REPORTS FOR WEEK ENDED NOVEMBER 23.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXV, Issue 30, 26 November 1897, Page 13

REPORTS FOR WEEK ENDED NOVEMBER 23.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, report as follows :—: — Wheat — The market is somew hat inactive, very f. w sales effected of any sort. Quotations for prime northern Tuscan and velvet, 4s 5d to 4s 7d ; medium to <;ord r.nd be-t r<.d wheat, 4s to 4s 3d ; inferior to medium, 3s to 3h («1 (ex >tore. sacks in, terms). Oats — This market shows a nrrmr tendency, thrre being a very considerable improvement in the demand, quotations-, however, remain the same, say for best milling, Is !)d to Is 10 1 ; bot bright feed, Is B}d to <s 9d ; medium, Is Gjd to Is 7£d ; iuCerior. Is id to Is Gd (ex: store, sacks extra, net. Barley — Xo sale. Quotations nominal. Grass Seeds meantime, have no attent ; on to spe:»k of, quotations are merely nominal, say for best mrcliine-dret-sed ryegrat-s seed, 3s 3d to 3s"i)d ; extra prime, is to 4s 3d ; coarse grown, 2s to 2s Gd (ex store, sacks extra, net). Cocksfoot: Bett dressed, 4^d to G£d ; medium, 3d to 4£d per lb (ex store, sacks extra, net). Chaff — The supply being 1 sufficient, prices show no improve- , rxent, be.-t fetching L 3 .">s to LII 10s ; extra prime L 3 12-i ♦> i ; medium to good, L 2 IDs to L 2 17s Gd per ton (ex truck, sacks extra, net). Potatoes — The market bt ing over supplied, sales are difficult to effect, best nort'rern fetching from 2 ."id to 30s ; medium, 20s to 22s 6d per ton (ex store, sacks weighed in, net). Sheepskins — The^e are freely competed for at auction, prices for pood to best dry crossbreds ranging from4d to s}d ; mcliuin, 2}d to 3Jd ; dry merinos, 2d to 4UI ; best preen crossbreds, 4s 3d to 5b 3d ; extra heavy, 5s Gd to os Dd : medium, 3s Gd to 4s each. Rabbitskius have excellent demand, prime winter grey mixed fetching 1 Is ljd to Is 2Jd ; sele.ted does, Is 2jd to Is 3-Jd ; medium, lOd to lid ; summer and off-season, 3d to S^d ; suckers and inferior, Id to 2Jd ; best winter black, Is Id to Is 4d ; inferior to medium. 4d to 9d per lb. Hides — Market firm. Extra heavy, 71 to 100 lbs, ?,]d to 4d ; 01 to 70 lbs, 3d to 3id ; ofi to GO lbs. 2^l ; 45 to .">(> lbs, 2^d ; 38 to 45 lbs, 2 J ,d ;30to 3H lbs, 2d ; infeiior, Id to 1 Jfl per )b. Tallow and Fat — Best country rendered, 13& Gd to 15« ; medium, rough fat, best mutton caul, il.^ Gd to 10s ; medium, 8s Dd to Us 3d; inferior, 8s to 8s Gd per cwt (ex store, net). Messrs. Stkonach Bros, and Mo ruis report as follows : Fat Cattle — Only 100 head yarded, but owing 1 to the absence of gome of the principal butchers prices ruled plitrhtly lower than last week. R.est bullocks sold at L 8 los to Li) 17s Gd ; medium to pood. L 7 to L 8 10s ; light, L 5 to LG 17s Gd ; bet cows, LG to L 7 12s Gd ; medium, L 4 10s to L 5 15s ; others, L 2 10s to L 4.

Fat Sheep — 1913 penned, prices showing a rise of fully Is a head compared with those ruling 1 last week. Best crossbred wethera sold at Ins 6d to 17s 3d ; medium, 14s to los 3d ; shorn do, 9s to 12s 3d ; best ewes, 12s 3d to 13s Dd ; medium, 11s to 12s ; shorn ewes, 8s 10 10s 9d. Lambs — 252 penned, all meeting w ith a brisk demand at prices considerably higher than those ruling last week. Best Lambs sold at lls to 13» ; medium, 9s to 10s 6d ; others, 7s to 8s 9d. Pigs — Only 16 forward, for which there waa very keen competition. There is considerable inquiry for all classes of pigs at present and any coming forward is sure to meet with a good demand. Rabbitskins — Catalogues on Monday were very large and prices for all except prime skins were a shade easier. Quotations : Prime winter does, 15^d to 16d ; do mixed, 14d to 15d ; medium, lid tj 13] d ; springs, 7|d to lOd ; summers, 3d to 5d ; blacks, to lfl^d per lb. Horsehair, 15d. Sheepskins — We offered a large catologue yesterday when bid* ding was brisk and prices about equal to those ruling lately. Best dry crossbreds are worth 5d per lb ; do merino, 4£d ; medium, 3£d to Id per lb. Best green crossbreds, 4s 9d to r>s 9d ; medium, 4s to 4s (id ; do merinos, 3s to 4s ; lambskins, 6d to Is. Hides — Market firm. Prime heavy ox, 3|d to 3| 1 ; medium to good, 2>d to 3d ; light and inferior, l|d to 2| i per lb. Tall.iw— 'J'lw market N very dull and cons-igu merit* difficult to p!ac<> ex -<pt at reduced rate*. Best rendered, J3st,ol4s; nielium, 11s fid to 12s (id : rou.,h f.it. H.< to'lOs pur Civt. Wheat — Xo domanil except for prime inillin r and fowl wheat. Quotations : Prime uiillinj, 4s Od to 4s Sd ; medium, 4s to 4s 4d ; do Tuscan and red pens 4s> 3d to Is (>d ; medium, 4s to 4o 2d ; fowl whe^t, 3s to 3? yd ; broken do, 2a Cd to 2s lOd per bushel (saoka in, terms). Oats? — There has been a little more inquiry during Ihe week but pricey f-how no improvement. Quotations : Prime milling, Is 9£d to Is lid ; good to best feed, Is S^d to Is l)d ; medium, Is 7d to 1b 8d per bushel (sacks extra). Barley — M.irki-t urn haiu'cl. Quotations . Prime malting, 4s 3d to l a Cd ; medium. 3-, '.id to 4^ 2d ; feed and milling, 2s i)d to 3s 6d per b.ishel (s;\i ka extra). Chaff — There has been a fair quantity coming forward during the week, and pricjs remain uirdtered. Prime oaten sheaf, L3ss to L 3 I<K ; medium to uood, L 2 lU.- to L 3 2.s Gd per ton (bags extia). Pot. t<>e-e — New potatoes are now in the market, and prices for Derwents have i>one sail lower, best only rea ising 25s to 30 per ton (b..gs in). Wo >I— The first sale of the season takes place on 21st December, Mepsks Donald Reid and Co. report that piices ruled as under at their auction sale on Monday :—: — Outs — We submitted a small catalogue suitable to local trade requirements, but in th<" .\bsence of demand the bulk was passed in. Linos of good sparrow bill- .-uitiblo for shipment have to-day received more attention from buyers. We quote prime milling, Is !)Jd to Is lid ; good tobc^t iecl", Is B^l to Is 9d ; mediam, Is 7d to Is 8d p» j r biibh-1 (sacks exlr.i). "Wheat — Prime railiing is unchanged, only choii c samples being in request. Fowl wheat was readily sold to-day at for good whole vvhent. 3s 2d to 3s (id ; br-'hen, 2rf (id to 3s per bushel (sacks in). Potato.-*? — The market in now boin^ supplied with early sorts and Derwents have gone quite oui of favour, being sold to-day at 20a to 30s per ton. Chaff — We offered about "0 tons, which met good competition and si dd at for best oaten sheaf, L 3 5s to L 3 10s ; medium to good, L 2 15s to L 3 10s per tou (b.igs exira).