Produce Markets.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 40, 13 August 1894, Page 2

Produce Markets.

The New Zealand L.oan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) report for the week ending 10th August, as follows : — Wool.— Latest London advices concerning the fourth series of wool sales re port the closing of the scries with prices firm at the level of the previous series, except for fine qualities of greasy and scoured merino and crossbred, whloh are par to £ per lb higher. During the series 215.000 bales were sold, of which 115,000 bules were taken for the Continent and 1000 bales for America. It is estimated that 78.000 bales are held over for future disposal. The fifth series will commence on 18th September next Locally small lots are coming forward, and realise as follows : — Crossbred, 6d to 7 id l : pieces, 2£d to 3} locks, l£d to 2d. The time is approaching when shearing will be commeociDg, and we are hopeful that the market will show n firmer tone at the forthcoming London »alen. which will tend to improve the prospects of the new clip. Sheepskins, — Prime factory crossbreds have realised up to os 4d; medium halfwoolen. 4s to 4s 8d . superior 3b to 3s Cd Station skins have come forward freely, but generally in faulty condiuon, and quotations are therefore somewhat easier tbanlait month. Present figures are — Full-woolled, up to 3s 7d ; half woolled, 2s 4d to 2s 9d ; inferior, le 6d to 2s ; pelts, 4d to 7d. Hides, — In medium supply and average weight! are not up to tanners require meats. Best quotatious are 4|d for heavies, medium, 2£d, aud 1W for cows and light weights. Eye grass. — Stocks of this seed are reported light down the lino and pr ceshave consequently hardenei, holders being careless sellers in vievr of the spring demand which will shortly set in. Prime couthera taacbiaed-dreß*ed is quoted up to 4s 6d por bushel, ex store, sacks extra ; second quality. Is 6d. Farmers would well to make early application for their requirements, as it in anticipated that supplies will not be sufficient.