 9d to 3s lOd fer good feed ; 3* lid to 4s for prime milling ; and from 4s 2d to 4s Gd ior first-class seed samples. Barley : Malting scarce and wanted; good bright samples malting saleable at from 5s 6d to 6s per bushel.