Commercial.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3136, 22 February 1889, Page 2

Commercial.

The wool sales closed to-day with great firmness. 14,000 bales were held over for the April sales. 180,000 bales were sold for exportand 160,000 bales were bought by. Home manufacturers.

The total quantity, oi wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,225,000 quarters, and for the Continent 400,000 quarters. The American visible supply of Tvhaat is 83,500,000 bushels. New Zealand prime mutton is at 4M. Leather has declined l|d, best sides how being quoted at 7|d to 9d, The New Zealand Loaned Mercantile Agenoy, Company have just received the following telegram from their .Loudon office, dated the 19th instThe sales closed firmly this ' day. The following, advances since close of last sales may be;nofed as having,beep'established during the paries, viz Superior greasy morino per lb; combing washed, Id per lb; superior scoured ierino, to Id per. lb;' clothing washed per lb; fine greasy crossbred, |d to ld per lb ; greasy merino lamb, lb, For coarse crossbred ,and crossbred lambs the market is unchanged. . Medium and inferior'. greasy, merino, has declined|d per; lb since close of last sales; The; sales; comprise-about 235,pQ0 last bales; 14,000 bales have been lield ovev for "future disposal, 124,000' bales have boen taken for the; Continent, and 0000 for America.

';.-Messrs Freeman K, Jackson & Co. report: -The cattlo yarded at Johneonville on Wednesday were., an average supply, which'included a small proportion of light-weight cows' and heifers, and bullocks of medium weight and good ijuality; Beef oh than at prime! wethers ww 'penned, "tljcj

remainder being well suited for freezing. Eaily shorn lambs weie m supply, and sold readily, at an'advanco upon late quotations No 1 pigs' came forward. Cattle— Buliuoks, £4 6s to £5 2s 6d, averaging MB;a line of small, light, rand young cattle, £i 5s to £i 7s Gd, averaging £4 (Is 8d; cows and heifers* £2lss to £3.- Sheep -Prime wethers, lis Bd;.freezers, 9s3d; best ewes, 9s; others, 7s 4d to 8s 2d; lambs, 7s.- Ox beef made 12s and cow ; do 10s the 1001b respectively; wether, i mutton : If d, heavy wethers a shade under ; ewe mutton, -l|d per lb.;