COMMERCIAL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8893, 13 August 1907, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Grain and Seed.

Mows Todd ami Douglas, Dmiodin report :-Oats: Market remains without change. A fair amotmu cu business is passing. V-c quote: A grade Gartons and Sparrowbilts *s : >>-'d B "TP'Te 3s l}<d to 8s -HI, o grade 3s Duns 3s to Is Sil, Long Tartars 3s 5d to 3s Gd all *' olis i. Milling wheat: Market quiet;' millers are holding off as much as they fan and merchants who have stocks are not molineu to reduce " quotations which i™™ same as last week, namely, 4 s Bit to 4s9df.o.b. sacks extra tor. mixca parcels. Fowl wheat, a brisk de-ia-md at up to -is Oil f.o.b.s.i no*, much offering. Ryegrass: La. strong demand at rather better prices than before. There is very little colonial ««od available and stocks of imported are also smaller than reckoner! on. We quote: Colonial seed So-oUh ■->.•> 60 2S-30 5s <ld to Gs, 20-2" 5s Id to ■js 7d ■ l 3-25 5s to 5s 4d, imported seed 2v>-So'4s Od to ss, 27-28 4s Gd to 4s lOd 20-27 4s 3d to 4s Gd, 23-25 4s to -'■s 3d, all f.o.b. sacks extra. Italian in strong demand at higher prices. rr iiis ar -ed is short and likeiy to go Wo emote well marked machine dressed seed us 3d to 5s lOd, medium 4s lOd to 5s 3d, choice imported 4s Od to ,:.-! 3d, i.o.b. sacks cxtvff CockL'soo't: Market remains wiHiout ehaua-e. We quote ido machine cinwsod Kilb to MA. 151 b C3,id to CWd, 1411 b OWL, umb'osseci seed to nil f.o.b.s.i. sacks extra. Covers, very fair enquiry. Wo quote importx-u white C,r.s to, 755, extra choice 80s lower grades 45s to 02s; colonial white superfine up to si2s, 3>-.ed;v.m 80s to 00s ; cowgrass choice i ' l^^! ; 1 ' 11 rp to vHls, medium 80s to Bi-s, reported 60s to 755; Timothy importeu X*. colonial 30s to 455; Crested Bobtail imported 100 s, colonial 100 s to 112 s; suckling imported 20s _to 30s. clove, seed for sowing 2d to 4d per lb.

Wco!, Skin and Hides

Thfi Xovr Zealand Loan and Merer, utile Agency Co., Ltd., report as follows:—We held our usual monthly sa'r- of wool, skins and hides, etc., at Paimerston North, at, which a stood representative catalogue was submitted' to a full attendance o.v buyers. Good competition m wool and skins resulted in sntisfactory prices being realised. Hides met with little demand, and considering tiie very unsatisfactory state- of the market we deemed it advisable to nuit at current rates. Wool: lufnrior lamb 7d, good cratchings medium 5d to 5%d, inferior and lieavv 2y(d to dead wool '6 y M to 7 ;( <d. Skins: medium half and three-quarter woolled 7hyd to fine woolled dead and inferior 51 to fid, three-quarter woolled -kins rare dry and green Gs lid to 7s lOd/ half woolled skins part dry and green 5s lid to Gs 4d. Hides: Heavv ox 4? ir d to 4}£d, medium ox 4i.;d,'heavv cow 4"'jjd, medium cow to 4%d, yearlings 3? :t d, sound oi.'i'f <ih<d to C.T.;;'d. calf, cut, -id to .;':',i. Boues 3s per cwt, tallow 21s GdVr_owt. ""