COMMERCIAL, .

Temuka Leader, Issue 1501, 4 May 1886, Page 1

COMMERCIAL, .

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT. TIMARU. Mr E. R. Guinness (for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited j reports for the week ended Friday, April 30th, 1886, as follows Cattle—The supply of medium beef is still plentiful, while good quality is •mt coming forward as might., be ex• pooled. Holders prefer waiting, with the hopes of |>rices improving, which, n»- doubt, >bey will in a few tm-mbs. We hear of several large lines changing bands to a southern buyer. Sheep— Prime mutton may he quoted at l£d per ib, with a plentiful supply. Skins. Privately and hv an-ti n «ince last reportjwe h ave sold 3035 ski Vt. .*r the following prices :—Best hu'eher-* crossbreds, Is 6d to Is 9d ; d-> men a Is to Is 8d; iumbskins,ls 10>t to 2" 8 ; '-cond quality, lOd tols4t; fnc-ury, Is lOd to 2s; country lots lr m Is op in 8s 8d ; according to quality lli-tes.—The market has a downward tendency, and price* are not so firm as they were. Wo quote t well irhnm-i. hides over 60 bs, 4£ ; 50 to 60 Is. 4d; ight and inferior, fr--m 3i to 3^l; cut <-nd slippy, 2d n per lb. We have c eared over 147. Land.—We report having sold oyer 9'o seres of the Seadown estate at P<ices ringing from £l4 10s to £l6 per acre, Messrs Jonas and Bourn report Horses—The entry at the baza-i on Saturday was a large one, comprising animals of all classes. The attendance was also large, bat the sales, in proportion to the entry were small. However, a good number'found purchasers at owners* reserves, but more would hava been sold if the weather had been fine, many buyers holding off untiL the land gets in.VWOrkablei' condition. They quote staunch heavy draughts from £l6 ‘o £2l, medium-do, £9 to 615 ; hacks and light harness horses from £5 to £25, according to'Stamp'fin'd quality. AUS rlt \ Ll AN MAE tv BTS. Kydnbt, April 29. Wheat is at Is )d • New Z-s'itnl nf*is, 2* 6i ; ioHst*. 1< :l • (-i Im-ln - ; m '7,". 3* 4 i :i f .VI I- ; pn -itH5p- r lull. .•1 IiKI.AIDK. \. i i '.’'.l Titerc is no chuii-i- u> r i-" h« h’weal pro-luce market, Shipi iii_' wucM is quoted at 4- 3-1 to 4s 41 per I nshel | town fl-nr, £9 10s ; country brands," £8 15s to £9 10*. ENGLISH MARITKTS. London, May 1. The total quantity of wheat afloat f--r the United Kingdom is .1,880,000 quarters. Australian tallow Fair average quality is quoted : Beef, 22s 6-1 ; rauttoe, 23s 6d per cw.t.. ; - I’he stock of tallow in Loudon is 28,000 caska^ One Australian cargo <in the passag has been .offered at 355. , -r