MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. Daily Southern Cross Office, Thursday evening.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXXII, Issue 5287, 22 September 1876, Page 2

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. Daily Southern Cross Office, Thursday evening.

The following ai e the Customs leceipts to day, £420 17s <M

HUNTER AND NOLAN'S REPORT. Horses.— The demand has been brisk, but the supply unmuvlly shoit. Veiy few weie submitted for sale by auction, and ]» Wately we h ive been unable to supply urgent wants, and theie remains an uimtished demand for all descriptions of a good stamp. We quote hicks from £7 to £10 15a ; light haine»i horses, from £16 to £21. Cattle —Activity has again characteiised the maiket Thcie wa i i but a modente supply at Newmarket, and a. good one at Papakuia. At tho latter there was a good attendance of buyers, and 10s per head advance on Nowmuket rates ruled foi stores Tho supply of fat beasts was uncvpectedlj shoit on Tuesd iy ; bidding wis spinted, and pi ices ranged from 32* to 40s pot 1001b We quote dury cows, £7 to £9 17s (id ; stoie cows, £3 10s to £0 ; yeailing ateeis, fiom £3 to £3 os ; weaned calves, £1 10s to t'2 1«; 2 year n),\ licifrrs, £1 10s; yearling heifeis, £2 7s t£> £2 10s ; 2 yen old steers, £4 10s ; 3-year-old steers, £6 to £6 10s Shfep — The supply wi<, shoit, and the de niarnl biibk ; in the hutcheis' pens the quality varied a good de.il, and tbeic was a corie^ponding fluctuation in price ; best wethers fetched 22s ; second quality, 16s to 183. Pigs. — A l.uge number weie yarded ; there was a steady demand at 3 Id to Id pel lb\, live weight.

I ALFRED AUCKLAND'S REPORT. Foddu!.— At the Haymai ket on Friday last, fodder was in usti il supply, but dull of s.ile and at low values. Horse Stock ofieied in leis than usual numbers and weie of <i middling descnption : only those enteied were soltl. Cattli. and Snr.bi\— At Duny, on 'Wcdnes day, cuttle weie penned in less than usual uumbeis; umlei 100 lie.nl sold. Theie was a numeious attendance of buyers, and good pi ices obtained, tluoughout the sale. Dairy cows biought fiom t'O to £8 10d ; diy cows and heifeis, i'.i 1,1s to JL't! 10a ; calves, ,i."5s to r>0* ; 12 to 18 months' old steeis, £3 to £4 10s; two to tlnee year old steers, £'(> 10s to £S 2a G"d each. — At Remuera on Thuibday daiiy cows weie fairly lepiesented, and sold n regularly, mfoiior cattle selling lel.ttively high. .Stoio cittlc weie in usual suj>ply,with a. steady sale at late values. Fat cattle weie m aveiage mnnbois; 13> head penned. Foi best nuahtj competition w.is good, but for second cl.iss bidding was dull. Last week's values, hom <'>fc to .H>a pel 1001b , was fieely given foi good quality. Stoic sheep weie in model ate supply, and at lowei values than foi seveial weeks ; ewe.s and lambs in low condition bi ought fiom 8s to 12s per couple. Fat Jieep were in full supply ; GjO y aided, and all m jood condition ; puces weie slightly lowei. A few pens of 1 imbs bi ought fiom 10-, to Lit (3d each; infenoi, fiom Is to 7s. Avenges obtained were : 40 nteers, W. Reynolds, t'l.i 3s ; 12 btecra, R. lieat, 4.14 ; 53 stecis, J. McLeod, £S 17s each ; 200 fat wethers, ev ' Go ahead,' 10a ; 97 sheep, ex ' Ladybiul,' 10s Sd : 94 ewes, R. Bent, 20s; 4(j sheep, \V. Ha ins, l(»s 4d ; SO sheep, J. Gane, 16^ (id each.

Melbourne.- -The An/us of the 8th instant reports: " Bi eadstuffB are unaltered, but a, slightly better feehng is noticeable in regard to flour; theie is .1 bettei mquuy, and though transactions aie not Luge, .sales of 10 and 15 ton parcels have been moie frequently effected than for tome time. Whe.it is him at fw 8d, but there is little offering in tl>e open maiket, and no business can be lcported, nor has anything been done at the auction Sale this forenoon. Oits are quiet. Undei the lumrnei 1,500 bushels Tdsmaman weie disposed of at fiom 2s lid to Ite ; othei wise, howevei, no sales have como befoie us. Mauc is very him ; Hales are making at 3s lOd. Sugais command a large Amount of attention ; we heai of about 200 tons of Victoiiau Company's ichuvd having changed hands in p.ucels, the fiuthei advance in the home maiket hauug agiin had the effect of stimulating buyers. We also lc.am that 150 tons ciushed loaf sugai, on the tpot <md to anive, have been taken up by one buyer at an inapt 01 emenfc on a,ikn made last week. J ivas aie algo mquiied for, ;md lnyhoi rates could be got were holdeis auxioitb to effect sales. Teas ,ne going off quiotly, but Hales are restricted until furthei *uivals of new come to hand. tiomv leally good teus will be found in the shipment which h.is Utely come fiuw.ml fiom Java by the ' Firdriita ' Tho Tones Htiaits Mail now on 1 lie way bungs dates fiom Foo Chow to 'Hli Av^ust, and by a, pnv.ite tcli'fjiam fiom Town^villu wo leam tint the ' K. M Young,' with .1 full c ugo s foi jMclboiuno, had loft on tin- 21st of July, the shipment having been ncjoti ittd ar, ui* cvchango of 3s 8-jd. The genoial advices legaiding the maiki't have alicady been anticiputeil by dnect telcgiain. Is'aCivo holdeis at (hat time were veiy him; medium teis wore scaico, second cioj) pooi, loiiiiuuh t? is in full supply. Uiidinem wis neatly stopped on account of the he.ivy use 111 c\chaui;u and tclogiaphic newb of losses sust nucd on silc 111 London FinUiei business n lepoited 111 keiosone oil. About 2,000 cises Devoe'-> and diamond have been placed, and holders me now it fusing 1h 7d and Is 5 1 lespeeUvely for these brands Tlie entne stock of Oie 0 'on tnnbei, about 1,000,000ft, has beui clcaied off the market by one buyei, and an immediate improvement on all .Baltic timber lus lesulted fiom the ojieiatiou." SM)iNE\.--Th(.< Sudnii) Mo) mm/ Htinld of tho 2nd instant, leports . — " Uusiness in the 1111poit muikots svas ijuiet today, a<* ndviLpu for the homewaul mail occupied the attention of mercantile cncles. The only change in quotations as given this morning has been a downward tendency in Hennesiy'o cane fcramly ; a

large line is repoited to have chitnged h-.unK to airive at fully Is below pieviou sales. Bulk ale inquired for at i.itc«. which holders decline to accept for btst bi.ituR Ben y's and Tien t is now held for t'S. Auckland H about Trust C pei cent, bond* wcio .putted at par. At the weekly auction s ilos of pioduro a full supply was brought foiwud Hides weie dull, And hul it not been for louu puichises for expoifc a fuithei decline would h.ive been ostiblished. Sales of mai/e weiv m ide to day at 2-» 9.1 to 29 10.1 foi best ; Cjn. bit ley, 2s Gil to 2s fld : English, 3s to :U 31 ; <mtcn luy, £7 to £9; lucerne, £4 10n to i'o; bacon, 7h<\ to 8id ; cheese, 91 to 10^1." Hoiivkt Town — The Mcrcurii of the 2ml inst. icpoits:— " Wheat is steuhly udv.inciiii. Best s.iniples ate now selling .it ~n 8. J pi i luiihcl, and, is theic i» not too much offoiing, i hi^'hoi lite will prob.i'»ly l tile befoie Ion?, Flour is in m ut E12 10s to €13 poi ton T!k-i. is t gooil dem uid foi hi in, winch meets uitl leidy s.ile ,it Is 2d to Is .'Id pei bush.'l, xccol 1 in<; to (jutntUv. Sh.up-t .ue woith £(> to Jc.'.. 10i. The buley in nket is st.v^n.int. Engloli foi milting is quoted .it 3s 9.1, and Cipe (toi sei»d) .it .>s pel bushel. The m.uket is still glutted with pi eased hay. Botli gioweis ;m<l dealer will be compelled to le.ilise at ,\ loss Loose h.iy is selling at £3 to £4 pei ton, ac cording to quality. Potatoes are quoted at i!4 to t4 f)s per ton (without bags), and onions to 10s per ton (without bags)."

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