Commercial.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7819, 11 May 1905, Page 3

Commercial.

BURNSIDE MARKET REPORT. Press Association.) DUKEDIN, May 10. Fat cattle.—l9s were yarded, which proved in excess of retirements, and a good many, were not sold. Several pm of prime oxen realised' late rates, but other sorts were neglected. Beat bullocks £>9 to £lO 7s 6d, medium #7. to p #B* *. Fat sheep,—l4o7 were Penned, principally good wethers, with, a fair number of medium and aged ewes. Prices it the beginning were at last week's rates, but to•wards the end were lightly easier. Best wethers 23s to 265, one pen of extra heavy 27s M, medium do. 19s Gd to 21s 6d, best ewes 20s to 235, one pen of extra haavy 25», others 10s to 19«. Lambs. —323 were penned. Prices were practically the same as last week. Best lambs 16s to 17®, onu pen ol extra heavy 18s, others 14s to 16s. Bigs.—Suckers and slips sold practically at last week's rales, while the market for porkers and baconers was somewhat firmer. Suckers 8s (id to 12s, slips 13s to 16s, stores 17s to 235, porkers 35s to 15s, light baconers 46s to 555, heavy do. 57s to 665, choppers up to 755. DUNEDIN GRAIN MARKET. DUNEDIX, May 10.

Wheat.—Tho market is dull, as sellers decline to accept, the lower, rates offered. A fair local demand, exists (or good wheat. Prime milling 3s to 3s Id. modium and best fowl wheat 2s 9d to 2s lid,, inferior 2s *id to 2s Bdi. sacks extra. Oats.—'There is a fair demand for best sorts, but others are slow of sale. Prime milling and seed lin«s Is 8d to Is 9d, good to best feed Is 7d to Is fid, inferior to medium is 5d to Is 6Jd, sacks extra. LARGE SHEEP SALES. (Per Press Association.) ] N VERC AUG ILL, May 10. The sale o( Linwood sheep tQ-day showed '-hat the market is still dropping -back. One thousand — ~ tooths bought at the Mararoa sale a few weeks ago are now bringing only 17s B<l. Thirteen thousand odd eood tussock shecfp brought £10,571, in average of 16s, and 222 rains £777. All the sheep remain in the district. Romney rams sold very wetl from H to 2|gs, Merino do. U to les: 4 and 6-tooth crossbred ewes made 18s 6d to 17s .IM, 2000 ewe lambs 12s lOd and 12s 9d, 2tooth comeback ewes 15s 6tl, cull do. 14s 5d 2000' crossbred 2-tooth ewea 16s lid, 8-tooth and f.m» doj 17s 4d to 16» 4cl, t#6ssbred lambs 9a 4d, wethers do. lis 10d, 2 and 4-tooth •wvthcrs 12s lOd. There were no jiuyers from tho North. The woa>thn* was line and warm. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. SYDNEY, May 10. ■fflwat—Chick 2s l'ld to 8s Id milling 3s 3d to 3s 2}d. Flour—£7 15s. Oats—Tasmanian feed 2s 3d to 2s fid, Algerian 2s Id to 2s 3d. Barley—English 2s 4d to 2s sd, Cape 2s 7d to 2s lOd. Maize —Prime 2s Bd. Bran—9id. prflarM—ls ld - Potatoes—£s 10s to £O- -- Fortartongton i-\ 1 to. £ll 10s, New Zealand £9 10s to £io. Butter—BJd to 9d. Hacon—s!d^ L ßd. uHXE 1Q WBeat—2s 3d to 3s 3Jd. Oats.—AJgprian feeding Is bd u Is 9d, seeding Is lOd. Barley—Cape 2s 3d to 2s. 6a. Ma!ze—2s Bd. Bran—ll Jd to'ls. —"1 Tasmanian to £<i, t'jca to £4los. £9 to £9 10s. ADELAIDE, May 10. 2d to 3s 3d. 159. and pollard—le t