REPORTS FOR WEEK ENDED NOVEMBER 9.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXV, Issue 28, 12 November 1897, Page 13

REPORTS FOR WEEK ENDED NOVEMBER 9.

The Nkw Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, report as follows :—: —

Wheat — Owing doubtless to the small quantity offering sales are not numerous. Prime milling, however, is readily placed at quotations, but medintn is still neglected. Prime milling northern velvet is worth 4s Gd to 4s N^d ; do Tuscan, 4s 3d to 4s 5d ; best red wheat, 4s 3d to 4s 4d ; medium, nominally. 3h 8d to 4s ; fowls' wheat, 2s !>1 to 3s G \ (ex store, sacks in, net).

O its — Thu market is still void of animation, best milling only fetching Is lOdto Is lid ; best bright short feed. Is 01 to Is i^d ; inferior. Is (id tt Is 7d (ex store, hacks extra, net).

Barley — No sales of any consequence effected. Quotations nominal.

Grass Seeds — Only a retail business being done, be^t dressed ryegras.s seed fetching 3s '.)■! to 3s i)d ; extra prime, la to Is .'id ; coarse grown, 2s to 2s Gd (ex store, sacks extra, net). Cocksfoot : Best dressed retail lots, 4^d to s|d ; medium. 4d to 4]d per lb (ex store, a vcks extra, net). Chaff — Supplies being sufficient prices are easier, best fetching LI 2s (3d to L 3 7s Gd ; extra prime, L 3 10s ; medium, L 2 10s to L 2 178 Gd per ton (ex truck, sacks extra, net).

Potatoes — The market shows no improvement, beat northern Derwents only fetching- LI 15s to LI 17s Gd ; extra prime. L 2 ; medium, LI 5s to LI 10s per ton (ex store, sacks in. net).

Sheepskins — All sorts meet with a good demand, best dry crossbreds fetching -id to :>\d ; medium. 2^d to 3^d ; dry merinos, 21 to A\d ; best green crossbreds, 4s .'id to 5s 3d ; extra, 5s Gl ; medium, 3s 6d to 4s.

Rabbitskins — Prime winter grey (mixed), fetch Is l^d to Is 2Jd ; selected doss, Is 2\il to Is 3|d ; medium, 10(1 to la Id; suckers and inferior, Id to 2^d ; prime winter black, Is Id to Is ."3d : inferior to medium, 4d to 9d per lb.

Hides — In good demand. Extra heavy, 711 b t-> 1001 b, 3sd to 4d ; 61 to 70, 3d to 3Jd ; 5G to GO, 2fl ; 45 to 56, 2Jd ; 38 to 40, 2^d ; 30 to 38, 2d ; inferior, Id to ljd per lb. Tallow and Fat. — Market quiet. Best country rendered fetches 13s 6d to 15s ; medium, 11s 6d to 13s ; rough fat, best mutton caul, Its Gd to 10i ; medium, 8s 9d to 9s 3 1 ; inferio". 8s to 8s Gd per cwt (ex store, net).

Messrs Donald Reid* and Co. report that prices ruled as uider their auction sale on Monday ;—

Oats — Compaction was weak and nearly all prime feed lots were passed in. Medium to good sold at la Si to Is 9d ; inferior, la Gd to Is 7d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat — Wo submitted several loss of fowl wheat, which were well competed for. and sold at for whole wheat, 3s 3d to 3a 5d ; broken, 2s 3d to 3s l}d per bushel (sack 3 in"*. Potatoes — The supply forward is quite out of proportion to the demand, and even at th) reduced prices current, sales are difficult to effect. Best Djrwentssoldat3>3 to 40* ; medium to good, 2")3 to 30s pjr ton (sa<jks in). Chaff— The de'nind is eo'ifmel to prion quality, and even for this class the inquiry is limited. Bs-it oaten sheaf sold at L33s to L 3 10s ; medium to gjod, L 2 13* to L'J per ton (bag's extra). Messrs. Stronacii linos, axd Morrts report as follows : Fat Cattle — 240 forward. The demand was fairly brisk, but prices were 20* to 23s a head lower than last week. Best bullocks fetched L 8 5s to LlO .Is ; a few show cattle, Lll ;3s ; medium to good, L 6 ."is to LS ; best cjws, L 7 2:> fld to L 8 3s ; medium to good, L 3 2s Gd to L<> l.">s ; light and aged, L 2 13s to L 4 13s. Fat Sheep— 2322 penned. There was a fair demand, but prices were barely eg lal t > tho.»e ruling list week. Be-<t crossbred wethers fetched 13s to Id-. ; extra hdvy. IG* lud ; nvdium to pood, 12s to 1 Is lid ; b >st ewes, 13.* .51 to 1 i-> 3d ; medium. lls Gd to 13s ; light, Us to Us 3J. Lambs — ISO t'nrwiird. jirioos bMng a little better than la«t week. Best lambs fetched Us to 12*; good, S,* Gd to 10s 9d ; others, Ga to Ss Gd. Pigs — IS 1 penned, all <nrU selling well under keen competition. Suckers sold at its to 12* Gd ; slips, 13s to 13s ; stores, 16s Gd to 24s ; porkers, 27s to 158s ; baconers. 4">s to .j'Jj ; haavy pi^=i. 60s to 70s. ltabbitbkins — Very smalt cat.d {flies were offered on Monday and prices realised were fully up to late quotations. Sheepskins — No sal'js this week owing 1 to holiday. Hides — Market firm. Prime heavy ox, 3]d to 3-Jd ; medium to gfood, 24! d2 4 ! d to 3d : Ji/ht and inferior, I|dto 2id per lb. Tallow — There is very little olierin^ and prices remain unalterel. Be^t rcn.'.erel mutton, l'.U to 11s; medium, Us Gd to 12s Gd ; roiiKh fat, S^ to 1(K Gd p'jr cwt. "Wheat — Thi'i'o is a demand for all sorts and the market sho\v> a hirle.r.n? tcndfiicy. Q lomti-ms : Prime milling velvet, 4s (id to 1* s^d ; medium, t* 3d to 4s 3d; prime Tuscan and red sorts, 4s 4d to Is <"»d : medium, Is 2d to 1-s 3^d ; fowl wheat, 3s to 3O3 O Sd per bushel (sacks in). Oats — The djmand is very djll at present and pri -ci ari if anything lower. Quotation^ : Best milling, Is lid to 2s; good to best feed. Is lod to 1* ln}d : medium, Is 9d to Is 'J]d per bushel (sacks ettra). Barley — No change to report. Prims malting, 4<? 3d to Is (*>■! ; extra prime. -Is 7d : medium to good, '.U 9 I to 4s 2d ; feed and milling. 2* 9d to 3s Gd pnr busliol (sacks extra). Chaff — Mirket unchanged. Bast oaten sheaf. 3s ."d to 3s lOd ; medium to good, L 2 13* to L32s Gd prp >r ton (bags extra). Potatoes— Demand very dull. Best Derweuts, Ll 13s to L 2 ; mediu.ii to good, 23s to 32* Gd per ton (bigs in).