COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1189, 22 December 1883, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

. AU<'TIONTtkiS' Messrs %obe|^^^^Hfl^^^^^^| en '^Pßr s throughout "the sak 1 , line submitted foundfactory prices .to vendors'. entry, of store sheep also met a sale at prices fully equal to late tions: Fat cattle— ihe supply above the usual average, ami with .exception of a few pens of quality beef, whien. ci'iinnnnded a brisk 1 cmpetitiotij there wis iio 'fiipi'fvemet.t on late rates, We sold on account of various clients--Cro-sbrod wethers at 16s Cfd, ditto ewes at 15* Gd, fat lambs at 9s 3d to 9s 6d, crossbred ewes, with lambs at foot, at late quotations. Sheepskins, Hidesj'ifat, etc.—A fair supply of sheepskins came forward for Thurs lay's sale. In the; absence of one or two of the usu») buyers . competitions was dull, and prices in consequence easier. We, however, managed to dispose of all our lots at the following rates: —Country erossbreds, from Is Id to 4s lid ; country merinos, from Is 8d to 5s 3d ; butchers' pelts, from 3d to lid ; lambskins, 8d to Is Id. Fat and Tallow we cleared out at per lb for butchers' fat, up to 2|d per lb for good dry from the country Hides —Green 3£d, wet salted dry salted 3f d, calfskins 3|d. CHEISTCHUECH CORIS EXCHANGE The Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday evening, the 21st inst : There has been no apparent change in tW grain market during the .past week, business having been confined principally to small parcels. There is still a fair demand for really sound milling wheat, buyers showing a disposition to operate afc ruling rates. For other cereals the inquiry has been very limited. Quotations as follows : Wheat—Sound milling, 3s 10d to 4s 2d per bushel f.o.b. ; scc<md quality," 3r 3d to 3s 8d ; chickwheat, Is lOd to 2s 3d per bushel. Oats—Prime milling, 2s Id to 2s 2d per bushel, f.o.b. ; bright short teed, Is lid to 2s; inferior and discolored, Is 8d to Is lOd per bushel. Barley—First-class malting, 4s to 4s 3d per bushel ; second quality, 2s 3d to 'ss 6d ; feed, Is lOd to 2s per bushel. •*# Cheese and Butter— to 5d for the former, and to 7d; for the latter, kegs extra. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. ■ ' • ■' '-' * Melbourne, Dec. 20. At their wool sales to-day, the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited), offered 4500 bales. There was a large attendanco of buyers and brisk competition. The demand ' tor good wool was maintained, but inferior qualities were neglected in sym-, :iathy with the London market. 3500 hales were sold at satistactoiy prices, ,■'■ making the total for the week 4100 'mles.