Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 4276, 9 November 1876, Page 3

Commercial.

Mr Henry Diivt-r (on behalf of tlio N.Z.L. and iH.A. Co.) reports for the week ending November 8 as follows:

"We Are without any advices of .the opening of the L:>udcn 17 :veni'oer sules, which ave uow being held. r l he opening sales in Melbourne passed off with spirited competition, fo'-eijni and British firms being well repiesented. Prices ruled 21 to 3d per lb reduction in greasy wools, nud 3d to CJ on washed and secured. The new clip is arriving in town, shearing having commenced pretty generally in the early districts It is too early to report on its comparative condition with former seasons, our expectation beiog that it will surpass most seasons in >-trcneth of stnale, owiug to the fino open winter. Sheepskins. —We catalogued 2.220 for our usual weekly auction this afternoon. Priors showed a aeclmo on last, week's rate?, best butchers' cross-breds ruling 4s 91 to ss. Dry cross-brerts, 2s 3.1 to 4s 4d; merinos. Is 7d to 33 41. K» Hl A es,—We sold 10 ° S rccn butchers'. 21s 6d to 22s 6d; wet salted, inferior, 5s to 9s 3d; medium weights, 14s 9d to 15s 9d.

«»' raU^ w - — Several lots sold; fair quality, mixed, 26s to 30s Cd ; inferior, 21s 9d per cwt. Grain.—Wheat is not obtainable. Flour has advanced to Lls per ton, and is expected to go higher still. Oats are quiet; a few shipping orders ore being executed at 2s Id to 2s 2d for common feed, 2 * r 4^, 29 , 4 * for fine hoaT 7« .. Barley is quite neglected by brewers; it Is likely to attract specu'ative buyers if the appearances of the new. crop are not soon more favorably reported.