COMMERCIAL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8755, 4 March 1907, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

High Commissioner’s Report. Per Press Association. Wklltxgton, March 4. The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner, dated London, 2nd inst The mutton market is weak as tho result of heavy arrivals aud poor demand. Canterbury brands 4J£cl, North Island -id, River Plato 3;>o(l. Tho .lamb market is dull aud supply exceeds demand. Canterbury sam and other than Canterbury sd. There is better demand for beef at Z%d and 2%d for hind and forequarter respectively’. There is a better demand for butter and tbe market is steady, present supplies, however, exceed requirements. Following are current quotations—Choice N.Z. 90s, Argentine 90s, Australian 91 . Danish 113 s per cwt. , , , . The Now Zealand cheese market is ■quiet but firm at fi«s per cwt.. The hemp market is quiet but steady. Good fair grade on spot is JBB9 and fair current Manilla ou spot J-40 per ton. There is better dciiinua fox* cocjlsfoot seed at 48s per cwt for clean bright dressed seed;l7lbs to bushel. ~ The wool market is jjaetive with good demand.

F.eilding Market Report,

Messrs A, JL Atkinson and Co. report; —At our Feildiug sale on Friday there were heavy entries in all departments. A fair entry of useful classes of light horses sold well, there being a better demand than we have experienced for some time. About 130 pigs were yarded, comprising mostly v/eiinsrs and Hglit stores. Local and outside buyers wesxmii attendance in good numbers. Except for best classes, weaner.s and slips uero easier, but good stores and porkers were in strong demand, and prices wore v.ell maintained. A good entry of poultry sold at improved rare?. Produce entries were exceptionally heavy. Over 300 cases of fruit and tomatoes came in, tomatoes being in exceptionally heavy supply, heavy outside consignments coming in. Trices were consequently easier, rotatoes were at Last week’s rates. Quotations :—Horses, etc.: Light harness horses .£6 to £lO, pony mare £lO, hacks £2 to £7,18-months filly M 10:. buggy £9 2s fid. Pigs; Best sveaners 11s, medium 8s ■6d to 10a, inferior is 3d to 6s 3d, good slips 15s to IGs 6d, medium 12a Gd to 14s Gd, light stores 15s 3d to 17s, medium do 17s Cd to 225, light porkers 24a to 2Ga, medium to 31s 6d. Poultry: Cockerels -,2s 6d to 3s per pair, hens 2s Cdto3s4d per pair, purebred sorts to 5s per pair, chicks Is 2d to 2s per pair, ducks £s to 3s 4dper pair. Produce: Potatoes, prime, 3s per cv.'t, medium Gs sad:, tomatoes .-prime 2s to 2s Gd per half case, medium jand inferior Is to la t'J per case, apples fd to I4d lb, peaches 7a half cam, plums ,2s 6d to 2s 9d half case, blackberries 3d lb, damsons Is 3d to Is Gd half case, cucumbers Gd dozen, rhubarb 3d bundle, .swedes Is sack, pears, cooking. Is to Is Sd half case, marrows 2s half dozen, wheat 4s 3d bushel, factory bacon, sides hams 73 d, rolled ham 8d per lb.

Stock Report

Dalgety & Company, Ltd., held their •weekly sale at Feildiug .on _ Friday last. There was a good yarding .w .sheep and a -fair entry of cattle. A line ol 2-th ewes Flock Book Romneys realised £2 XOs.and a line of 6-tooths £1 0s 4d. These sheep wore sold on account of L. H. McHardy, Esq., who also obtained tho satisfactory figure of IGs 3d for his o-year-old ewes. Bidding was keen aud most of tho lines were sold under the hammer. Quotations 2i-yr steers £3 0s 6d, yearling steers £2 ss, 2-th Romney ewes £2 10s, 6-th ewes £1 0s 4d, 5-year ewes 16s 3d, 4 and 5-year ewes 14s, aged cvres 10s, cull 2-th Lincoln rams 2lgns.

Wool and Hide Sale

The Hew Zealand Loan and Mercantile •Agency Company. Limited, report as follows We offered end sold on Friday a fairly large catalogue of wool (mostly bag Jots), sheepskins, hides, tallow, horns, hair, ..etc. Buyers were numerous and the demand. >od. Wool, skins and tallow sold well at, late rates. Bidding for hides was rather irregular, whilst calfskins in sound • condition showed a slight advance. We quote Wool (in bags): Crossbred, coarse, to Old; looks and pieces, 3Ad to 7-Jd. .-Sheepskins ; Full-woolicd crossbred ('very tfew now coming to hand), coarse, 9Jd to •9Jd; crossbred pelts, from 7,jd to 8-Ad; .lambskins, 9Jd to lOd ; dead hoggets and sheepskins, 7d to 8d; damaged and broken skins, from 4d to GAd per lb *, green skin-., from 2s 8d to 4s. green lambs, Ss to 4s 2d each. Hides: Medium os, (id to Old; medium cow, s|d to (id ; light ox and cow, 5Jd to 51d ; inferior and damaged, 4|d to sd; calfskins, good, 7d to 7jjd; calfskins, damaged, 5d to s|dperlb. hailow: leougn fat, 15s to IGs 3d; fat in tins, 17s to ISspor ewt for interior. Cow-tails, Jo 5d per Homs, 15s per 100. ,