MARKETS.

Patea Mail, 2 November 1880, Page 4

MARKETS.

WOOL AND SHEEPSKINS. Mr Lang (for the New Zealand Loan andMcrcantilc Agency Company, Limited) reports tbe following os the result of tiic auction held in Wellington : Sheepskins.— Merino, in bales, 74 to 8d per lb ; crossbred, do 7fd per lb ; merino, loose, 64to7fd per lb ; crossbred do, coarse, 7fd per lb ; crossbred, superior, 74d to Bfd per lb. Wool.— Merino, in the groase, 9fd per lb ; superior fine crossbred, KM to 10fd per lb ; pieces and locks, 4fpnr lb. There was a fair attendance and spirited competition throughout, resulting in a satisfactory clearance of the lots offered. WELLINGTON COMMERCIAL. (N. Z. Mail, October 30.) The past week lias shown a slight improvement in business, in consequence of tho Rakaia discharging quickly, and many of the lines in her being very low in stock. She is now almost discharged and has commenced to take in her outward cargo, having 351 bales wool and skins, and GO packages tallow aboard. We have no failure to report, and. money is in full supply for discount and rates are unaltered, there is also a lot of money seeking investment on good freehold securities. DUNEDIN STOCK. (.Latest Report.') The supply being small at sales to-day, bidding showed an improvement on last week’s rates. Stores,L2, to £4, per head; prime beef, 25s perlOOlbs. There was a much diminished supply of fat sheep, and prices were advanced fully Is per head. Mutton shorn, 14d to If d per lb , and fat lambs, 8s 3d to 8s 9d. AUCKLAND RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by latest report.) Roasting Beef Gd to 7d Boiling Beef ... 4d to 5d Mutton, hind-quarter ... 4Jclto 5d „ fore-quarter Gd to Lamb, hind-quarter 7s 7d each „ fore-quarter 7s Gd each Pork and Veal Gd to 0d Steaks... Gd to Od Chops and Sausages 5d to Od Tallow wholesale, mutton 275, mixed, 20s to 255. NEW PLYMOUTH RETAIL PRICES. (Corrected by latest report),

Butchers’ Meat. —Beef, 3d_ to 5d ; mutton, 2|-d to 5d ; pork, 5d to 7d. Mill Prices. —Taranaki flour, 13s Gd per lOOlbs ; silk-dressed (Star brand), 14s 6d ; wheat meal, 12s 6s; chick’s wheat, 4s 6d per bushel ; sharps, 8s per lOOlbs, or sack 10s ; bran, 4s per sack ; oats, 3s per bushel ; oatmeal, 4s 6d per bag (251bs); maize (best screened), 5s Od per bushel.

WELLINGTON PRICES. (Corrected by latest report,) Flour Market — Wholesale.

Farm and Dairy Produce — Wholesale. s. d. hj. d.

Hay and, Corn Market ,

CHRISTCHURCH RETAIL PRICES, (Corrected by Latest Report.) Fresh butter 8d to lOd per lb Eggs Is per doz Cheese Gd to lOd per lb Milk 4d per quart Beef 2d to Gd per lb Mutton 2d to 4d per lb Pork Tdperlb Ham Is per lb Bacon lOd and Is per lb

DUNEDIN PRICES. Prime beef, 22s Gd. to 25s per lOOlbs; mutton, shorn. I.UI ; unshorn, 2id per lb.

Buying. Soling. s. d. s. d. Butter (per lb.) ... ... 0 7 0 9 Cheese (Colonial) ... 0 7 0 10 Eggs (per doz.) ... ... 0 10 1 0

4; s. cl. £ s. Cl. .■Sharps, per ton -1 10 0 to •1 15 0 Adelaide, per ton ... M 0 0 to 11 10 0 Bran, per ton '! 0 0 to :i 10 0 Colonial Flour n 10 0 to 12 0 0 Oatmeal 10 10 0 to 11 0 0

Milk, quart ... 0 4 to 0 0 Butter, salt, lb ... 0 to 0 6 Batter, fresh ... 0 *5 to 0 65 Cheese, Colonial ... ... -0 4 to 0 5 Eggs, dozen ... 0 1) to 1 0 Lard, lb ... 0 5 to 0 55 Ham. lb ... 0 7 to 0 9 Bacon, lb ... 0 (»' to 0 7 Fowls, pair ... -1 (! to 0 0 Ducks, pair Geese, pair ... 4 (I to 0 0 5 0 to 0 0 Turkeys, pair ... 0 0 to 0 0

■£ s. d. -Ji s. d. Maize, Sydney 0 3 0 1o 0 0 0 Maize, Poverty Bay 0 0 to 0 0 0 Oats... 0 2 o to 0 2 o Oats, feed 0 1 9 to 0 1 10 Wheat 0 3 0 to 0 3 •> Wheat, chick 0 2 9 to 0 0 0 Potatoes 1 10 0 to 2 0 0 Carrots 1 10 0 to 0 0 0 Hay, ton -I 15 0 to 0 0 0 Oaten, ton 5 0 0 to 0 0 0 Straw, ton 3 10 0 to 0 0 0 ChaiT, ton » 0 0 to 5 10 0 Onions i 10 0 to 0 0 0