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Lyttelton Times, Volume LIX, Issue 6874, 12 March 1883, Page 4

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I&tUiton Itaa Oflka. Saturday Etenlflg. CUSTOMS’ BEVESUS. Thß toaowtue *u ths Ca*tow«• ra»«ms <»U i iect*d tentnliT i—Waw, £loß‘fa; spirit*, £255 !9iM; tie, £S!U: t«. £.l» 17s; tOM*cO,£U7B ; «jod* by wsUfct. £J7 16* 34 1 *4 £Jil 16* 5 otlueir dalle*. £6 13* j total, 4SSO 6a 64. H. Hsnex ax» Co. bald tbeir woal weekly sale of proportyat tbelr ioomf, CmW street, on bstards/feat. The attoadsocs was rock! sad biddin* fidr. Hires acres 36 perchea land, ■itlists St Wooiatoo, tofetier with J*nt» workshop «ua shed, known s* 8a th*« Wool Work* property, sltsr some smart laosltw wm *old for £lM>. An fiTM, aitnat* at £tofebl»to»* wa* p****d In at #£S per asro* and two aero* land with a fau»iiy reriies-ue, srflosto on oornsr of BfUtal t Sosd and Uaoeln head, were jaweed la at £l®B.

ENGLISH. Vettn Xru» Baou. «n» Co. report x«-Woot.-Tboaotnal fla-te tor tfcfl opening ofoar am aerie# Of »*l«* ban no* ret been a»d» »nd «“»• i* llule or nothing puaio* la «“r market. At Bradford a all* bile locrnwed adleUy Jimi taken nuee. oaaaed probably by a tow porebaMofer 1m ■ mediate use. At Berlin on Jm. 18. * ajrudl JW»bilo of 2141 bale* of Capo wool tack place, bot only •teat bait the quantity wea disposed of, at prloe# aboot |d per lb oeiow on* December eloelnf rate*. Tb* attendance wm moderate, and ooapetttloa not werr brisk. At Haere «o Jan. 28, a email auction of blear Plato madam waaiutld. bnt price*fbowed a deolire from the rataa proeiooaly obtelued there. Mease ¥XM bate# of tb* new Autrallaa clip, laclod-

Mom.« fJW Uftiwi vi vuv ,„V r * jVe ««d recently purchated in the Colony, were offered yesterday st the fatiterpaaleo.of which ; jjs were dlrposed of et about onr December oriaM The tiUaulsJio* was good, but »w roSm *wae noticeable in tbo bidding*. The saw vrirsls to data tn a* follow* mIM K«w Booth Wetos and Queensland... 52.085 Victoria - f/J* houtb AustmlU Wectem Australia .*• Tumesla ••• N«** Zealand Uejie of Good Hope 39.555 Total »31.830 , aiid in addition mw 16/jOO balsa of old went. Whui. If wc k, Ac.—The prospect# for the n«*S oral/, both hero and on tbo Cunt laent, are anythin* bat good, owing to ti« eonUsraaoa of wet wettber woioti has proved ao ootavoureble to far mors, and a largo apoeulative boot com kaa boos don* foa forward arrival, principally In California ship. w «nW, which bare advanced la I>t quarter. Is Ctol«t2ol cargo** no busiawf* h»a boon dona In Australian, but prieea obtainable for early dlapatob *rmid bo 47« Sii for iron and 47* for wooden roaooli e'l and uto to Unite 1 ! Kingdom, and for London diroot 46* 64 to 40* M- Wow Zetland wbaat { »j April to May shipment la otill bold for lbs c.f. and i. to United Kingdom. On tbo apot, AnatraUai being in roiy limits* aupply, baa ad wooed dap i i o'utrtor. tbo finest ijaabtiia being 60s to 57b p«i ,04!ba. Wow Zfaland aro worth 64 to la Pf ijnartorworemoney,tbowtlno ftsdayj*a ,n C *' too for long-berried, and average 43. 64 to tfai pei 4S6lbs. Tbo quantity of wheat on ~ parts la sow X276,t00 quarter*. against oßSttote thlotias® last year, but stock* In gvanar; are larger. Although ouppllaoof Arnsricanfiourar heavy, holder* aro firm, Australian being &1 a oarer at 23s to 3m for a tperflee, end 27# to M for flee. Wow Zeeland# ore la better, the ouotaUoi being 29* to 32* per SeOlba. Wow Zealand m&lUm barloye ere firm, but tbo price la unaltered, Hz. St* to4oi> per 4tßlb*. The nominal value of Wei Zealand cate U3o* to 35* per 38HN for fine, am 23» to 27* per 8361b* for ordinary teed, bat there at no rapplie* on tbo market. Tai.u«w awn Hio*B.—Th*ro has been a good d« mand for Auetralian tallow alnoo oor last advices dally for mutton of fair to good quality, owin to the scarcity of good Homo tallow, and wo noi onote good to fine, 44a to iSs t and fair to fine boel ♦1«t043»6d per owt. Inferior qualities aro not a much wanted, but about previous price* aro man tallied. The stock In importers' hands la abos ««00 cask*. Australian bides were dull of sate u d«r for both heavy and light, and for tl»e port.o to Bmr per cent this day.