COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2347, 23 April 1892, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

UHItiSTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE. The following is the Com Exchange report (per l r . Denham, Secretary), for the week ending April 23rd : Wheat—The price for first-class lines has changed little during the week, but buyers are very wide apart in values of low grade-;. One thing we are pretty certain of is a large quantity of discolored ;„iid sprouted must find its way to the English market, and lower our standard of price and quality. Barley—A few >).»>t, lines of malting have been sold at 4s. ■u.jwur (j-rades are plentiful, and difficult ■., pj.::u7. Oats are selling up to Is Dd for good milling Canadians. There is still a d.ght demand for tartars at the same price. Beans and Peas—A steady inquiry at price 3 given. Cocksfoot —A number of our Peninsula friends would .mo sell two months since, consequently i'.i.anaisi swamped the market. Now -.'.-■ ',re--' ; ered plenty of discolored from LM. i - 2:1 '■■ but, to quote a distinguished ;■:■ our friends are " too late for tho bill-." The following prices are those paid to farmers, f.0.b. ; Lyttelton, packages extra : Wheat—Prime milling, 33 9d; damaged, 2s 4d to 3s 6d. Oats—Milling, Is 9d ; good feed, Is 5d to Is 7d. Barley—Malting, 4s; feed and other, 'h 3d to 3.-J Od. Beans and Pes—3s.

Ryegrass—As last. Cocksfoot, bright and heavy, 3£d to 3Jd. Butter—Factory, lOd ; farmers', 7d to Bd. Cheese, 3£d to 4d. Potatoes Kidney, unsaleable ; derwents, 275, country stations. CHMSTCHUItCH STOCK MAEKETS. At the Addington yards on Wednesday there were good entries of stock. Store Sheep—A large entry of store sheep met with good demand, and the various classes sold freely at an advance on last week's sale. Crossbred lambs, which were hard to dispose of on that occasion, brought fully Is 6d more than was then offered for them, all lines of this class being cleared at from 8s 2d to 10s 2d. Two-tooth half bred wethers sold at lis 3d, and two-tooth mixed crossbreds sold at 13s Id and 13s 2d. Crossbred ewes were scarce, the only line offered being soundmouthed, which brought 13s 9d. Aged merino owes sold at Gs 2d, and some twotooths at Gs sd. Wethers were also cleared at 7s. Fat Lambs —The fat lamb season has now passed, the 180 entered in that section being unworthy of the distinction, and were bought by graziers. Fat Sheep—There were fewer fat sheep yarded than has been the case for some time, and prices rose in proportion. Best wethers sold at from 16s 9d to 19s, which latter price was given for some nice sheep. They were, however, not extra heavy, ranging from 651 b to 721 b, which would yield a net return of over 2£d per lb. The sale of crossbred ewes was so much improved that the vendors received from 2d to per lb net. The sale of merino wethers was proportionately brisk. Fat Cattle—ln the fat cattle section, considerable activity existed owing to the change in the weather, and best steers and heifers brought from 19s to 20s 6d per 1001 b, while good sorts of cows sold well at 18s. Steers sold at from £6 to £7 ss, and heifers at from £4 12s Gd to £6 2s Gd. Store Cattle —ln the store pens good business was done throughout. Calves sold readily at 25s ; yearlings to year-and-a-half-olds at from 35s to 40s ; two-year-old heifers at from £2 10s, two-and-a-half-year-olds at £3 lis Gd, and mixed two-year-olds at £2 17s. Dry covv-s went freely at from £2 to £4 2s, and dairy cows and springers sold, according to quality and character, up to £8 10s, some privata sales being made at even higher rates than this. Pigs—Prices remained about the same as last week's. Light baconers sold at from 22s to 295. yielding 3d per lb, and good sorts of porkers were plentiful, their price being proportionately slacker, or about 3}d per lb. DUNEDIN PKODUCE MARKETS. The following is the report for the week ending Wednesday : Wheat is now coming to hand, and has good inquiry. Dunedin terms are— Sacks weighed in, less 2£ per cent, discount for cash. Prime milling is quoted at from 4s to 4s 2d; medium, 3s Bcl to 4s, good demand; fowls' wheat, there being a lot of soft and inferior wheats in the colony, there will be no lack of fowls' wheat offering—good whole, 3s to 3s 3d; medium and broken, 2s to 2s 9d. Barley is in fair demand if good bright. Malting at from 3s to 3s 3d; medium, 23 8d to 3s ; milling wanted at from 2s 3d to 2s Gd; feed, 2s to 2s 3d; Dunedin terms are less 2J per cent, discount, sacks extra. Oats are now coming fairly »n the market, and there is good enquiry for all sorts. Prime milling, Is Gd to Is 6£d; good to medium feed, Is 5d to Is 6jd ; inferior. Is to Is 4d ; all sacks extra, off trucks. Flour has come back all round £1 per ton. Roller, £ll for sacks; 100's, £ll 10s; 50's £ll 15s; stone—£lo ss; 100's, £lO 10s ; 50's, £lO 15s. Oatmeal—No fixed price, and quality can be made by millers according to price offered. Bran—£3 per ton. Sharps, £4 per ton. Prime Nelson hops Is. Linseed—£ll to £l3 (wanted). Potatoes—Market glutted, £2. Carrots —35s per ton, sacks extra. Onions —£4 ; best Canterbury. Pigs—ln good demand, 150 s to 160 s well killed, not too fat, to 3£d ; hams, 8d ; bacon, to 6d. Chaff—The market was completely swamped during the week, and has freely sold at from 20s to 45s ; tip top is worth from 45s to 555. Turnips—None offering as yet. Straw —Oaten and wheaten, 30s to 35s per ton, Clover and ryegrass hay, £3 5s to £3 10s ; hay, oaten, £3. Butter —Fresh, best, 8d; salt, in good demand; prime quality, Bid; packages extra or returnable; factory made, lid per lb, f.0.b., packages in. Eggs—Scarce, at Is (M. Lard —4d to 4^d. Honey —4£d to 5d for best extracted. Beeswax —Is per lb. Cheese —Factory, 4£d to 4£d; loaves, id njoro; best Akaroa, 4d ; medium, 3Ad to 3 £ i ! d ; loaves, J,-d more, Grass Seeds —Ryegrass, farmers'. Is 9d to 2s 6d; machined, 3s 3d to 3s 9d; Italian, 3s 9d to 4s Gd; cocksfoot, 3id to 4f d. Sheepskins—At auction on Tuesday although prices showed no advance on those obtained last week, biddings were more lively and a keener desire displayed to do business. Country dry crossbreds, inferior to medium, brought Is 9d to 3s 9d ; do do merino, Is 8d to 2s lOd; t'ull-voolled crossbreds, 4s 3d to 5s lOd ; do do merino, 3s to 5s 4d ; dry pelts, 3d to Is 7d; best green crossbred pelts, 2s 8d to 2s lOd; extra prjmo, 3s to 3s 3d; medium to good, 2s to 2s Jd ; green merino pelts—light, Is 4d to Is 7d ; best, Is 9d to 2s ; green lambskins—best, 2s 3d to 2s 9d; medium to good, Is lOcl to 2s 2d each. Hides— There is no alteration to note in the market. Quotations : For heavy, 2Jd to 2Jd ; extra do (05?) and over), to 3d; average price for country hides, lid to 2d; light, ljd to l£d; inferior and slippy, i d to ld P ei " lb - TallQW--This market continues very steady, no chango of any importance being apparent. Quotations—For best rendered mutton, 19s to 20s; medium to «-ood, 10s to 18s Gd ; inferior to medium and cood, 13s to 15s; best caul fat, 12s to 13s ;°inferior to medium and g< >od, 93 to 12s per cwt.

DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS. At the Burnside Market on Wednesday the following business was transacted:— Fat Cattle—ls 6 head yarded to-day. Bidding was more spirited than it has been for some time past, and prices realised were 10s per head higher than last week. Best bullocks fetched £7 10s to £ 9 ; a few pens extra heavy to £lO 2s 6d; medium and light weight bullocks, from £5 5s to £7; best cows, £5 15s to £6 7s 6d; medium and light weight heifers, £4 to £5 10s. Fat Sheep—3oo prime merino wethers and 1299 crossbreds, chiefly ewes, yarded. Prices recovered the drop of last week, and were on a par with those ruling a fortnight ago. All lots were speedily quitted at, for crossbred wethers, 14s to 15s 9d; crossbred ewes, lis to 15s; merino wethers, 8s to 10s. Fat Lambs—The season for these is practically over. 146 penned, and sold at from 7s 6d to 12s 6d. Pigs—A glutted market, 393 being penned. Owing to the glut prices for all sorts were decidedly easier. Baconers fetched 21s to 40s; porkers, 16s to 18s 6d. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, April 20. Wheat, chick, 3s 9d to 4s ; milling, 4s 9d. Oats, feeding, 2s 5d to 2s 6d; seed, 2s 7d to 2s Bd. Maize, 2s 6d to 2s Bd. Barley, Cape, 3s Id; English feeding 3s, nominal. Peas, Prussian blue, 3s sd. Bran, lid; pollard, lOd. Potatoes, Circular Head, £3 15s to £4. There are no New Zealand potatoes on the spot; their value is about £3 ss. Onions, £3 10s to £3 12s 6d. Butter, dairy-made, Is ; factory-made, Is 3d. Cheese, 4jd. Bacon, 6d to 7£d. Hams, New Zealand, lOd to lid. Melbourne, April 20. Wheat, 4s. Oats, Danish, Is lOd; stout, 2s 2d. Barley, Malting, 4s. Adelaide, April 20. Wheat, 3s 2d* Flour, stone-made, £9 5s to £9 10s ; roller-made, £9 15s to £lO 2s 6d. Oats, New Zealand, prime quality, 3s 4d to 3s sd. Barley, Cape, 3s 6d to 3s 8d; malting, 4s sd. Bran, Is. Pollard, Is Id. ENGLISH AND FOREIGN MARKETS. London, April 19. A small portion of the South Australian Treasury Bills are being offered on terms that produce £4 lis 6d per cent., but there are no buyers as both the principal and interest are payable in Adelaide. April 21. The wool sales opened to-day. There was a large attendance, and prices were fully maintained.