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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 878, 7 February 1879, Page 1 (Supplement)

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it vwy dvsirabto that full am BbrS'-rt" aopea H. .liii'lv I'vt.vy month, ami wo cor.liall; HT! » it'll who aro imgagwl iu bustnes ■££> .hv.th livo stock, grai... or seeds M""'"..! „„ two davs provtous to puldtca thou- transiwttous h»r th I jfK\V* ZKALA.NP. I -{Jkw Zkai-ash AtJiut-rt.-n-uis-r OiUit 't'hursday Kveutug. ■j)„ t ii 1S ( tlti< last mouth tho tratio in grait H»iiitt«mlly ,H! "" l,f iV Vl ' r - V limitr ' l lk ' K, ' F, P' W[ t Ifnrmtti's luvvo, of com'se, all tlteii Ho.miUm.'i'gies «Uiv«.l!i'tl. to tlte securing ol ■»»wii's orops. Nvlulst tuillers ami gran' Hrolmnts aro nuiotly rusting on their oars " l' !V " wm wavi4 " wlxi imw bffoi-t. Kniiing lim'S" oiHU-afcions. A few lines ol Bu-huitt olmugmt hands at front lis fid fo< ■ rt() :!»yd fur prttnt) milling, hut we havt H hoard of »»y transaetious in new wheat. K v of tlu'oi' small parcel)* of old- oat.Hliscd .'is *' t 5 " : ' ,M !),1> ,vn 't s " vt ' l ' !vl ' lw * s "' Hg noivmtty Ititvo boon pltteuit at from 3s ti W' " uW ''ai'toy. so far, has been put ■tho uiarkut, but wn itro givcti to under that our uhiof local brewers have mad. As far as wo can ascertain, it is thitt tho following will In: abnul — say aliottt 3s M per bushel. ntilling, say 3s to 3s 3d: feed, say Hlwhiy, limiting. 3s to (5s pur bushel. ■ DL'lN*EDt>*. It 5. Kunry Driver reports, under date oth Bilniui'v -. Wlteat has few eniinirers : most Biiiu mUW »i'« standing for annual overBtil of iniieliinory. Present price of otd Hunt .'!s Hil to .'!» lOil, the latter very supeHi'. Hitrvt'st operations have been retanled m tho stnnny weather. The northern part ■ thin ilistriet is roportett to have surVered a Boil tlonl from tlie. stormof last week. Oats : Bo tiiißuttliMt weather having pUweit the Bw urop in it mure pruearious state, sellers (i not so anxious to sell forward as they ii'o a week itgti. preferring to their ills sitl'ti boforn eoiitr.'ictiiig to if unrii is not uiucli- impiired for. ml food liavo been matle at 3s M to 3s 7d. rloy : Brewers are ready for new samples, t noun Ititve reached this market. The in in this district will be generally a late Jlossrs. Wr'isiUt, Stephenson, and Co. lort. as fellows : —Slteopskins : We held ■ wuekly sale wv Monday lust. The trade h fairly represented. Pfices obtained, ivovur, show a marked decline on late os. Our catalogue comprised over 7W> us, eluolly eottutry Inlk Cross-bred.* night ii]) to '«'» !)tl. meriuiis up to -Js $<L I ritmliskins From '.) dto Is 3d. Hides: fro is tin alteration to report! either iu uoor demand. VF» have delivered 130' tho trade, previously contracted fur. lli'SDrs. Matdciiu. Brothers report !ts fol-*:-0ii Fritlay. 3tst ult... we held our oml ivool salo of tho season, particulars »l»ch, itml priuea obtained, have been yrojiorteit. On Monday we siilit a numiilsmull lots, which brought satisfactory w, Cittalogues of the Etome sales tn lilliytlio Suez mail show prices of all fwptionss ruling very tow : but we are *»l to notice by recent ttdegrams that Nnonivy market is easier and traile show[.ditflitliiur tone, so that wo think there >!irw|ini!ti)f the February sales opening 'Oralily. WK'LLtM-1-TON*. Hit' N'ow Z.mlinid Mail reports : - Buttpr. Suit: butter is in littlw demand. *> lmiiiij no enquiry for export. Cood. 'H'li'siiro worth Hd to »Ad for uudouhteil olityin kees, but there are few local sales, "won i Hu f M'.tnm. -Moderate stocks of ntwlmry euro, which have been moving •t'SW to i)il per lb.; cloth packed rule instil to iiil. ■'lii'i'su—Stucks iu first hands are tmv, and ' wiw is linn at h.v,l to !)tl per U>. for t'an'""y "Ullie. ■ ll, »f. - Tho Hour market is unaltered., ami "j" 5 fontimui low, with a downwartt l " l, «''.v. Wo hear 0 f sales on tho spot for Mwbury || (im < iv « LS 10s per ton. a figure * Mimot but leitvo a loss to tho milter. 'Wittioiiß vary from U) 13* to LID tOs f *n tor best brsmdi* of Cjmterbuvy and '"»« mills ([,„. i, tt k«r»" tots), but it is not [VOhtbtu thub concessious have been made , , r *." l « lot lias bcuu. above the average. iiritiii.-Oaty rumain rjrui at Ttwt week's . "!• "ji'l jjotiii sttmples are worth 4a to 4s bM. ; lUftl Ijiwlitvoi,,,, low in stock., and it* worth ' ' nwitfor fowls. 4s to 4s 3d:: bran, ts ; «nl, Ls, Potattios. r.i.w stocks in dealers'hands. f WrtMtt.il. s,vles at L» to IU t()s per ton f whulosiilt, l„ts. H"AN(IANL*L J™ Wtmidy Humid of th« Ist instant ; ports : I'hto liuve 1,1,0,, v ,,,.y t \. w whofesafo trans■mm m g,.. m , a m *iii!X tl»» p«*»t week., and Willn,,tt ti,,, smite as last ipiotations. W! ». aiti pretty generally through the "'(O'ltllis district!, and commencing in »n«>iutfciki.j. The old arain on hand and »»iali oi» uonorally of mferior q.«atity. I •whitlow for wholesale prices :-Oats* 3» ;■ •.'•"l: wlu„rt, f, u . f owl - fyt.,l, :; s 7d to 4s t ;*• •"• !•«!: barley. ■** 7d to 4* Oil t Hour. ; ".,,-" Ll;! : '"ttmeal, LU4* Utet pollard.. J'" !,), >: bran. L(>: potatoes. LBto L 8 •iii '7-' ' ryu S l ' (''anterbury. !)s.. 'tisitcks, now,. Its to. t'Jsv seeoml , •■'»<■■ o 10s ; woolpitellSv 4s 3d. ; i I "" * stua of .Jiunutry V.!)th. reports:— . Uio'i""^'" 8 onc "notations of LU)' M)» E »,;'?!'''''""' *ra*(u paruols .are moving mm « v, y " c tll, "'« «»«Bg. Under tha W?' hkuwise, Hl)' Hte w:» rttalisetL ; s jS." luofesd at.{» BA to. <te A tine i »reporteiH to fcuwa buensotl at "■ 1 privately ;: but at the nttmetouall " wu » notltiiijf of a special character mi IJ

reported. though a number of smatt lots wore i-ltmmi off. and anything olf prime quality • lu'ought Stt. shrivelled and inferior Wing 1. quitted at ttit to- fs -JStl Oats found • buyers at the same time at 3* 9*l to Jte 7*»l > fop Victorian,. and fs to-fa 3d tor Xpw ! Zealand. SEaiae continues to p • •►•nt an easier tone. For some paruets hoMers would not refuse Ktit to 4 s Tit. Publicly 2800 hushes Queensland damaged were rtaitte*! at •ts Clooil quality was Ukewis« Bffiswil publicly, l>uti the bidding not proving satisfactory, the whole parcel was withdrawn. ,HoO bags ('api< Fwvrley were at 3s !Kt. Sales 'of m.i.lfin f barley are also reported a-S 7-=. a r>F.c.Ati>f:. The Observer of January 23th reports oa tlu* hrc.adstutfs fuacU.eC :—The market has hee-n- very dult during the week. We quote the value of wheat" at 4s !>d for shipping parcels at i'ort Adelaide, and from 4 s E to Is ti<l at the jetty end., fort Fine, ami from l* Td- to 4* <H«f for farmers' tot-'* at i\>rt Adelaide, iui'l from- 4s C^t to 4s ->< l delivered ou the wharf at. I'ort Pine. The market at present is irv a very unsatisfactory condition, as the above ([notations are beyond Kngtist'i limits even with the present reduced freights. This state of things ran onty be accounted for by so many" vessels being chartered under engagement to load before the end of .fanuary or the middle of February. The bulk of the trade feel that the mistake that has been made during the past two years is being repeated —namely,, keeping the prices above Kuglish limits when there'is an opportunity of getting quit of the available surplus earty iu the season. Past experience, however, seems not to to be having any etFect. and as a enusequcnee farmers are getting advantage of the low freights through the opposing interests of local buyers. VVe quote country llour at from I.M) - J >s to LU> and town flour at from t.tt 3* to Lit 7* t»t. The market is firm., and very little business has been- done during the week. We quote town Hour at from LI I "«s to Ltt !•>■>: country, from LU> 3» to. Ltt> t»s ; bran. Is Id : pollard. Is ;;d. Bran is in good local demand at from ts til to ts 2d : pollard, from ts 3d to ts 4tl. Oats are are ottering at tower rates: f alt* forniatv oafcs can be had in targe lot.* at from ■to -it tl:» !M. »rilp;AT ISKITAI2C. LONPOJT. Messrs. Mites Bros. and Co. report fin November 7th on the London Market for < 'oloriial produce as follows : Woot,. The fourth amt last series of public sab'S for the current year, which commenced on the t!)th ulfi.. terminated on the ITth inst. The, available quantities were as follows, viz. : New Old * 'at a* Arrivals. Stock, loaned Bates. Bates.. Bales. New South Wales and tjueeusland 23. m2 tf>,s<'O X».3l>'> Victoria 23.0*4 t.s,3«»> 31V.? .7 I South Australia ... I t.34i> . Western Australia SIS 414 : Tasmania . . . > b I -tO I Sew Zeatan.t .. ti-.'St 22.1W W. 120 « Cape of t i-ood-Kope 4-. IDH JJitO StJ'SO I tiT.ssH bt.."-"o ' 6-t .">">«» 17!>..43S bates. « Of the new arrivals, 3W of Australasian and So(H). of t'ape were forwarded direct from it ship to Vorksliiru and the < Vmtinent. " Although the attendance generally has • been good, the results of these auctions have t been, auyth ini' but satisfactory. Opening at ft ■a deidine of Ad to. til per lb. on greasy woots. , ■ ami Id- to lAd on washed and scoured, prices I ' tcradually receded untit ationt the commence* ! meut of "the present month when, owing to a I fresh accession of foreign buyers. wh» were [ no doubt attracted by the tow rates ruting, a [ slightly firmer feeting prevailed, and the market,, though much depressed, presented a | somewhat improved appearance at the close. Tlie descriptions showing the greatest de* preciatiorv were Tape and Sydney fleeces. 5 scoured Australian parcets. and the eoarsicr kinds of cross - bred woot washed and ! E scoured. I' [n. the oou rse of the sates, tS->t of I'ort f r Philip,.-JK'.'6 of Adelaide, and IW» of Syd- !, ucy of the new clip were brought forward, ami the prices obtained compared favorably with those realised for otd parcels. The' wool jS was sound and well-grown, atthough no i»t- |< provement was perceptible tt» the condition. ;. Of the total quantity sotd about S-">.000 bales have been taken for export, and about bates have been withdrawn and re* : f served for future sate, w., 2ijW of Awa* {' tralian and Jfsw Zeatand. and I'iSBO Ciipe. { The (tate has not yet been fisted for the ~ nest sates,, but they writ probably open about j the t tth or tStb of February, and the fresh |C arrivals now amount to t5i.736 bales, in- ! v Lituding Xew Zealamt. j Wnr.AT A>EV FtOt'E. E A very limited business has been done in :». the wheat market during the past fortnight. ; for our milters do not appear inclined to ; * :iiake fresh pnrutuwes. so tong as their stoctis ! C; ; u granary are sufficient for their immediate : t: ;equirements.. » ontinentat buyers coutinne s lo purcluise freely, the qttantity taken for t''ranee amt Betgiunv being about t."O.WX>|rs. jier week : but., notwithstanding this de- ; a uaiut. American wheat has declined in price e -forward: shipments from San Francisco t» ; e Ihe United kingdom being now i}#r>te»l at • f ts per 300tbs.. white for cargoes ot the new Top arriving here off the eoast. only -Ms 61 s bid. Adelaide wheat is in short supply. S md the demand is unaltered. Stocks ©t 11 ;1 V'ew ifealaml wheat are deetining. and there g s a very timiteit business passing at 42» to . ms fid per 4t»;ibs.. in granary, while Ans- : Ir ratian wheat is quoted at to sts. Atta- 11! ratian four is now worth about iSa to >er "JSOlbs. , and Xew Zealand 27» to 308. | TAIXOW A.N-Ci- IKPEM. The tattow market has beeti, rjjuiet but ftrtrt. -p ml prices are about the same. vivr.. STs to R ■Ss for good to tine Xew Zealand mutton. ! v nil 3o» to ti,*s Bit per cwt. for fair to fine to ieef tallow. Present stock in first hands ,k bout iTW>casks. Ifides have been in pwxl oj ,«mamt at fvtlty late rates. e ([uotc hest , fiivy ox 4i«t to iJdL light 4d to 4 ;d. cows it ti> -tj : succontE diss. S.?d to 4fil per lb. w ME-VrS*. , liBusiness in tinned meats is almost at a th tandstill. but the importations of fresh w leat from America shows an increase. hiring the past week, 2QOO quarters of p e«f and 2-10 sheep were received here from few i'ori:, while at Liverpool 120 tons beef 01

and mtttton, and 1490 quarters beef were landed from Xcw York. 570 cjiiarters beef and .{O2 dead sheep from Halifax, and 2-17 dead piga t'rom Beaton.