COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2470, 28 February 1893, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

THE T[MARtI WOOL SALES.

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report having held their third wool s.ile on Tuesday, the 21st instant, at which the following lines were sold: —4, 1 hale halfbred and merino, s£d, 3 do halfbred 7-? d ; P, 3 bales merino SJI; HM, 4 bales merino sjd ; W, 3 bales 2nd pieces 3£d, 2 do Ist do 4Jd ; 0 over T, lo bales halfbred. ewe 8d ; JB, 2 bales crossbred 7d. 1 do merino s|d; RHOBOROUUH DOWNS, 8 bales merino lock' 3d, 10 do do bellies i'r], 13 do do 2nd pieces 4£d, 9 do do ls>. pieces sjd, 2 do do double fleece (1 bale part black) 4?d, 9 do do 2nd clothing sd, 24 do do Ist do sfd, 14 do do 2nd omb.ing s£d, 8 do do combing lioggat sfd, 25 do do Ist combing G}d ; (JARb:>les merino locks 2£d, 3 do do bellies 4d, 3 do do 2nd pieces 3|d, 2 do do Ist do 4sd, 18 do do wether sd, 3 do do double fleece 35 do do 2nd combing sd, 42 do do Ist do 531 ; SIMON'S PASS 15 merino locks 2fd ; 14 do do bellies 4}d, 30 do do 2nd pieces 4-Jd, 21 do do Ist do 5Jd, 9do do dingy bale part dingy) s±d, 2 do do ivjm fid, 2G do do clothing sjd, 27 do do combing wether Cd, 16 do do do ewe Gd, 9 do do do hogget 6d, 18 do do hogget sfd ; BRAE MAR N Z, 34 bales merino locks pieces 4id, 4G do do Ist pieces sjd, 8 do do do A ewe s|d, 11 do do do B ewe s}d, 10 do do dingy s}d ; 02 do do wether s£d, 41 do do ewe sid, 11 do do hogget sd, 3 do do double fleece sd, 2 do do black s:}d, 1 do mixed crossbred sJrl, 4 do merino Ist combing ram s£d, 5 do do clothing A ewe combing sid, 2 do do do ewo sjd, 90 do do Ist do wether (No. 50 part 2nd combing) 6d, 23 do do do ewe 6d, 25 do do do A ewe 6jd; M, 1 bale fleece s|d.

Messrs Guinness & LeCren report having held their third wool sale of the seaspn on the 21st iwstaut. There was a

good attendance of buyers, and prices were on a par with the opening sale. Our catalogue comprised 216 bales 5 fadges and 57 bags, only a few lots being passed in, and these were disposed of after the sale. Subjoined is a list of the lots sold and prices realised :—64, 2 bales merino sd, 7 do do sfd, 1 do halfbred 7*d ; J-f, 2 bales locks 3£d ; G), 2 bales halfbred 7Ad ; IT, 5 bales half and three-quarter-bred 7id ; 01, 5 bales halfbred 7}d; 10, 2 bales crossbred 7|d; JS, 10 bales three-quarter-bred 7f d ; over N, 7 bales merino s£d, 1 do mixed 4j£d, 1 do locks and pieces 4d, 1 do mixed 4Jd, over 60, 2 bales merino (1 bale part halfbred) s : }d ;K, 2 bales locks 3-|d, Ido crossbred pieces sd; HH, 1 bale pieces 4£d, 1 do scoured 6£d, 1 do halfbred pieces 4Jd; AR, 4 bales halfbred (3 bales hogget, 1 do ewe) 7Jd ; FERNSIDE, 1 bale crossbred 7|d, 2 do merino s£dj 4do halfbred 7d, Ido mixed BK, 3 bales merino s id, 19 do merino s id, 3do merino 5Jd, 4do merino pieces 4d, 2 do merino locks'3£d; PC, 1 bale merino s£d ; BK, 1 bale long wool 6d; WOODSIDE, 13 bales halfbred Bid; T 2,2 bales crossbred 7d; Tt, 2 bales crossbred 7?d, 2 do three-quarter-bred 7£d ; W over A \> 3 bales three-quarter-bred 7 jd; over C, 1 bale merino 6 7 ]rd, Ido merino and crossbred 6id, 3do halfbred 7fd ; JN (conjoined), 3 bales merino sfd, 1 do half and three-quarter-bred 7d; L, 4 bales merino s|d; qE, 2 bales crossbred 7jd ; SH, 2 bales pieces 4£d, Ido dead wool 6d ; over F, 10 bales merino s:]d, 2 do merino and crossbred 4d, 1 do bellies and pieces 3f d ; HA, 1 bale three-quarter-bred 7id; 9L, 2 bales merino sid, 1 do bellies and pieces 3d ; AR, 1 bale three-quarter-bred (12 merino fleeces) 6£d ; HB J, 1 bale pieces 4d ; W2, 1 bale merino sid ; L, 1 bale crossbred 6£d; Y, 1 bale locks 3d, 3 do merino s|d; MT (conjoined), 6 bales halfbred 7§d ; 7A, 13 bales merino sfd ; A x C, 6 bales halfbred 7£d ; WaRATaH, 14 bales merino clothing s|d, 11 do combiug 6d; JN (conjoined), 1 bale locks and pieces 3jd; SB, 1 bale crossbred 7£d, 1 do merino sd. CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALES.

The last of this season's local sales of wool was completed early this afternoon. Two thousand two hundred bales were offered, and the bulk was disposed of at satisfactory prices. The wool was chiefly ordinary merino station clips and some coarse lots of crossbred and halfbred, many of these being Chatham Islands produce. Prices for ordinary merinos ranged from 6d to 7d, and in the case of one bright clip up to 7jd was obtained. Farmers' heavy short merinos brought 4£d to sjd, and locks up to 3d. What little halfbred wool was offered brought 6fd to B£d, the latter price being given for clean bright wool. Chatham Islands halfbred wool brought s|d to 7d, pieces 2£d to 4£d, locks l|d to 2d. Scoured first pieces brought up to Is lfd, second pieces to Is thirds to 9fd, scoured locks up to lOd. Altogether the sale compared favorably with the preceding one. TIMARU MARKETS.

The Canterbury Farmers' Association, Limited, report as follows for the week ending February 24th :

Wheat—Business in new wheat has been very limited, and only of a local character, sellers being unwilling to accept prices offered by exporters ; which seems to be only a matter of a few weeks if growers desire to sell, as in the present state of the Home market there is not much inducement for speculation. Oats Prices have been easier. The prospect of a demand in North Australia has been choked by large supplies from Victoria having been shipped in anticipation, aud business is somewhat at a standstill, buyers not caring to speculate. Barley—Very little in the market. We have heard of sales at 4s for prime lots and have several enquires for malting lines. Ryegrass has improved a little iu price, the quantity offering being much less than in previous years. Quotations are as follow, f.0.b., sacks extra:—

Wheat—Tuscan and velvet prime (new) 2s s}d to 2s 7d, red chaff 2s 4d to 2s sd, old prime wheat at late rates. Oats—Milling Is lOd to Is lid, short feed Is 9d to Is lOd, Danish Is 7d to Is BJd. Barley—Malting 3s 6d to 4s, medium 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Ryegrass—Farmers' lots Is 6d to 2s 6d. CHRISTCHURCH CORN EXCHANGE. The following is the Corn Exchange report (per F. Denham, Secretary), for the week ending February 24th ; Nearly all the crops are now secured. The quality is fairly good, and we trust soon to see New Zealand wheat quoted nearer Californian No. I. Barley has sold well and the prices are good. We repeat our previous statement that first-class malting will touch 4s, but that quality is not jpleiitifu.l. Oats—A brisk demand, and the steamers' manifests show that they are moving on. Ryegrass —The demand has kept up longer than we anticipated, and is still wanted. Cocksfoot is very slow in coming forward. Peas Wanted. Dairy produce has dropped back. Wheat—Hunt'r's 2s Gd, pearl 2s 7d, Tuscni 2s Bd.

Barley—First class 4s, second rate 3s to 3s 7d.

Oat 3 —Milling 2s, stout feed Is lOd. Pe:is —Blue 3s Id Beans—Wanted. Potatoes —Kidneys 50s at stations. Butter Be*t fresh factory lOd, farmers' 7d to Bd.

Cheese— 'dH to 4d. Flour—Roller £9. Bran—sos. Sharps—6o». JJve»rass Farmers' 2s to 2s Gd, machined 3s 3d to 3s 6d. The above prices are those paid to farmer.", f.0.b., packages extra, potatoes and millers' goods excepted. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. London. February 23. Mr W. B. Perceval, the Agent-General of New Zealand, denies the statements published by Mr Wilson in the Standard that New Zealand is slyly borrowing. He also denies the existence of any responsible scheme for consolidating loans by an issue of 3% per cent. New Zealand stock. Feb. 24. New Zealand 4 per cent, inscribed stock, 1061 ; 3i ditto, 961. New Zealand long-berried wheat, ex warehouse, 3ls 3d ; market weaker. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 33s 3d—flat; Victorian, ditto, 335. The estimated visible supply of American wheat is 1051 million bushels. Mutton Canterbury, 4id ; Wellington, 4jd; Canterbury lamb, Gd. Beef—Foreiuiarters, 3£d; hindquarters, 4d. New Zealand hemp is in fair demand, and the market is steady, One hundred,

and thirty bales of Wellington sold—for good, £25 ss; fair, £24. Factory butter ex Doric realised 96s to 102 s ; dairy ditto, 86s to 945. Wool—Merino is very depressed, and prices easier, but a brisk business is doing in cror.sbreds.

Shares in the Bank of Ireland have fallen to £6 2s.