COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 172, 5 July 1912, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Lundnn. Stewart and Co., Ltd., io>ort having held their fortnightly stock ale at Longlands, Hastings, yesterday, vhen they offered a large yarding of .beep and a fair yarding of cattle to a arge attendance of the public. They eport the following sales:—l4 fat ewes 2 9. 20 at 13.-, 20 at 12/7, 25 at 4 10, 40 fat 2-tooth wethers 17/-. 25 at c«e:, 13 -, 20 at 12 3. 55 at 25/2, IS ambs 11 9, 13 fat ewes 16/9, 20 f. sad . ewes 11 10, 20 fat 2-toeths IS/-, IB at ewes 14/-, 6 fat wethers 17/7, 40 at ewes 12 6,8 U fat ewes 13 6, 45 f. .nd f. ewes 11 'll, 54 fat ewes 14/2, 34 orward ewes 9 6. 26 mixed 2-tooth* 110. 54 forward ewes 10.'-, 15 tet •»es 13.-, 210 f. and f. wethers 1® '-, forward ewe# 8.9, 65 forward ewes : 8, 7 store aethers 12,9, 89 cull lambs > 1. 23 lambs 11 4. 110 lambs 12 9, .45 ambs 8 7, 3 fat heifers j£s/2/-, 5 .eane-.s 30 -. 8 mixed wcaners £2/5,-. I weaners 30 -. 7 neaners 30 -, 2 fat >eifer« £6, 1 -. . .. ■ .

Lundon. Stev.art and Co.. Ltd-. -Ox»rt having hekl their usual ■Mifitilly’ iorse sale at Wnipukurau on Wcdhe*lay last, üben they offered a saflkß .ariling of horses to a. fair attendance >f the public. They report the foßovng prices:—Good harness horses £lO - to £l6, hacks £7- to £lo,'ls3B. iroken harness horses £5 to £7(N<-, /onies and harness horses £4jdO/- to Williams and Kettle, Ltd., report-thp allowing sales at Stortford Lodge c,n. lednesday:—l6 fat ewes IS/-, 27 at 12, 27 at 9. 3, 16 forward ewes 10*3, ■ 7 fat iambs 12/6, 21 fat ewes 7 9at ,4 7. 90 forward ewes B'2, 98 f.m. tewfis .n lamb 8. 3. 46 6-too th 5.'6, 17 lamua 10 7. 34 forward ewes 9/5, 7 at N API Ell CU STOMS RETURNS. The Customs duties co&Kted nt Napier for the quarter ending Juno U>th amount<*d to £28.-lfl2/0.'9, the brer iutv to £936 13 9, and other to £393 43: total £29.841 /IS/SL The total value of the imports for the •oiTesjKJtiding period last year amddhfrh! to £118.927, and that of the export? to £376.057.

The following statement shows the rerejiu? collected last month g* C ’Y B * pared v.ith June, 1911 1 —

. Beer Duty .. 240 IS 2 242 11 6

1913. 1911. £ «. d. £ •fc d. Spirits ...... 2354 15 2 27W 18 3 Cigars 25 U 6 Cigarettes .. 633 17 6 636 11 3 Tobacco .... 1738 17 3 1363 J** -1 Wines ...... 158 15 4 150 9 Beer 163 0 6. 86 9, 0 «■ Cocoa 15 18 6 9 1 Pref, ihttv. 3 3 9 1 16 By Weight . . 614 17 I 333 7 •* Pref. duty. .13 14 10 ''13 11 5> Ad Valorem.. 2166 II I 1091 12 -6 Pier. duty. 157 14 6 85 6 3 Other Duties 231 2 7 413 15 0 Pref, duty. 4 3 18 10 1 Surtax • 3 6 8802 9 4 7008 6 3