COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1059, 11 September 1879, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mr. EFk.nrV t>atv-ir.R. ©a behalf of the N. X. L. and St. A. Company f Limitsd). reports for Chu week ending September 10, aa follows : B'at Cattle;—l3B were yarded for tn-day» market, ranging from medium to prime quality. The first draft of 2ft bwtloctw from tho >ew Zealand Company's estate, being all Fealty prime quality and welt bred, wert soli I by us at tin- top market price, anil averaged Lt2 2s fid pur head, equal ti> nearly 30m per IWlb. We quote prime beef at 27» Hi I to 30s t mt-ilrtim do. -■"/* per 1001b. 6'at Sheep.—The full supply of 283$ was panned, consisting cf erosa-feteifa and merinos, from medium-conditioned to prime. l!<-sfc cross-breds brought from 129 9d to l-ta each ; medium- do, t0» Kd to lis 6*l; merinos from 7s 3d to i)» 'Jit each. We sold 3J}l oi» account of Messrs.. . -I. M. Lara&ch and Alexander Thomson. We quote mutton at from 2.|d to -i't per lb. Wool. —We have received th« following cablegram from oar London office, dated September 4 : Wool Superior grcaay has advanced hd to- td per lb; cross-bred and scoured descriptiona ttnehangted ; combing,. washed, ia farmer: clothing, washed, unchanged. Up<fco , date bales have been sold ; !>.OOO bales have been withdrawn during the present series." Jtheep»luns..—We catalogued ttOO for our Monday» sale. There was a fair attendance of buyers. Bidding was fairly animated for merinos, but in cross-breda there was a slights decline on last week's quotations. ftides are firm at SJd per tb for good suited, and 13s to IBs for green. At these rates we have disposed oi 122. Tallow.—No sales to raport. ♦'{•rain..—'Wheat t We have received ad* vices from our London office by last mail of thi! safe,, on account of Messrs. B. M'Kerrow and Coi. South. Rakara, of a parcel of Hunter's white wheat grown *6 Methvea. 'Rafcai.-i, at the extremely satisfactory price of 5.1 a per quarter. At the same time it was stated that a small quantity of Tuscan, of exceptional quality, realised 34a per quarter, In this market we quote wheat Himi at last w nek's quotations. Oats : There has been- a tittle demand for good feed at 2» to 2s td 1 milting. 2a 2i! to. 2s 3d : and Tartarian seed at 2s b"d. Parley : Good malting in limited supply, and may be quoted at 5a to 3s 2d; medium ito. 4s fid to 4s 9d. There is no dwmantt for milling and feed.