COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1055, 16 January 1883, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

TIMARU MARKETS. Messrs Maclean and Stewart on Saturday last reported for the past week as follows :

Horses—Over 60 horses were to-day received at their yards for sale. A number of these were good, useful farm horses, and for the better class a very fair demand was experienced and prices realised fully up to owner's expectations. For iaferior sorts the demand was very dull, and aged horses were almost unsaleable. They sold about 30 head good draughts, fetching up to £35 ; medium and inferior sorts from £l6 to £25 ; hacks and light harness horses selling at from £8 to £ls. On Thursday last, on account of Mr Wightmau, Waitohi, they held a clearing sale, and sold about 25 good draughts at from £2B to £37 10s. This sale was well attended, and the different lots offered were eagerly competed for.

Cattle—There is no chaagc io the market in prices of store cattle, and there is but little demand tor any but two and three-year-old steers. These move oft' at good prices. At the Studhohie Junction yards, last Monday, a small entry was bookyd, but all received for sale brought average prices ; a small lot of 19 steers and heifers brought £3 ss, and others at similar rates. They sold privately during the week 100 two-year-old steers and heifers at satisfactory prices. Fat cattle—They have no transactions of importance to report, but quote values fully better than last week. Sheep—They report a better demand for store sheep, though owners are holding out for high values, which prevents much business being done. Privately they have sold 6UOO crossbrad ewes and wethers at good values, and several other small lots have been quitted. Pat sheep—On account of Mr M. Studliolme, they sold a draft of 1000 prime fat cross-bred wethers at a

satisfactory price, and on account of othsr vendors they have sold several lilies at good prices.

ENGLISH MARKETS

A telegram (' a ted London, January 13, reports as follows :

Adelaide wheat, good qualities, ex warehouse, is quoted at 495, an advance of 6d. New Zealand wheat, ex warehouse) has similarly advanced, and is now at 44s to 475. Adelaide flour remains nt 335, ex store. New Adelaide wheat is quoted at 465. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 2,300,000 quarters, an advance of 70,000 quarters since the sth inst.

LONDON SEED TRADE.

Messrs John Shaw and Sons, of 37 Mark Lane • London, E.G., repoit through their agent, Mr Leonard Blake of C'hristchurch, that the market during the fortnight ending November 30th, continued active. Alsyke was the article then most in favour, and several lots had changed hands at enhanced rates. Med clover remained unchanged. Advices from America state that the receipts of this seed to date, of crop 1882, were only 10,335 bags, against 18,000 to that time in 1881. Trefoil was firmly held, the Home crop being scanty, and scarcely any foreign offering. White clover and foreign Italian rye grass were fully as dear, more money being asked for the latter, which buyers were reluctantly compelled to give. There were numerous enquiries for canary seed, and prices were steadily advancing. Rape seed was meeting with a good demand and was held for moie money. Mustard was firm. Hemp seed quiet, but just a trifle dearer. Linseed dull.