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Evening Star, Issue 7656, 5 July 1888, Page 3

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The amount of revenue collected at the Customhouse on goods cleared to-day for consumption was L 1.370 13sOd.

At the annual meeting of the Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Society the Chairman (Mr Ensor) Bald : " I wish to call attention to a new Industry which Is arising In our midst, and which will be of very great importance. I allude to the production of clover seed. At the present timo farmers in New Zealand are paying annually for imported clovers and other farm seeds no lew a sum than L6Q,r>oo. There is no doubt that we have soil and o itnate equal to any in the world for tbcsucoessfiil carrying nut of this industry, and we should soon be exporters to the same amount that we now import, thus giving farmers another string to their bow. With this in view we have requested our London agent to send us out the most improved machinery for dressing these seeds. In conclusion, let our farmers remain true to themselves and their own interests, and there is yet a great future before them in New Zealand. The very oanses which are working and continuing the agricultural depression at Home am traceable lo strain anil machinery bringing far distant colonies of the Empire into competition. These causes n.ust eventually react in O'.ir favor, and induce an influx of capital and labor, ensuring full occupation and profitable employment of our lauds and renewed prosperity in the near future " PROPERTY SALE. Messrs Jobn Reid and Son report the sale ol Mr George Hrgg's Mount Clifton farm, BlucskUi, In Mr John Keays at a satisfactory price. MINING NOTES. The mine manager of the Premier Company at Macetown reports having cleaned up the battery, and obtained 2630z of gold. STOCK AND STATION REPORT. Mr Ponald Stronaoh (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Company, Limited) reports for the week ended July 4i as follows : Fat Cattle.—233 head were yarded for this day's market at Burnside. A few pens were prime and heavy weights; the rest were very medium quality, most of them no better than stores. This number was in exeess of requirements, consequently competition was not so active as last week, and prices, except for really prime quality, were considerably lower. Best bullocks brought L 8 15s to LlO 17s Gd; medium, L 6 to L 8; inferior, L 3 10s to L 5 10*; cows from L2 17s Gd to L 7 7s Od. We sold on account of Messrs J. and T. Kemp, Moeraki, and Mr A. M'Larcn, Milton, drafts at quotations Fat Sheep.-2,287 were penned, of whioh about 200 were merino wethers, the balance cross-breds, representing all qualities. The attendance was good, and at the opening of the sales competition was fairly active, priees obtained showing a slight advance on last week's, more especially in heavy sheen, there being fewer of those forward; while as the sales progressed and towards the finish prices were easier. B«st cross-bred wethers brough 13s Cd to 15s Od—one pen extra heavy, ios 3<l; otoinary, 9s to 12s 6d; best do ewes, 10s 91 to 13s; ordinary, Ga 9d to 9s 9d; merino wethers, 7s "3d to 9s. We sold on account of Mr William Johnston, Pukerau, 68 prime cross-breds, chiefly wethers, at 16s to 16s 3d ; MeßSrs'Ross Brothers, Bushy Park, SO ni"o cross-bred wethers, but small, at lis 9d, and 02 merino wethers at Ss 9d to 9s; Mr William Balfour, Seadown, 112 cross-bred ewes at lls9d to 13s; Mr James M'KernaD, Fortrose, 02 cross-breds, mixed, at 9s to lis 3d; Mr A. M'Laren, Milton, and others, 204 cross-breds at quotations. Fat Lamb?.—l3s only were yarded. Competition was only moderately activo; prices ranged from Ga oJto 7s 9d. We sold 82 at quotations. Pigs.—lS9 were penned. There was a fair demand, and prices ab >ut the Bamo as last week. Suckers brought 6s to 12s ; light stores, 10s to 235; porkers, 25s to 32s ; haconers, 30s" to 50s: extra heavy, 00s to 725. We sold suckers at 5s to 7b Od.