COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 205, 2 September 1904, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKET CABLE. LONDON, August 31. The wheat crops of the United Kingdom are estimated at live million quarters. At the tallow sales 1197 casks offered and 809 sol'd. Mutton, line, 27s 6d, medium 65s Gd. llot'f, line, 265, medium 24s 6d per cwt. Copper.—Spot and three months, £57 5s per ton. 1-eari.—£ll 15s per ton.

HOMEBUSH STOCK SALES. (Reoedved September li, 9.55' p.m.) SYDNEY, September 1. Sheep were dearer, beat wethers making 20s Bd, extra 235, good 19s, best ewes 20s Bd, good 18s 6d. Cattle were easier, best bullocks realising £lO, extra £ll to £l2, good £8 10s, 'best cows £7 10s to £8 10s, good £6 ss. Beef averaged 20s 6d per. 1001b.

TALLOW, SKINS, ETC. MELBOURNE, September 1. The tallow market advanced lbs per ton. Prime mixed white £2l ss, good mixed £2O lOq to £2l, mutton (nominal) £23 10s. Hides.—An average supply if* ofi'ering. Stout 6d to 6£d, heavy 4Jd to •~>d, average 4Jd to 4sd.

BURNSIDE STOCK MARKETS. DUNEDIN, August 81. Fat Cattle.—2oo tod were yarded and proved beyond requirements, aJid towards the clo.se it was almost impossible to do business except ■at reduced rates, and on these lines vendors were not disposed to doal Best bullocks made £11) 10s to £ll 7s 6d, medium £9 10s to £lO 50, and light £8 ts £9, best heifers £7 10s to £8 10s, >'xtra prime, up to £9, medium £0 > (id to £7 2s (id, light £5 5d tc £5 59. Fat Sheep Prices kept steady throughout, and rates were maintained. Four pons oi ewes offered realised 26s 3d, IMn 3d, 24s and 20s fid. A pen oi thirty merino wethers brought 15a 6d. Best crossbred wethers made 24s 3d to 26s 6d, medium 22s 1 to 235, 6d, light 19s (id to 21s. Liambs.—l2s were ■ollered, under good competition. Best realised 17s Od to 18s 9d, others 16s to 17s. Pigs.—247 pigs were penned. Thy demand for all classes was! decidedly easier. Suckers 8s to lis, slips 12s to 16s, stores 17s to 21s, porters 25s 6d to 33s (id, light baconers 36s 6d to 41s (id, heavy [do. 45a to 535, choppers up to 65a.

DUNEDIN GRAIN REPORT. DUNEDIN, August 31. Wheat.—The demand has been good and a considerable quantity has changed hands, but at present there is a lull. Prime milling 3s 7d to 3s 9d, medium 3s 5d to 3s Gd, best whole fowl 5s 3d to 3s 4d ; sacks extra.

Oats.—Fair demand for prime s;hi imping lines, but other sorts are dull. Prime milling and A grade Is 7d to Is Bd, good to feed Is 3d to Is 6Jd, medium Is 2d to Is 4d ; sacks extra.