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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5706, 14 July 1879, Page 2

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MELBOURNE MARKETS. The following is Messrs. Goidsbrough and Co.’s report for the week ending July 2 WOOL, SKINS, BTC. Wool. —The quantity coming forward is very limited, as usual at this season of the year, being confined to small lots of town and country scoured. Quotations are nominally the same as last week. By telegram from London we learn that the next series of sales will commence on 12th August. Sheepskins.-r-We have disposed of a full supply during the past week, and obtained full rates. There is an active inquiry for all classes of merino skins, and crossbreds have also found a steady market. We quote butchers’green skins up to 4s Cd each: do dry do, up to 3s Cd each; dry station skins, from 3d to 5Jd per lb. Hides—The market has been steady throughout the week, but at the close gave indications of weakening. Largo, fresh ox-hides And a brisk market at quotations : other descriptions are difficult to quit, except at very low rates. Ox-hides, average sizes, realised from 15s to 23s each ; cow hides, do, from 9s to 13s each; Victorian salted, heavy, from 3d to 3Jd per lb: do, average, from 2id to 3d per lb; do, light, from 2d to 2Jd per lb; calfskins, from l|d to 2d per lb. New Zealand hides are nominally worth up to3}dpcrlb. Kangaroo Skins.—Largo, fresh skins In good condition are in request up to lljd per lb. Small or Inferior skins are almost unsaleable. Tallow.—There is a good demand at late-rates, and at our sales this day we cleared a full catalogue at quotations, viz:—Mutton, average, from £24 10s to £26 IDs per ton : beef, do. from £22 to £24 per ton ; mixed, do, from £lB to £23 per ton. GRAIN. Wheat.—We have sold since our last week’s report privately and by public auction, 1093 bags grain. At our sale to- ay there was. a full attendance of buyers, and spirit-d competition, with an upward tendency. We quote : —Prime milling, 6s 7d; medium to good. 5s to 5s 5Jd; and inferior, from 4s 3d to 4s lid per bushel. <>ats are in ffiir demand.' We sold 331 bags Vf c . torian g own in a line at Ss Id, and quote Prbjie New Zealand milling. 3s 6d; prime feed, 3s 3d to 3s 4d; medium to good, 3s to 3s Id ; and inferior, 2s 10-d per bushel. Flour.—We quote good country brands at £'n y s g ( j i and town milled £ll 15s to jell 17s 6d per t o n. Bran is very scarce, and Is in demand a'. i s 43 p er bushel, and pollard at Is 5d per bushel. Harley.—Wj quote g od mailing -at Os 6d per bushel; inferior, from 4s ; Capo and Oregon, 3s 7d per bushel. BY THhEG’iAPH. AUCKLAND SHARE M/JRKET. (FROM OOR OWN CORBBSI.ONDENT.) - AUCKLAND. Saturdav, Mr. A. Saunders re orts as. follows Sellers: South British, 50-: New Zealand, 60s, cum div; Union, 13- Cd : Bank of New Zealand, £18: Nation •!, Cis; Colonial. 395. Buyers: Loan and Mercantile, 395; National Insurance, 18s 6d ; Auckland Gas, £9; Alburnia, 10s; Moanatairl, 38s.