COMMERCIAL. INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 2 July 1880, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. INTELLIGENCE.

AUCTIONEER'S REPORT. '"Mr * A". H. Maacle reports having sola by auction, on. Wednesday, the 30th June, on behalf of the Permanent Building Society of Otago, the remainder of lease of section lj block V., situated in Wear-street, Oamara -town, having 14 years to run,to Mr. H. J. C. Edwards, for L7O. Also, the remainder of lease of part of section 9, b'ock v., Wear-straefc, Oamara town, having 17 years to ran, to Mr. H. Kite, for LSO. . , CIIRISTCHURCH. ' [fir TELEGRAPH-[ «a ........ ....... t. July 1. Themarket during the week has teen exceedingly quiet, business in most, lines having been partially stopped by the extremely wet weather that has lately prevailed.—Wheat : No alteration can be noted locally in the vaTne of this grain, although the most recent cable advices to hand advise r a weak market in London. Quotations arc 3a 6d for good milling, and 3s 3dto 3s 4d for average samples. Chick wheat continues in I abundant supply. —Oats : For first-class milling, Is 4d to Is 5d is obtainable, and ""'feed qualities are seUing at Is Id to Is 31. Barley is without alteration, and unless ot t .«ood quality is. hard to quit.—Potatoes: A .■ Setter inquiry has been felt during the past week. Sales are being made at 22s6dto_3s. ; Flour has had fair business at L 9 to l^lU, according to brand.—Dairy Produce :Bntter is quoted at 9.'.d to ll)d ; cheese, <£d to 4Ad; , hams and bacon, 9&<L— to wet ■weather, the supply of live stock this week was limited, and competition consequently sood.—Mutton is quoted at 2M to 2*d per fi» ; beef, 223 6d, and a shade higher for - prime lots.

' DUNKDET MAEKETS. Mr. Donald Sfcronach (on behalf of the New i Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (limited) reports as follows for the -week ending J«ne 30 : Fat dattle were m short snpply at tne yards to-day, only IS9 head having been „ offered. The demand for prime quality was 6 irobd, and last week's prices well rastrimed. Bullocks realised from L 6 os to Ll2 li-s 6d ; " and cows, L4ssto L 7 17s 6d per head. On a account of Mr. William Shand, we sold IS head, of bulloeks at prices quoted *bove. "We quote pvime beef, 27s 6d j and medium^ * '22s6dto2s3per loolb. , nnaiX Fat Sheep.—776 merino.?, and 2020 crossbreds were offered. Although the supply •was a full one, the demand was good. Merinos fetched 5s 9d to 9s 6d per head, and ' crossbreds lis 6d to 20s. On account of Mr. ; John Duncan, of Chercy Farm, and ALr._J. . Grey, we sold drafts o£ prossbreds at 14s * 6d to 17s 6d; and also a draft from the Wantwood Station, consisting of 119 crosstreds at 14s 6d, and 496 merinos at 5s M to 8s ed per head. We quote prime mutton 3d .^Sheepskins.—At our auction on Monday i we offered and cleared a fair catalogue, with sood competition at the following prices:— Butcher's crossbred skins, 3s 3d to 4s 9d ; merinos, 2s Sd to 3s 3d; full-woolled skins, 5a lOd; pelts and station skins, ,9d to 4s C' 'tiooii* * __ - Hides.—We quote, as before, 33d per lb. ■" for wet salted, and 20s each butchers green K3es, at Which price the demand is good. TOlnff.—There is a fair inquiry, at about last week's prices, viz. 26s per cwt. for well- ' ' rendered tallow, and 16s for rough fat Grain. —Wheat: Oue remarks of last - week will apply to the presept state of the * market. quality coming to hand ' -would command prices then quoted-Haay d s lOd for prime milling, and 3s 6d to 3s 8d fop medium. There has not, however, been much business passing. We V'ote feed,- 2s 3d to 3s 9d per only a slack demand. Oats: Nothing to • Buyers show no inclination fo spaculate, And from the large quantities still in fanners bands, we see little prospeet of any improvement for some time to come. Barley :it 13 .difficult to effect sales. Stocks on hand tiPi'nor Inro-e. brewers are disinclined topur- . except for immediate requirements, especially as they may be able to supply tSemselve3 when necessary at lower rates than those now ruling.