COMMERCIAL.

Press, Volume XXIV, Issue 3220, 27 December 1875, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Press Office, Monday. We nave to report a good business done -in the import markets during the past week. At public auction, on Wednesday, part of Ihe cargo of sugars ex John Kendall was Werea, but onfyabout 700 Sockets werejjlaced at the followingrates—Snowropi,"£33 to £33~los; white cry situs," 231 ids to £32; yellow crystals. £31 10s -, light yellow counters. £27 10s to" £23. The attendance was very small; since the above sale, about 900 pockets have been placed privately in one line, at lower prices; than quoted above, viz. light yellowcounters, £27 ;■ snowdrops, £32 i.b. The ordinary trade sales have been effected in sugars at full rates. We note, by latest Mauritius telegrams to hand, that a cargo of sugars had been despatched for Lyttelton about the 10th. November: this cargo is now overdue, and may be looked for at any moment,. Teas—We have ooly few trade sales to report, buyers holding back until arrival of shipments via Dunedin, due in a day or two. We note the Nardoo's portion of teas for this market will come on by steamer, and the part cargo per Anna Dorothea, willcome on by this ship, sailing from the above port on Tuesday next. As usual, at. this time of the year the demand for dried fruits has been very great. Large sales have been effected in'currants at -i$A to sd; elemes, 7d to 7sd ; muscatels, Is to 12id; and sultanas, 8d to 9d. Hennessy's bulk and case brandy have met with attention at our last rates, Danville's case whisky has been placed ir. large parcels at 17s 6d i.b.,- bulk is scarce, and commands Gs to 6B6di/b. Clarets have been selling more freely than for some time past. Sperm candles have been sold in large trade parcels at IOJd to lld. palings, &c—The cargo, ex Southern Cross, was offered at auction on Thursday, the only business done was the quittance of 30,000 shingles at 19s, the balance of the cargo was passed in. The Customs revenue collected on Thursday was as follows:— £ b. d. Stationery .. 7 2 0 Drapery ... ... 93 6 0 Castor oil ;.. .. 17 lo 0 Coffee ... 13 19 Sugar ... 35 9 8 Wine 67 8 6 • Tea 5 13 Tobacco ... ... 55 0 0 Ale .. ... - ...y ... ;43-,J.0 '0 Spirits ... ... 180 8 6 Sundries .. 131 17 8 .- Vl ... /. £648 15 4. \ ; Messrs J. and R. H. Campbell report oh the live stock market for the week ending the 18th instant. At the Addington yards on; Wednesday, the Jfith instant, 3900 sheep were penned, comprising several lots of very prime fat eheep/'and vendors had to Bubmit to a reduction on late quotations. Lambs brought from 6s to 10s; stores—merino wethers fetched 4s 2d; big framed half-bred sheep; 9s. 830 head cattle were yarded for the'weeVs supply, amongst them some very good beet ; prime quality light weights fetched good prices, equal to 30s; medium, 25s to 27s 6d per lOOlbs, There is still a good demand for stores,aHdingh prices are still maintained. On Friday we held;a sale of sheep at tlie Selwyn,arid cleared adraftpfmerino ewes at'ss Od. Horses—On Saturday there~~wa9" an improved demand ior all ..useful descriptions, but as. holders put such high reserves on their horses; we cannot succeed in disposing dC them ; we sold a few. superior draughts. On account of Messrs Mathews Brothers,"whoare-dissolving partnership, the well known prize taker Violet, with foal at foot, by Young Watty; slie was Btarted at Beveoty ; guineas, and after some, quick and spirited bidding, was knocked down to Messrs Campbell andMcConkic, on behalf of Mr J. Mathews,' for 100 guineas; We must say we think she was cheap, at that price, and congratulate Mr Mathews on i securing such a valuable mare, as Bhe will undoubtedly well repay his Outlay; he also secured her two-year-old filly, by Baronet, a (remarkably nice animal.'With great hone and shewing a deal of quality, also cheap at £49. We quote good draughts ironf £35-to £50; bnediumdo, £25 to £30; good hacks and harness !horses,£2oto£2s; useful do, £12 to £15; inferior, nominrl. Messrs H. Matson and Co report on the live stock market, &c, for'the week ending Thursday, 23rd ■December, 1875:—Al tho. yards 250 head of cvfctlp and. 6300 i sheep came to hand. Sales were, conducted with spirit throughout. Our entries comprised -170 '.head of cattle fend 2452 sheep from Sir iCracroft Wilson, Col. Packe, Captain Gorte, and Messrs F. Murray, Henderson, Murray, Pearson, 'Smith, Melburne, Duncan, • Twigger,''Davi-4, P. iGrant, Hampton, Dillow, Aiken, Gregg, Baker, IBassingthwaite, W.D. Lawrence, H.Oy ; ertQn; Gar- ' land," M.cShane, ' Dunbar, Dickinson, Anderson, jCandy, Cathson, Barns', and Dunlap, the whole of which we sold at verytull rates.: Fat cattle at £8 I0s„£9l0s to £10 j for extra weights and quality, ■£12 to .£l6 10s per head; large lots of stores .sold at very high rates. In sheep our sales wereßoomerino' wetherß in wool at Bs.-8s 9d to-9s per head: 900 cro.Bs-h.rtd,two.-topjh shorn at 7s 3d rfat cross-bred at 8s Gd to ois and 10s per head; merino, 7s 6d to fper head ; fat lambs at 6%' to 10s for. ordinary, andfbr isuperior Southdown I4s 6d per head. Sheepskins-, hides and" tallowrr-A;fair supply came.-fco hand, and ■ very full rates were obtained; cross-brede:up to 6.8 !3d; merinos in lots varying from 50 to 700 Tn a line ;at 5s 6d to 6s each Pelts—Best from is id to Is !6d; second,' 2d ta Cd ; lambskins to Is lld each ;: ihides,4d; calf skius„ 7d; rough fat, 2jd per lb., . .