COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1347, 30 May 1885, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE,

The Corn Exchange reports for the week ending Friday evening, the 29th inst.;—

Few transactions have taken place during the past week, owing to the holidays. Prices remain about the same, with the exception of potatoes, which, in consequence of a drop in the Sydney market, have slightly receded here. Large quantities of wheat are still coming forward on. growers’ account, most of which, unfortunately, is going into store. Really prime samples find buyers for local consumption and intercolonial orders, but outside this there is scarcely anything doing. Oats are much the same as last week, there being only a medium demand for inferior or discolored samples, while there is a fair enquiry for really good bright and heavy milling. Barley is still quiet, and very few parcels have changed hands. There is a fair enquiry for clean farmers’ parcels of ryegrass for spring sowing. A keen demand exists for Prussian blue peas ; white beans are almost neglected. Quotations as follow

Wheat—Prime milling, 2s 8d to 2s lOd; second quality, 2s 2d to 2s fid; fowls’wheat, Is 9d to 2s, f.o.b. Oats—Heavy bright feed and milling, Is 8d to Is lOd ; inferior and discolored, Is 4d to Is 6d, f.o.b. Barley—Good malting, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; second quality, 2s 9d to 3s 3d ; feed, Is 9d to 2s, at Christchurch. Grass Seed—Ryegrass; Clean farmers’ parcels, 2s 9d to 3s 3d ; machine-dressed, 4s to 4s 3d, f.o.b. Cocksfoot—Bright seed, 3|d to 3|d, f.o.b. Peas—Prussian Blues, true to name, 3s fid ; feed, 2s 4d to 2s fid, f.o.b. Beans—2s fid to 2s 7d, f.o.b.

Potatoes—32s fid to 35s at country stations within 12 miles of Christchurch.

Dairy Produce—Butter, to lOd ; cheese, 3£d to 4jd, f.o.b,

CHRISTCHURCH SIOOK MARKETS.

At the Addington Yards on Wednesday small entries only of all kinds of stock came forward, with a limited attendance of buyers. The market opened at eight o’clock punctually with the sale of cattle. The attendance of butchers was not large at the start, but greatly improved as the sale progressed, and the majority of the cattle offered found buyers under the hammer. Steers sold at from £5 10s to £7, heifers £3 17s fid to £5 12s 6d, being at the rate of from 17s to 18s per 1001 b. The sale of fat sheep, which followed, was a dull one, a limited entry finding little demand. Crossbred wethers sold up to 15s fid, for prime quality and heavy weights ; ewes, 10s to lls 9d ; merino wethers, 6s to 7s. Store sheep were in small supply. A line of crossbred ewes, in lamb, sold at 8s 9d per head. Little else was done. A large entry of pigs met with a ready demand at late rates. Store cattle were in small supply, and inquiry dull.—Press.

DUNEDIN STOOE MARKETS.

At the Burnside yards on Wednesday, 102 head of fat cattle were yarded, about one-third of which were good useful quality. There was an advance of fully 2s fid per 1001 b on best qualities, and a slight improvement all round. Best bullocks brought from £7 10? to £9 12s fid ; others, £4 10a to £6 15s ; best cows, £6 to £8; others, £2 15a to £slos. Mr J, M. Greenaway, Temuka, sold 6 bullocks at from £7 15a to £9 12s fid, and 22 cows at from £5 10a to £B, Beef.— Ordinary to prime, 17a 6d to 22s fid per lOOlbs. Fat Calves, —7a to 255.

Fat Sheep.—l 933 forward. The crossbreds were nearly all good to prime mutton, and owing to the moderate supply prices advanced fully Is per head on late quotations. Best crossbred wethers brought 14s to 15s 6d ; two extra prime pens, 17s Gd ; others, 12a to 13s 6d ; ewes. 10a to 13s 9d ; merinos, 5s to 10s 9J. Mr W. Grant, Timaru, sold 68 crossbreds at 12s, and 56 do at 10s 3d. Mutton, 2d to 2jd per lb. Pigs.—Ninety penned. Bacon piga made from 5s to 10s each of an advance on last week’s rates. Slips and suckers were not in much request. Bacon pigs brought from 48s to 64s ; porkers, 26s to 40s; suckers and slips, 7« to 20s.

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS

Wheat.—Millers are indisposed to purchase unless at a concession on last quotations. The market is less steady, but as holders continue firm, comparatively little business has been done during the week. Quotations are nominally ; Prime milling velvet 3s 2d to 3s 3£d ; fair to good, 3s to 3s 2d ; medium, 2s 9d to 2s lid ; inferior, 2s to 2s 6d per bushel. Oats—Very few transactions during the week, purchases being mainly confined

to those mindu by local buyers. Growers prefer in the meantime to store in the expectation of a better demand and higher rates, therefore stocks are rapidly accumulating. Quotations : Prime milling, 1s 8d to Is B|d ; short bright feed, Is 74-1 to Is 81 ; ordinary do and long oats Is 7d to la per bushel. Barley. Quite an over-supply of medium qualities, which are very difficult to quit. Prime samples are in fair demand at from 3s to 3s fid, medium dull at 2s 8d to 2s lid, milling 2s 6d, feed 2s to 2s 5d per bushel. Potatoes.—Supplies meet a ready local demand at, for prime Derwents, £3 5s to £3 7s 6d per ton. Butter.—Stocks are accumulating. The best price going for prime quality is per lb. Eggs.—Sales have been made at 2s per dozen. Cheese.—4£d per lb for best quality.

Sheepskins.—Country dry crossbreds (low to medium), Is 6d to 3a each ; fullwoolled, 3s 3d to 4s 4d ; do meriuo (low to medium), Is 3d to 2s 8d ; full-woolled do, 2s lOd to 4s 9d; butchers’ green crossbreds, 2s 6d to 2s lid ; do merinos, la 8d io 2s 6d ; skins in bales, 3d to per lb ; lambskins, Is to 3s Id each. Hides.—There is a steady demand for all coming forward at late rates. Inquiries have been made for large lots for shipment. Tallow.—Because of Home advices, the tone of the market is exceedingly dull. Local buyers only purchase for immediate requirements, and shippers decline to operate at present rates.

ENGLISH MARKETS.

Lonpon, May 27. Colonial breadstuff's—Adelaide wheat, ex store, 365; New Zealand wheat, ex store, 30s to 365; Adelaide flour, ex store, 275. Tallow, Australian fair average quality —Beef, 30a ; mutton, 325.