COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1498, 12 October 1886, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS,

Messrs "Gracie, Maclean and Adam report for th'e foitoigh't ending Saturday as follows:—.. . ■

Horsed—At the' Timaru,. rUprse Bazaar on the 2nd instant their entry comprised 28 head of draughts and light ibbrses.* , Competition for the former was brisk, and all those in condition. forV work changed hands at an advance on late pricep. Good young horses suitable for spring cart and buggy iffe" in better demand at p^rebent^an"" for "several months past. Their? entry to-day was r emall, and business quiet. * *They&. quote best draughts.;'from £lB to £26 10s ; inferior, and aged to,medi«in, £9 ;tp[ £1,6 lOs ;' light .horses, jmed.ipm, to good, £.lO to.£i7.finferiorr.£3 to £7. monthly sale on, the 4th instant there was a fair entry,; bp,th .- as regards:. numbers -airid quality, and;'a few lots changed hands at satisfactory prices. At the Wash."dyke'Jon. Thursday ,the fat pens were well fill'd, with an 'excellent' quality sheep, 1 8nd as the local butchers were •present in full! force'/ every line was cleared at prices a shade over last sale. I'bej sold on account of Messrs Page, .M, Quin'rj, and . Balfour, 36 half-bred wethers at 13s 9d, 30 crossbred wethers ■t 13s 3d, 20 quarter-breds at 12a 3d, 100 half-bred wethers at 12s lOd. At Winchester, -on the irame day, they sold 100 fat wethers;They "have no transactions in store sheep to report.

.7 Cattle---At Pleasant, Point monthly sale there was a large entry, principally young stores, .andcowsj/and at Wasbdyke yards on Thursday there were only a few beadjof store cattle!entered, and not a single fat beast. Owners of fat 'cattle will do-well to send them forward for next sale'j as they have several enquiries for beef. They have no sales of fat cattle to report. In stores they ■have sold calves at 15s each ; steers from £2 12s 6d to £4 15s, and cows from £3 15s to £4 2s 6<i. •if, Skins—On the 29th ultimo fhey catalogued over 150 C skins. There waa a good attendance of buyers, and sales showed a Blight advance on former Butchers' best sold at from 4s 9d to 5s 6d, second quality, 4s 3d and 4s 6d.

AUSTRALIAN MAKKETS. ;l Sydney, Oct. 8. New Zealand wheat is at 4s 2d per bushel ; oats, 2V6a ; rriaize, per 56lbs, 2s lid ; bugar Company's No, 1 prices, £25 per ton ;,.,pollard, lid per bushel ; potatoes, 50s per lon,

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company held their first wool : sales of* the'season'this when 1000 bales were offered, and 800 bales sold. The attendance of buyers was large, continental firms being especially well represented. Prices realised were excellent, good greasy selling up to.lid per lb, and good greasy crossbreds np to • Scoured merinos realised 17|d. Greasy merinos of inferior qualities are from l|d to 2d, higl»er ; than atjfcbjs c!oße',of: last sen son, and scoured merinos 3£d to 4d higher. ENGLISH MA'RjrETS. London, Oct. 5. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the! United Kingdom is 1,620,000 quarters, or 30,000 quarters less than last week. New Zealand mutton is selling from 4d to 4£'l per !b. Adelaide wheat, ex store, 353; Adehaide flour, 245. New Zealand wheat, highest, 33s ; lowest, 28*. Large supplies from America hava tended to depress the flour market. All forward business is restricted. ; Beef tallow, 23s ; mutton, 15s 6d.