OOMMERCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 5041, 1 May 1879, Page 3

OOMMERCIAL.

The amount «f revenue received at the Custom Howw» on goods cleared thin day for consumption was LI ,52116s

Mr Henry Driver (on behalf of the N.Z.L. and M.A. Company, Limited) reportsfor the weekending 30th April as fr ,lowa. . Country Gal a —On the 21th ult. w , e held a clear nig sale at Blues and Duthie’s Newhouso Farm, Tokoroairiro. The stock, implements, etc., were or first-class quality, and there was a large attendance of buyers from nil parts of the province. Everything was cleared oil >.t satisfactory prices. Draught mares apd geldings fetched from L 36 to L7O 10s ; dairy cows, r ’ htllorse9 > implements, etc., at

■ Sheepskins.—At our usual sale oh Monday wo catalogued about 1,300 skins. There was fair competition and Prices obtained were fuUyequaltolaatweekß quotations.

Hides.—We quote heavy good-conditioned hides at 3Jd per lb ;.medium do, 3d to 3j.i. During the week wo have placed 150 at quotations. Tallow.—We disposed of several small lots at our sale on Monday at from 21s to 255; rough fat, 10s. Grain —There is fair inqu ryfor prime milling, at from 3s 5d to 3s 7d medium, 3a 3d to 3s 4d. Oats; There is no improvement in price; good feed, 2s 3d to 2s 4d ; do milling, 2s 6d to 2a Od, with limited demand. Barley: The market is at present rather over-sup-plied, and sales difficult to effect at late quotations. We quote line malting at 6a 6d to 6s Od; milling do, 4s Od to 4s Od.