New Zealand Times Office, Friday evening. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report for the week ending 9th October, 1890, as follows, , Wool.—Since our last report wo have received cable advico from our London office which clearly indicates a further fall since opening of the series now proceeding in London. Merino, lino crossbred, and all inferior grades have suffered most severely. Coarse crossbreds, although in strong demand, have not altogether escaped the general depreciation, having declined fully $d per lb. The local demand is still very active, but the values obtaining reflect the weakness reported from London. Sheepskins.—ln this market advices from London report a general advance of |d to Jd per lb. Local demand continues very active without any appre ciable alteration in values. Quotations —Butchers’ green skins, early shorn, extra prime, 5s to 5s 8d ; prime, 4s Cd to 5.<; medium to good, 3s 9d to 4s 3d ; country dry skins, full woolled, 5Jd to sijd; extra prime, 6d; good, 4Jd to sd; medium, 3Jd to ferior and broken, IJd to 3d. Hides. Market exhibits signs of weakness, though wo have no change in values to record. Quotations; Butchers’ heavy green ox, 16s to I7s each; cow, 8s; damaged and light station hides, Id to 2d per lb. Tallow.—London office reports to-day that there is a fair demand—Now Zaalaivi fine mutton being worth 22s Gd, and good beef 21s. So far the local market is without quotable change, the following prices being rather difficult to obtain: Prime mutton, 15s to IGs ; mixed and medium, Its to 14s Gd ; inferior, 12s to 13s per cwt. Wheat.—For feed parcels there has been a rather better demand during past week, prices in con sequence having advanced Jd to Id per bushel. For good whole chick wheat we quote 3ssidto3s7d, ox store, sacks extra. Oats.—The demand is still quiet, and buyers are disinclined to operate, except from hand to mouth. We quote—For prime stout feed, 2s Id to 2s 2d, ex store, socks in; long Tartar seed, 2s 4d to 2s 7d, sacks extra. Maize.—Market fully supplied, and prices have a weaker tendency. Quotations—Ss to 8s 2d, sooka in, ox store. Chaff.—There is still a heavy supply offering, and prices In consequence are very irregular. For prime bright heavy wo quote 60s to 62s 6d, ex wharf, sacks extra or returnable. 