Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 163, 8 February 1902, Page 2

Commercial.

WAIMATE MARKETS . s. d. s. d Butter, wholesale 0 6 retail ... 0 9 Eggs „ 0 6 „ 0 8 THE BURNSIDE MARKETS. Dunedin, February 6. Cattle.—l 77 bead of fat cattU were yarded. Competition for prime beef .v-s good throui houi, and prices were on a par with hot, week’s. Quotations are a-, follows :-Best bullocks £9 to £lO los, medium £8 to £3 17s 6d. light- woirpilt £7 to £7 15s, p.-uuo beiforn £7 10s tr £3 15s, medium weights £6 5s t> £7, cows, £5 to £6 10-, 1 .

Sheep.—l94s fat cheep were pruned, the majority being far ewes. Com, Million for all sorts was very slack, an 1 prices showed a decline of fully In per head On last week's , aus. Bo' h wethers sold at. Ids to 15s 61, one pen e-tra .prime wethers 16?, medium 13s to 13s 91, pmall 11s to 11s 91, best ewes 12 s to 14a, medium 10»6d to 11s 9d, others 8s 6d to IDs 3d. In fat lambs 683 wore penned. Prime lamb? wore in g.,od de-man ? at prices equal to last w< sk’s rites, while medium quality brought fully 61 per Imsd more. Best lambs sold at 11h 3d to 12 9d, medium 8a 9d to 11s 3d, others Co to 8s 6cl.

Pi^a. —83 pigs were penned. All cold well at price very much in fa vour of veudo/a. Suckeis fe toned 9s to l2s, slips 13s to IG-, stores 18t to 21a, poikoia 21s to 335, baconiva 38s to 47a.

DUNEDIN Git AIN MARKET.

Wheat,—The quantity offering is small Prime milling is quoted at 3s 2d to 3s 3d, whole fowl feed 3s to 3s Id, broken fowl feed 2s 6d to 2s lid ; sacks extra.

Oats.—There is a good local demand for sound fed oats. Best nulling frtch 2s 6Jd to 2s 73, prime feed 2s medium to good 2s 3d to 2s 6d, sack? extra.

Potatoes.—Supply and demand are about equal. All lots arc saleable ai £3 2.i 6<l to £3 5s per ton for prime qnahty, and £2 ISkto £3 for medium to good.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

Syonky, February 5 Wheat, chick,. 2a lid ; milling 3.; Id. Flour, £7 10s ; Manitoban, £ll 10s to £l2 sb.

Data, Algerian, 2s 9d ; feeding, 3s to 3s 3d.

Barley, Cape, 2a lid ; English, 2s 7d to 2s 8d Bran, 9£d. Polloid, S^d. Potatoes, Circular Hoad, £3 5s to £5 10s. Onions, Victorian, £3 15s to £4 sj. Butter lid. Oheese, GJd ; New Zealand, 7d. Bacon, to Bj|d, MRLBounNK, February 5. Whea*, 3a 2d. Flour, £7 5s to £7 10s. Oats, 2s 6J to 2.t 7d. Barky, good making, 4s 31 to 4s 4d. AunLAiDK, February 5. Wheat, 2s lid. Flour, £7 5s to £7 10s, Oats, Algerian, to 2« 3d: whites, 2s 4d to 3a. Bran, ll|d. Pollard, lljd.

ENGLISH MARKETS.

London, February 5. Wool is firm. Competition is spirited in general. The Waipahi clip realised 6pl, Meanee 5Jd, Otago sd, Tenakoo 7J, and Brancepeth GgJ. Ta110w.—449 casks were offered at the sales and 113 casks R'dd. Mutton, fine, 38s 61 ; medium 33s fd. Beef, fine, 345; medium, 31a.

Wellington, February 6, Me H. C. C»meroa, New Z aland Produce Commissioner in London, anticipates this season a very widespread distribution of this colony’s butter, to take place io the Old Country. In connection with the middle-men question instances have coma und»r hia notiea in which butter was sold three times oyer before being offered by the wholesale merchant to the retailer. He condemns the export of uncalled butter to London.