Commercial

New Zealand Tablet, 6 December 1906, Page 17

Commercial

' PRODUCE /^>\r^V:^~^-;.v^£;.; Wellington, -December 3 The Department; of Industries and Commerce-has received ■ the ; - fallowing eagle : from the High CbmniissioneS,.dated; London, December 1 ■ :— The mutton market is/uuli, but'hblders nfrfi, .j and stocks on hand .are; small.. .Average price > ,fbr, 7 Canterbury is 4§d per "lb ; North Island; '4-£d ; V'''iihdH River. Plate,. 8-g.d. The lamb market is firm . and the supply is falling short of" tiie'/Memiand/ The wea;thei£ continues favorable for the of lamb. T-lve nominal price of Canterbury-/brands /per/IK/ 3!This son's Australian is" selling at s|d per. ft. The - 'beef market is dull. Supplies of "Plate" are' r heav.y: .: New Zealand- beef is quoited -'at'. 3|d : .and" '3fd^per. -ttre for hind and forequarters respectively. The butter market is overstocked a•nd :^depressed^-.o■^Buyers^•-■ate^-■■•^holdi'n'g?.': •; back expecting prices'to unfavorable for tho sale Ct butter;: iand i heavy/::arrrvalsift are anticipatexl. Danish butter is quoted at • life.;,, choice New - 5 Zealand, 110s ; Argentine, 108s ; . AustraJ-;'ll; ian, 107s ; and Siberian,- at' 98s "per cwtii The cheese ' market is steady, but there is only a small demand,.\> Canadian make is quoted at C2s per cwt. The hemp market is firnv. The market is subsiding. Tg There-As.a good demand-fpr all descriptions, Good fair grade- on spot is quoted at £39, and January-March shipments' at £37/ ";10s • peSr' ton/ ■ ••■:'■ Messrs. Stronach,/Morris/' and: Co.- report :—■.;,;.//'ot/ Gats.—This market continues very : quiet, being as follow : Prime milling, 2s o£-d ;/gbbd.. tti-besfc i; / feed, Is lid to 2sj, inferior to medium,.'ls.Sd/. to'ls ' 10£ d per bushel; / :./."■■--./■ // -:;",/ V-•:.//■■;'- o Wheat.—This market also .continues -.quiet, -alliipugh-// fowl wheat meets with.. inquiry Prime milling, 3s 3d fco 3s 34d ; meddum to-good-/' 3s 2d to 3sJ3d '■;.'/ whole fowl" wheat,- 3s/to; 3s 0p ; ;/- broken and damaged, 2s Cd to,, 2s lid .per, bushel: ,"f/ " Potatoes.—The arrival-; of outside supplies '•■/■his had the effect of easing "the demand, and quotations ar'6 '*■ as follow : Prime table, sorts, £lO to £l.O 10s; m€-.. dium, £8 per "ton../;/.';/■; / •,./. .. /■/■ t/^/' Chaff,—Business in tills" line" is demand! bein~ ,: iprincipally..:- for; prime , samples. -Quotations:.:" Best oaten sheaf, £3 15s to £3 17s .6d ; choice,. £4; medium to .good,/£3 to £3 12s 6d'; inferior f iivd--li!giit, £2 10s ■to "i£2;-15s'' pe'r%tbii; t .// "/• ■-..>' /| ; I ///^</ : - - Messrs, Donald Reid .,; aiid;. Co. (Ltd.) 'report;.:—.'., ~._,.,, 'AVe iield our weekly /Suction sale" of' grain/ am! ; ; ,at ~ Monday,. :i Our * catalogue: ""was a as competition .was weak a lots/on offer had to- be passed'in. Prices ruled as/uMer:—• _ '•■-■■'■'" /' ; '/-^~-^/?./ stocks; are now, in: small compass and moderate consignments.' are , coining; -forward, is therefore only a: quantity offering, but : : 'tlie effect does little to; influence .buyers, who decline to purchase except for-,.-actual., orders. A and B grade offering at reduced rates' at other ports, 'and in; consequence it •:ha's- s b'e^ri; ,r difficufi;-''tb 'maintain Values ' in the niarket/' w Qubta\ibn3": :^4 > rinie : milling, 2s to 2s o£d ;■-■ good tb; best: feed, Is lid to 2s ; medium, Is 9d to' Is 10d. per.., bushjeU (sacks, extra) v , . jinarkei is ln/ax-stae-hant condition,: affd" millers are Vbiiyinglonly in Ismail- lines/ SevieraLsbut-fc-ern, sampled have -been offering; during- the" weelt/ butfin view tit* tbeT prlces"q.ubted in the■"TTfqivtlr-'milters* ar£ riot disposedfvtby buy/except at fowl-wheat'" 1 prices. Mediunv milling has had'in many cases to be' sold as fowl wheat,. fpr;'- > fftir CMVIJ!«XJ .aMAJASJS V/HM <tt S«>H J> VOITaV-/^ j ,u ; *li'

Pnmc milling, 3s 2£d to 3s 3|d , good to best, 3s Id 1o 3s 2d .medium milling kml wheat, 2i> ll£id to 3s o£d , bioken and damaged, 2s 6d te 2s lid pel bushel (bags exlia) Potatoes —Although consignments duung Ihe week have been veiy light, prices for r ail classes show a decline, Theie is a limited demand foi prime samples, but most merchants aie filling then lequnements with unpolled and local new potatoes Medium and small potatoes aie extremely difficult to quit. Quotations . Piune Derwents, £lO to £lO 10s , medium to, good, £9 10s to £9 15s , small and infeiioi, £2 to £5 pei ton (sacks in). ( Chaff— Duung the last two weeks the maiket has been pooily supplied with pume chaft, and consumeis have been obliged to diaw on the'large slock ok medium chaff held in store This has_ nSw beorrpiactically cleaied out, and puces ail lound were fiimei at today's sale The demand, howevei, is chieflv foi pnme , quality, Avluch. sells icadily at £4 per ton", good to best, £3 12s 6d to £3 17s , medium, £3 5s to £3 10s 6d , „ mfenoi, £2 5s to £2 15s ton (bags exlia)" Piessed Stiaw —There is good -mquiiy for wheaten stiaw, but iheic is none oiTcnng Quotations Oaten stiaw, 37s Cd to 40s , wheaten, 32s 6d to 35s per ton : SJ % : ■ ■■■ - Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co. report ;_'''• "■S?:± Wool.-rrWe v haver ■received: the ... following; cable.: from our London agents :—'Market very firm ; shoWs.-a hai'd-.' ' vjjondbiri' slales,™ gbbd ; to extra 'good scoured- merino-ad-j, <*y ; aiiiced, ...5 ;to <7£, per ? .;•' eeri 1..,;.,,- iaulty...., aiwl^iriferjibr scoured - 'int s riho advanced" v 7-i- to 10 ' per~ cbnt'";'-cfossbreds ■ ad- .>: .yanced ,10 .per;.;, pen,!.'. We/look . forward : to very high ", at on^;the;■. 2pthv;insti. i ;-" ; afid' , .'-~- no.'. effort will be'*/spared! : ioii-.bur^part"tip obtain the high:i.est prices, possible for .cnp ? care. Zr':;: v /ofle'rcttr^ ;i~-s\iv.:. s ; £j,le" ori; Monday last| "pri^'being:tar firmer '"'""'than those ruling ;ali ' live' previous "' sale;' Small' icilipyoto ; •■" ; : >;^prin-K-:-bucUs v Ho.--13d, .winter bucks to 17d,, winter doesto 20fd, and black to 20id. Horse 'hair made up to ISM° per lb." ■." " • • . % x Sheepskins:'—We ] : , offered >a> at, Tubs•d«iy J 's- ibeingr Ite"e^gM3^rices.;". "much. about the same as.last week's/' Our'.: top pneer: ? ior -- crossbreds was 9s.ld••; fine, .do, ib.. Us.4.dv-,,.. .to .j9s Sd ; andj li'alfbreds, to 12s Gd. We/cari confidently re- : "commend consignments, at the present time;,..;,-; ? t. : ..; ; * r Hides.— We: submitted a . catalogue of 271 at. pur . sale on Wednesday, last-, .when yriGes_continucd; ; very. satisfactory. and for .cows 6|'d „per :;./v,;./v'V : "- : :- :^^' r /-^<, ■ ;%' , ■ ■■■' ■ Messrs. -.lows:—"' 0 -v^-;;{ v - C: T ' : ' : >X i • •■-"" '••.. The attendance ,on Saturday^' waV'''very large during the early part '.. ojE "w^j:3iere : ''.was. a' large'. entry, all. classes bciiig exceptions ■• the lot was composed" aged draughts and light harness horses. v 'For useful draught mare's and geldings the demand was good, and a number ;. changed hands at/prices;-ranging froiii,. £3O to \ i light harness horses -included■. ,a,-.number of the ' inostt ■•; useful sorts we have* o.ffer.cil fpr : some lime, and many .; sales, were, effected' ■- at- "prices\varyiriig^ftqm- ; -£l3 to £26. ':• ;;sale ; i difio#-':bf thb '> markets is-:. healUiy v/i fojc :,gopd ; ,: ; .ypung « ■ dr&,ugnt' :: ' hiaires and ■'■'■ geldings; - iiiree;ctp./ ; six>^years; : oltl r ! r and ~we could sell a large number of j.these^at-...quota-> ■ tibiis.' The demand, however,;- ~foiv stale' horses is slackening, and sales of these, cahiionly, ,be ; effected at fa' i'eductioii';p'n" ;6f a, nionth .ago. - - ; Gopd; harness horsesr-yo^^ calMl ;';:4ib;; their .wbrk;' are • -very— scarce<•': and: Tcoiiimand; \ keen' compptitipn Jand "excelleh't , -prices-'when-i-'•i'ti-^is-kno.Svtt:: • horses of Jthe. ;kiudr'are;vto v be offered. >; Aged -and used-i;. ; >- up". animal's .'.of this class are haril^ r lb •- sell at; .even • low, prices, .especially geldings. At the-present ; we J havev.,.';"inj^uir^eV^^'fbr:^\feobdr'' ■ reliable■ ''harness - ; - - to ; "advantage;- r ■>: We- ■}. f;quolijj :-f": Superior ';'.., '; ybung : * t. t : -geldings,' ■■-->■■■ •at from' £45 id" £y2 V 'extra'.; rgobft; : :'dp--(prized ' ' takers), ; .£ss to . £60.; superior ypuiigr; ;drauglit'ma"resv' ' '■- £55- to". !*£65~V Jmediumij:draught~ geldings, - £3O : . i do,;.';'! I £ls *:tp '^S-^'welUmatched- ■ carriage "'pairs,= '/'to ' £loo';.' strong ; 's,pilng--vah ; horses-■•>-: ; £25 to £3O; ' "milk-eart'".,', and" b'utch'erg' -'•' ' prdbrrbartc. ■; u horses, "£lB "to £2s;' lightr hacks, £lO to £ls ; extra i: good hacks,., and . harness horses, £2O to. £25 ; .weedy, "t; and aged do, £5 to ' £B. ! ;w« '.»»«. ;boowdoou '-T—KWaUoaJS'M ; j ,saH .TfiOssiT .A .W—THASOK ; os& .aefl ,riela«a .H .1 X— adlAJHaA t w*rfa .t .h—KOTSisAEaooH j .we .«»s ,— —■ -atjarraKwoi ;£« '