COMMERCIAL.

Southland Times, Issue 1639, 27 September 1872, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

DmfEDIN. Messrs Wright, Stephen3on, and Co. report ibr the week ending 21st Sept., as follows : — Fat Cattle. — There was a fair supply, fis head "being yarded, mostly of ordinary quality. We sold 23 head at from £5 5s to £8 10s, eqnal to 25s -per 100] b. A few head extra good brought SOi per 1001 b. We also sold privately 40 head at £6 15b round. Fat Sheep. — The trade are well stocked, and M considerable numbers are offering, we are unable to report any advance in value. 340 merino wethers were penned. We sold a small lot of inferior wethers at 9s 3d, and the balance were turned out unsold. We sold privately 600 merino wethers at 4£d per lb, and 200 halfbredß, at 4j-"i per lb. We quote prime quality lialf-breds, 4fd per lb ; do merinos, 4d to 4^.1. Store Cattle. — We have enquiries for good -grown cattle, which could be readily placed at £A 10» to £4 fo* bullocks, 3 to 4 years, and 45a ■to 50a for mixed lots. Store Sheep. — No transactions. Country Sales. — On Friday, 20th met., we held a sale at Kuri Bush on account of Mr Bichard Irvine, and everything was disposed of at full rates. Light draught horses brought £20 to £24 ; steers, £2 Ss ; dairy cows, £4 to £5 5s ; yearlings, 255; implements, at satisfactory prices. Horses.— Good young draught stock and upetandipg light harness horses still meet with fair enquiry. We have to repprt having sold some pure-bred Clydesdale stock on account of Mrs John Nimmo, viz. : — Entire colt " Crown Prince," 22 m.onths old, at £300, and 2 fillies, from imported stock, at £300 for the pair. Mr Edward Menlove was th« purchaser. We also sold at our yards, on Saturday, on account of Mr P. Ryan, 9 hsavy draught mares and geldings, at from £24 10s to £47, and waggon and harness at satisfactory rates. We quote first class draughts, £ 4£> to £50 ; medium Ao, £25 to £30 ; good hacks and light harness horses, £18 to £20 ; medium do, £12 to £14 ; light and inferior, £4 to £6. Wool. — Our London advices under date 25th July, are as follows : — " The advance in pricpg is fully supported, except in the case of half-bred descriptions, which have declined slightly. Good combing New Zealand are in eager request for the Continental and American marketß at full rates, and New Zealand fleeces of good combing length have benefited by the scarcity of similar classes of Australian. The lower grades, however, are still comparatively neglected, and have shared in the general advance to a very moderate extent. The accounts from many manufacturing districts complain of the trade in its present condition, owing to the increased cost of raw material and other items, not being remunerative, and the improvement in the market which has brought quotations very closely up to the early April rates, teems to arise simply from a scarcity of the requisite supply of raw material to keep machinery employed. Up to the present date there have passed the hammer 166,262 bales, of which 36,446 were New Zealand. About 47,000 bales are still unoffered, and about 6000 bales have been withdrawn." Grain. — Wheat. — Good samples are held for Es 4d to 5s 6d per bushel, rates which buyers feel disinclined to pay. Oats are in fair request at Is lid to 2s per bushel for feed, and 2s to 2s 2d for milling samples. Barley — scarce, and malting would sell readily at 6s per bushel.