COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2277, 7 November 1891, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE. The following is the Corn Exchange report (per N. P. Meyers, Secretary), for the week ending Nov. Gth : : Wheat—Cables from the Old Country continue firm, but stocks here are only in the hands of a few, who are holding out tor an advance upon quototions. Very little has transpired since our last report. Oats—A fair demand is noticeable for milling and short stout feed up to the standard weight (451 b), for other grades there is but a, limited enquiry. Barley— A fair demand exists for prime malting, with but few-.samples offering; medium and feed sorts fail to find purchasers. Peas and beans—Several enquiries for both lines have come under notice during the past week for local requirements. Potatoes Reports from the adjacent colonies are not encouraging for holders, and the only sales taking place are small, and those for local and immediate consumption. Quotations are nominal. Dairy Produce—Little or no alteration can be noted. Quotations are as follow : Wheat—Tuscan, 4s fid to 4s lOd; pearl, 4s 8d to 4s 9d; hunters, 4s 7d. Oats Milling, Is lOd; shoi’t stout feed; Is 9d; danish, Is 8d; inferior sorts, is fid to is 7d. : ,

Barley—Malting, 3s; medium, 2s fid to 2s 9d ; feed, Is 9d to 2s 3d. Peas and Beans—For the former (blue Prussians), 2s 9d to 3s ; and beans, 3s.

Potatoes —Nominal. Dairy Produce—Butter, fid to 61 d; cheese, 4d to 4|d.

The above quotations are those paid to farmers, f.o.b. Lyttelton, sacks extra (potatoes excepted.)

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKETS. At the Addington yards on Wednesday- the total number of stock yarded comprised 5891 sheep and lambs, 645 head of cattle, and 120 pigs. Fat Cattle—About 290 sheep were brought forward which were in excess of trade requirements for two weeks supply. There was a good demand for good quality cattle of suitable weights for the season. Top weights and inferior quality were neglected, but a fair clearance was affected at a decline on last week’s quotations. Best bullocks made from £7 5s to £8 10s; medium, £5 10s; upwards ; best cows and heifers, £6 to £7 10s; medium and inferior, £4 10s upwards. Store Cattle—About 355 were penned for sale, including dairy cows. There was a good demand for well-grown > forward cattle, and best pens-of three-year-old steers made up to £4 5s and two-year-olds up to £3, yearlings 20s to 255.

Fat Sheep—The -number brought forward fell far short of what was expected it showed no advance on last week’s quotations. The larger portion of the entry consisted of merinos of fair and and medium quality. Pens o ibest crosgr bred’s wethers in the wool made, 16s to 18s 6d, medium 14s upwards, shorn crossbred wethers (best pens) 14s to 16s Bd, medium lls upwards. A few very superior merino wethers in wool made 14s 3d to 17s 2d, medium quality 10s upwards, A good clearance was effected.Fat Lambs —r A large entry ; top pens Us to 14s, medium 8s 3d upwards.

Store Sheep—A small entry, whjch met a fair demand. Crossbred ewes with lambs, from 16s to 18s 7d crossbred hoggets, lls 8d to 13s lOd,, aepordjng tq quality; shorn two-tooth crossbreds up to lls 2d.

Pigs—A small entry, ■ for. which there was not any improved demand. Sheepskins,Rough Fat, Hides and Calf T skins—At auction butchers’ best cross-: breds made 6s to 7s Id, medium 4s sfi upwards ; butchers’ best merinos 5s to 6s 2d, medium 3s 9d upwards, pelts 9d to Is, Lambskins Is to Is 7d, dry crossbred skins up to 6fd. Rough fat Id toiled for best parcels. Hides and calfskins arc without alteration.

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS. The following is the report for the week ending AVednesday ; .Wheat—Market has inquiry, prices are firm. Good, samples are very, scarce. Prime wheats, 4s lOd to 5s ; other good milling sorts, 4s 6d to 4s 8d; fowls’ wheat, good whole, 4s to 4s 3d. Onions—Scarce, £lO. ; . Barley—Malting, 3s to 3s 3d ; milling, 2s 4d> to 2s 6d; feed, 2s to 2s 3d. Pearl barley, £l3. ■ Oats—We quote best milling and seed, Is 6d to Is 7d; other sorts, Is 3d to Is 4d —all sacks extra, off trucks, and ex store. Flour—Roller, £l3, f.o.b, Timaru; stone, £l2 15s. Oatmeal—£B 10s to £lO 10s.

Bran—£3. Sharps, £4. . Potatoes—3os per ton; good quality wanted.

Pigs—l4olb to 1601 b, well fed, to 2jd, and scarcely have buyers at that low figure; large sizes not saleable ; hams, 7d; bacon, sd.

Chaff—Up to £2 15s for prime. Straw (Oaten and wheaten), 30s. Hay (oaten), £3, Clover and ryegrass hay, £3 5s to £3los, Butter—Prime salt, nominal at 7£d; fresh plentiful. Honey—sd per lb. Cheese—ln demand ; stocks are now getting short. Factory, s^l; dairy, sd. Grass Seeds—Ryegrass, 3s 6d to 5s 9d; cocksfoot, 4fd to s|d per lb.

Sheepskins For these strong demand still exists. Full catalogues were submitted on Tuesday last, and all lots offered met with ready sales at a slight advance on last week’s quotations. Butchers’ green crossbreds brought 7s to 4s 6d; do merino, 4s 8d to 3s 6d; country dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, 2s to 4s; do do merino, Is lOd to 3s 9d ; full woolled crossbreds, 4s 3d to 6s lOd; do do merinos, 4s Id to 6s 2d. Hides—This market is steady with no alteration in values. Well flayed ox hides, 691 b or over, are worth up to 3d; medium weights, 2d to 2id; light and. inferior, l£d to If d; damaged and slippy, Id to Ifd per lb. Tallow—Last week’s quotations may be repeated. Best rendered mutton, ready for shipment, 19s to 21s ; medium, 17s to 18s ; inferior, 15s to 16s; rough fat, 10s to 14s.

y DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS. At the Burnside Market on Wednesday the following business was transacted;— Fat Cattle—l 42 were yarded, representing all qualities. Prime bullocks sold quite up to prices lately ruling, while for inferior sorts lower prices had to be accepted. Best bullocks brought £8 17s fid to £lO 12s fid; medium to good, £6 to £8 2s fid; light and inferior, £4 5s to £5 17s fid ; best cows, £7 6s to £8 12s fid; medium, £5 2s fid to £6 2s,fid. . Fat Sheep Only 967 were penned, consisting of some very prime crossbred ewes, medium crossbred wethers, and 200 merino wethers, ? The [sales opened with a strong demand, which unfortunately did not last throughout, and prices ruling were just about on a par with those of last week. Best crossbred ewes sold up to 21s 9d, do do wethers up to 21s, medium to good 15s to 18s fid, and merino wethers up to 13s. Fat Lambs—The entry was large, 273 being penned,... Prime lambs brought up to 13s; medium to good 10s t 0,125. Pigs—299 yarded, and sales Were consequently difficult to make. to.the satisfaction of vendors. Suckers brought 7s 6d to 11s fid ; stores, 13s fid to .l7s; porkers, 17s fid to 22s ;. baconers, 23s to 27s fid; few extra heavy to 41s.’

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Melbourne, .Nov. 3. Owing to races no business is doing in the grain market. ENGLISH AND FOREIGN MARKETS. Antwerp, Nov. 13. The wool sale takes place on the 11th and 12th inst.; 3400 bales of River Plato and 800 Australian are included ;in the catalogue. London, Nov. 4. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,196,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,972,000 quarters.