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New Zealand Tablet, Volume II, Issue 62, 4 July 1874, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Dbitbb, Stewaet and Co. report as follows, for the week ending June 17th : —

Fat Cattle. — A very full supply came forward at th©' weekly sale to-day, in all 165 head, the greater part of which were of ordinary to middling quality, very few prime pens offering ; 130 hear} were sold, and about 35 head turned out, For really prime beef the demand was very spirited, and readily brought prices equal to 25s to 26s per 1001 b., while medium scarcely realised 20s. We sold 3<i head at the yards at above quotations, and have placed 35 head privately for forward delivery.

Fat Sheep. — A large supply of 1,500 were penned, ot which about 800 were sold, and the balance sent out, being inferior quality. Prime half-breds brought l'2s to ISs ; merinoes, medium quality, 7s to Bs. We sold, ait the yards, 700 merinoes and cross-breds at above quotations, and have placed 1000 for forward delivery. We quote prime erosa-bred mutton, for immediate delivery, 3d per lb ; do merino, 2Jd.

■: • Fat. Calves. — Very few were yarded, which wo sold at 30s to 45s each.

Store Cattle. — We are unable to report any transactions of importance during the week. A few small lots have changed hands at our quotations, say £4 to £S for bullocks, and £3 to £3 10s for cowsWe have sold about 50 head.

Store Sheep. — There is an active demand for cross- breds, fourtooth and upwards, at 11s to 12s ; two-tooth, 9s to 9s 6d ; lambs, 7s to 7s 6d. We have also numerous buyers for young merino sheep, very few of which, however, are offering, and are salable at 8* to 9b for young ewf s in lamb ; aged ditto, 5s to 6s 6d ; wethers, 6a 6d to 7s 6d. We haye sold during the week 2,500 cross-breda and merino ewes in lamb, at quotations. Wool. — We extract the following from Messrs Jaconib, Son and Co.' 6 report on the May- June series of sales :— " Sale» opened with most of the districts bare of stocks, and a good attendance of both Home and foreign buyers. Ihe Bradford trade was, however, somewhat sickly in many departments. Prices for all washed Australian wools were Id to 2d below the average of February and March sales. Coarse and half-bred wool about 3d lor washed, and 2d for greasy, below those rates. Greasy merinos have sold with more spirit, and at better proportionate prices than other descriptions, ranging from id to Id under last sales ; scoured, about lid to 2d lower." Telegrams to June 13 are as follow :—": — " The wool sales conclude on Tuesday' An increasing firmness was shown towards the close of the series. Port Phillip has improved to March prices. Adelaide and New Zealand greasy share in the recovery, but Sydney washed fleece is neglected." Under date 20th June :—": — " Wool continues firm. Arrivals for next series, 130,000 bales." Next sales commence on 18th August, and it has been arranged that only four sales he held during the year. Sheepskins. — At our usual weekly sale to-day there was a fair attendance of buyers, and brisk competition ; and all the lots offered, chiefly green skuas, were sold at prices fully better than those of last

***• Butchers' green skins fetched 2s 6d to 2s lOd for merinoes, and 3s 7d to 3s 9d for cross-breds. Dry skins, Is 3d to 4s 6d, acoording to ; quality. We also sold several odd lot* of wool, taj 14, bags' arid 3 bales, at satisfactory prices. • . '< ' ' . : : Hides are in- somewhat bettor request by local hinners, and oom«tnand fully 4d per lb, for sound wet-salted medium weights. We sold a number to-day at from. 17s 6d to 19a Bd. . , , Tallow.r-1* one offered. Grain.— The market for all descriptions is without material altera-. turn. Wheat of prime quality is in good request at 4s 8d to 4s 9tf i ordinary and inferior qualities are, however; dull of sale at 4s Si.to.4a 6d. Barley : prime malting may still be quoted at 5s 3d j but, as supplies are coming forward freely, low qualities ara difficult to quit ft • 49 3d to 4s 9d. Oats are Btill in good demand at from 4s id to 4s 3d for good to prime feeding ; milling 4s 4d.