LOCAL MARKETS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6473, 25 November 1881, Page 4

LOCAL MARKETS.

Messrs H. Marsos a si. Co report on the Live Stock Market, Ac., (or the week ending Thursday, Nov. 24, 1881, aa teliowj) ;

Yesterday'» gale at Amjl.-o.tob brought forward a small entry of sheep, about 5W> only Wing penned, half of which were stores. Moat of the trade had stocked in heavily last week, and were only buyers on a small scale, eo that the limited supply woe quite sufficient to meet all requirements without su any way altering values. Biddings at the early part of the sale came more freely than at the close, hut, taken oa a whole, the sheep sale was a somewhat dragging affair. Shorn emus-hred wethers-heavy weights—brought Us to 13*. mixed weights and sexes, 9s to >o*Cd. A few prime merino wethers changed hands at (S», hut thi* U quite is per head above the price paid for average lots. In store sheep there is not quite- so much enquiry, the absence of ruin for some time part hiving cheeked the growth of feed on the dry lauds of the Province, The supply of fat lumhs was far in excess of what was wanted, and, os a natural consequence, lines that were not up to the mark were very difficult to quit, and several lots had to be Kent out unsold. Prices ruled from 6* to 7s Od for average quality, extra good to 9s; la fat cheep oar principal sales were •bom: 153 cross-bred wethers at 13», 50 mixed sexes at Vh 6d, 100 at 10» 3d. 121 at I 0», 164 at 10* 3d, ISO at 10s and 10s 3d; ISO merino wether* at 7s Sd, 65 do at Ba, 75 croes-hrod ewee at 1*» 3d. Wo also disposed of. on account of Mew* Henderson and M'Beath, a few choice cross-bred* at 16*. In stores wo placed 178 merino wethers at 5* sd, 121 shorn hogget* at 7» 3d, 121 merino wethers (woolly*) at 9s 6d, 116 merino wethers (shorn) at Swcnd 5* SJ, 97 mixed cross-bred* at 7* 3d, 63 at 9a sd. 110 at 7s 9d usd 80. Ac. Fat lambs, 5s (or ecrobbota sp to 9«, few prime quality black faces’

In fat cattle wo told 3 at £D 5«, Sat £3, 4at £8 ion, 4at 1.7 15s, Bat £72s 6d. Sot£Bl6*.3nt £8 10s, 3at £7 10s,3at £B, 3at £7 s*. 4at £6 ISs.unda number of light heifers from £5 to £6. Store Cattle 38 at £3 4s. 18 at £2, W at £4 ss. 10 at £1 14s. Uat £llßs fid, 21 at £3 7s (Sd, 47 at £3 10s, 34 at £ll7s 6d, 17 at £1 7s Od, 0 tit £2. 31 at £3 12* 6d, 9 at 40,8 at £ll7s fid, do. Pat Pigs -13 at &ta. «at ». 8 at 26* Od, 6 at 2S«, 8 at Sis, 8 at SOa, Bat 19s, 9at SOs, Stoma-10 at 14*, 8 at 18s, Ac. In fat cattle tho supply was smaller than usual, the result being that mno-tanth* of tho entry met n ready sale at firmly maintained rate*. Meaty weight steer* brought £9 10* to £10; mixed «**c« and light weights, i» to £7 10*. Tho store cattle market was again a heats one, and with the attendance of several outside buyers, there was scarcely o line that did not change owner*. Prices may Ims quoted as unaltered, three.year-old steer* being worth £5 to IXS; two-year-olds, £3 to £4; yearlings and upwards. Cl to £3 10s. For fat pigs them seems to be a sudden collapse in the trade, salesmen hating to submit to a decline of fully 4a per heed under last week’s rates to effect a clearance of yesterday'* small entry. Light, porkors and stoma am setting bettor in proportion than heavier weights, but values for oil classes are tort low. The totals yowled for the day comprised 5199 sheep, 55S head of cattle, and 117 head of pip, of which our entry Included 8348 sheets 489 lambs, 433 head of cattle, and 23 pigs tor Metro John Qrigg. John Overton. Perymsn Bros. W. Wilkinson, Ucndenton and M’Boath, D. O P. Henley, dames Staley. T. Voice, C. Bailey. P. Grant. Campbell and Co., W. B. Clarkson, d. Davi*, d. Une, E. Grimey. T. Coonov, James Patterson, E. Gloves. Tmnt Bros, W. M. Thompson. M, Hogcu, George Hood, 1L Smith, A. Allan, d. Tome*, d. Stanley, U. M'Nell, d. Hunt, «. Hamll* ton, 11. Hamden/k Tubman. H. Topp. U. Tiech. T. Blair, A. Orchard. T. Tnbmam W. Have*, T. Conner, It. Wallis. “A. Grant, John Pcigussori. M'Evey, T, Buckley, H- M.Thnncr, H. Cookspn, K. Kennedy, L. Adam*. B. Callaghan. W. Hole, d. K. Watson, Green, P. Ti*oh. and other*. , . CsxrattnnßT Hobs* Maukrt.—Tho horse market for the last week or so has been mow Uian nsoalhr dull, and, comparatively speaking, but little bustness haabcon transacted. On Saturday last our catalogue comprised an entry of 109 horses of various description*, la addition to sundry traps, Ac, The attendance was about as usual, bat was marked by an absence of many country buyers, and the day's sales were limited. On account of various owners wo placed a few useful draught horeos at from £lßlo* to £3O, and between 80 and SO light horeos at from £S to £ls, as per description. Although wo consider that wo have seen tho lowest ebb in the value of horses for some fe w years to tome, and that pity will Bato nu opwiucd t-ctjucucy* yot* until after the Now Tear, wo do not anticipate much being done in the way of general purchases. We quote young, sound, heavy draught stock.at from £25 to £35; aged ditto. £l2 to £3O; well-bred unbroken draaghtoolta and fillios, £ls to £2O; good sound upstanding books and buggy horses, to £35; ordinary ditto, £3 to £ls. Wool, Bsatmivs. F*t, Bidis, *»d Tallow Bkpokt.—On Thursday, at oar Canterbury Wool Stores we held owe must weekly sale of the above. There woe an average attendance ef the trade, ut price® may be quoted as fully equal to last week. Our catalogue lor the day was an extremely small one. consisting of 1841 theapakins. pelts, and lamb, skins. 122 bags rough tat, and several packages of tallow, all of which were sold at quotations u under, via:—Batcher*? best woolly eroas-bredsmade 6»6d,658d.t06a 1M each; second qnaUty.s* 6d, 5* 9d. 8», to 6* 4d each ; medlum-Si 9o,*a, 4a Sd,4a 6J, 4s 9d, ss» to 5s 4d each i btwohora' host woolly merino, 6*. 6s 31, to 8s 7d each; second quality. ss. 5s Sd, 5a C4.5a W. to 5i lid each; medium, 3s 94.4*. 4a Sd, 4® fid, 4s 9d, to is lid each; beet pelts, la Id tola 2d each; second quality, lid and la each; modi am and superior, 7d, Bd. to 10d each ;lambskins. la Sd. la 4d. 1* 6d, to la IMeachl best dry rough Bat, 2|d toSJdj aooond quality, IjW to 2d per lb; talerior; lid to l|d pcrlb jsalud hides, 4d; damaged hides, Sid; oaUskina, 4d pet lb; tallow lid, l|d, Sd, to !|a per lb. ... Cocsrav Kale.— At the Tinwald yards, last Tuesday, we held oar usual fortnightly sale for the Ashburton district. la sheep, we sold 1000 crossbred wethers at Us9d; 187 mixed creas-brada. 9s Cd to 2s lid each ; 35 woolleye, 14s s 104 crossbreds. 8s Ud; lSßcre«s.breia,Bß7d! 80 ewee and Ismbe. 8s Id, Ac. In cattle, wo yarded about i'oo head, and cleared ISS of them at vary satisfaotoi v prices to tho vendors. We cleared about 50 head of fat cattle at from 20a to 24s per ewt; whilst in stores, although the demand waa not quito n* brisk, a til! any lines of good young stock readily found buyers at Bair prime. , . Lasd asp Fxorximr.—Thera are evident signs or an improved demand for all classes of property, both by auction and privately, and ere expect ore long to sea great activity tn this market. On Saturday last, Nov. 19, we held our usual weekly sole of land and properties, at which there ws* a considerable attendance, and for many of the lots offered the bid lings were native, A section of land nest to tbs Trans-Avon Com Store, in the Whately road, having S3* links frontage, running took with a frontage of Sli links to Salisbury street, sold at £7 5* per foot frontage on the Whately road- One-eighth of an acre, having 74 links frontage to tho Whatsly road, together with a foar-roomed cottage, sold for £ia). A section adjoining, having 74 links frontage, acid for £3:O. Several other town allotments were offered, and the ■min, plant, and steam engine and boilers, in Alien a, builder's yard, on Park lane, off Fapa&si road, were also offered, but not reaching tha reserve, were passed in. Nineteen acres, at Lelthfleld, were also passed in at a bid of £25 per acre. Eighteen sections f.»a, gttaste on the site of the late Andrew Duncan's nursery, on Motheson'e read, off Ferry rood, were all sold. vie. No. 1, containing 12 perches, £SO; Nos. 2 and 8,1 each containing 10 perches, £23 each: No. 4. containing 9 perches. £11; No. 6, containing 19 perches, £4O; No. 6. containing 18 perches, £U: No. 7, containing 16 perches. £3*; No. 8. containing 18 perches, £33 j No. 9, containing 16 perches, £3O; Mbs. 10 and 11, each containing IS perches, £3O each; No. 12, containing 13psrchea.£4l; N 0.13. containing IS perches, £10; No. 14, containing IT porches, £33; Nos. 15 and 16, each containing 9 perches, £2O each; Nos. 17 and 18, containing 18 psrchss such, £37 each ; averaging about £374 per acre. A quarter-acre land, together with oottoge thereon, situate on 8t Andrew's street, Sydenham, sold tor £155. Total sale, £1419. We have sine® disposed of the follow, ing 300 acres of freehold land at Geraldine, B.S. 11567; also 538 acres of leasehold, being part of educational reserve. No. 1191, for £2959; also a piece of land in Salisbury street. Christchurch, part of lot 91, auction 88, containing 85 perches with cottage thereon. £300; also one-eighth of an acre in Park Lane, Whately road, £200; also three quarters of an acre on Pspaaul rood, at £BOO per acre; also 411 acres at Can/ Bay, for £2500 net cash, being a total of sales for the week of £7090 On Saturday, Nov. 26, wo have a very large sale of properties both city sad suburban. Msscaxtils.—Oar markets ht»a shown but very little activity daring tho pest week. Brandies have been more in Inquiry. Galvanized iron la fir 23 or, with an upward tendency. Teas continue very quiet. Groat Interest was felt in the tale of Mauritius sugars, ox Kristina Nilsson, held by ns at tho warehouses of Messrs Dalgety and Com. peny, Christchurch, on Tuesday, Nov. 22 (on aooonnt of Mama Dalgety and Company and Messrs Wood. Bband and Company), aa being the first of the new season's crop, the sale would establish the current rates. Then was a large attendance of the trade, but the biddings wore by no means active. wTiuccecdod to placing 4jo§ pockets at the following rates Snowdrops, £3l, £3lss. £3110«, £31155, £33 per ton to bond; finest white crystals, £B3 8«, £3llos, £3l Mo per ton to bond; fine white crystals, £3O and £3O 6s per ton to bond; bright yellow crystals, £3l; light brown rations, £26 per ton to bond. On Thursday, Nov. 24, we held a large merchandise sale, at which there was not a very good attendance. Wo sold No. 4 congou tea, ex Hungarian, at 2e per lb duty paid i scented orange pekoe 2so|d per Ibj and gunpowder tea. at 3s per Ibdnty paid. Ex Hungarian, Md IS wat £4sperton. preserved milk. Si 3d per dor, and on invoice of galvanized buckets and tubs at fair prices. Tho money market shows acme stone of a tendency to hardening, na wo hoar the Banks In Melbourne and Sydney have slightly Increasedlthe rate of discount. Tho rate of interest for mortgages continues at« and 64 per cent.

Mean J. T. Fcmo awn Co. report on the live stock market for the week ending Thorsday, Kov. U. ss follows j-Tho Addington market on Wednesday was barely supplied with fat sheep, and for good quality the competition was keen throughout the ea'os. Beef was also, to good demand, and as the supply was short lines were quitted freely at slightly Improved prices. Wo quote mutton at lid to lid per lb, and beef at £l3s per lOOibs. The fat lamb market wan completely crowded, notwithstanding which prlo« were fairly maintained, and coarsely a lino was withdrawn. Values ran from 6s to 8s U. and tip top pen* Mid as high aste each. Wo scarcely considered store •beep void as lively and for saoh good prices as they bate been bringing, perhaps it was from the ted that the market was thinly, attended by country buyers, and the class offered not suitable ter the requirement# of those present. Certainly there wae a doidseas about the sates, and prices were not equal to previous weeks. We quote good merino ewes to the wool, with a fair percentage of lambs at foot, at from 8s 6d to 6* 6d each. Store two-tooth erom-hrede to fair healthy condition at from 7s to 8s each. Store oattlo move away freely and should wo get occasional sbowera to keep the pastures fresh, the demand will continue active for some time to come yet. The total entry at the Addington Market on Wednesday comprised MM sheep. 553 head of cattle, and. 117 pigs. Oar entries were on account of C, W. Orheli, Esq- (the Levels estote), J, 8. White, Xsq.. Measn Early Bros, Fleming and Htdtey jSwdo «a estate), John Bowie, Tea Archdeacon Wilson, Messrs Utouhart. Cbeverton, John Momma, Hon John Hall. C, Amycs, J. Maddiaon, Bice, J. Boruum, Fairweather* J« Fftntbazn* sod other#* Ibe Low!i cross-teeds brought from Us «d to 12s eseh-3 O ln the line j cross-bred* on account of Mr J, Herman brought 13s each | eroas-breda on account of Mr J. Maddisonso'4at9s each. The Hon John Halle merino wethers sold at from 7a 8d to 7s 6d eachA line of 300 ewes and lambs onaeoouot of Mr John Bowie brought 8s 6d each, and cross-breds on account of various other owners sold »t from 8s 6d to Ss 6d and 10s each. We sold fat lambs for differ, ent clients from 7s to 6s each. In fat cattle we sold heifers on account of Messrs Fleming and liedley at from £7 6e to £7 W» each, and fat steers, on account of J. 8. White, Esq., at from £7lsa to £8 10s each j and stores, on account of same owner, At £5 each j and on account of other clients wo sold young etoex at £S lie each. These were our principal sates for the day. Country Auctions—On Monday last, Nov. 21, wo hold a clearing auction at Alford Forost.pa account of Mounts Cooper Bros, comprising live and dead stock and a largo quantity of timber. There wu an unusually large attendance, and the live stock sold at splendid prices, home bringing from £25 to m each, and other thing* to proportion. Competition for the timber, post#, Ac., was remarkably brisk, and the result of the sale must have been hlrhly satisfactory to the owners. Tlnwald Yard* —We attended the Tlnwald Yards on Tuesday last, but cannot report very eatleloetorily of the sales on that day: la fact, there was a deadnessahontth* general beslueai wo wjvor before experienced. Wo sold stole sheep, on account of wes-er. field button, at (a *Bd each, and fat sheep, on account of the Chatmoss Estate, at 9* 01. and fat cattle equal to 29s P«r 1001 b. Wool, iklas. Hides. EongU Fat, and Tallow.—At onr Wool Blows on Thursday, we catalogued close

on to 5000 skins, several lota of wool, and a fair quantity of hides and tough fat. Wo bad the usual attendance of fellmcugers and fat buy ors. and can report a moat successful sate throughout. Bo»t merino skins sold up to 6* 7d each, ami best ore#*bro<i -i up to 7* each; medium quality, from 4s SW to fMMJd; lambskins, Iron 1* 8d to 1* 8d each i and n«l according to data of shearing, Ac. Hides, 4|.l per lb; wool, in hag, from 5d to <id per U»( rough fat, from 81d to Sjd per lb. Wool.— W« beg to remind our client* that our wool sale will bo on Tnraday ncxti and as wo commence at 10 30 sharp, wo particularly request consign. incntß to bo forwarded wlthou* delay, to enable ns to complete catalogue*, Ac. Land.—During next month Vo shell bu holding s-uno very Important land sales on account of tho executor, of the lato Mr J. O. Wilson, of a portion of tho Hinds hßtata, which will bo offered in suitable sited farms, and with vrowing crops Tho term* will bo toraoeawe, and every Inducement will be given to oendjlatf buyers , and as the land is a very early selection, ami very good sell, it should command the alien. Unn of the public. Another very important land sate wo shall hold on D«o. 17, being instructed by Murat* Hannan and Steven* to offer that very eligible block on the East Bolt, known os tho suburb ofFalwravo. ' This property to within Uve minutaa* wnfk of the hotft ot tho city* wul tho •ale is looked forward to with much Interest and speculation. For particulars, sea advertisements in daily paper*.

Messrs B. Wuxix amp Co. report i-At tho Addington Yards on Wednesday 5499 shoop and 6J3 head of cattle esmo forward for tho week's supply. In fat sheep, notwithstanding that there was only a limited supply of this description, tho bldding« dragged thronghont the sate, and prices barely equal to last week’s quotation* wore ob* tfllpod, while the fnt cattle offered consisted of some prime drafts, the bulk of whioh met a wady sale at price* fully equal to lato rates. A large entry of store cattle changed hands at satisfactory prices. Wo sold, on account of various owners, good and medium quality cross-bred shorn wether* at 8* Sd and 9«; fat lambs, at from 4* 01 to 7s 6d each; fat calves, to 15s each; store bullocks, in forward condition, at £8 2* 6d; two-year old store steers end heifers (mixed), at £3 10* and £3 15a oaih; yearlings, at Ssa each. There waa a good attendance of buyers at our weekly aalo of sheepskins, held on Thursday in onr Now Zealand Wool litotes. Tho competition waa very animated throughout, and goad price* were obtained. Wo catalogued and sold 2424 akin#. Butchers* cross-bred, large, 6s, 6s 7d; ditto, second quality, 5s Id, 5* 6d, 6s; ditto merino, largo, Ss Bd, be Ud, 6* Id; ditto, second quality, 3s Sd, 4s M, Saßd; pelte. first quality, Is, la 6d, ls9d; ditto, second,(6d, 9d, Is; lambs*, largo, Is 8d to 1* lOd; ditto, aooond quality, Is 3d to 1* 6d; country crossbred, Isrce. 5s 4d, 6s 7d, 5s lOd; ditto, medium, 2s 6d. S. 7d, 457d,554d; ditto, small. 1* 9d, 2a, Ss 6dt ditto merino, large. 6s 3d, 5* 7d, 6s lOd; ditto, second quality, 2s 2d, Ss Sd, 4s, 6a 3d. Fat and tallow.-Thoro was an average attendance of buyers, and spirited demand. Fat, best quality, clean and well raved, to 2{d per lb; second quality, to Sid per lb; inferior at Id per lb. TUlow In small lots at Sd. 2id. to Bid per lb, according to quality; Hides.—Sound at 4d per lb. 4Jd per lb tor some heavy hides. Hide*, damaged, weighing Sstb and over, at 3d per lb; ditto under SSib, at 2idporlb. Calfskin*, sound, at 4d per lb; ditto, out and otherwise damaged, at 3d per lb.

Messrs Acuhp, Campbell & Co. report on tho live stock market for tho week ending Thursday, Nov. 24, os follows: —At tho Addington Yards yesterday tho supply of sheep waa a limited one, only 5499 being penned ; nearly one • b*lf of those consisted of a tores, principally ewes and lambs. Althourh the entry ot batchers' sheep was a small one, it was quite large enough for tho requirements of the trade, the market being a dragging one" ."throughout, biddings coming very slowly; mt»Bt ! linos, however, found buyers at prices about equal to last week's rates. We quote best cross-bred heavy weights, 10s 6dtol2a; medium weights, good quality, 9s to 10a -, light and inferior, 6s 3d to 8s 6d. One or two small pens of heavy, shorn sheep, made from 14s 6d to 16a. Only two lines of croso-breds in the wool were penned; one small lino mado 13% the other waa passed in unsold. Merino wethers mode 7s 3d to Bs. The entry of stores consisted chiefly of cross-bred and merino owes and lambs, bat only one or two small lots in these classes found buyers, the vendors’ reserves being too high. Cross-bred 2-tooth mixed sexes made 7* Sd, merino shorn wethers in very forward condition xnado Ss to 5s 3d; merino wethers in the wool, in good condition, 9s fid; inferior lots, 5s sd. There waa a very large entry of fat lambs, indeed more than enough for tho trade requirements, conseqnently towards tho close of tho sale prices dropped considerably, and several lots were withdrawn, but till tho trade got fairly glutted, prices were well sustained. Average lamb® made 6s to 7s 6d ; extra good, 8s to 9s. Cattle, 553 yarded. The entry of fat cattle was not so large os usual, consequently nearly every lot found ready sale at prices folly equal to lato rates. TJiere was a good entry of store cattle, most of them meeting a ready market at nrices slightly in advance of last week's rates. At Tinwald on Tuesday, Nov. 22, there was a large entry of both sheep and cattle. The market for sheep was not a good one, many lines being turned out unsold; but for cattle there was on excellent market, both fat and stores selling freely, and at prices slightly in advance of late rates.

Messrs H. Bennetts ahd Co. report on the stock market for the week ending Thnraday, Nov. 24, as follows:—At tho Addington Saleyardson Wodnes. day there wore yarded for the day's sales 5499 sheep (including fat lambs), 553 head of cattle, and 117 pigs. Fat Sheap-The smallest entry we have seen for a long time past, the quality, with few exceptions, being only median). The trade appeared to be well supplied, consequently there was bat little animation. Prices about the same as last week. The store sheep tost came forward were principally ewes and lamba of inferior description. There wore bnt few good lino® of sound young store sheep in the market; snob lots always command a ready sale at fair prices. Fat Cattle— The entry was about tho average, both in point of nambers and for quality. The bidding for good quality was (ally as good as upon the previous week, bnt inferior doll ot sale. Stores-Full market, bat the sorts wore inferior to what has been yarded for some time past, being mostly calves. > There was a alight improvement in prices. Pigs—A good supply penned, chiefly useful kinds ; bidding and price* some, what dull. Onr entries were—37s sheep, including fat lambs, 147 head of cattle and 42 pigs from Messrs B. Day. J. Mollies, E. Spencer, D. Cant, H. Klmber, J. U. Clark, 8. Bingham, W. Brown, F. Maguire, W. T. Ollff, W. Hoarlett, Palk and Sons, E. Ball, J. Wisnaakl, S. Green, Smith, J. Davidson, A. Ferguson, Bennetts Bros, and others, tho following being tho principal sales : Sheep—ls 6at 11s 3d, 102 at Us. 41 at 9s6d; tat lambs, 16 at 9s fid. 80 at 7s 3d, 18 at 6s. U at 5s Sd; fat cattle—3 at £8 ss, 2at£B 7s fid, 4 at £7 10s, 3at £6lss, 4at £6 2s fid. 3at £5 15a; stores-3 at £sl2s fid, 2at £1 Us. 11 at £3 10s, 6at £2 18a fid,9 at £2 7s fid, 22 at £llss, 14 at £2 2s, 10 at £ll2a Od, 18 at £ll4s ; pigs—2 at £2l2s fid, 2at 18s, 18 at 14>, 6at 16* fid, 6at 18a, Bat fia fid. At our City saleyards and unction rooms on Saturday last, there was a good attendance. The entry of poultry waa not quite so largo aa usual. Tho blading being spirited, every lot moved off rapidly at good prices. Table fowls, 3s 9d to 4a fid; inferior. 8s to 8a Od; ducks, 4s to Ss; gesso, none in the market. There waa a fair entry of pigs, all of which sold well. i’ricoß:—Small stores. 7a to 16a j light weteht porkers, 15s to £1 la; bacon pigs, to £» j breeding sows, £2 Bs. In cattle we sola milch cows to £7 ss; Small calves, 4* fid to 12s. Thera waa a littlsmoro spirit noticeable In the furniture and produce sale.

Mr T. Pbsecb reports a fair supply of lire and dead stock at bis Ssleyards on Saturday last, but the doubtful state of the weather tended somewhat to retard business. Several useful books and harness horses wore entered. There Is etill great difficulty in making soles unless at very low figures. The dairy cows wore sold from £3 10s to £9lss. ?8 calves, of various ages, wore entered and sold at from 4s to £l3s eoob. 143 pigs were penned, most of them being of excellent breed. Suckers and stores sell at fair rates, but fat pigs are down in value. Poultry—4 good supply, with a brisk demand. Turkeys par pair (email), 8s to 13s; geese, 6s to 9s Odj ducks, 3s 6d to 8s 6dj fowls. 4s to is 0d i do inferior quality, 2s fid to 8a 64; ohiokens, 2s 0d to 8s 6d. x’rodnee—No alteration to note.

MAIL HOTUUBI. Malta stow at tha Chief I’ort Offloe totthetollowins plaeea (enbjaollotho neoesaary altevationa) aiundsti— Friday. Nov. 85* . . For Katkonra and Northern Ports, par Tnl, at 880 p in. i lata foe lottors, at 3.30 p.m.. j guard « van, 4 p.m. train. ■ • Saturday, Nov. M. . „ For Northern Fort*, per Haw* , at 7.30 p.m. Tho gnaid'a ran must not bo used for thle mall. Tho next wall for tho Unltod Kingdom vlt Ban Frai'oleoo will be oloand at Christahoroh on Batiirday, Deo. 8, and will bo duo in London on Jan,^7. None*.—On and aftor Nov. 1.1881, mono/ ordore will bo iraiud In Now Z,aland payable at »ny town In Germany, and aftar J««. I next money order* will bo I,mod in Now Zealand pi’/ablo In tho United Staton of Amorim. . , , Postage stamp* may now bo need lor stamp, lag receipts under "The btawp Aot, 1876, but receipt stamp, are not aoooptaa in payment of postage*.