COMMERCIAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7077, 24 February 1893, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

(Bl TeLBGBAPH.) BURNSIDE MARKETS. DUNEDIN. February 23. CATTLE. 145 head were yarded, medium to good, and competition was fairly good, particularly for best quality, which brought slightly better prices. Medium had fair attention. Best bullocks brought .£7 15s to £8 17s 6d, extra heavy .£9 to .£9 12s 6d, medium to good £6 12s 61 to £7 12s 6d, light weights £5 17a 6d to £6 10s, best cows £6 15s to £7 12s 6d, medium £5 5s to £6 ss, light weights £3 12s 6d to £5 2s 6d. SHEEP. 2208 were penned, of which 130 were merino wethers. Although extra heavy and prime wethers brought the highest prices of the season values on the whole were Is Id to Is 6d lower than last week. Rest crossbred wethers brought 13s 6d to 15s, two pens extra heavy 15s 6d to 16s 9d, ordinary lls 6d to 13s, best do ewes 12s (Id to 13s, light weights and ordinary quality 9s 6d to 12s, merino wethers 8a to 10s. GRAIN. Wheat. —Moderate business is doing, but the tendency is towards lower prices, supplies being in excess of requirements. Even the small business passing is at prices showing a reduction on latest quotations. Best milling velvet and tuscan 2s 7d to 2s 9d, extra prime Id- more, medium to good 2s 3d to 2s 6d, inferior to-good whole fowls’ wheat 2s to 2s 3d, broken Is 6d to Is' lOd (ex store, sacks weighed in; terms). Oita. —The market is almost clear of old stocks and prices have a hardening tendency. The demand, however, is not brisk, and it is doubtful if better prices can be secured. A few trucks of new came to hand, which were placed at once. Prime milling Is lOd to Is 10Jd, extra prime a shade more, best short feed bright and stout Is 9J-d to Is lOd, medium to good Is 8d to Is 9d, inferior Is 5d to la 7jd (ex store, sacks extra; net;. Barley.—The market is inactive in the meantime for the want of supplies, _ but immediately these are forthcoming there is an idea prevailing that a large export business will be done, as there are enquiries for large quantities. Quototions are merely nominal, say for best malting 3s 9d to 4s, medium to pood 3s 3d to 3s 6d, inferior to medium 2a 3d to 3s 2d (ox store, sacks extra ; terms).