COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2661, 19 May 1894, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKET. At the Addington Yards on Wednesday the pens were fairly filled in most departments, and the attendance was good. Fat Cattle—lsß head of fat cattle were yarded. The demand was decidedly slack, and a number wore passed. Last week’s prices were barely maintained where sales were made. Steers fetched £4 10s to £9 12a 6d, heifers £4 to £B, cows £4 to £7 10s. Dairy Cattle—A fair number of dairy cattle of mixed quality were yarded. All good cows sold at a slight advance on recent rates. Store Cattle—Store cattle were poorly represented, both as to numbers and quality. Business was almost at a standstill, aud prices are unquotable. Fat Sheep—There was a large entry of fat sheep, mainly crossbred ewes. Somegood crossbred wethers sold at 18s 6d, but the market for second rate sorts was very dull. The following are : — Crossbred prime heavy weights 12s to 16s 6d, secondary 9s to lls, best crossbred ewes lls to 14s, secondary 6s to 10s, best merino wethers 7s to 12s 2d, secondary 5s to 7s, merino ewes 2s lOd to 5s 6d. Fat Lambs—A small entry of fat lambs met with a slightly improved market for best sorts, prime bringing 7s to 10s. Store Sheep—A fair number of store sheep came forward, but there was little enquiry for any but the best. Two-tooth forward turnipers brought 9s to 10s 6d, secondary 6s 6d to 8s 6d, good crossbred breeding ewes 7s 6d to 10s, aged 3s to 5s 6d, lambs 3s 6d to 6s 6d, sound mouth merino ewes 2s 9d, culls Is to Is 9d. Pigs—A large entry of pigs sold at prices about on a par with those of last week. Heavy baconers ,40s to 48s, light 28s to 37s 6d, porkers 17s to 265, stores 8s to 16s. DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS. The following is the report for the week ending Wednesday :-^ Wheat—Prime tuscan up to 2s lOd ; pearl velvet, 2s 9d ; really extra-hard, good old wheat is saleable up to 2s lid; medium to good qualities, 2s7d to 2s Bjd (very few prime samples are offering); fowls’ wheat wanted, 2s to 2s 3d. Good ‘ 'urime samples find buyers at quotations. U/j an,„ fiemand off trucks is good. Oats . a f ee d from Is 6d to Prime muling auu . * ’ l s sd. Is 7d; medium to good. Is 4u Barley—Cape, 2a 4d to 2a 6d; chevalier, 3s 3d to 3s 9d. Potatoes —Derwents at from £2 10s to £3; kidney potatoes (for seed), £3 15s to £4. Chaff—Good prime well- cu t oaten sheaf, £2los to £2lss; other qualities from 30s. Pigs—Prime quality aud suitable sizes, would sell readily at 4d to 4|d. Salt Butter—Prime lots, fresh, 7d to 7id per lb, cases iu and extra. Cheese —Prime factory (medium sizes), 4|d ; loaf, 5d per lb; Akaroa (large sizes), 4£d to 4jd; loaf, 4Jd. Bacon—7ld for rolls; haras, 8d to B|d. Onions—£9 10s per ton. Honey—(Extracted), 3|d to 4|d, Linseed—Wanted, £l3 to £ls. Ryegrass—For farmers’ best dressed, 2s 6d to 2s 8d; extra good, 2s 9d ; medium to good, Is 8d to 2s 4d; machiue-dressed, 3s 3d to 4s 3d, There is good enquiry. Cocksfoot From 4fd to ojd f.o.b. Lyttelton, DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS. At the Burnside Market on Wednesday the following business was transacted : Fat Cattle—l7l yarded. The demand ft r as unusually slack, and prices were again lower, some going back to the paddocks unsold. Bullocks sold at £5 15s to £9 7s 6d for extra; cows sold at £4 5s to £9 2s (id for very heavy weights. Fat Sheep—2lß2 were penned, all crosshrebs, and mostly aged owes. The general average of prices showed a decline of 9d to Is 3d a head on ewes, the few wethers offered making about late rates. About, 400 were tunica out unsold, and are held over for next week. Crossbred wethers brought 10s to 13s 9d, crossbred ewes brought Gs Gd to lls. Lambs—Only 194 in, but as they wore of inferior quality they were sufficient to meet the limited demand, and sold at low rates. Best brought 7s to 9s, others 5s to Gs 9d. Pigs —101 yarded, which included some nice quality baconers. These brought full rates, while suckers aud slips sold at full rates.

CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. . The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association of Canterbury, Limited, report for the week ending May 18th, 1894, as follows: Business in grain and produce during the week has been fairly brisk. Stocks of old wheat are now in few hands, and late quotations are maintained. New crop of good quality finds ready buyers, and pearl and velvet are already scarce. Oats move off freely coastwise, but Australian markets present no opening. Barley is almost done for the season, and more attention has been given to parcels hitherto neglected. Beans and peas are absolutely lifeless, aud buyers operate only to fill orders. Ryegrass aud cocksfoot are firm at late rates, but business at this season is nominal. Potatoes have fairly maintained their position, the coastal trade being brisker than usual. Dairy produce keeps steady with better demand for cheese. Bacon and hams are enquired for for export. Oat sheaf chaff is in over supply. Present quotations, f.0.b., Lyttelton, sacks extra : Wheat—Old pearl and tuscan, 2s 8d; hunters, 2s 7d; new crop, 2s 4d ; whole fowls’ wheat, 2s 2d. Oats—Milling Canadians, Is 7d to Is 8d; short feed, Is 6d; duns, Is 6d ; danish, Is 4d to Is sd. Barley—Prime malting, 3s 8d to 4s; medium, 3s to 3s 6d; inferior, 2s to 2s 6d; Cape, 2s Id to 2s 3d. Blue Peas, 2s 6d; partridge, 2s 6d. Beans, 2s 5d to 2s 6d. Potatoes—27s 6d, country stations. Ryegrass—Old pasture machine-dressed, 4s 3d; ordinary, 3s 9d to 4s ; farmers’ samples, 2s 6d to 3s. Cocksfoot —lsl b bushel, 4£d ; lighter, 3d to 4d. Cheese—Large, 4d ; loaf, 4|d. Butter—Prime fresh, 8d to 9d; salt, 6d to 7d. Bacon and Hams—Bd. Oaten Sheaf Chaff—62s 6d, f.0.b., sacks included. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, May 16. Chick wheat is scarce, nominally quoted :at 2s 6d; milling, nominally, 2s 9d. Flour, roller-made, £7 10s to £7 15s. Oats, quiet, prime feeding, 2s Id; seed, best, scarce, 2s 6d. i Maize, prime, Is lid. Barley, Cape, 2s lid to 3s. Bran, 8d; pollard, 7jd. Peas, Prussian blue, 2s 9d to 3s 6d. Potatoes, locally-grown, £2 10s to £2 15s ; Circular Head, £3 to £3 ss. Onions, £7 10s to £7 15s. Butter, dairy-made, 6d to 6ltd; factorymade, 8d to B^d. I Cheese, prime, 3d to 3ijrd. Bacon, best, s£d to 6d, ' Melbourne, May 16. The wheat market is quiet; good, ,2s 3jd. i The oat market is easier. Algerian milling, Is 7*d to Is 8d ; prime stout, Ip, 9Jd to Is 10£d. Maize, 29 3d. 1 Barley, Cape, 2s 3£d. Bran, 7d; pollard, Bd. Potatoes, £2 15s to £3 17s 6d. Adelaide, May 16. Wheat, dull, 2s 4d. Flour, £6. Bran, 8d; pollard, Bjd. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. London, May 16. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 4,070,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,600,000 quarters. The American visible wheat supply is estimated at 77,500,000 bushels. At the wool auctions there was fair eompetition, but prices were unaltered.