COMMERCIAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42793, 19 October 1905, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Bewley and Griffiths, Dairy Exporters, New Plymouth, are in receipt of the following market report from their London principals, Messrs Mills and. Sparrow, dated 26th Aug ust 1905. Butter. A good steady consumptive demand has been going on all the week, and the market, even though the upward trend is stayed, is yet strong. The New South Wales butters arc pleasing, the finest realising up to 110 s, The improvement in the general ou turn and finish of these buiters is most noticeable, in fact, some of the New South Wales factories are now as near perfection in point of finish and packing as it is possible to get butter. Queensland is also making rapid strides in this direction : if these two States improve their output during next season as they have during the past they will be keen competitors for “ Champion Honours ” in the raco between the various Colonies and States. Canadian. Unsalted, which is sells ing well.and clearing, has received a severe ch,eck on account of so many parcels coming mouldy on the outside This is no doubt largely caused by using b >xes made of uoseasone 1 wood and common paper. The saving of a few pence means not only the loss of some shillings per cwf, hue of presiige. Salted is rather neglected, buyers taking the Australian in preference. Irish, Ru>siau and Danish steady at, quotations.

Cheesp. Market is firm with an upward tendency. The s ocks on thi.side are somewhat heavy, buc are in strong hands. Butter : Quotations.—

Danish, 119 s. 1225; French, 945, 965, 104 s, 106 s, 100 s; Australian, 104 s. 106 s. 108 s, (occasionally 110s\ good to fine, 100 s, 102 s; Canadian finest salted, 108 s, fine, 102 s, 106 s, finest unsalted, 110 s, 112 s, dairies, 925, 945; Siberian, 102 s, 104, secondry, 965, 100 s, inferior, 945; Lish, cream-* ery, 110 s, 112 s, factory, 975, 100 a, 102 s; Dutch, creamery, 110 s, 112 s; American, finest, 102 s. 104 s, good to fine, 925, 965, inferior, 86s 90s. Cheese. Canadian white and coloured, 555, 565,

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, Report.— Horses : On Friday, at the Durham yards, horses were brought forward in usual numbers. We quote: heavy draughts, from £3O 10s to £45 ; a pair of extra good young heavy draught mares sold privately at £IOO the pair; medium ditto, £2O 10s-to £37 ; hacks and light harness ditto, £lO 10s to £2l ; weeds, £2 10s to £l2 15s ; spring cart. £ls ; tax ditto, £8 ss. On Wednesday last, at Pukekohe, there was a good muster, more especially of dairy cows, which were a little easier in prices, Cows at their profit, sold at from £4 5s to £7 lCs; heifers, £3 108 to £7 ; calves, 18s to £1 19s; 2 to 3-year-old steers. £2 10s to £5 5s ; grown steers, £4 5s to £5 17s, Beef: Cows, £4 10s to £8 ss, steers, £8 12s 9d.

Cattle : At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday, dairy cows and stores were yarded in usual numbers. Dairy cows sold at. from £4 10s to £7 ;' empty ditto, £1 15s to £3 10s ; calves, 12s to £2 Is. Fat cattle were yarded in usual numbers, and met a ready sale t late rates under keen competition, oxen selling up to 26s p*r 1001 b ;c< , 18s to 20s ; fat steers sold at from £6 to £l3 2s 6 ( d; cows, £4 to £8 10s. A truck of cattle from Mr Ed. Allen, Cambridge, averaged £l2 12s, Sheep were yarded in average numbers at Newmarket on Tuesday, and met a ready sale,, wethers selling at from £1 Is to £l 12s 9d ; ewes, £1 Is to £1 9s 9d; lambs, 11s to 17s 6d, hoggets, 17s 9d to £1 os9d. Pigs : Porkerssold at from £1 Is 9d to £1 19s ; weaners, 93 fid to 15s, We submitted a large catalogue of hides, skins and tallow, etc,, on Tuesday, all lines being sold under keen competition. Hides : Market firm, We quote : Prime ox, 7|-d to B£d ; extra stout ditto, 6fd to 7£d ; stout ditto, 6Jd to 6|d; medium ditto, s|d to 6d ; light ditto, 4£d to s£d ; cow, best lines, 4£d to sd; stags, 3Jd to 3jd ; kips, to s£d; calfskins, s£d to 6d ; damaged hides, 3ik to 4Jd. Oats are in good demand, at 2s 3d c-i.f. Potatoes : American £l2 ; Tas maman LlB. Wheat: 2s 4d on the wharf.