COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1370, 25 July 1885, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

TIMARU GRAIN MARKET. Wheat.—Prime milling, 2s 6d to 2s 8d ; inferior, 2a to 2s 3d ; fowl, Is 6d to Is Bd. Oats. —Long, Is 3d ; shoi’t, Is 7d ; discolored, Is. Barley.—Malting, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; feed, Is 6d to 2s. CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE. The Corn Exchange reports for the week ending Friday evening, the 24th inst. : The transactions in the grain and produce markets during the past week have been of an unusually quiet nature. Milling wheat (prime) is saleable at late quotations, with little offering. Second quality continues stagnant. Chick wheat (whole) engages attention at full rates. Oats keep moving into trade consumption, preference being given to bright feed lines. There has also been an enquiry for good Danish oats, for shipment. No sales of account have taken place in barley; very cheap lines are chiefly sought after for feed purposes. Peas and beans are quiet. Real prime blue peas find buyers at full rates. There has also been a desire to obtain prime beans at a slight concession off quoted prices. Ryegrass is scarce, and full rates are obtainable ; while in cocksfoot the supply has been fully equal to the demand, but sellers are firm, and in many instances prefer holding to submitting to any reductions in price. Potatoes have been sold during the week at prices quoted below, but buyers do not seem inclined to speculate very heavily. Last week’s quotations for dairy produce are still maintained : at the same time there are no buyers beyond those who have actual orders on hand. The following are the quotations for the week ; Wheat--Prime milling (winter sorts), 2s lOd to 2s lid : Tuscan, 2s 9d ; second quality, 2s 2d to 2s 6d ; chick wheat (whole), 2s, f.o.b. Oats—Milling and short bright feed, Is 9d to Is lOd ; slightly discolored short, is 7d to Is 8d ; long and inferior, is 5d to Is 6d ; Danish, Js lOd to is lid, f.o.b. Barley—Nominally : malting, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; second quality do, 2s 9d to 3s 3d ; feed, Is 9d to 2s, Christchurch. Peas— Prussian Blues, 3s Gd to 3s 9d ; feed, 2s to 2s 6d. Beans, 2s 4d to 2s Cd, f.o.b. Ryegrass Machine-dressed, 4s Cd ; clean farmers’ parcels, 3s to 3s Cd, f.o.b. Cocksloot—Bright heavy seed, 3d to 3£d; discolored, 2d to f.o.b., Lyttelton. Potatoes- Derwents, 32a 6d to 355, at country stations. Dairy Produce —Butter : Prime in tubs, lid to Is ; second quality, 4d to Bd. Cheese : Small loaf shape, s£d to 6d ; medium size, to sd; large, B|d to 4d, f.o.b.

DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS.

At the Burnside Yards on Wednesday the following business was transacted : Fat Cattle.—Best bullocks brought £8 10s to £ll 15s ; others, £5 10s to £8 ; and cows in proportion, 12 very fine bullocks from South Canterbury brought from £lO to £ll 15s. Beef 18s to 21s per lOOlbs. Fat calves, 5s to 245, Fat sheep. —An advance of from la to la 6d per head over last week’s prices was realised. Best crossbred wethers brought 15s 9d to 16s 0d ; others, 13s 6d to 14s 9d ; do ewes 8s 3d to 12s 9d ; merino wethers, 8a 6d to Us. Fat and store pigs.—Demand slack, and prices low. Bacon pigs from 36s to 535; porkers, from 27s to 33s 6d. Horses.—Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co, report first-class draughts at from £2B to £34 ; medium, £ls to £25 : firstclass hacks and light harness horses, £lB to £24 ; medium, £0 to £ls ; light and inferior, £3 to £6. DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS. The following is the report for the week ending Thursday last: Wheat.—Milling Is only in limited request at from 3s to 3a Id ; medium milling commands no attention except at prices which sellers are not prepared to accept, while inferior and the lower grades are in good demand at prices ranging from 2s to 2s 6d, ex store ; fowl feed la 6d to 2s 3d. Qata. Prime milling, Is 2d ; short bright feed, Is 8d to Is Bid ; medium and spa'To vbills, Is 7d to is ferior, Is 3d to.ls 6d. Barley.—There is no demand of any consequence, and quotations remain same as last week. Ryegrass —Cocksfoot is in small supply and fetches 3sd to 4]-d per lb according to quality. Chaff.-£2 15a for good quality well cut. ami demand quiet. Pnia'toes.—Sales have been at £3 2s fid l for Southern, but probably £3 5s could

be obtained for pmne Northern Dements. The market is over supplied with kidneys. Turnips.—2os per ton for best Swedes. Butter.—There is a good demand for prime suited (in kegs), at from 9<l to 9£d. Breah in fair inquiry at from la to la 2d for prime. Eggs.—ls Id per dozen. Sheepskins.—Dry crossbreds, low to medium, lOd to 2s 6d ; do do merino, Is to 2a 7d ; dry pelt*, 2s 8d ; green crossbreds, 3s 4d to 3s 9d ; do merino, 2s 0d to 3s. Hides. —All consignments coming forward commanded good attention, and quotations unaltered. Tallow—lnferior and mixed, 16s to 18s ; medium 19s to 21s ; good to prime, 22s to 23s ; rough fat, Its to Us per cwt.

ENGLISH MARKETS,

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, are in receipt of the following cablegram from their London branch dated July 21:—Wool : Market unchanged Continental markets are fully stocked with River Plate supplies, and these are increasing. Wheat : Market firm. Adelaide is worth 36s 6d ; New Zealand, 32s 6d ; and Tuscan, 35s per 49Plb. Adelaide f.a.q., is worth c.i.f. off coast, 34s 4d per 4801 b. Tallow ; Market unchanged. Leather ; Maaket unchanged. Frozen meat : Market dull. Arrivals of New Zealand mutton are heavy.