COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1721, 7 April 1888, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

OHRISTOHBTROH CORN EXCHANGE. 'ill? Corn Exchange reports for the wwk eliding Friday evening, the 6?h ins!. : The holidays have a good deal interfered with business, but considering it has been a broken week the deliveries have been considerable. Frekht being now available to London (for limited quantities) many of the growers have again decided to try their luck in shipping. We trust that they will be more fortunate than those who have shipped during the past two years. Wheat—Tuscan commands premier position, and is heing readily taken up for shipment at 2s 9d; pearl, when prime and well filled, is also in good demand at 2s 8d to 2s 9d; but hunters, which comprises the larger bulk of wheat on sale, is only taken with other lines at 2s 7d to 2s 8d; broken chicken wheat is in good demand at 2s to 2s 4d. Oats are coming to hand very slowly, and in consequence prices have hardened, Is 8d being paid readily ior short feed, and up to Is 9d for prime milling lines. Seed tartars are also in request for Victorian orders, but inferior kinds are not in favor with buyers, and don't realise over Is 6d. Barley continues firm, and all really prime is quickly taken up by our local maltsters at 4s 2d to 4s 4d; second quality, however, is not in such good demand, and varies in price from 3s 3d to 3s 9d. Beans are selling readily at 2s 6d to 2b 7d, and peas at 2s 3d to 2b 4d for feeding lines and 2s 6d to 2s 8d for Prussian blues. Grass Seed —The market is very alow indeed, and to be able to effect sales considerable concessions have to be made, ftood farmers parcels can

be purchased at 2s to 2a 2d, and machine-drosaed is offering at 2a 6d to 2s 9d.

Cocksfoot is slightly better, but 3-Jd is the top figure for prime heavy sped, and 2#d to 3d for medium quality. Potatoes—A few linea of Derwents have been offered at 25s at country stations, but business has been very small owing to their not being ripe enough for shipment. Kidneys are worth 40s.

Dairy Produce—No change to note, both butter and cheese being almost unsaleable.

The above prices are those paid to farmers and delivered f.o.b, Lyttelton, sacks extra.

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKETS.

At the Addington Yards on Wednesday entries of all descriptions of stock: were very heavy, and the attendance of buyers, etc., about an average one.

Fat Cattle—A heavy entry. The enquiry was a very dull one, and a poor sale resulted, with a great many withdrawals, altogether most unsatisfactory business. Steers sold at from £5 to £7 ss, and heifers and fat cows from £2 15s to £6 15s, being at from 13s 6d to 15s 6d per 1001 b. Store Cattle —A heavier entry than for some time past, but the enquiry showed little or no improvement, and sales were made at low rates, with repeated withdrawals. A line of two and a-half year-old steers in forward condition was sold at £3 per head. A line of cattle from Blenheim sold as follows: Two to three-year-old steers, 50s to 57s 6d ; ditto heifers, 30s ; and cows to 325.

Dairy Cattle—A large entry, demand only middling; late rates remain unaltered.

Fat Sheep —A full market, the quality being on the whole good, a few exceptionally superior lines offering. Late values were rather more than maintained. As high as 10s was bid for one line of crossbreds, hut they were not sold. Sales were as follows : Crossbred wethers, 8s to 9s lOd; maiden ewes, 7s Gd to 8s 4d; lightweight wethers, 6s 9d to 7s 9d ; and ewes from 5s to 7s 3d. Merino wethers sold at from 3s 3d to 7s 6d per head, being at from l|d to lfd per ib, according to the quality. Stora Sheep—A large number offering, a big proportion beiug old sheep. A good clearance was effected. Young crossbred breeding owes nold at from 4« 6d to 6s 9d per head, old ewes from 2s to 3s Gd.

Eat Lambs—A large entry and a fair demand. Prices ranged at from 4s6dto7s9d.

Pigs —A moderate supply. Late values well maintained.

DTJKEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS,

The following is the renori for tha week ending Wednesday * —

"Wheat—The holidays have considerably interrupted operations ; at' the same time several parcels have changed hands, chiefly prime samples. This class has bad more attention, although prices cannot be said to have altered for the better, still the tone of the market seems to be firmer. There is also a desire on the part of shippers to operate, if only suitable freights could be secured, and this has to a certain extent assisted to induce hoWers to be somewhat firmer in their demands. The unpropitious nature of the weather south is causing a good deal of anxiety. A large quantity of grain of all sorts is still in the stook, which we tear will not be in a very good condition for the market; the prospects at present is not at all assuring. Quotations for the week are: For prime milling velvet and tuscan, 3s 2d to 3s 3d ; medium, 3s to 3s Id ; broken and infreior, Is 9d to 2a Gd (ei store, sacks weighed in). Oats—The wet weather prevailing is seriously interfering with threshing, and up to the present but little has come to hand. A good demand exists, and large orders on hand for shipment; but buyers being limited to price, although the oats are wanted, they in the meantime cannot advance. It is almost certain that a large quantity of oats now in the field will not be fit for shipment. Quotations : Prime stout milling, Is 8d to Is 9d; best bright feed, 1b to Is Is 6d to Is 7d (ex store, sacks weighed in), net cash. Barley—The supply is still insufficient for the demand, and to all appearance is not likely to come anything near sufficient. Quotations for best malting, 4s 3d to 4s Gd ; medium, 4s to 4s 3d ; feed and milling, 2s 9d to 3s 9d (sacks invariably extra), termsRyegrass Seed — I here is some enquiry for machine-dressed from old pasture, and a few small sales effected, but nothing of any importance, and at prices which cannot be very satisfactory to growers. Potatoes—4sa to 503 for best Northern.

Chaff—sos to 55s for prime lots well cut.

Straw—Oaten and wheaten, £2. Hay—Oaten, £3; clover and ryegrass, £3. Butter— Fresh, 7d to for fresh; salt, prime lots, (kegsextra). CHeese—Best Akaroa made up to 4d for large sizes ; small loaves, 4|d. Honey—4d per lb in casks, and 4|d for prime extracted in tins.

On Tuesday country dry crosebreds, inferior to medium, brought Is Id to 3s 4<l; do do merino, Is to 2s 8d ; me ium to full-woolled crossbreds,

3s 5d to 5a 3d ; do do merinos, 23 9d to 4s Gd; dry pelts, 3d to lid ; butchers' green crossbreds (best), 3a to2s6d; int'erior to medium, 2s 4d to Is lOd ; green merinos, Is 8d to 2s ; lambskins (best), 2s 6d to lid; inferior to medium, Is lOd to 2s 4d. Hides—Market good. Quotations: For inferior and bulls', l|d to 2d; light, 2Jd to 2fd ; medium, 3d to 3§d ; heavy weights, in prime condition, 601 b and oyer, 3£d to per lb. Tallow—Quotations : Inferior and mixed, 12a to 15s; medium to good, 15s Gd to 17s ; prime mutton, 18s to 19s; rough fat (inferior) 7s to Bs, (medium to good) 8s 6d to 10s; best mutton caul, lis to 13s per cwt.

DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS.

At the Bui'nside Yards on Wednesday the following business was transacted :

Fat Oattlo—lsß bead yarded; mostly medium quality. Prices realised showed a slight advance on last week's. Best bullocks brought £6 to £8 17s 6d ; ordinary, £3 12s Gd to £5 15s; cows in proportion.—Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold for Messrs M'Cxoverin and Hardie (The Hook), 8 steers at from £4 7s 6d to £5 5s ; for the same vendors Messrs Donald Reid and Co. -sold 6 bullocks at £6 >. 7s 6d, and Messrs Reid, Maclean and Co. 12 at from £5 5s to £5 7s 6d.

Fat Sheap —2539 were penned, of which 300 were merino wethers, useful mutton, the balance crossbreds—medium to prime and heavy-weight ewes as usual preponderating. Prices sligbtly improved. Best crossbred wethers brought 8s 6d to 10s; two extra heapy pens, lis to lis 6d; medium, 6s 9d to 8s 3d; best crossbred ewes, 7s 9d to 10s 3d ; inferior and medium, 5s Gd to 7s Gd; merino wethers, 4s 6d to 6s.—Messrs Reid, Maclean, and Co. sold for Messrs Bruce and M'Laren (St. Andrews), 120 crossbreds ewes from 7s 9d to 8s 9d ; for Mr Gr. Or. Russell (Otipua), 37 Southdown ewes at 8s 9cl; and 25 crossbred ewes at Ss Gd; for Mr Alpheus Hayes (Waiuaafce), 159 halfbred ewes at 5s 6d.

Fat Lambs—There was a large number forward, varying in quality. Competition was fairly active, especially for best quality, which realised Gs to 8s; others, 4s Gd to 5s 6d.

Pigs —228 were penned, chiefly suckers and light stores, only a few porkers and baconers. The demand for suckers and stores was void of animation, and prices ruled much below late rates ; indeed, for all sorts there was less competition. Suckers brought 4m Gd t» 10s Gd ; light stores, 9s to 16s Gd; oihfirs, 17b to 225; porkers, 24s to 30s; baconers, 32s 6d to 425; a few heavy weights to 495.

Otago Bam and Evvii Fair.—The attendance sit the ram »ni <v.re fair on Thur3d«y was roertgra. a»sd 111" Rales we:o ilisappoiuiing. There wero 437 e'.-t ivi, nearly half of v-'hic!) w reL°icn.-.ier3. Smno Lai ester runs wer.; p-iv.itely anid at up to 5 "ninfiaa cac!', but the averts pvbo of raia3 w-3 under 2 guineas.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS

Melbourne. Aprii 5

"Business io stock after the holidays. Prime wheat is nominally selling at 3s 5d to 3s s|d. Barley unsaleable. New Zealand oats are freely selling at 2s lOd to 2s peas, 2s 7d; bran hardening at 10HADELAIDE, Anvil 5.

Wheat, 3s 3d for Port Adelaide, 2s lOd to 3s for out ports; flour is dull at £8 to £8 10a; bran, £2 12s; pollard, £3 12s; oats, Is 9d to 2s lOd; malting barley, 5.-j to 5s 6d.

Sydney. April 5,

Potatoes are selling as follows : Warrnambool, 555; New Zealand, 50s to 655; Circular Head, 70s. Maize, 2s to 2s 3d; inferior, Is 9d; old, 2s 6d to 2s Bd. Onions, £7 6s; New Zealand, £7 3s 4d; local, £B. Pollard, BH. Wheat: milling, 3s 4d to 3s 6d ; fowl feed, 2s 6d to 2s Bd. Oats: Best feed, 2s Id to 2s 2d ; milling, 2s 3d. Cape barley, 3s. .Ryegrass seed, 2s 9d to 3s ; cocksfoot, 3f d ; prairie, 4<s 6d. Butter, 9d. Bacon, 7d ; hams, Is Id.

ENGLISH MABKIBTB,

London. April 3

The wool list closed with 361,509 bales. Among the closing arrivals are the Apollo and Santa from Sydney, Adolph from Melbourne, and j?iako from Napier.

April 4. The Lusitania's frozen meat is sell ing at 3fd,