Commercial.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3086, 21 December 1888, Page 2

Commercial.

London,' December 19. There is a general (leolino in the English wheat market; tho Continental market is steady, The American market is changing a little for the worse. The American visible wheat supply is 87,250,000 bushels. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United, Kingdom is 2,456,000 quarters; -for-tho' Gohti'nonc, 580,000 '■■'. . •■ ; ■■.'' : ?

The.money : market'is-ohanging for tho better,'owing to' the importation of large quantities of gold. Threemonths' bills are quoted in! the open market at an average of 4 1 per cent. Fenoing wire -'(Warrington brand), £7 5s per ton. ' .'•,'" .'.

Messrs Freeman B. Jaokson and Co. report:—The yards at Johnsonvijle on Wednesday were well filled with stock. Some Heavy cows qauie forward; the rest of the beef was from inferior to good, and, brought about 18s Cd the 1001b. Sheep were slightly lower thanlastweek, Lambs wore penned in'full numbers;,good fat lambs sold fairly well, bat a large proportion of the entry wore only stores, whioh are not saleable at these yards. Clients should be careful in their selection of lambs, sending only those that are fat. Pigs were easier, and sold at quotations below. Cattle —One pair of best bullocks made £7, others, £5-Bs to £Q, averaging £slos fid; prizo. show cows, from £B ,; 2s Gdto £7 7s fid; inferior light bullocks from M2sGd to £5. Mutton, barely lfd, Sheep-Wethers, 10s 9d to lis fid; small, light wethers, 8s 5d to 9a ;■ best ewes, 9s 8d to 9s lid; inferior, 7s 6d; fat lambs, 6d 9dtoßs; stores, 8s 80/to'4s- 4d. ?igSr-Baconerß, 80s to 40s; porkers, 2.Bsto27s';'stores, 10s to 16s fid; small pigs, 6a

' Mr F. H. Wood reports of his Stock Sale held at the lWtahi' yards yesterday a first class lot. of cattle came forward, more than had been advertised, whilst sheep were not so well represented,'only' qhout, 600 being yarded, a Iqtof/'wethers.which had teenadvertised, having been sold privately on their way to tlie yards', greatly to' the annoyance and disappointment of several buyers who had come, (some from a'distance) specially Id bid for them, . It is a pity it cannot bo made'a criminal action, for vendors to dispose of stock privately, after entering and having them adyer.t tised for sale by public auction .as it places the public and tbo auctioneer in a very unpleasant position. Steps will be taken by Mi"Wood to prevent. a repetitioh.of this if possible/, •.The! following prices v/era;' realised:—j Sheep: Forward owes,good, 7s Id, wethers. Bs.9d, ewes: ami lambs,' (merino) 4s 10d;.Cattle: 8-and4 year old bullocks, in good forward condition 85s to 92s 6d, 2 aud: 8 year old'steers 61s to 02s, do ijeiieVs 88s to ilUi 1§ months old steers 27s 6d to 81s, heifers 28s, yearlings 13s to 18s; horses ::haoks.X2 5s to £sl2s Cd, draughts to, M.r