COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1751, 16 June 1888, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

OHRISrOHWROK CORN EXCHANGE. The Corn Exchange reports for ihe week ending Friday evening, the 15'h inst. : The Lanarkshire has cleared 11,534 sacks of grain, and other vessels are now loading in port, which has! had the effect of easing the storage accommodation; It; will, •however, be this has ; any appreciable effect on our stocks. Freight, continues high, but as.it is expected/that the|supply oj mutton* will.be more limited, tfre s steamers will ! be wanting cargo in the ! near future.

Wheat—An ordinary vfair amount of business has been done during the week, 2s being paid 'for good tuscan apd.pear,l,[a,Qd 2s 7fd to 2s 8d for hunters. .Whole chicken wheat is wanted at 2s 2d to 2s 3d)'and broken, ls9dto r ls,lld. ( , . rv , ( , "*" . Oats-^More are now 'offering, and the'market rates are' more steady, 2s > for-extra heavy milling, and Is 10d to Is lid for heavy short feed. Long descriptions are not verv brisk >&#" lsßd,tols9d. \f ■

' Barley Sales are' hot plentiful only small odd lots are now offering, which maltsters"are "not anxious acquire. We quote'4s ld-td< 4si'3cf for prime malting, at 38'6d to 3s 9d f pr ordinary samples, feed 2s. ) : Beans and peas are wijpiolut! change in values. ; ;7 ; Grass Seed—Little or, no is transpiring, and prices are- nominal* Potatoes For deliveries for the Pukaki, derwents have had a;slightly better enquiry, and 23s has been paid for prompt delivery at ■ country stations. '■''"' ; " : ' ! " ; ' • ' - ; '/■ ' ' : ; ''TA'. Dairy Produce—Butter has bad a brisk business, and last quotations of, 8d to Bjd"are fully maintained. Cheese' xs.in slightly better without alteration iii lvalues."; The above prices;are those .'paid to farmers, and delivered f.o.b. Lyttelton, sacks extra. ' ! ' ■'•' r '" 1! • " j ;CHRISTCHURCH:'STp,CK MARKETS. ■ 1 . .At the. Addingtop, yards on Wednesday there was an, average attendance of buyers. ... ' ; Fat Cattle—'A ; good supply, with more than the .usual proportion, ;of heavy weight prime .duality bullocks. The demand was again but slack, late values about ruling":, Steers from' £5 5s to £7 17s 6d, heifers-j£3 10a to £5 15s, beingat from 15s to \ about 18s per 1001b/-according-.to quality, •■■ Dairy Cattle—A fairly numerous entry, a feW good milch cows near calviug being offered/for such the usuargoodip'rififts/yFere giyea, viz., £6 to £Blss; ;! sec , rate sorts, £3 .to £4; backward; cal?ers l very? difficulc: 'tO "Sell.; ■ if •. r'/ ;

••• Fat Sheep—A 'pretty full market, qiiality'varied. 'Mapket opened firm, and a good healthy demand waa shown, late values being fully maintained. Crossbred, withers, heavy weights, sold at.from 15s to 18*', and 18s 3d; medium weights, from 9s 9d to lis b'd : j crossbred ewes

ranged at from 8s to lis 9d; and merino wethers up to 5s lid, being at from Ifd to 2|d per lb, according to quality. Store rather light entry.' Messrs Matson and Co. sold " a line of mixed crOssbreds at 5a 7d.' '/Messrs Bennetts Bros, 501d,348 : merinoewes at 8s lOd, 200 crossbred wethers at 8s 2d to 8s 4d, 159 do at Bs.

Pigs—A fairly heavy entry. For prime baconers and "porkers the demand was good, all lots; being quitted at about late values, viz., 3d to 3£d per lb v . Baconers. sold at'frpm 86s to 545; porkers, 20s to 32ai'j stores, 15s to 235. DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS. The following is ihe report for the week ending Wednpsdav r,— , r ~..... "Wheat—The demand for this cereal is very dull at present, and to effect sales of any quantity reduced - prices have to be accepted. "We quote prime milling'Velvet ; and tuscan, 3s to 3s 2d; medium milling, 2a 9d to 2s. lid (nominally) ; fowl wheat, 2s tp2s,4d per bushel, sacks in—terms. ~ ... QatsTT-During, the week a fair, amount of business-has been done chiefly ins parcels of bright hpayyfeed and milling. Inferior* and / discolored samples find a dull sale and mpye off slowly. Bright Bparrowbills, are. in-, quired,for, but Danish are not freely. Wp quote , Is B£d to Is 9d; heavy bright feed, Is 8d to lsS£d; medium, Is 6|d to Is 7f d ; inferior, Is 4d to Is Gd. Barley—The market for this is dull. Wptqupte prime 4s to 4s 3d ; medium,' 3s 'Bd : to 3s lOd; feed and milling, 2s to 3s Gd (ex store, sacks aa per agreement) Grass Seeds (nominally)—Jty'ev grass, 2s 2d to 3d for best machinedressed ; cocksfoot, 3id to 3f d per ;lbi s Qhaff-rWellcut and heavy, 50s to 55b ; chaff, 355;, ( . ~. Carrots—Red or white, 355. Turnipß—Green tops, lis; swedes, 16s,

Straw —Oaten and wheaten, 355. Hay—Oaten, 60s; clover and ryegrass, 60s.

Butter— Prime salt, B£d.., (k,egs, extra); fresh, lOd to =lld. ■ Eggs—ls 5d per dozen. Cheese—Beat Akaroa; 4d ■ Brighton 3|d per lb. ■'■' ! "" 1 ' Hams and bacon—Bd for hams, 7d for'sides,. 6^d'for rolls. •■■■• Honey—3f dto 4d per 11>.

, Sheepskins—Qn Monday country dry crossbred skins . brought Is, 5d to 4b 6d; do do Jaerino, Is 4d to 4s 4d ; pelts, 3d to ls^'3d;' biitchers'green crossbreds, 4s> 3d ;to 2s 9d; green' merinos, la 7d to 2s 6d ; lamb^kinsj 1 2s 6d to3slod.

Hides—We quote.inferior.and.bullsY ljjd to 2d ; light/2|d : to medium,' 2i l d to 3|d; heavy, 3|d to 4d; picked cts a shade more. Tallow—Prime mutton command medium, ,17s 6d to 18s f SinferioV, mutton) 13s to 14s; medium, 9a to' 12s jinferio'r; 7sto,Bß'6dr; -'' ; ;'• •'■'

DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS. At the Bufnside Yards on' Wednesday the following business , was .'trans-, acted :

Fat Cattle—262 head were yarded. Only.■Jetr.pens ..were primo_ beef, the balance ordinary-, to inferior quality. Best I; bullocks: brought .from £7 to &s2s 6d boayyl btillocks uptbi'£9 15s) ; btberspi £3 2s 16J to |66;iSB;J ;cowsj /£2 U5#;M £Q IQs. *keid, Maclean and Co.'sold ifor Mr WmV Grange;, 13 bullocks' fr,om. £6 7s 6d to £1 12s 6d f Stephenson Greeriawlaji(€Jnterbotj), & prjlrie bollocks a,t from-£8 slOs to £7 17s 6d ; for Mr ( Grant (Elloughi'on Grange), 13 steers at from £Q g 3 t 0 £± 15s,

;Fat jSheep f— The entry comprised 2950 arid «bout ISO merinos. All the sheep offered Were 'disposed ,of at-prices equal to tho'sa fulirig last week. Best crossbred' wethers brought 12s to 15ai; .others, ,J lis, 6d ; best crossbred ewes, 13s 6d to lis ; othersi 7s 3d to 10s <6d jimeriHOrewes,: 3s/3d. Fat; Larriba/ 34=41 penned. (About half medium to prime .quality, balanctt stores, ' There was fairly ? brisk competition for all' ; s6rtiSj -and- sales! of all offered, were made at trices ranging from .4: i !jit6_,Bs.6>J,!one ''pen extra prime fttching 10s 6d|. i

Pigs—223 penned, There was a fair demand experienced for all sorts, bat the number forward being rather in excess <of j requirements, prices were slightly easiur v; , Baconers brought 44s j(o 57s ;; porkers, ,24s to 38s ; stores, 15s to 22s j suckers, 6s to 93 6d. ; Si fj\ . i i\ 'J I <■' ."*""! Sydney, June 14. Potatoes, New,Zealand, 65s to 70s. Onions, 5s sd. Maize, 2s 7d to 2s Bd. Oats, heavy feed, 2a Id to 2s 2d; light milling, 2s 3d. New Zealand bran, 9£d; local, lOd. Pollard, 10d. Wheat, chick, 2s TOd to 3s; milling, 3s 4d to 3s 6d. Butter, local best, Is 3d to Is 9d; best imported, up to Is 3d ; best of second quality, lid to Is Id (the supplies .are increasing). Gheese is «a&y at 7d. , New Zealand bacon, 9d; local inachine cured, 6d to ■■•■■■• , ■■■ ■;■; Melbourne. June 14. Wheat,, 3s, 4.id. , : Oats, 2s lOd. Flour unchanged. Barley-, Califor.niari, 5s 6d to 5s 6|d. Maize,: 3s' 4d t6'3s4|d. "" '

Brisbane. June 14. Maize, 3a Id to 3s Hd. Onions, £G 7s 6d. Potatoes, £4 loa. Butter, la 10d; Adelaide. Juno 14. Wheat, Adelaide, 3a Id *, at out-ports, 2a lid to 3s. Superfine stone made flour, £7, roller flour, £8 to £8 ss. Bran, 1 -9d.' Pollard, 9^d. • ENGLISH MARKETS. \ ; Ijondokt, June 12... The wheat market ia flat, and prices for off-coast cargoes have declined., Australian wheat is quoted at from 83a to 33a 6d; Australian flour, ex store, is quoted at from 24s 6d toj2ss. * Tin is! quiet at £8T;l0fo 1 j , leather 1 is ' adf ancingi - ; best : sides being ■ hddr quoted at from lid to iiid 1 '" ; :1 ■ "" f i J-j s[.',] • , ,/y . , ■ ■ / i . i Bar'silver has declined an eighth, and ia now quoted at 3s 6d. Frozen meat is in good demand. >. ti(v , f ,- ir June, 13. :: The meat by tte steamer Tainiii is irregular in condition. It is realising Sid per lb. ! • : .