Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 December 1911, Page 3

Commercial.

GRAIN QUOTATIONS.

Both oats and wheat have been through! a particularly dull period lately; very few operations have taken place'; Supplies of both milling wheat and oats are very small, and as millets are able to keep off the markeb no operations of any dimensions have resulted. It is reported that even were buyers anxious to operate largely the.wlheat is not available in large parcels. Quotations, -nominal, milling 4s to* 4s Id per bushel, f.o.b. South. Fowl wheat is very short of supply, and is expected .to keep steady at 3s 9Jd to 3s iDd f.o.b. South. Oats are ruling at 3s 3?, d to 3s 4d f.o.b. South for A grade. Gortons and B grade at a halfpenny less. General reports from the South' indicates a very small stock, and unless Australian can come en the market the ■position is not likelv to be influenced to a lower level. Maize is in nrood demand and. the market is ste.odiy. Tlie quality is frenernlly reported as ■very satisfactory. LEVIN WOOL. SKTN AND HIDE SALE. Hitehings. Hanking and Co.. Ltd.. report as followsAt our usual monthly sale, held on Thursday last, we submitted an nvoraco catalogue comprising 60 bales and fadges wool, 900 sheenskins. 300 ihides. 3 casks and 20 tins tallow. Wo are pleased to report that the general tone of the market is much firmer than it has been for seme considerable time, and prices showed an increase all* round ; tins was especially noticeable in respect to hides and calfskins ; for prime lines of calf as high as lOld was realised, whieih 1 is a record for the sensnn : medium ox in good demand at 7d per lb. . We quote as follows:— WOOL.—Medium crossbred, 73d to 8s; coarse do.. Okl, G?d to 7d; dead wool, s?d. fi I ,d to G^d; pieces, 4d. 43d. s*d to SJ-d.

SHTCEPSKTNS. - Crossbred m odinm, Gd: crossbred coarse, sid to 53d; dead do, 4-$ dto 'l-Jd; hoggets, 5Jd to 6d; broken crossbred, 3kl to 4d: crossbred croon and damp, 5s 7d to Gs Id: salted wits. Is 6d; salted Inmbq, Is 3d.

HIDES.— Ox heavy, ntone offering: medium do.. 7d; ligbt do., 6£d \ to 6Jd: cows, medium to heavy. GS-d to 63d: light do., fid. GJd to G Jd; out and slippv, I'd to 4 lid; yearlings, Hid : enlf. bo«st. 10Jd ; meaty d0..-70d; cut and slipnv, 4£d to Gfd. TALLOW.-Casks. £26: tins, £23 10s. • STOCK REPORT. Messrs Abraham awl Williams, Limited, report: At our Palmerston North' sale, held ,on Wednesday the 13th. inst.. we yarded 700 sheep and 1,000 bead of cattle. - All clashes of stock met with a keen demand, and we have to report a total clearance under the hamincr.' with tbe exception of one small pen of cattle. The 700 bead of. cattle yarded oft account of -Mr J. Barker, of Porangahau, were a particularly good lot. and sold at prices in excess of valuations. Vve quote •SHEEP. —Em pty ewes, woolly, 10s 3d, 15s Id to 13s sd; shorn 2-tooth wethers, 10s lid to 12s 3d; shorn 2tootb ewes- to 12s Id; shorn ewes and lambs, 16s lis to 28s:; the last price being obtained ; for a line of P. B. Romney ewes and limbs. Woolly ' 'hoggets, 14s. CATTLE.:—On account of J. Barker," Esq.: 143 yearling P.A. heifers £3 7s 6:1; 134 P.A. steers, £4; 40 Shorthorn yearlings steers, £3 19s; 74 P.A. steers, £5; r 26 2-year S.H. steers, £4 65.; 90 forward P.A. heifers, £4 3s to £4-6s; 36 fat and forward P.A. heifers, £4 lis 6d; . 15": Hereford heifers. £4 10s 6d : 36 yearling S.H. .heifers, £2 19s; 27 2ycar S.H. heifers, £3 12s 6d. On account of P. A. McHardy, Esq.: 50 forward bullocks, £7 13s; other lines: Fat and forward bullocks, £8 3s; 3-year bullocks, £6 3 sGd; yearling heifers, small, £2 6s; yearling steers, £2 17s ; empty cows." £2 10s to £3 7s; 2-year steers, £4 4s 6d; . cows and calves. £3 8d; • bulls, ~£2 10s to £3 2s 6d ; dairv cows. £6 5s to £8 ss. ' ung-tßsaajwß