Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 4131, 24 May 1876, Page 3

Commercial.

M. 1 ' I /, ES ® y Dnivun (on behalf of the N. Z. L. and hL A. Co.) reports for the weekending 23rd May, 10/b: Grain .—Wheat continues steady, millers taking all good samples offering, at 4s 6d to 4a 8d : inferior, ts Id to 4s sd. Oats are still in active demand at Id advance on the hotter descriptions, which are scarce. We quote heavy bright feed.ls lid to 3s, inferior l a to Is Kid Ba.lcy-Th'erc has more b siuess been done; fine samples are scarce, meUium qualities are more sought after: Hue, 4,9 6d to 4b 9d; nfor or to fair, 4s to 4 s 3*l, Wool—The latest advices to hand from Europe are through Reuter’s agency without a special date \\ 00l advices from London are that, 100,000 hales had been catalogued, 3,000 withdrawn. Market firmer. Superior showed a partial recovery. The market Is very active, and prices recovering, thot would permit 97,001 bales to be sold out of 100 000 ■ ‘l'm, k . dliout further roe arks we fed quite justlUed in considering wool is improving, and that the lowest has been reached. Wo offered a few bales this afternoon at our weekly auction, bold to-day m consequence of the Queen’s Birthday falling ou our usual day, and sold some heavy conaitumed at fair rates. Sheepskins continue in small supply, although puces at auction are far iu excess of slaughterer’s contracts, cross brods bringing up to 2s 10J. and merinos 2s each. Hides am in greater demand, though prices are not much improved. Green butchers’ sold at 31s • wet salted, 4d to 4*d per lb. Wo sold 150 at above ra*os. , Tallow.*—None offcrorl.

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