COMMERCIAL.

Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 6660, 27 January 1887, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Iks Cnstsms dotiee collected at Christchorch on Tuesday, January, 25th, were as follows Spirits, mffbl ßd; tobaooo, AIOB 17s j wine. 533 & 7dj Sea, £9l 16t8d t Ad valorem, 513 4s. Total, 5348 5s Sd.

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

'-i a-:-/- ■■■ -r j Wamntsnav, Only medium entries of stock sent forward. The •tteaaaaoe of buyers and efben was also mnoh ; below the average. Fat Cattle-A very moderate ' «atry, principally heifers; demand almost nil, and tbs few sales made were at very low figure*. Dsalsn had some good steers in their hand*, but bnrinen on all sides was very dnlL Heifers sold StttEe £8 17s 6d to £5 ss; steers np to 55J5*. any 17s per 1001 b. Pat Bbe«n-The entry comprised - a few Uses of good wethers, hut ewes prodominated. The demand showed a slight improvemaaL and, together with the amaH supply, caused mdnse toimprove to the extent of fronted to Is per toaS. prime crossbred wethers sold at from 7s Sd to 10*; U«ht wsights, 0* to Ts; orcwabrod «nww. , from 5a toSsCd; merino wethers, to 5» 6d; and a to quality. Fat Lambs—A good number yarded; ■quality vevyvaried.,/omereryiriase lots sold np noMper head;mediumUnes,fromss to 6a j iu--ssrior.fsodto4s6d. atom Sheep—A *maU numfcer yirdsd sad next to no boyersTT line of old mscuo ewe# sold at .lid per bead, and drafts of .crossbred ewes 3s to 4s. 6tore Cattle—A moded throe-year-old heifers 54. yearling* 18e to ass. A tew dairy cattle yarded, and for any good sorts a . • • .r> >

NAPIER SAM FAIR,

Til® annual ram fair held to-day at Hjwtinsa was 'not* mat success. A laige number of Sheep were *erited,xßd at the openinr tharo wae ahriek oomna. lii sene’*! rale locrily-bied sheep told totter thro imported.

_ ASHBURTON WOOL SALES.

The third of the *#rie*«twocl «al«» wa» held at Mawon, Cox aro Co. * store*, Aahbnrton, on the SMfc intent. There w»ee good supply on offer, end e fair number of bnyera. Price* were firmly maimteiaed. The fellowiag eompriaed the oata. logo# tad pries* realised TB, croasbrel.l haJeat«M; merino, ! at; CM. JB, merino. 1 et «i<3. HWP crossbred, 1 at M. • &&&&& fch STIS SffiS: 4 at ; Sonthdown, S at 7d; flirt ciom hoggets* mssßS&T&b® -eroeebred, 2 at «dj merino.S at«jd. CR. merino, « at rid: oroesbrod, 3 et 7jd. MB, crossbred, * et TOtlSg wool,!eh 6td. BR oroeabred Down*, 5 rt M JO, merino, 3 at 6|d. 08, crossMM at 7td.: nMmertao, 5 at 7MJ crosss^isaf«m'ja«sigsa sa»4CaS*a?te«aai: a®rs&‘’Ufttfi’sn. 1 ?. £»s& mertnjatlid. cf.dagg*. * at id. WIB, look* SF3&W, set Sh7*B. pieces, Sat M. Cff, SSrtSdpiece*. 4atlid. MA, pieces, t et 2d. WT, "wariMd piects, ? at 4}d. MB, bellie* end look*, 6 a* tSIT kC, look*. 3 at Id. JC, lock*, 2 at lid. P, llewrs Miuw *»B Co. alao anbmitted a catalogue eg wool at Aahbwtomon Tuesday, whan the folio*iag urine ware reaUeed i~ a ■» taJFat #M; merino* auperior, a at 6fd. JO, balfbred awe, 1 of bale No. 5 merino, 4 at 6|d. JGiofer M, merino, 1 W7M. JR, merioo, 1 et 70. ON, balfbrsd, U merino fleece* in.l at 6}d. H <om 1, half bred hogget, 5 at 6fd i merino, 2 at &l&rti«lfbr«d,4 at <qd. U, crossbred, 1 at 6j4; * tarred hoggets, one bale with a few lonf. wool, fleece* 1 at 6Mj merino, 20 at 7d. jfY7h*lfbred hogget, 8 at 7|d. MX, halfbred kgaiti end ewM.l etetd. aF, mixed halfbred SSaoa and black wool, i et M. 0 J H, merino, 2 «t7M. aF.merino. 6at7d. DMT,merino, 1 at •rfd. gqnaraD,merino,let«Jd. J*».merino,tat 4d (1 bale haa 8 rams fleeces in). j*», |halfSsd,3rtHd- a C, halfbred ewet"e at 7JdTT, merißO, 3at7sd. Dorer ta, halfbred hogget,2at7|dj thwertiuarterbred hogget, 1 at 71d JA conjoined, halfbred hogget, 11 at 7d. EM, merino, lat 64; SSSSTa at 6ld, haMbred hogget. ?* at Md! W over J reTeraed, halfbred ewe, 7 at 7|d, f between two —''§, merino ewe and hogget. 1 ait 7d. DA, halfbred ewes, 3 at 7d. B between two merino, 6 at 7fd t halfbred Monet. 6 at Sid. DB. halfbred hogget, e« at 6)<i. Mrcoojoined, merino, 8 at 7{d. CN, halfbred 'ftnawefc 3 at Old; balfbred, 48 at tfd; longwooU mixed, i at sid. KG, merino ewe, 1 at 6d; Anchor. at MV. merino, 1 at Sdj halfbred beemta. 3 at BM. B in square, | bale Ist erois, bajfia halfbred, 1 at ltd; j»t cross, 2 at 8R G. haraboreand below, locks, 1 at 2d t bellies, 1 at rid; bXaaDd piece*, 1 at <}d jtritbred pieces, l at s|i KM, lock*, 1 « SS* low* and pieces, 1 at lid 7 0 N. lock*, 8 at ltd. J A, CIO sabred bellies, 1 at 2W ; lock*! 1 1 at 4i<L P 9. lock*. 1 at Id; 17 merino pieces. 1 at id. 17. locks and pieces. 3 wnjoined, merino piece*, Ist IW. st"! its. £iaSius «s & taS'l at SbL MP wnjolncd, menno, 1 at 6d. YBlmbedVl afcurjKtodfbrod,l at 64. C between line*, ram*,l at i-W j Sontidown, ® *t Aid. W orer J. three-qjarterbrwf, 1 at 6id! merino, I at 4|d*, nrired, i at 4|d,

rra v;. D\Aufid. MV.lorim.2at 2SS lat 4ld; halfbred locks, lat BM. TX, first crow wool, 4at 6|d; stained, lat Iyd.