Commercial.

Bruce Herald, Volume VII, Issue 650, 17 November 1874, Page 4

Commercial.

Capstick, Duthie, & Co. report having sold, during the week euding Saturday, the 14th November, 1874 : - At our own rooms, on account of "Waste Lands Board, on Tuesday, the 10th inst., the whole of unsold sections in blocks (enumerated below) in the township of Waihola : — 7 sections, block XI E. ranging from £3 to £<> Is each ; 2 sections, block XIII, £3 7s and £5 6a respectively ; 11 sections, bock XfV, from £3 to £'5 5* each ; 4 sections, block XV, from £3 Is to £4 7» each ; 3 eectii»ns, Hock XVII, £5, £5 sa, and £5 respec ively ; 10 sections, block XVI [I, from £3 Gi to £8 each ; 7 sections, block XfX, f r om £3 to £6 tach ; 4 sections, block XX, fr--m £3 to £3 Is each ; 4 sections, block XX [, at £3 eaoh ; 11 sections, block XXH, from £3 to £5 each ; 10 sections, block XXI rI, from £3 to £3 10a pach. We unly sold two sections in block XXV, at £3 each. We also leased, on account of the Education Board : — 2 £ acre sections in township of Fairfax at £3 and £2 per annum respectively ; 2 of section 34 block I If, Table Hill district, 45 acres, ah Is 6i per acre par annum, to Thomas Murray, Esq , for ten years: 2 of 22, block in. Hillend district. 43 acres at Is b'd per acre ppr annum, to F. S Pillans, Esq, ; 4. block XC, Hillend district, 136 acres at Is 6il per acre par annum, to J. ML'Quern Begg, Eaq ; 1. block XIII. Billend district, 74 acres at la 6d per acr« per annum, to R. PHterson. Esq. ; 20. block TV, Wai ahuna West, '17 acres at Is 6d per acre, and 4, bock V, Waitahana West. 133 aores at Is 6d pc acre per annum, to James Smith, Esq ; 1 of 47, block VI, Clarendon, 30 acres at 1« 6d pur acre per annum, t<> Walter Gribb, Esq. At our yards and stores on Thursday, 12th instant, we sold by auction afanr of 81 acres, on account of James Elder Brown. Eeq , fit,ua f e about two miles, from township o£ Milton, to David Ca son, Eoq , of Meadpir Bank, for the sum of £1225 2s 6d; or tit the rate of £15 2a 64 per acre, Imm«<U«kly

after, w-' sold, in our yards on account of John Adam. E*q., 512 CDasbred hungers, at Its 6d , ]43 crosabwd hoggets (in F orior), at 7s Id each, mixed sexes ; and 28 infi-ino. ewes, at 8s ea<:h. On account of Edward Martin, EUq., 188 crossbred hotfgtti at 3ls each, (mixed sexes) On account <>f Georgo Lindsay Esq , 37 merino ewes (dry), at 9s 6deach , Cattle.— 2o head of store cows, at £3 each ; 8 steers and heifers, 18 months, at 35j ; 9 calves, at 20s each, and 1 d airy cow at £7 Our private sales during the week have only been 195 merino wethers, at 7s 6d •ach. Good store cattle are anxiously enquired for, both fat. and stores are poarce: Fat sheep are a little easier, bm chers here having ft few week*' stock'on hand. '

A Mvkgsr reports for the week ending the 13th (November, retail prices only :— Fresh butter, in £lb and lib prints, la 4d Is 6d. per lb ; fr^sh 'butter in Jumps, 1« 2d lb ; powdered and salt butt er. la 4d The •nppjy of fresh butter is coming into th»« market very plentiful, and most of the grocers are .salting down large quantises, and * further, reduction in the prica his token place and still <>n the decline, aa there is no sale for salt butter in kegs at Is 31. as thare is a good deal cheaper coming in from tliw other provinces. Ooo'l cheese is scarce, aurt nothing but the b !St quality will sell at 10 J to Is per ib. Side and rolled bacon is vi»ry ■carce, and selling ac Is per lb ; Colonial hams, Is 2d to Is 3d per lb; English haras, Is 4d to la 6d ; beef ham?, 9d. Kgy* are plentiful and in good demuid, at 1* 4i per ttoran.

Messrs Wright, and Co. report for the week ending November 14, as follows :—

Fat Cattle. — 112 head were yarded and all quitted at . about last week's rates. Bullocks fetched from £10 lO.s to £18, and cows from £L oto £16 15s; prices equal to 40a to 42s 6d per 100 lbs for prime quality, and 32s 6d *or medium do. We have placed privately 30 head lor forward delivery at quotations Fat Sheep. — The number penned, 1600, Was rather beyond the requirements of the trade and about 550 had to be turned out. We sold 250cro!«sbreds at from 25s 6dto 27s each. We quote prime crossbreds, 4fd per lb; do, merinos, 4:1. Fat Lamb.*. — 130 were penned, but a portion being very ordinary quality, only 80 found buyers, and these at from 8s to 12s each.

Store Cattle. — There is an active demand for well grown cattle, especially bullocks. We quote bullocks, 3 to 5 y«*ars, £5 to £6 10s , spayed cows, £4 to £5 10s ; mixed herds, £3.

fctore Sheep. — No transactions. Horses.— The demand continues good, principally for heavy draughts and coachers. At our yards, on Saturday, our sales consisted chiefly of dealers' lots, of which a fair number changed hands. Next Saturday, 2 1st instant, w« shall offer at our yards, on account of Mr James Glasson, a shipment of first class heavy draught mares and geldings exOtago, from Melbourne. We quote first class draughts £60 to £75 ; medium do, £40 to £50 , good hacks and light harness horses, £25 to £35 ' medium do, £15 to £18; light and inferioi, £5 to £9. Sheep *>kina.— Our weekly sale was well attended by buyers. We catalogued 960 green and station skins, and disposed of •»ery- lot, at tully last week's rates, as follows :— Butchers' green *kitn, halfbred*, 6« 7d to 7s 6d ; merino, 5s 9il to 6s 3d each; station Bkins, 2u Id to 6<, according to quality. We also sold several lots of wool at satisfactory rates. .Hides continue in fair request, and command from 4d to 4j-d per pound. We catalogued and sold 125 ■<» follows: Medium treitthts, 16s 9d to 18s Cd ; light, 12a 4d to Ui 9d.

Gram, — Wheat is in fair demand. Good Bim pies fetch from 5s 3d to 5s 6d per bushel. Oats are very searcp. Any good lots coming forward could be plaeel at from 5d 9d to 6s per bushel. Barley : Malting is worth 5s to 5s 6d per bushel ; inferior, 4s to 4s 9d.