Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 219, 21 June 1902, Page 2

Commercial.

TIMARU SKIN AND WOOL SALES. At the skin sales held on Wednesday there was a full attendance of buyers and some very good sales resulted, the prices being rather better than at the last sale. Halfored skins sold at 2s 4d, 2s 6d, 2s lid, 3s, 3s Id, 3s 2d, 3a 4d, 3* 6d to 4s ; crossbred skins 2a 4d, 2s Bd, 2s 9d. 2s 10i, 3s Ud, 8», 3a Id. 3s 4d, 3a sd, to 3s 7d ; iamb skins Is 7d, Is Bd, Is lOd, 2s 4d, 3s 6d, 2s lOd, 3s Id, 3s 2d to 3s 6d ; merino Is 74, la lOd, 2s sd, 2s 6d, 2s 7d, 3s 9d, 3s, 3s Id, 8s 3d, 3s 4d to 3a 6d ; ikins, per lb Crossbreds, 3Jd, 3|d ; lalfbred, Sid ; lambs, 3d ; merino 4Jd, id, 6ld, ; wool trimmings, ljd, 2d, Zld, BJd ; looks, l£d, 2a ; piece, 2d, 2ld, 3d to 4sd ; halfbred wool, 31d, 4£d, So to 6id; lambs, 4}dj fat, 16s 2d, 17s to 18s ; bullocks’ bide, 3sd per lb. THE BURNSIDE MARKET. Dunedin, June 18. Cattle—l 72 fat cattle were yarded, prices ruling firm at last week’s rates. Best bullocks sold at £lO to £ll 17s 6d, medium £8 to £9 15s. best Ouws and heifers £6 10s to £8 2s 6d, medium £5 to £6 2s 6d. Sheep—2963 fat sheep were penned, prices ruling about the same as last week. Boat wethers sold at ICs to 17a 6d. extra heavy 225, medium 14s to 16s 6d, be t ewep*l4a to'lss extra heavy up to 19s 6d, n edium 12s 61 to 13s 9d. In

la nobs 660 were yarded, prices ruling slightly lower than last week. Beat lambs sold at 9s 6d 10 11s, medium 8s to ' 9a, others 6s to 7s 61, Figs—l 32 pigs were penned, all classes meeting with a fair demand and selling at prices in favour of vendors. DUNEDIN GRAIN MARKETS. Wheat —Present inquiries are for prime milling for which holders ask rather more than millers are disposed to give. Any grades between that and fowl w ! eat are neglected, but the latter is readily salea* le Frin.e milling is quoted at 3a 10d to 4a 3d, medium, say, 3s 4.1 to 3s 9d, whole fowl feed 3s 2d to 3s 3d, broken and damaged 2s 6d to 3s, racks extra. Oats—A lull has occurred, but it is not expected to be more th*n temporary. Meantime it is difficult to make sales. Prime milling is quoted at 2s 7d lo2sßd, seed lines to 2s 10d, good to best feed to 2s 6d, superior and medium M 2d to 2s 4d, sacks extra V A ' AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. f-VfiNKT, June 18. Wheal is nominal at 3s 3d to 4s 4d ; c .mk, 4s 41. Flou , £'.) 10s ; Manimb n, £l2 10s. Oats, T ismaniui and Alg rian, 3s 3d ; milling, 3 lid ; prime' feeding, 3. Id to 3s 5 1. Barley. Gape, p ime, 4s Id. a il pollar ), 1-. 31 I / I'oiutues, I' .Miii’iian. £5 10s to £5 15s. • ? Oi.i ns, Vivtjii n, £7 15s to £8; New * Zealand, £7. Bull't 1 , Is 61. Cheese. 1 cal, 7i'i t ■ 9J,d ; N w Z aland I rime loaf B.VI to 9 1. Bacon, 7d to 8| I. Mi ljjuuknk, June 18. Wheat, 4 Id. 0 ns, A ! g- rian, f« ding, 2s lid to 3s Id; inilling, 3s 3d. Bran and pollard, is JJjd. Potatoes, £5, Onions, £7 to £7 10s. Adelaide, June 18. Wheat, nominal, 3s 10J / Flour, quiet at £8 15s to £9. uats, Algerian, 2s 8d to 3s; white, 3 1 3d to 3s 6d. Bran and pollard, Is 3d. THE HOME MARKETS. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report under date London, June 16th “ The new an mis lor the fourth senes of wool sales have amounted to 301,000 bales, of which 101,000 bales have been forwarded direct to manufacturers at Home and abroad, leaving 218,000 bales (including old stocks) for sale.” The Canterbury Farmers, Co-operative Association, Limited, have received the following cable message from their London office ;—“ Frozen meat, we quote to-day’s value on Nmithfield Market of prime Canterbury lamb, 4fd per lb ; of prime Canterbury mutton, 4d per lb ; market weak all round.” London, June 17.

The arrivals of wool number 301,000 bales; 18,000 biles have been forwarded to manufacturing districts, and 217,000 bales are available for the ensuing sales.