COMMERCIAL.

Press, Volume XXVI, Issue 3511, 6 December 1876, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Hcmth H Matson and Co report having held. their aecond public wool sale at tlicir wool stores, Cashel street, on Tuesday, 6th December. There waa a lair Attendance acourera present, only; one merchant putting- fri an appearand* aB a buyer.' Biddings were fairly brisk throughout the wtlt\ and; all lots Tfleared at full lates; the highest price obtained fo the day was P|d, tor a line of loagwool. We dialogued and void I*lo bales, and a large number of fadges and bag?. The quality of tbe wool to hand "--a much supei'or to that offered at the opening:sale: -Two D's, 5 bsJca mejyno at 7sd; JJI, 1 merino and cr3s«-bred at 7Jd; XX, 1 at 7}d. 1 merino at 7Jd; . over triangle, 2 merino ot 7Jd; EAL. 1 ero<«-bred at irji; WM,I cro-»*-*>red atTsd; UM coi'j >ined, l pieces at 4d. 1 cross-bred ats|d; Jin-tde l>. 1 cross-bred at Bjd: HK, 1 crossbred at 9jd; —over T, 1 cros<-ored at Sd ; 15. 3orOss-bridat7*Sd; JGeorijolufd,l2longwoolat7§d. 6 cross-bred at Bfd; .IB conjoined. I at ?}d; JS conjoined, 10 crossbred at 8d; X over G. 4 cross-bred at B{d; . In circle, - cross-bred at 7fd; W over., 3 crosa-bred boggets a* 7d; — over B. 1 merino at "Jd. - cross bred at JO. I x 11, 6 cross-bred ai Bj;tt; JO. ill. 2 merino at 7Jd; WC, 1 cross-bred hosctt and W. B|d; Maltese Cross. 1 cross-bred at f\-A ; LOR, 1 merino at 7Jd; br.leboolt, 1 eroso-brcd hraaet at S-Jd; II and two D's cod joined, 1 eross-bredbogjretat&id; RB conjoined, lcrosa-bred at*?*"!; heat. 1 cross-bred at BJd; JT, 3_ridlf-d«re cTO>*-bred at Pd; P. I cross-bred at BJd; 1 merino at 7jd; HP, 1 * "-"outhdown at 81; TP underlined, 3 cross-bred hog-gets at s*l. 3 cross-bred ewe at £?d; Ol*, "1 a-ad i cross-bred at 7| 1; E over 3. -crcm-bred at «_■!; F iv cire'e. 2cros«bsed at Sjl; JG «-or>joined. 5 cro-s-bred hneget* at 9d. _pieCC!« a* 3d; 08. 6 ero-s-bred at S>|d, and Bund t? other lines of which the brands aselndoccribable at fair rates. The 'odes, piece*, aid b«c« of wool sold well, merino to TJd, and cross-bred to 3d per lb.

DCKEDIH—"-tcasrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co report, for the week ending; and December, Is7t*>, a« follow*:—■ Fat cattle.—A rather lull supply of 220 head vasTardrd, nearly all Hrge framed cattle of prime quality. Bq4 Buffered a decline ol fully Ss per 1001b. IVewld, on account ot the N.Z. and AX Co. and J, Smith. K-q, Greenfield Station, 70 head ot cows and bullock*, which realised from

£10 10s to £H Us 61 lor bullocks, and from £9 10s to £10 ids for cows—|:rlce.« equal to 3_s 6d per lOOIIj forprircc quality, and 27e 6d for m<-dium dilto We also sold privately 70 hrad at equal to 32s 6d ■ per 1001b. Fat calve* are In good demand. Absut 20 head -ere yarded, whteb told at from 30s to 55s per head. Fat kheep. There was - very full market ; 250i> pennrd, mal-ly prime cross-bred*, and -bout JO3 had to be turned out. Those digposed ol leJched Is to _< p»r head under last week's rates Weto'd on acco-J-t of tbe NZ and A.LCo, James Smith, E**j. Grteufield Stitlon, aud others, 800. Cross bteds. shorn, brought ?s 9d to 12s; da, iv wool, 15s 9d—equal to 2$ I p:r lb fjr Jonner, and si l p-r lb for latter. Fat lambs.— K3_4un<_. W.sold 161 at from 6s to 11* «_ch. Store catttp.—There ig gi>l» a eood mqt.iry for grown e-tt*e. Our sales daring the reek consb-t of a dratt from the price. We wish to call attent ioa to our ease at Hosgi.-I on Tuesday, 5tH December, when we shall offer at anc:ion ISO well-bred Mores We quote i-l'oeks.a to 5 jtar*. £7 to £3 10s ; cow*. _"> toJES; mixed lots. £'1.0.< Su»rv »Jie< p—,We Iwtc no tr*umielio_» to retort. Conntry _tond \y, *>ot!i Xo""tcm&r, at GrantV Brie*, by order ot Mr J-snea 'ScJttf _c held a sale by auction of -i _ c whole of his dairy stork -n-i fa» mlitjr iraplemeot*. There was a large attendance of buyns who competed- with »j>ttit We sold _S d*i y cows at from £9 in* to • " £1* lotr-lhtht har.;e-»toltv-t from £13 to £17; . J-i_i-« imi-bme.tH stfu'! rates. Ou Tae-day, f>t Kutl Buth. we held a sal- by auction on account r>f Mr Samuel Scphens. of the whole ol bis live stock, farming impttnieo;*, &c. Buyer- wire nnmcrota.

and everything sold at fall rates, Dairy co-s*& > brought from £9 10s to £13; heifers, from £7 15r*»-j .€8 10«; disturb t horse*. £23 to 4M5; roung««_-' colts. £13 to £_1 ; farming implement-, aatlhf-ctory prices. Hordes—There still exiflts a£Ood demand for both young draughts and Ugbt harness horses, but we cannot report any advance In prices. At onr yards on Saturday tlicre was * fair amomitof business done in both descriptions, but light and Inferior sorts wre difficult to quit. We quote first-class draughts £ta to XsOt medium do, £35 to -MO; light do. -"25 to .£3O ; frood hacks and light harness horses. £20 to £27: medium do. £12 to £*8; light and inferior. £3 to -57. Wool-London telegrams, umler date of 21st November, adri-e as follows .--"Less animation in wool sal«>». Port Philip and Sydney fleece show a decline of to Id per lb on opening prices." At our skin pale on Wednesday, we sold some tanners' clip*. Washed IWce realised 14 Jd to I.VJd per lb; greasy half-bred, 9d per lb. We expect to hold our opening sale for the season about the middle of this month. Sheepskins—At our wwkly sale there waa a full attendance of the trade, and the advance of last week waa well maintained. Butcher* green firing, hslfbreds, brought from 4s led to 5s ed each; do. merinos, 3s9>l to4s sdr-station skins, is *d to 4s 6d each, and 6f J per lb. Hides-Dull of sale. We disponed of-30, at - from 10s to 16s 3d each, being equal to from 3d. to 3Jd per lb for wet salted. Grain—Wheat wanted, but none offering: Prime simples may be quoted at from 6s to 6s 6d per bushel; medium. 5s to 5* 6d; fowls' feed. 4s to _s 61. Oats in good demand at 2s Id to 28 2d for feed", up to 2s 4d for prime milling. Barley dull ot sale. Malting worth 3s 9d to 4s 6d per bushel; milling. 2a6d to2s3d. '

_i Pbess Office, Wednesday, rhe Customs revenue collected on Mou-Uy a~s a fbHows s—' ::_ ■_:...-•.■•: _ *. «?. Spirits ... ■-. . ». 4U13 11 Teft -.. •• ••..-'• • ••• 33 0 3 Tobacco 29 15 0 Drapery ... .. 17 v* 0 Hoprf.. ... ... :.. .» 25 6 6 Woolpaclcs ... ... ... ... 16 0 0 Sundries ... ... ... .. S3 13 10