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Evening Star, Issue 5587, 3 February 1881, Page 2

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'■ The amount of revenue received at the Customhouse on goods cleared this day for consumption waß L and Co. report that at th< i - wodsaJe on the 220 d ult. they submitted a large catalogue of greasy, washed, and scoured wools. There was a large attendance of the trade, including sevtral foreign buyers; but owing to the recent cablegram in. imatmg a slight fall in the Home market prices did m t reach, the level of previous sales, and several lots « ere conseQuently passed. The resuit of the London sales, a 8 shown from cata’ogues to hand by the Suez mail, are more favorable than anticipated, except in the case at rough and inferior wools. Fine crossbreds and metinoes have fairly maintamed late quotations. Mr Donald Stronaoh (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited)i eporto for the week euded 2nd February as Id* lows, Fat Cattle.—At the Burnside yards today SflShsad were yarded, about euty being stores. This supply being excessively l&ige, prices underwent a further reduction of about 2d til per 1001b on the low quql*

last market Bullocks rea iwd from L 4 17s M to LlO and . u*s Li 10b to L 7 15s. We “W drafts as follows: On account of Mr C -, bullocks at LG ss, and cows at I t Lslos, Messrs Lutle Brothers, bullocks at. W6stoL7-(J, and cows at L 5 to L 5 ss; Henley h- tate, bullocks at L 5 10s to L 7, ami cows L 4 IBs to L->_; Messrs Fleming and IL-dley (S a mwn); cows at Lit . hi to L 4 17s Cd. We iiuute prime u«of 203 per ICO K , , , Q F.t calves.-Thirty were sold at. im o lo< 8s per Sheep - Tne market was v. y fully Supplied, but the trade demand a fih c.e tto c ear the p ..s o. fully last week s pr.c-a «-• l ' head tf cn.js-bredswldat frombs - • • " ‘- merinoes at. Lorn 4s to 6s 6d. \ o • u•> account of Messrs William Shand, at 9s Gd , and Cohn Young, at 4s per head. Quotations for best mutton, I^Fat > Lambs.— lß2 were penned, and sold at from 6s 9d to 8s 6d. We sold 70 head, on account of Mr William Shand, at 8s to 8s 6(L , . , Fat Pigs.— Seventy-two were offered, and found buyers at from 14* to 49s each. , St, re Sheen. —The demand is still very scwuc for cross-breds of all ages and for young merinoes, and we report also a continued inquiry for good full-mouthed merino ewes. Quotations are about the same as in our last week’s report, and we have made sales thereat of 11,600 head. .... , ~ Wool —At cur No. 3 public tale cf this season, held at the Otago Wool Stores on Tuesday, the Ist mst., w® offered a good assortment of wool, which met with fair competition. Prices for the better descriptions were well supported, but coirser kinds scarcely supported late rates. Some c mslderable parcels not realising owners’ ideas were withdrawn for shipment. Wo sold in all 470 bales and 37 bags at the following prices:—Cross-breds and long-wool; Greasy, BJd to 12Jd : rams, 7id ; washed, 14id. Merino : Greasy, 7ftd to 12d : wo shed, 12Jd to 16id; and scoured, 18d. Sheep-kins.—With a large attendance of buyers and good competition at our sale on Monday last we disposed of a good catalogue at fully late prices Fullwoolled cross-1 reds skins’ fetched from is 4d to 6s lid, and merinoes’ 4s 7d to 5s 5d ; ordinary bUlds up to 3s lid; lambskins. Is 6d to 23 5d ; pells, Is Id to Is 9J ; skins at per lb, dto 7 Jd. . Hides.—Demand firm, at from previous prices to a slight improvement, at which all lots coming forward readilv pass into consumption. We can place parcels of well-conditioned salted hides at 4d per lb. , Tallow is without alteration. We quote 24s foi fair quality, and ICs for rough fat, at which wo have made Wheat: Buyers holding aloof. Any quotations would be only nominal, and no business of an importance c»a be expected until the new crop is for W Oats.—Market still very quiet, the small demand existing being almost exclusively for export. We qu >te prime milling Is 7d ; feed, Is 4d to Is 6a. fitrloy.—No change.