Commercial.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1009, 19 August 1881, Page 2

Commercial.

THE HOME GRAIN MARKET. Messi3 Cargills, Gibbs, and Co. havore•ceivi’d telegraphic advice from their Loudon correspondents, under date the 9th i list,, that business has been done by first hand sellers of wheat at 37s per 4891b (c.f. and i).

DUNEDIN STOCK REPORT. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report for the weekending Wednesday, Ang 10,1881, as follow s:— Fat Cattle.—The small sup]Jy of 174 had came forward, of these 80 we.e dairy cattle, tho rest were mostly medium qualify, a few pens only being prime. Rest bullocks sold at L 9 2s fid to LlO 12s6d; other*. 1.5 10s to 1.3 15s ; V'ost cows soi I at T. 7 to LS7s G !; others, Ls7s G1 to 1.6 15s -or equal to 2:'s C l to 25:3 par 1001b for p i me, 20s medium. We sold a few .at quotations. Fat Calves.—Tb :ee yarded ; these sold at 4s Cd to 31s each.

Fat Sheep—lGo9 wo o penned; except some 40 info, ior me.inos Iboy wo o co .s----bredsof good to prime qua'l'.y. E -st crossbreds (heavy weights) sold at 17s 3d to 18s ■Cd ; good do, 14s Gd to IGs Gd; others, 10s Cd to 13s.

Fat Pigs.—-79 yarded. These wero all useful sort'", aud sold at ISs to 59s according to size. Wo quote pork Sijd to 4£d per lb. Store Cattle.—Wo have several buye-s of mixed mobs, but at present nono offering.

iSlore Sheep.—Wo h-ld an auelion srdoat Hoidey Yanis on Thursday Irv t. Th>- e was a large attendance. A’l ofTe cd were speedily sold as fol ? ows ISI2 fnil-month cro.:s-lucd wetho s. 12s od ; 1011 two-tooth cross!)re's ewes, 11s 7d; 75 full-mouth ruotiaoewes, fis Cd.

Shcepslrins.—At our safes on Monday there was a for competition for all lots. Crossbreds sold at 4s 4d to 5s 5d ; merinos,

Hide".—Monday’s quotations are—Tor best salted, 4,-d ; a few c;cl' - a heavy, 4',d; others, 4d ; ca'fskias, 4d t04.1d per lb. Grain.—Wheat: Local ni'Pors holding supplies, show no incl'na'ion to buy. We quote prime milling wheat, 4s to 4s 3d ; medium, 3r 4d to 4s; i r'erio l -, 3s Sd to 3a 7d ; fowl’s feed, 2s Id to 2s lid. Oats— Milling, 2s Id ; bright feed, Is lid to 2s. Bar'ey—MaU'n'r. 2sGdto3s; milling, 2s to 2s 3d ; feed, Is 10J. Pol aloes are worth 57s 6d to 62s Gd per ton.