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Temuka Leader, Issue 1897, 28 May 1889, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTIONKERS' HKPORT. Messrs Grade, Ivlaclean and Co. report for the past fortnight, ending Saturday, as follows: Horses —At the -Tiniaru Horse Bazaar, on the 18th inst., our entry comprised a few good draughts, for wHca there was a good demand. We JIHV • enquiries for hacks up to weight, »id upstanding harness horaes. We quote medium to good draughts at from £U 10 to £25, aged £6 to £lO. Hacks—Medium £9 10s to £l4, light and weedy £4 to £B. Sheep—it the Washdyke yards on the 16th, and again this week, the entries of fat sheep were sinnlland not equal to the demand. tStores. however, were well represented, and a large number changed hands at improved values. ' We' sold on account of the New Zealand and Australian Land Company, Meeisrs M. Gentlemun, J. ;A. Grant; A. Brown, W. Grant, Gi Bourn. J. Greig, and others: —lOl fat ewes at 9*, 70 2-tooths at 10s, 299 crossbred lambs at 8s 9d, 70 merino ewes at 55,. 60 merino wethers at Bs, 209 half-bred i-wea at 10s Cd, 18 do at 9s lOd, 109 2-too:hs at 12s 9d, 200 crossbred ewes at ss ; 101 do at

6s 6d, 61 ewes and wether3 at lis lid, 60 half-bred ewes and wethers at ! lis 3d, 60 2-tooth wethers at 12s 3d. We have also placed privately 2271 fat and store sheep, viz., 200 crossbred store ewes, 250 do do, 395 half-bred lambs, 600 fat crossbred ewes, and 826 freezers. At Makikihi we sold 300 merino ewes At 3s. Cattle —The fat pens have been very thinly occupied of late, consequently all lots coming to hand fit for the local trade have met a ready sale at equal to 17s 6d per 1001 b for prime quality. There is little business doing in stores, yardings being principally made up of yearlings and 6-year-olds, for which the demand is limited at present. We sold 7 bullocks (small) at £4 17s 6d, 6 prime heifers at £6 2s 6d to £6 7s 6d, 8 steers at £3 15s to £4 2s 6d, 7 heifers at £2 15s, yearlings 255, calving cows at £6 to £6 7s 6d. TIMARU MARKET 3. Messrs Collins and Co. report oats in good demand at 2s 3d to 2s 5d for Danish, milling 2s 6d to 2s Bd, fowl wheat Is 6d to 2s 6d, according to quality. Timaru Derwent potatoes, 60s to 65s per ton, Oamaru do, 85s per ton; fowls, 2s to 3s 6d per pair ; hares, 2s per pair; carcases pork, 3d to 4£d per lb; fat sheep, ss, carcases equal"to l|d per lb; carrots, 35s per ton ; Swede turnips, 27s 6d per ton; 1 dray load oaten sheaf cheaf chaff, Is 9d per bag. CHRISTOHURCH CORN EXCHANGE.

The Corn Exchange reports for the week ending Friday evening, the 24th insfc.: — Markets all round are easier. The demand from Sydney side is not equal to the quantities offering, but shortly we expect to see this reversed, as the deliveries are last falling off, and our wheats find more favor in the Australian market during the colder weather. We were pleased that Mr Oliver was able to give the Dubbo farmers' Blander a most positive denial as regards the growing qualitiss of our wheat. It is quite evident that some damaged and sprouted grain has been foisted upon them. Practical open farmers should not be given to such tricking. The arrival of the Eeaper at Sydney has depressed that market, but we shall soon expect a revival, as stocks, now being chiefly in store, will only be drawn as demand requires. Oats do not improve; our Southern neighbors at present are executing all the orders. Very little prime malting barley is coming forward, consequently the demand is strong at our quotations. Grass seeds are dull, the sowing season having passed. Potatoes are now in full swing, aud considerable sales have been effected at 50s to 52s 6d at country stations off the forks, while £3 is required for forward delivery where pitted. There are buyers of dairy produce for the London market at for cheese and 7d for butter, local demand is limited. Shipping space is plentiful for London, to Sydney it is now more easily obtainable, large portions of it, however, are being taken for potatoes, so that the grain will not be got away any faster than heretofore. Our quotations are as follow : Wheat —Tuscan, 3s 8d to 3s 9d ; hunters and pearl, 3s 4d to 3s sd; 2nd quality, 3s to 3s Id; chick wheat, 2s 6d to 2s 9d. Oats—Milling, 2s 9d; short stout feed, 2s 7d to 2s 8d ; long and inferior kind, 2s 3d to 2s sd. Barley—Prime malting, 3s 9d io 3s lOd; medium, 3s 4d to 3s (3d ; feed, 2s 6d to 2s 9d. Beans—3s 2d to 3s 3d. Peas— Prussian blues, 3s 8d to 3s lOd ; feed, 3s to 3s 2d. Grass Seed—Machine dressed, 3s 9d to 3s lOd; farmers' parcels, 2s 9d to 3s 3d ; cocksfoot, machine dressed, 2|d to 3d ; farmers' lines 2d to 2|d. Potatoes—sCs to 52s 6d at country stations. Dairy Produce—Butter, prime 8d to 9d; cheese 3|d to 4d. The above prices are those paid to farmers for delivery f .0.b., sacks extra. ENGLISH MARKETS. London, May 23. Balme, Jacomb and Co., woolbrokers, predict an advance in wool. Tallow is firm, best mutton 25s 6d to 265, beef unchanged. Best, ox hides, 3fd to 3|d. >he money market is flat. New Zealand frozen mutton is quoted at 4-Jd, beef Sfd. New Zealand hemp is in poor demaud to-day ; 1900 bales were bought in at auction at £35, a few were sold at £32. May 24. New Zealand 4 per cent inscribed stock is quoted at 106, with the market firm. Australian wheat, ex store, is at 38s 6J, with business restricted. New Zealand long berried, ex store, is quoted at 38s, with business restricted. Tho wool arrivals up to date are 350,000 bales; forward shipment, 67,000 bales. May 25. At the Antwerp wool sales the prices obtained at the opening were maintained. 13,500 bales of River Plate were offered, of which 10,200 were sold. 887 bales of Australian were offered, and 790 wore sold. The prices realised show an advance of H ] on last London gales. I