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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3212, 15 October 1881, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

■Messrs TT. Monteith and Co., report:— At our sale of horses at Hastings on Friday we submitted 25 head to competition. These were a very useful l>~t of heavy, medium, and light draught colts and fillies, bred by T. P. Bussell, v sq.. of Woburn. The wellknown pood qualities of this breed brought forward a good attendance of buyers, and elicited brisk competition, the whole being quickly disposed of at prices ranging from £16 to £38, the average price being £23 per head. At otrr annual sale of exhibits on the Society's show grounds, the following were disposed of :—On aeconnt of A. Jones, Esq : Three-furrow plough, £25; double do, £19 ; tip dray, £21; three sets harrows. £7 1 Of, £5 10s, and £5 10s ; and a number of other implements from his champion collection. •'n account of G. Faulknor. Rsq., : Double seated busgv, £47 ; 1 do, £33. '">n aceon nt of B. Wheeler, 7 'sq , the hurdle horse Morning £tar for £120. On account of John Heslop, Esq , draught entire colt by Pobin Adair, out of Blossom by T>ugdale, £130. On account of G-. Feslop, Esq , 2 fat bullocks, £19 On account of various others, pair carriage horses, £30. Several hae'-s find harness horses, Ac.

Mp»prs Millar and Pottp rpport having hplH tlieir u«ual sale ofshow stock and implements on the x . and P Society's grounds' In implements there vras very li<-tl<- rlomo', nearly every lot heing boiiffht in, not r»»fct ! »iny Mi*» owners' reserves, but most of Afffsra ' nrskie and Kobb's lot was sold privaMv sifter the stile. Tn hor?es we offered "otbwell, but he did not reach the owner's reserve. We sold peveral good useful hacks anrl liaht harness horses from £12 to £21. Tn calt.le we all Mr Canning's pure-bred sock, whieb were all sold but one bull at from 10 guineas to 42 guineas. We also sold at Mr Beecroft's yards 20 head yearling and 18 months heifers at from £3 2s 6d to £4 ss. (by cable.) Londok, October 12 Consols have declined to 9?J. New Zealand securities.—Five per cent. 10-40 loan, 10l£ ; five per cent. 1889 loan, 104J ; four and a half per cent. 1879-1904 loan, 98*. Adelaide wheat, ex-store, is quoted at 57s per 496 lbs., a decline of Is, and New Zealand whpat has also fallen Is, and is now quoted at 555, ex store. Adelaide flour remains at 42s per 280 lbs., ex-warehouse. Pest c cotch pig iron, No. 1, freo on board in Clyde, 535. October 13. Consols remain at 98j. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £9,875,000. The bank rate remains at 5 per cent., and the market rate at 4>\. New Zealand securities are -without quotable change. There is no change to report in the market of Australian breadstuffb. *■ ustralian tallow, best beef 41s 6d, and best mutton 455. Stdwbt, Ootober 14. Hennessy's brandy in case is quoted at 85s, and bulk quarters at 12s Rd ; kero3ene, per gallon, diamond Is 2frd, Devoe's Is 4d • Patna rice, per ton, £15 j sugar, Company's No. 1 prices, per ton, £35 ; tobacco, Haven's twist, per lb., Is ; candles, D.R.J.'s per lb. lid, D.R.O.'S 7id. Ajjelaidb, Ootober 14. Wheat is quoted at 5s sd, with no business doing. Town flour, per ton, £12 ss, and country brands £11 10s to £1115s. Freights to the (Jnited Kingdom ; from Adelaide 455, ditto from the out ports 47s 6d.