COMMERCIAL Waikato Times Office, Wednesday. SYDNEY MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1472, 8 December 1881, Page 2

COMMERCIAL Waikato Times Office, Wednesday. SYDNEY MARKETS.

Messrs Mom & Co teport under d.itc November 20th — Wocil — lhe most important sale held took place at oui waiehcuse to-day, when a catalogue of 5000 bales was submitted. Iheic was .1 large attendance of English, Lrcnch and Ann iv <m buyers and competition was exceedingly animated and u ell sustained throughout the sale. 2, 1 !S 0 bales were sold under the hammer, one! ns offers foi the remaining lots were close up to owner' 1 - expectations, the c italo^ue Will no doubt be pretty well rlcucd. Greasy fleece biouglit 8d to I3|d ; washed lleccc, 15 to iq\d , and medium scouied, i6d to iSld per lb Sheepskins won; also in very ,icti\c demand this week, and all offered were quitted ; puces Jrangmg up to 7^l per lb. Tallow.— At the sales to-diy j 1 irge quantity changed hands for shipment at from L 27 17s od to L2B 15s for beef tallow Mutton is scarce, and is worth horn L2B to L2o and ini\pd L2O to L2O per ton Grain— Our sales this week were well attended by millers and other* interested. Lower prices had to be accepted toi whe it, which ranged at from s s 4i ( ' to 5s yrl tor New South Wales paicels, and 5s 5d to ss od for South Australian. We disposed ol about is, 000 bushels. Bum may be quoted at fioni I2d to u\d pci bushel Pollard ib woith from ud to i2£ti Oats —J he recent advance in the price of mai/e has c.iused more animation, and business can now be done at from is 6d to 2-. sd pei bushel. I'lour. — lhe market continues dtpKS>i'(l, and business is limited to picscnt trade uquircments Values may be quoted tofl.iy fiom Lt2»ss to 1. 13 foi N°w Sonth Wales brands, J>i2 to Lij 10s for best brands ot Adelaide and Ln 5s to T,w ss for Wt'ir. m