Commercial

New Zealand Tablet, 1 May 1913, Page 29

Commercial

PRODUCE The High Commissioner's cable, under date London, April 26 : Mutton. The market is a shade weaker. Quotations : Canterbury, 4|d per lb; North Island, 4|d. Lamb. —Market quiet and steady. The stock is small, and holders are firm, high prices restricting business. Canterbury, 6|-d; other than Canterbury, 6 § d - Beef. —Market quiet, with fair demand. New Zealand 1?" Js, 4d; fores, 3§d. Butt*.. .The market is steady, with a good demand, and prices are well maintained. Choicest New Zealand, 113 s per cwt salted, 115 s unsalted; Australian, 109 s; Argentine, 106 s; Danish, 120 s; Siberian, 106 s. Cheese.—The market is quiet and rather steadier, with a better demand. New Zealand, 58s 6d. . Hemp. —Market dull; very little business doing. The market is weaker, with the tendency downward. Spot New Zealand good fair, £32 per ton; fair, £2B 10s; fair current Manila, £33. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report: 1 We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce on Monday, when values ruled as under: Oats.—Samples are offering more freely from southern districts. There is a fair export demand at late quotations, but during the past week the operations of a few speculators at advanced prices have put shippers out of the local market, as they can supply their requirements on better terms at other centres. Prime milling, 2s 4d to 2s sd; good to best feed, 2s 2d to 2s 3£d; inferior to medium, Is 9cl to 2s Id per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—Millers have a strong preference for j>rime velvet, which is offering sparingly. Velvet ear is in rather more favor than it has been, and Tuscan, if prime, is also more saleable. Fowl wheat is scarce, and has good demand. Prime milling velvet, 3s lid to 4s id; Tuscan, etc., 3s BAd to 3s lOd; medium, 3s 7d to 3s 8d; best whole fowl wheat, 3s 5d to 3s 6d; medium to good, 3s to 3s 4d; broken and damaged, 2s 6d to 2s lOd per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.—The market continues to be well supplied, and as the export demand is quiet, there has been a slackening in values. Best table potatoes, £4 15s; medium to good, £4 -5s to £4 12s 6d per ton (sacks included)

Chaff. —Heavier supplies are coming forward. All prime lots find ready buyers at quotations, but indifferent quality is not in request. Best oaten sheaf, £4 5s to £4 10s; medium to good, £3 15s to £4; light and discolored, £3 to £3 10s per ton (bags extra).

Messrs. Stronach, Morris, and Co., Ltd., report for week ended Tuesday, April 29, 1913, as follows:

Oats. —A good number of samples are coming to hand, but speculators are offering higher prices than shippers. Prices are very firm. Quotations: : Prime milling, 2s 2d to 2s 5d ; good to best feed, 2s 2d to 2s 3£d; inferior, Is 9d to 2s Id per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. —There is a good demand for prime velvet, but red varieties are not inquired for. There is also a good demand for good fowl wheat. Quotations:

Prime milling velvet, 3s lid to 4s Id; Tuscan, 3s Bid to 3s lOd; medium, 3s 7d to 8d; best whole fowl wheat, 3s 5d to 3s 6d ; medium to' good, 3s to 3s 4d; livnlran anrl A a-i-vi n 0„ : , CJU..O. .IftJ 1— 1--1 '.'■'/ -l "'"" v " *f J i, u """""guv-i, i/o uu uu .aa luu Jjtu UUBUBI (saOKS extra). '"'. ' . , ?• /

Chaff. —The market is well supplied and prices 'for., prime quality have eased slightly. Inferior quality is nob in request. Quotations: Best oaten sheaf, £4 5s to £4 10s; medium to good, £3 15s to £4; light and discolored, £3 to £3 10s per ton (sacks extra). Potatoes.—Large ' quantities are coming forward., and prices have eased. Best table potatoes, £4 10s to £4 15s; medium to good, £4 5s to £4 10s per ton (sacks in).

WOOL Messrs. Stronach, Morris and Co., Ltd., report as follows: Rabbitskins.—We offered a very large catalogue at yesterday's sale. There was a good attendance of buyers and competition was very keen. Quotations: Incoming, 16id to 17|d; autumns, 15|d to 16Ad; early autumns, 15d to 16£d; best racks, 12-}d to, 13|d ; light racks, to .12|d; spring does and bucks, lOd to 12£d ; small, 6d to 9|d; horsehair, to- 20|d per. lb; catskins, to lOd each.. . Sheepskins.—W.e offered a medium catalogue at to-day's sale. Competition was much on a par with last sale, and' prices showed no change. Quotations: Best halfbred, 8H to 9£d; medium to good, 7|d to BAd; best fine crossbred, 8d to BAd; best coarse crossbred, 8d to B§d; medium to goocf, 74-d to 7|d ; dead and inferior, 6d to 7Jd ; best lambskins, 7kl to SH : medium to good, 6?-d to 7|d; best merino, 7d to Bid ; good, 6d to 6£d ; inferior, 3|d to 4H. Hides.We held a fortnightly hide sale on Thursday last when we offered a medium catalogue. Prices for all good lines were much on a par with, late sales, but inferior lots had not the same competition. Quotations : Extra stout heavy ox hides, to 12d : stout- heavy ox hides, 9|d to 10id; heavy do, 9d to 9*d; medium, B{-d to B|d : light weight, 8d to B|-d : extra stout heavy cow hides, to 9Ad ; stout heavy do, 6fd to B|d; heavy, Bfd to B|d; medium, BAd to B|d; light, 8d to 8-?td : damaged and inferior cow and ox hides, 5d to 7id : best calfskins, to lid; medium, lOd to 10id ; damaged and inferior, 7,1 dto 9d; best yearlings, Bid to B|d ; medium, 8d to B|d : bull hides, light, to 6§d; medium, 5Jd to 6 ld ; horse hides, to 12s 6d each.