COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1356, 23 June 1885, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTIONEER'S REPORT,

XIMARU. Messrs Jenas aud Bourne report for the past week ending Saturday ae follows : In spite of the influence that scarcity of feed is supposed to exert on the market for live stock, their sales show no diminution either in the number of entries made and sales effected or in the prices for first-class lines. There is, as> they confidently asserted that there would be some time ago, a h»rdening of values, and it may be as certainly sure that from the present time till after shearing fewer good sheep will be coming forward for sale, and eoraewhat higher prices will rule for them. Beel is probably at about its best figure, and for reasons patent to every one is not likely to recede in value yet awhile. Their sales privately have been 15 fat ste b rs at £7 12s 6d, and 8 do. at £6 17s 6<l. At the Makikihi monthly sale they sold 4 fat bullocks at £7. 4 heifers at £5 15s, one steer at £5. 10 store steers at £2 Bs, and pigs £2 each for baconers. Their entries at the Washdyke Yards on Tuesday were fully up to the average as regards numbers. They sold 508 merino ewes at' 4s 6d, 137 half-bred ewes at 9s 6d, 210 crossbred ewes at lis 2d, and 36 ewes and wethers at 12s 6d, 22 pigs at from 6s to 14s, 2 fat bullocks at £8 each, forward stores at £4 2s, two-year-old steers and heifers at £2 2s 6d, and springers at £5, Their last sale of sheepskins only brought forward local buyers," small catalogues being the order ot the day. Their list included several lines of excellent quality mediumwoolled skins, 3s sd, 3s 6d, 3s Bd, and 8s 9d being the ruling prices for the day, light and inferior skins being the exception. Several small lots of wool, locks, pieces and dead wool, were quite to the satisfaction of the owners.

PRODUCE MARKETS,

TIMARU. The Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association report for the week ended 19th June as follows:

Wheat—Business during the week has been quiet, millers being well supplied for the tirno being, and, except in prime velvet and Tuscan, no transactions can be reported. They quote 2s 6d to 2s 7d for prime milling red chaff, Js 7d to 2s 8d for Tuscan, and 2s 8d to 2s 9d for velvet. Inferior qualities meet with good demand at Is 9d to 2». Oats—Prime samples of long feed are enquired for at last week's prices ; discolored and inferior qualities being difficult to place. Quotations, Is Id to Is 3d for ordinary to good long feed ; Is 5d to Is 7d for short feed, and Is 7d to It 8d for stout milling. Barley—Prime malting finds a sale at 2s 61 to 2s Sd, inferior grades being neglected,

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS,

Sydney, June 19.

The market is steady and prices unchanged. New Zealand wheat is at 3* 91 ; New Zealand oats, 2s 3d ; maize, 3s ; Sugar Company's No. pieces, L 26, Adelaide, June 19.

Thp wheat market is quiet at 3s 7d to 3s 8d per bushel. Adelaile town flour is at L 8 5s per ton, and country brands L 7 5s to L 7 10s.

ENGLISH MARKETS.

Lonpon, June 17.

Colonial breadstuff?)—Adelaide wheat, ex store, 84s ; New Zealand wheat, ex store, 31s 9d to 335. Tallow is unaltered. "Wool—Ten thousand seven hundred bales were catalogued at to-day's auction, Vbe tone of the market generally was flat. Crossbreds and New Zealand grensy ruled one I alfpenny to one penny K.wer than last sale. Port Phillip and Sydney greasy one halfpenny lower, Medium to good qualities of scoured wools and medium Sydney and Port Phillip fleeces are about one penny lower.