COMMERCIAL.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 452, 25 November 1875, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Customs revenue collected yesterday was as follows : _

Dunedin. —Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co report for the week ending 20th November, as follows Fat cattle—lso head yarded, a quantity Which was quite adequate to the requirements of the trade. We sold a draught ot very prime quality, on account of Mrs John Gow. Bullocks brought from £ls 10s to £lB ss, and cows £l2 15s to £lB 7s 6d j prices equal to 42s per lOOlbs for prime quality, and 34s for middling ditto. Fat calves are in good demand, and sell readily at from 30s to Bus each. Fat Sheep—A large supply came forward, 2500 being penned, all ot which were of prime quality. We sold 150 cross-bred ewes at 17s; cross-bred wethers brought from 188 to Jls. We quote prime mutton per lb. We also delivered to the trade 1155 cross-breds previously contracted for. Fat lambs are in fair demand. We sold 35 at 12s each, inferior brought from 7s 6d to 8s each. Store Cattle—The demand is good. During the week we sold privately and at auction 535 head. We quote bullocks, three to five years, £7 15s to £9; spayed cows, £4 15s to £6; mixed lots, £4. We beg to call special attention to our sale at Wosgiel on Thursday, 25th inst, when we shall offer 150 head very superior well-bred cows and bullocks. Store Sheep—We have no transactions to report, but have several very choice lots of cross-breds for sale off the shears. Stud sheep—During the week we placed several lots of merino and long-wool rams, the former at £4, and the latter at £1 4s each. Country sales—On Monday, 15th instant, we held a sale by auction at Mosgiel of 160 head store cattle. The attendance was good and bidding spirited. Bullocks, 3to 5 years old, brought £7 15s to £!); spayed cows, £4 15s to £7 7s. On Thursday we held a sale by auction, at Balmerston, of 1 25 head of store cattle. Buyers were numerous, and prices obtained were from £7 to £7 2s 6d for bullocks, and £3 to £4 10s for cows. On Saturday we sold by auction, at Oamaru, 190 head store cattle in fresh condition. Bullocks brought from £7 10s to £8 15s ; cows, £5 ss; yearlings, £3 7s (Id. We would direct special notice to our sale by auction at Wardlands, West Taieri, on Tuesday, 23rd lust, on account of Mrs John Nimmo, when we shall oiler her pure-bred shorthorn cattle and draught horses. Horses—At our yards on Saturday, no fresh stock came forward, the transactions being confined mainly to dealers’ lots, of which a fair amount changed hands. We quote first-class draughts, £(’.s to £7O; medium do, £45 to £55; light do, £25 to £35; good hacks and light harness horses, £25 to £35 ; medium do, £l4 to £2O; light and inferior, £5 to £lO. Sheepskins—At our weekly sale there was a fair attendance of buyers, but the biddings lacked spirit. We catalogued 1050 skins, which sold at about last week’s rates. Butchers’ green skins, half-bred, brought from 5s lOd to 6s Id ; merinos, 5s 3d to 5s 5d ; station skins, 3s 3d to 5s 7d each, and 6|dper lb ; pelts, (id to 2s Id ; lambs skins, lOd to 13d. Hides—The demand was rattier slacker at our weekly sale, and prices suffered a slight decline. We catalogued and sold 91 hides as follows: Light weights, 14s to 16s 3d ; medium, up to 20s each, equal to from 3fd to 4d per lb. Grain —V\ heat continues in fair demand, but we have no alteration to quote in values. Prime samples are saleable at 4s 6d to 4s 7tl per bushel; medium, 4s 3d to 4s 4d ; fowls’ feed, 3s 6d. Oats are without noticeable change in value, but there is manifested a greater disposition on the part of growers to hold for higher prices, rather than accept the low rates ruling. We quote market value of feed at 2s, and milling samples 2s Id to 2s 2d per bushel. Barley unaltered.

Auckland.— The “ Cross” of the 20th instant reports:—A further advance of 10s per ton in Auckland millers’ quotations of flour has been established during the month. This is due to a higher quotation lor wheat in the South. Auckland superfine flour is now quoted at £l4 10s; second brand, £l2 10s; Southern flour has not advanced proportionately, but continues at old quotations, and latest Canterbury advices indicate that the speculation In wheat which led to the rise noted has subsided, We quote Canterbury flour at £11; Dunedin, £ll 10s: and Oamaru, £l2. Bran, £5; pollard, £6. Horse feed is fully stocked. We quote oats at 2s lOd per bushel. Maize, 4s 3d.

£ 8, d. Spirits . 324 i 6 Cigars • 15 0 0 Wine ... •• . 48 0 0 Sugar Tea , 146 5 9 0 Jewellery .. 22 13 0 Drapery Oilmen's stores, hardware, &c. .. 113 380 2 1 0 9 £ 0 1 01 00 is 0