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Evening Star, Issue 8773, 14 March 1892, Page 3

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Tat amount of revenue oolieote.l at the 'nxton;-l\ouHC or voods -loared to-day for o >'i*'innDtioD was L 1,713 e8 7d. The coal export from Greymouth last week was 4.618 tons, and from Westport 5,206 tons. MINING NOTES. Pcefton gold returns for the week: - Globe, 3210z from 190 tons of stone; Kcep-it-Dark, 570z from 60 tons; No 2 Dark, 1220z from 90 tons; Alpine. 352iz from 360 tons; Welcome, 1590z from 19 tons; Gallant, 1430z (clearing up); Cumberland, 2550z from 65 tons; Alexander dredge, 28'z of retorted gold for five Mr Callender, secretary to the ?ew Hoy Big Beach Gold Mining Company, Limited, has received a telegram intimating 131rz 13dwt 18gr retorted gold for last week’s dredging. The Upper Waipori Alluvial Gold Dredging Company, Limited, obtained 40oz 18dwt of gold from No. 1 dredge for three days sixteen hours’, and 270z sdwt 12gr of gold from No 2 dredge for five days six hours’ dredging last week. Mr Peter Barr, secretary to the United Hercules Hydraulic Sluicing Company, Limited, has received the following wire from the manager: ** Washed up on the 12ih March. Obtained 60oz 7dwt, value L 237 7a, for niue days’ running.” DUNEDIN HORSE SALBYARLS. Weekly Report. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co. report as follows:—The feature of Saturday’s sale was the draft of light horses (twenty-eight in number) from Mr John Grigg’a Longbeach estate. The sale of these attracted buyers from far and near, and the one opinion expressed by equine judges was that, taken as a lot, the horses offered were the best that hsve been seen in Dunedin for years. The sale was a most successful one. Appended is’ a priced catalogue of Longbeaob horses: —Bay colt, 3 yrs, by Digby Grand, W. H. Taggart, L 27 10s Bay colt, 3 yrs, by Digby Grand, D. and J. Bacon, L 23105. Brown filly, 3 yrs, by Tam o’ Shanter—Flora Temple, Peter Duncan, L 22. Brown filly. 3 yrs by Ligby Grand Spot mare (white face), Hon. W. J. M. Lainaoh, L 22. Brown flllv, 3 yrs, by Digby Grand-Spot mare, Hon. W. J. M. Laruaob, L2olos. Brown filly, 3 yrs by Camel. D. and J. Bacon, L2O. Brown colt, 8 yrs, by Johnny Fanlkmr, Percy laing, Ll9. Brown colt, 3 yrs. by Digby Grand, L>. and J. Bacon, Ll2 10 1 Black mare, 4 yrs, by Camel-Spot mare, Freest Bunn, L2O 10s Black fitly. 3 yrp, by Camel Spot mare, Hon. W. J. M. Larnich, 120 10s. Chestnut colt, 3 yrs, by Digby Grand—Spot mare, R. Glendining, 120 10'. Chestnut colt, 3 yrs, by Digby Grand -Spot mare Ernest Bunn, LlB. Brown geldlrg, 4 yrs, by The Waif—Spot mare, Dr does. L 29. Bay filly 4 yrs, by Rouser, John Malcolm, Ll2. Brown colt, 3 yrs, by Prince Frederick —Tattler mate, G, Morris, LlO. Bay colt, 3 yrs, by Tarn o’ Shanter, G. Morris, Lls 10* Brown fily, 4 yr?, by Cheviot—Sweetmeat, D. and J. Bacon, L 9. Bay gelding, 3 yrs,, by Camel (hy Berlin), Janies M’Kewon, Ll7. Chestnut mare, 3 yrs, by Natator—Ravensworth mare, D. and J. Bacon, Ll4. Bay co t, 3 yrs, by Digby Grand, D. and J. Bacon, Lit 10 1. Black gelding. 6 yrs, W. H. Taggart, Ll7 10*. Chestnut horse, 3 yrs, by The Waif, D. and J. Bacon, Ll2. Bay colt, 3 yrs, by The Waif—B,ed Rover mare, been In harness, William Anderson, Ll7 10s. Chestnut gelding, 6 yra, by Perkin Warbeck, D» ftnd J. Bacon, Ll7. Bay mare, 3 yrs, by Digby Grand, D. and J. Bacon, Ll6 10a. Bay mare, 4 yrs, by Redeemer—Albany mare, William

Qoodmanson, L3O, Brown gelding, 6 ynj, by Burlington, Arthur Gillies, Ll6. Black filly, 8 yrs, by Digby Grand, Bor. W. J. M. Larnaob, 12210'. In addition to the Longbeaoh horses, a good many other lots changed hands, mostly light harness horses, included amongst them being a very fine dog-cart horse at L2l 10s end a firstclass buggy horse at Ll9. Wo note a g<wd many inquiries for strong harness horses for grocers’, bakers’, and butchers’ order carts, and for horaea suitable for trams. There is also a demand for medium draughts Cunent quotations are as follow For first-class draughts (extra heavy), L 25 to 130; good ordinary draughts (young), LlB to L 2 2; medium draught?, Ll2 to Ll6; aged draughts. L6to L 1 0; good backs and harness horses Ll2 to Ll6; medium hacks and harness horse?, L 7 to L 9; light and inferior hacks and harness horses, L2 10s to L 5. THE LONDON MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following telegram from their London office, dated 11th inst. “Tallow: Market firmer. Fine mutton is worth 27s 3d per owt; good beef, 25j 3d. Frozen meat— Beef: Market firm. Now Zealand forequarters worth 4d per lb; hindquarters, 4 6-8 d per lb. Quotations nominal. Mutton: Market firm. Price of mutton has advanced Ji per lb since last report. Lamb; Market easier. Quotations unchanged since last telegram.”