Commercial.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 14, 8 October 1874, Page 5

Commercial.

, 3Tt- - :.*• f •'Balclotha, Oct. 3. DnrvEß, Stxwabt, iSb'Co. (Clhtha. Branch), re-, wrifortheweek-^. .. c^ ~P p\ ■ * Wholesale' prieeaVf;,; %>;-'..: . . . , I teTp»b4helt , t r,: 4 -. „ Wheat. SsSdtoSs.lld^^oer bniliel : } i^tatoes, L 4 iSatopm ton ■ . .'».'- ,- Barley, 8s 9d to 4s per bushel „./ . Chaff, SA to L4IIOS per wo;PPP^ - Byeffrasß-^no aernlajid' Bggs, Is 6d per dtfzen P. . Butter.' l*|>er*lb'' i ; ./ ' ?j fiamVanaT)a©bn,Bdpeirlb * . £ : Cheese, Bid per lb ~ .*■ n

Messrs. Cafstick, Duthib A Co. reportSheep'- We sol* at out yards,' Milton, on Thursr • day, crossbred -fat t weibers 4ro*n 19a -,6d to 23s 6d each.; on account, of Mr. Thomas Murray., merino ' ewes and wethers' 7s 3d to 12s; 9a eachr. ' : - - - • Caftle^-fetbres f rom LSs ss.to L4 each.- ■> • >. . . Sheep Sta^Uon, Skinß-r-Croasbreds 6s Bd, to 6s, merinos 2s lid to 4s9d, lamb skins Is 9d .to 2« lid each. , „ ,' ;'' „ :' 'Grain— Grass seeds at former Quotations. Pota»toes at L 7 per ton. .]i „.|- r:.> i .. ... On.account of the late uufayorable jreather store eattlejuul sheep are duU of sale, yesterday being fine and every appearance of the weathef -being- settled*. several enquiries were made during the day, especially for store cattle. , , * t

DumsDiir. A. Mbrceu reports :-V- . . ' I Retail priaes only— Fresh batter, in £lb and llh' .prints; b«it quality- Is 9d to Is lOd per lb, second quality Is 8d to Is 9d, fresh butter, in lumps Is 6d pec lb, prime salt butter Is ,6d, and very scarce, * ' Fieshbatter 1b comlngr-ln Very pleritlf ally, but there is a good demand, whleh keeps the. prices as they are.' Chepse' BtUl' keeps r very- plentffhl —the best quality lOd to la per lb, side and rolled bacon, in good demand lid to Is, colonial bam, Is Id to Is 2d pe^ lb. KngllsM hams 'ls '3d' tola 6d, beef hams 9d. Eggs are still in good demand, and retailing at is 2d, . pei-dortiii. I ;I/ j? P\p ! )j'_ ,[.P<"x i ''■"' Tho GuaSitAxit of Saturday reports, und?r -'Free and Duty paid "— . Hay.l^ lOs.perton. • iP. ,'P'P' Straw. L 2 l.Os per ton : • •• . . «; • Oatmeal, E23 per ton - "Flour, i ,il -10a to i LiPl«s per'fon ' - ' . Prime. wheats 4a 3d, tO'ssp«r bushel. ~., 'G«t>d fowls' wheat/ 4s 2d-to 4a ßd' ; ' L f S gats, good feed. 4s 4d to 4s fid. < 1 ran, Lo per ton „. ... , Chafl, L 4 10s per ton " • PotatoesiXßlOsper'ton" • Onions, 60s peroWt • Bacon, 9*d per lb; ham,. ls Oid ; cheese, 7&&. io BJd 11 -PoUard,Xs}oßto ( L6perton „i , . . ' Barley 'dust, L 5 per ton— rattier scarce Beef. 20s to «5b perowt; 3d to 7dper lb retail Mutton, 3d to sd«er lb ;- veal, 4d to ad. > „. : „Xur^eyf,.p lentifulv fowl?, oef pair, 6s to. 6s . Apples, 4a to §3 per lb ; oranges, 3s' per dozen Lemons, 3a per doieta ; currants, 4|a' ' ' '■ ■ Carr6t3, Li 3 per ton ; celery, 3s to Os per dozen Messrs'. Wright, Stbphbkson, and po, <?epor4 — Fat CatUe— The sopply.lio head, wis inadequate ito the demand, in ; consequence of which prices advanced fully, $s "per, 1001 b. We spld 12 head bullocks at an average of Ll4 4s. We quote prime quality at S6B to 38s per 1001 b, medium do 27s 6d. We sold privately lor forward delivery, 400 head. : , Fat- calves are in good demand. 20. were yarded, andeo'd atfrom 30s t6,67s edeach. / ' Fat Sheep— l2oo- were penned; and all disposed of as the trade was bare. . ■ We : sold' 350 . half breds at . from 18s 3d to 18s 6di and 340 merino wethers, medium quality,, at jj3s 6d. We also sold privately 600 crossbretfsat 17* delivered on station. We quote prime halfbreda ittd to4jfl per lb, do merinos 4d. .. Store.Cattle— We have enquiries for grown cattle for delivery- at the end of this' month. Our sales comprise 150 head mixed, at L 3 per head. We quote bullocks,' 3 to $ years 01d.L4 10b to LS, Spayed cows L3 IOB to L 4. mixed herds, L2 lss ta Li. ' Store Sheep i-i We have buyers for merino and crossbred wetheru, and have sold 800 cross lambs at lis 6d,.and 250 crossbred Southdown ewes, with lambs at foot, at 14s.'. We quote 'crossbreds, 2 and 4- tooth 12s 6d to 14s, merinos, 4 and 6- tooth 8s 6d to 9s, crossbred lambs 11b to 12s 6d. Country Sales— On Thursdaj.^-ist Octobsr, we held our monthly sale at Palmerston, at which thero was a laree attendance of buyers.. .Store bullocks brought L 4 10s, spayed cowb L 4, mixed do L 3 2s 6d. draught horses L33 10s to L 45. A considerable lot of .fartting 1 Implements was also -sold at- satisfactory prices. . Horfies-^There is still a good demand for draughts and strong light harness horses'. We offered at our ' yards on- Saturday, on account of Messrs Blair and ' Blues.' a shipment bf heavy* draught horse*, ex Albion, from Melbourne, but owing- Ufi the'incle- . mency of 'the weather there.wad t a limited attend. . ance of buyers, and only a portion of the. shipment was idisposed "of." We quote 'first-class draught mares LBO to LIOO, mediun\do LSO "to L6O, flrqt-. class (Jrapjght geldings;- Li&fo L7O, medium do L3O to L4O, good hacks and %Ut harness horaefl L 25 to L3O, medium do Lls to L2O, light and inferior L 5 /..t0'L9. :.;.: 'i!\L **><'■.:> i> •• p.; P'< ■„-_ \ Sheepskins —There was a tall attendance of buyers atbur weekly sale, and prices obtained were' about «qual to last week's rates. 'sold 900 butchers' .. and, station. skins, as follows— Butchers'. green /skins c —lialibreds 5s 6d to 6s 3d, irieripos 4s 6d to 4s. Bd, station' skins,' 3s to : 6s 3d each^ according to quality. Hides-are in good demand. ' 'Any well-cured lots coming forward wm command full value. We sold - : eeyerallots of light to heavy weighte:at from 17s up - toSSseach. '•-' " '-■*•' • l ----'^ Grain— Wheat, with the exception orpkrcels suitable for mixing, conUnueß dull of sale. Good samples are worth 4s 9d to 5s per bushel, inferior 4s 8d to 4s Od, fowlß feed 3s 6d to 4s". Oats are scarce and much' wanted, good feeding will sell readily at 4a (Id, and milling at 4s 8d to 4s lOd. ■ ..Wellington, Ma O'SkEA repo^s^Flour Ll2 13b to LIS 2s 6d,, pollard- L 8 10s . sharps L7 1,0s to LSs, potatoes L7lQs to LBlos, grass seed, rye 7s, clover Is 2d to la 3d,' oats 5s Tto|ss 4d, wheat (chick) 4s to 4s 6d, oatmeal L2B to L2*^ hams 19, bacon 104 cheese. 8d to »a.'. ;. ' CHB-WPdHCKCH. QcorA-ripHSXo.b. Lyttjeton-* ■'.'•' _ . . - .WJi«iat.Bß iQ jSi^d joataoa.6oVbarley r 'a«rlceji. quit* bare, flour Ll2 10s to Ll3 10s. bran L 6. pollard L 6. sharps L 7, potatoes LlO, cheese Bd, graes seed *s per > iq^hel, wheat; ari<d pita_ cohttoue Bcrfrcel ' jMillers have raised - the price of flour 10s per ton during the week. The market _» cleared of oats.