COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2226, 11 July 1891, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

OHRISTCHURCH COttN EXCHANGE,

The following is the Corn Exchange report (perN. P. Meyers, Secretary), for the week ending July 10 : The wheat market during the past week continues firm,, although European advices are not encouraging. Any good-sized parcels offering command attention, moro especially for local consumption. Prime,-.milling oats are also in request, whilst long and feed are firm'at quotations. In barley few'""transactions have transpired, except for prime malting, which finds a ready market. Beans and Peas—For the former there are several enquiries when not broken, while the latter have been placed at figure. 1 : below for hand-threshed prussian blue,; there is a fair demand. Grass seed is enquired for; rye. and cocksfoot may be noted .at quotations. Potatoes— Derwents have seen fair sales, but tin seller must guarantee them marketable and no seVbnd growth, otherwise'then is the possibility of them being rejected at the ship's side. News froi; New South.>Yales tends to show. th;ii tie market thereihas .a] slight upward tendency, arid we hope those who have shipped will benefit thereby. No alteration can be noted in dairy produce. Quotations are as follow : Wheat—Tuscan, 4s 8d to 4s 4d ; 4s 2d to 4s 3d; hunters, 4s to 4s 2d.

Oats —Primejnilling, Is lOd ; short h§aiy brighifc feed, Is 9d; long and inferior,"' 1 s Od to Is 7d. Barley—Prime malting, nominally 3s; feed, 2s. Beans and Peas—For tb g former, 2s 9d to 2slod; the latter, 2s 6d; Prussian blues, 3s. Grass Seeds—Rye, town machine- 1 dressed, 5s 3d to 5s Gd; farmers' parcels 3s 6d to 4s 6d; .epbksfoot. rough samples, 3|d to 4d; clean seed, 5d tosid. Potatoes —20s at country stations within a twelve-mile radius. The above quotations are those paid to farmers, f.o.b. Lyttelton, sacks 6s 6dper dozen. Potatoes excepted.

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKETS. At the Addington yrrds on Wednesday the following business was transacted: — ! Fat Sheep—Sheep weighing 601 b 1 re worth 10s to 17s Od for freezing. 1

One of ..the; best line's of sh6ep, which have been in Addinglon for many a'day at from 205,9 dto sGd (the | latter figure topping the m-.u-ket for the day), a line of half bred ewes at., from 13s 4d to Ids -kl, :-<nd merino wethelfe at 16s-(this figure topping the market for merinos during the day )f a line o; Lincoln ewes at from 16s lod to : 9s 3d (the latter figure topping the murkel in ewes duringtrssbhe- day)',- • cross-bred ewes at from 17s 2d to 17s 10d y and a line of nice freezers at from 18s to 20s. A line of freezers 17s 6d to 18s,lid, cross-bred, \yethers. at fr.om. 15s lOd to 'l6s Bd, a line of cross-bred wethers and maiden ewes at from 16s 8d to 17s lOd, and half-bred ewes at from 13s 6d. to 13s 9d; cross- | bred ewes at lis Id to lis 9d ; wethers 1 at 20s, crossbred wethers and maiden ewes at 15s 6d, and crossbred ewes at 16s lid, cross-bred wethers, at 17s Bd. and half-bred whetliers at 16s Bd, a fine line of 300 half-bred wethers and maiden ewes at from 15s lOd to 17s Bd, 200 merino wethers at from ips to 13s 3d, a nice line of cross-dred wethers at from 16s to 19s 2d.

Store Sheep—Only a limited entry to hand. Competition was good. Breeding ewes were most in demand, and sold at from 9s lid to 15s ; hoggets realised from 5s 3d to lis ; crossbred wethers and maiden ewes sold at from lis to 13 6d as per quality. Fat Cattle Small enti-y, Competition keen for all prime lines, and some pens, nice quality, sold at prices equal to 21s per 1001 b, other lots, 18s to 20s per 1001 b: bullocks sold up to £9, cows to £7, heifers to £7., Store Cattle—Small entry, which met with a very dull sale; in fact there was hardly any business done at all. Dairy Cattle Small entry, dull sale. Best cows to £7, other sorts at 20s to 80s each.

Pigs—Smaller entry than of late, with good competition for anything of good quality. .Baconers sold up to 465. Wool, Sheepskins, Hides, Fat, and Tallow—Bidnings were brisk for all lines, and good prices were obtained, Butchers', merinos. 4s 6d to 5s 8d; crossbreds, 5s 6d to 6s 6d; country skins to s|d per lb. Rough fat vt l|d- to l|d per lb. Hides at late rates; factory skins—several large lots at full market rates.

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS. The following is the report for the week ending Wednesday : Wheat—Market firm, buu not over active. Prime tuseans and velvets, 4s 7d to 4s 8d; other good milling sorts, 4s 4d to 4s 6d. Fowls' wheat: Good whole, 8s 8d to 4s. Prime Nelson hops, Is Id. Onions—£7 to £B. Barley Malting, 3s to 3s 3d; milling, 2s 4d to 2s 6d; feed, 2s to 2s 3d, Pearl barley—£l3. Oats—We quote, nominally, best milling and seed, Is 6d to Is 7d; bright plump feed range from Is other sorts, Is 3d to Is 4d—all sacks extra, ofF.trucks. and ex store. Flour—Eoller, £l2 ; stone, £ll ss. Oatmeal, £8 10s to £lO 10s. Bran, £3 10s. Sharps, £4 10s. Potatoes—£2 to £2 ss; kidneys for seed, £2 5s to £2 10s. Pigs—l4olb to J6oib, well fed and well cured, 3|d; large sizes' not saleable ; hams, 7d to 8d; bacon,. 5d to 6d. Chaff, good heavy clean sorts, £2 ss. Turnips—lss to 18s. Carrots—3os to 355.

Straw—Qaten and wheatenj) 30s to 355. Hay— Oaten, £3 ; clover and ryegrass, £3 5s to £3 10s.

Butter—Prime salt, 7|d —kegs returnable ; Taranaki factory, Is 2d; Taranaki dairy- 9d to lid. Eggs— Fairly supplied. Honey—sd per It). Cheese—Factory, 5d to 4d to 4^d. Grass Seds Ryegrass, 3s 6d to 5s 9d ; cocksfoot, 4|d to Gd per fl). ;

Wool—ln the local market there is nothing "special-■'."s report. The small lots offering are readily placed at prices equivalent to London values. Sheepskins—On Tuesday country dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, brought 2s 2d to 4s; do do merino, 2s to 8s lid; full woolled crossbreds, is 9d to Gs 9d; do do merino, 4s 6d to Gs 6d; dry pelts, 4d to 2s; butchers' green crossbreds, best, 5s 7(1 to4s6d; toSsGd. Hides—No alteration to make in last week's prices, which we repeat—viz., for 601 b hides, 2£d to 3d; 6511) and upwards, |d to Id more ; medium weights, 2d to 2\d ; light do, l|d to lfd ; inferior, Id to per lb. " ■, Tallow—Mednunto; J?ood,' l'6s to 18s 6d—prime rendered..a shade/nore; inferior and mixed, 12s to 15s • rough fat, for best fresh caul, 13s to 13s Gd ; inferior to medium and good, 9s to 12s 9rl pier cwt.

DtnSiEDIN STOCK MARKETS. At the Burnside Yards on Wednesday the following business was transacted : Fat Cattle—lß9 head were yai'ded. Sales opened with a very "slack demand, owing no doubt to most of the butchers being well-stocked from last week's excessive suppty. Values all round showed;a decline, of 10s to' 15s per head. Best bullocks sold at £7 to £9 12s 6d; medium £6 10s to £6 15s; light, £3 2s 6d to £4 15s; cows and heifers, £2 15s to £6 ss. Fat Sheep—This week's entry consisted of 2902, and prices showed an advance of Is 6d to 2s a head on last week's quotations. Best crossbred i wethers sold at 18s to 23s ; medium, ]ss Od to 17s Gd; light, 13s to 14sGd •'

best crossbred ewes, 14s to 16s; ordinary, 9/.od to jil3s.>_. Pigs—The market was.supplied with 129 this week. Prices ruled about equal to last week's quotations. Suckers sold at 4s 6dto 9s,.,stqi*es m lls to 17s, porkers -21 s 6d to 24'sv baconers 28s to 42s,.extra i heavy to 475. Store Sheep—There .is still a good demand for sound. ;young sheep, also for wethers forward in condition and suitable for finishing.off turnips and early grass. Crossbred ewes to lamb early are also enquired for, and can be I placed at full value.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS,

Sydney, July 8. Wheat, chick," 3s 6u to 3s JOd; milling, 4s 6d to ss. Flbur, stone made, £lO 5s to £1015s; roller-made, £ll 10s to, £l2. Oats, seed and feeding, Is 9d to 2s. Maize, 2s to 2s 3d. Bran and, poUarcL ?£d. ; Potatoes, New Zealand, £2 15s; Circular Heads, £4. Onions, £4 5s to £4 10s. Butter, dairy made, lslOd; factory made, 2si; New _Zealarid, Is 3d to' Is 6d. Cheese,. 7|djto Bd. , Bacon, 'machine' cured, 5u to ,6d; hand cured, 6d.to 7d. Hams, New Zealand, lOd to lid. Melbourne, July 8..

The grain market is quiet. Wheat, 4s 3±d to 4s lOd. Flour, stone made, £9 15s to £lO 10s ji roller made, £ll 10s. Oats, Algerian, 2s, 2d; Danish, 2s 6d. Maize, 3s 9£d to 4s. Barley, Cape, Is lid to 2s; malting, 3s Id. Bran, lOd. Peas, 2s 6d. Adelaide, July 8.

"Wheat, 4s 9d to 3s lOd. Flour, stone made, £9 5s to £lO ; roller made, £10,5s to £lO 15s. Oats, New Zealand, in bond, 2s 2d to 2s 4d. Barley—Cape, 2s 4d to 2s 9d; English, 2s 9d to,4s. Bran and pollard, Is 2d. A moderate trade is doing.

ENGLISH MARKETS. London, July 8. The wool sales closed to-day, the spirited bidding being maintained to the end. Merinos have firmly maintained priqes; scoured ,sprts have realised more and crossbreds less than at previous sales. 160,000 bales were taken for the Continent; 14,000 for America; 16,200 for England, and 18,000 were held over. ,' The American visible supply of wheat is 19,544 ? Qp0