COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1254, 18 October 1884, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

DUNEDIN MARKETS. At the Burnside yards on Wednesday, October 15 :—Fat Cattle,—lß2 head of fat cattle were yarded, nearly all prime, the feature of the sale being a draft from the Gladbrook Estate, one pen of bullocks fetching up to £l4 10s per head, and tha lot realising the satisfactory average of £l2 5s per head. There were-afeo splendid cattle forward from tite Seadown and Longbeach Estates. Competition was extremely brisk, and all qualities sold freely at an advance of 2s (Jd'per 1001 b on Jagt week's rates. Beat bullocks brought from £lO 2s @d to £l4 10s ; others, £5 10s to £9 10s ; best cows up to £lO 7s 6d j others, £3 to £8 10s. Quotations —Pyime beef, 27s 6d ; ordinary and mediiya, S2s Gd to 25* per 1001 b. Fat Calves.—From \Ba, to 245, Fat Sheep. A moderate supply of 2052 penned, of which 730 were merinos and ths b.ajaucs crossbreds, representing

all qualities. Competition was brisk, and Inst week's prices well maintained. Questions : Prime mutton, 3|d to 3}<i per lb. Pigs.—Market overstocked, 303 being penned. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. Bold bacon pigs at from 40s to 665, porkers at from 30s to 35s 6d, and suckers at from 8s to 16s. . Store Sheep.—L. Maclean sold during the week 800 crossbred ewes in lamb at from 15s to 20s. Wool.—Locally there are no transactions to report. Sheepskins.—Green crossbreds ranged from 4s to 5s 9d ; dry do, Is lid to 5s 4d ; green merinos, 3s 4d to ss; dry do, Is 6d to 5s Id. Lambskins, 6d to lOd. Hides,—Heavy weights are scarce, and command 4d to 4£d per lb ; good, 3|d to 3|d ; damaged, cut, or slippy, 2d to 2id. Tallow. Quotations : Best mutton, 29s ; mixed to good rendered, 22s 6d to 26s ; rough fat, 15s to 21s per cwt. Wheat.—Market stationary, but the demand is not by any muans active. Quotations : Prime milling velvet and Tuscan, 3s 5d to 3s 7d—one small choice lot of the latter fetched 3s 8d ; red straw, 3s 3d to 3p 5d ; medium qualities, 2s 9d to 3s 4d—Mr Donald Stronach disposed of 4000 bushels fowl feed at from Is 6d to 2s 6d (extra store). Oats.—No stocks having come to hand; prices of prime qualities have been sustained. Quotations : Bright milling, 2s 9d to 2s 9|d ; best feed, 2s 7i«l to 2s B£b ; inferior, 2s 4d to 2s 6d per bushel. Barley.—No transactions to report in malting qualities ; milling is worth 2s 9d to 3s ; feed has been sold in small lots at from 2s to 2s 9d per bushel. Grass seeds. Market unchanged. Machine-dressed is worth 43 to 4s 6d ; medium dressed, 3s 6d to 4s ; farmers' lots, 2s to 3s iOd per bushel. Potatoes.—Market bare of supplies. Best Northern are worth £5 2s 6d to £5 7s 6d; Southern, £5 to £5 ss—bags weighed in.

OHBISTOimROfI CORN EXCHANGE,

The Corn Exchange report for the week ending Friday evening, the 17th inst :

Business transactions in grain during the week have been of a very limited nature, while the market for all kinds of produce, oats excepted, shows little prospect of mending—quotations as follows: Wheat.—Nominally 3s 2d to 3s 4d, for first class, f.o.b. ; seconds, 2s 6d to 2s 9d; chicken wheat, Is 9d to 2s, with very little enquiry for either class. Oats -Continue to improve in value with a brisk demand, which can hardly be met owing to the lowness of stocks. Prices firm at 3s for prime milling ; bright short feed 2s 10'd ; Tartarian and Danish 2s 6d to 2s 8d all f.o.b.

Barley Malting: quite inactive, nominally 3s 6d to 4s, Christchnrch. feed lots meet with more favor at from 2s 2d to 2s 66, Christchurch.

Beans and Peas are fairly well sought after for feed, and prices are maintiinad at 3s 3d for the former, and Ss 3d to 6d for the latter f.o.b.

Rye Grass Seed. —The season for this has about closed, still, good farmers' parcels command from 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; Machine-dressed 4s 3d to 4s 6d, f.o.b. Cocksfoot of prime quality and colour can scarcely be found, and what little is now in stock is held for 4£d to 4|d per lb f.o.b.

Potatoes, as might be expected, have not held up to the previous week's quotations. Buyers in the Sydney Market are holding off till the arrival of shipments now on the way. Some cargoes recently sent proving unsatisfactory in quality, has had the effect oi making buyers more wary, and, as a consequence, prices have suffered a drop of quite 20s per ton. Nominal value'£4 at country stations within 12 miles.

Butter and Cheese are both very hard to quit at 7d to 8d for the former, and 4d pe-i lb for the tetter.