COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1757, 30 June 1888, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

CHRISTCBUROH CORN EXCHANGE.

The Coru Exchange reports for lb? vnek ending Friday evening, the 29tb ins). :

Shipping is quiet, excepting, perhf?pr, potatoes, which are being forwarded in large quantities both to intercolonial port« and to Sydney. The vessels on berth for London are taking all wheat parcels that are coming forward by rail, consequently prices remain firm, very little as yet being taken from store. The vessels now in port are fast filling up, which will tend to limit transactions until the arrival of further supply of bottoms. Wheat—Tuscan still maintains its premier position, and is eagerly taken up at 2s 9d for prime lines. Pearl has the best enquiry locally at 2s 8d to 2s B§d. Hunters white is offer ing more plentifully than other kinds at 2s 7d to 2s 7 £d. Broken chicken wheat is in full supply at Is 9d to 2s. Oats—A dullness prevails for the time. Milling are worth Is lid to 2s, and short feed Is 9d to la lOd, with but little enquiry. Barley—There is a slight disposition to purchas* really prime lines at 4s 2d to 4s sd. Second quality, however, is much neglected at 3s 3d to 3s 9d. Feed is very dull at Is 9d to 2s.

Beans and peas are without alteration in value or demand. Grass &eed—An odd line for local sowing has been placed at last quotations. , Cocksfoot has no alterations in value.

Potatoe's are in good demand, and 30» is freely given at country stations, and slightly in advance of this figure, where delivery can be liberally arranged. Dairy Produce—Butter is still in strong demand at 8d to 9d for prime lines. Cheese also has improved in value, 3£d being freely paid for selected lots.

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

CHRISTCHURCE STOCK MARKETS. At the Addington yards on Wednesday, fairly large supplies of all kinds of stock came forward. Fat Cattle A heavy supply, quality varied. Beef can be said to have sold at from 15s to 18s per 1001 b, according to quality. Steers sold at from £5 2s Gd to £8 per head ; heifers and fat cows at from £3 15s to £6 10a.

Dairy Stock—A large entry. From £6 to £8 was paid for young cows coming into immediate profit; other sorts in proportion. Fat Sheep—A full market; the quality all round very good. Heavy weight crossbreds sold at from 14s 6d to 16s and 17s 6d per head; halfbred wethers, lis Gd to 14s 6d; crossbred ewes, at from 9s 3d to 12s 6d ; light weight crossbreds, 8s Gd to lis 3d ; merino wethers, from 7s 6d to 12s 9d each, being at from 2d to fully 2£d per lb, according to quality. Messrs Miles and Co. sold for Mr M. Quinn, 39 crossbreds at 12s 3d to 14s 3d.

Pigs—A large entry. The demand was fairly good, but prices show a slight decline from recent values. Baconers sold at from 35s to 58s; porkers, 20a to 325; stores, 8s to 18s 6d.

DUNEDIN. PRODUCE MARKETS. The following is the report for the week ending Wednesday • Wheat —A slightly better demand is experienced, but only for prime quality, which is in somewhat more request by millers, but owing to the large quantity on offer from the north values show no improvement; on the contrary, a still downward tendency prevails. There is no demand for medium. Prime milling white velvet and Tuscan, 3s to 3s Id ; extra good samples of red straw a shade more. Medium is held for 2s Gd to 2s 9d, but no sales effected of any consequence. Inferior and fowls' wheat has a fair demand ah 2s to 2s 4d, ex store (sacke weighed in). Oats —The market continues steady, with a fairly active demand. Short oats, especially good bright sparrow* bills and Sutherland*, have the most attention. Danish and long tartars are only in moderate request. Buyers are not disposed to give the prices asked by holders; at the same time sales are occasionally effected. Bright prime milling, Is B|d to Is 9d ; extra good a shade more ; best short feed, Is 8d to Is B|d; medium, Is Gd to Is 7^d; inferior, Is 3d to Is 6d, ex store (sacks weighed in). Barley—Extra good and bright samples of malting are saleable, but no other. Prime making, 43 to 4s 3d. medium, nominal, 3a Gd to 3s 9d; feed and milling, when sales can be made, 2s to 3s Gd, ex store.

Grass Seeds—Small sales of Poverty Bay ryegrass seed are occasionally made, but for provincial and cocksfoot seed there is little or no demand. Quotations nominal. Potatoes The market is bare. Good Derwents would sell readily at 47s to 52s 6d. Kidneys are also wanted for seed.

Chaff—Well cut, clean and heavy, 50s to 555; straw chaff, 355. Carrots, red and white, 355. Turnips : Swedes, 15s ; greentops, 13s.

Straw: Oaten and wheaten, 355. liay: Oaten, G-s; clover and ryegrass, 60s.

Butter—Prime sa'fc,9d to lOd per lb (kegs extra) ; fresh, scarce. Cheese —Best Akaroa, 4d; loaves, 4£d; local, 3?dHains and Bacon—Former, 8d to 9d; rolls and flitches, to 7d. Honey, 4d per lb (casks extra).

Sheepskins—On Monday country dry crossbreds, low to medium, brought Is 3d to 3s 7d ; do do merino, Is 3d to 2s 8d; medium to full-woolled crossbreds, 3s 9d to 5s lOd; do do merino, 2s 9d to 4s 2d; dry pelts, 2d to Is Id ; butchers' green crossbreds —best, 4s lid to 3s 9d; medium, 3s 6d to 2s 9d ; green merinos, Is 8d to 2s 9d ; lambskins, 2s 9d to 3s 4d. Hides—lnferior and bulls', l£d to to 2d; light, to 2fd; medium, 2H to 3|d; heavy, and free from scars and offal, to 3£d ; exceptionally good a shade more. Tallow The market continues steady, all coming forward being easily placed. Prime mutton, 18s 6d to 20s; medium to good, 15s 6d; inferior, 13s to 14s Gd. Kough fat has a good demau 1, and is in eager request by Tenderers at —for inferior, 8s to 9d; medium to good, 9s Gd to lis 6d; fresh mutton caul, 12s to 13s per ewt. DCNEDIN STOCK MARKETS. At the Burnside Yards on Wednesday the following business was transacted : Fat Cattle—l6s head were yarded, the greater portions being only medium quality; only a few pens prime. Prices showed an advance on last week's sales. Best bullocks brought £8 15s to £lO 55.; medium, *6 5s to £8; inferior, £3 15s to £5 17s 6d; and cows in proportion. Fat Sheep—39s7 were penned, of which about 550 were merinos (prime to good), the balance crossbreds (consisting of ail qualities). Prices showed a reduction on last week's market of fully Is per head. Best crossbred wethers brought 13s to 14s Gd; one or two extra, up to 15s 9d ; ordinary, 8s to 12s Gd; beat do owes, Us to 13s Gd; ordinary, 5s 9d to 10s Gd ; merino wethers, 7s to 8s; a few quarter backs at 10s. Reid, Maclean, and Co. sold for Messrs Bourne and McDonald (Washd\ke), 60 crossbred ewes from 12s to 10s; for Air William Stevenson (Washdyke), 30 crossbred ewes at 8s 9d. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold for Mr R. Blair (Washdyke), 63 crossbredjewes at 10s 9d. Fat Calves—Three yarded and sold at from 29s to 32s Gd. Fat Lambs —111 penned to-day, ranging from medium to good quality, and sold at 4s to 10s. Pigs—l 37 were penned. The demand for porkers and baconers was not so good as last week's sales. Prices easier. Suckers brought 8s 6d to lis 6d ; stores, 168 Cd to 255; porkers, 27s to 345, 36s 6d to 495; extra heavy, 60s.—Eeid, Maclean, and Co. sold for Mr W. Stevenson (Washdyke), 30 from 47s to 265. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, June 28. Potatoes, Warnambool, 555; Circular head, 70s to 755; New Zealand, 70s to 72s 6d. Onions are firm at 6d. Wheat, milling, 3s 6d to 3s 7d; second quality, 3s 2d to 3s 3d ; chick, 2a 7d to 2s lOd. The oat market is buoyant, heavy 2s 3d; heavy feed, 2s Id to 2s 2d; off sorts, Is lid to 2s. The bran market is dull; New Zealand, 9|d. Pollard, 9d to 9|d. Maize, firm at 2s 7d. Butter, best imported, la to is 4d; good second quality, 9d to is. Cheese, there is good supply, quoted at 6d to 7d. Bacon, local, Gd; New Zealaud, 8d to 9d. New Zealand hams, is Id. Memjotjbne, June 28. Wheat, 3s 3d. Flour, stone made, £7 ; roller flour, £B. Stout oats, 2s 10|d. Malting barley, 5s 3d. Bran, 9|-d, Sugar, £2llos for Chinese white and fine Queensland yellows. Adelaide, June 26. Wheat, 3a 2d; farmers' lots, 2s lOd to 3s. Flour, stone made, £7; roller flour, £7 15s to £B. Bran, 9d to 9|d. Pollard, 9|d. New Zealand oats, 3a 3d to 3s sd. Malting barley, 5s to 5s 3d. ENGLISH MARKETS. London, June 26. At the wool sales to-day bidding was conducted with better spirit. Some excellent selections of New Zealand wool realised firm prices. Tin, £76 ss. Copper, Chili bars, £BO. June 27. The English wheat market shows a general decline of 6d. Leather, 9|d. New Zealand hemp, £24 10s t» £24 15s. The stock of kauri gun* on hand is 814 tons ; the price has fallen 5s per cwt. Two cargoes of Australian wheat have been sold at 31s 9d. At the wool sales to-day 14,000 bales were catalogued. Prices generally were unchanged, though crossbreds show a firmer tendency.