COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 245, 20 March 1880, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Temuka Lb a per Office, i’riday eveninig A. we eh of excellent weather has passeo .ano V, itli it mav be raid the end of an sibitnd,'a .t harvest, for, altiiougli a portion siih lies . nstacked, and some late oats nnreaped, yet She greater proportion is well and safely harV >stecl. Threshing machines are at work every wo ere, The yield turning out beyond all expectation. r J he highest we have yet heard of is 7CI- bushels of oats to the acie by Mr Myers. Mr .fa?; J’.iterson’s crop of wheat near Winchester is Undoubtedly the richest and best in the dis- ! i ict, notwithstanding that the high winds shook out from fire to six bushels to the acre, ii will not come far short of 50 bushels to i !>c acre over a field of 200 acres. The prices of oats and barley have not im- ! roved, but wheat has hardened a little, and good samples now command 3s fid, delivered ut the.station, A good proof that wheat is considered good value for the money is to be found in the fact that several of our leading merchants adver--li. c freely as buyers, a thing we have noticed, which only takes place when this cereal is sure to continue high in price at Home. This is .■worth noting by sellers of this gr.dn. As proof .of our statement last week, that Doneelm would be a market for fat stock this year, t rough the scarcity of keep, and the un-m-ually dry summer in Southland, we may in.te that over 90 fat bullocks passed through -by train a few days ago for that market.

DUNEDIN MARKET. Mr Donald Stronach (on behalf of tho Now Zcal ncl T oan anl Mercan i ■ Agency Company, Limiter!) reports for 1 1io week ending 17tli March as follows : , Fat Cattle wore in good supply at the Lurnside Yards to-day/214 haying boon * ffcrocl, chiefly of m. rlinm quality, only a few being prime. Bullocks realised ii|) to Lll 32s 6d per head, and cows up to L 7 ids. The demand for medium ead inferior was very slack. We quote j rime beef at 23s per 1001 b, and inferior i ml medium at 21s to 235. Fat Sheep.—2s6B were penned, chiefly medium quality. There was a letter demand, and last week’s quotation v.r.s fully maintained. 'Crossbred wethers realised up to 11s 6d for best quality ; medium crossbred, 7s 9d to 8s 6d ; merinos, from 3s 9d to 6s 2d. We quote fully l|d per lb for best mutton. Fat Lambs.— 221 were offered, and hold at from 6s 9d to 9s per bead. We cispnsed of 70 head at 8s 3d to 9s per liead. Store Sheep.-—There is no alteration in quotations to report. Wool.—Our London office telegraphed under date March 13th, as follows The sales closed firmly at an average advance of l-|d to 2d on last sale prices. We expect, next sales will open at about piesent quotations. Superior greasy las advanced to 2d ; scoured do, if l l to 3d ; superior combing washed do, Id to Vi-ossbrcd greasy combing waslied and s eoured have improved 3d per lb. 189,00 ! ales have been sold ; 106,000 bales have been taken for export.” Locally the demand continues fair, and seme parcels’'have changed Lands privacy at full late rates ; there is, however, but httle offering, Sheepskins.— Full woolled skins, merino and crossbred, fetched 5s each ; iamb skins up to 2s 9d ; and pelts up to is lOd. Hu es. —We have placed several parols at quotations which have ruled for some weeks—say, 20s each for butchers’ preen hides, and 3|d per lb for wefc-sj-i ted,- at which the demand continues unabated. Tallow.—lnquiry is fair, but we hare no offered any during the week. Grain. —Wheat: Very little of the : Q7f crop is on offer as yet, and quotaons can scarcely, be considered established. Puc quality will probably calise about 4s Id. We have disposed fa parcel of fair quality (new crop) at s. Bvock of old in first hands is very snail. Oats There is no change to port. Sales of 'air quality have been made at previous pric. s. The new crop is begining to come to hand, btit we do noi bear of sales. Barley : Only first class samples command attention, and r such there is m> improvement on the quotation of 4s given last weok.“j ' - 1 • ■■