COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4142, 18 June 1892, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

M/y Met Report.

Masterton, Juno 18, The New Zealand..Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Company, Limited, report on the produce markets for the ' week as follows : Wool.—The third series of London \ Bales opened on the 14th inst. We ' yesterday received the following telegram from our London House: The ' sales opened this day at the level of last sales except for fine medium and greasy cross-bred, wbich are par told per lb. lower. The attendance of boih Home and Foreign buyers jb good and competition active. The total quantity available including wool held over from last sales is 446,000,68,000 of which have been forwarded to the manufacturing districts direct. The usual odd lots were disposed of in 4" .Wellington, and sold at full market rates. Sheepskins.—The supplies received at Wellington during the week have been smaller than usual, and insufficient for trade requirements, We quote green crossbreds 9s lOd to 4s Bd, country skins 4d to 5Jd per pound. It is not out of place here to draw the attention of butchers and farmers to the great want of attention shown to their skins after flaying, and to the indifferent manner in which they are flayed; it may he pointed out that cuts in the body of the pelt detract from the value from 6d upwards, and oxposuro which perishes the pelt, wil l of course render it completely valueless. Tallow and FAT.-The Home mar let still continues dull, although prices remain without alteration. The quantity arriving at Wellington k not exce?sive and thore is no difficulty iu quitting consignments at good value at late quotations. •HiDEB. r No alteration in prices, t which, however,, remain good. Hoavy ij/L hides in good condition are enquired for and are quitted at full rates. OAis,~Continue in eteady request; our Wellington house reports an ad., vance in price, viz Is lid to 2s Is, according to quality; Iri the South there is a keen demand and prices j/avo hardened considerably, : *The toimafed quantity on hand in the Soutli'shows adeprease on last'year'e figures,.and the market has every appearance pfadvancing. '.' . Wheat.—We quote 'whole, fowl, 2s 0d to 8s according to quality ex truck Wellington,' , ■. .-.!.■:

■■; Ohafk.-No alteration in last ! week's report to chronicle. ■; , ' Hemp.-We are pleased to report a better enquiry for hemp, and prices are coming nearer sellers ideas of value. Several sales of store parcels have been made at £ls to £ls 16s, according to quality. London market appears more lively, although we cannot record an increase in quotations,

Frozen Meat. London offico cables as follows:—Beef market dull; fore and hind quarters are wonh 2Jd and per lb respectively. Quota tions nominal, Mutton market quiet: Wellington is worth B|d, and Canterbury 4Jd per lb. Lamb mavkot quiet: quotations unchanged since last report,