FINANCE AND TRADE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5728, 25 October 1905, Page 6

FINANCE AND TRADE

The Customs revenue received yesterday totalled .£1533 17s Bcl.

1 A private cable message received 'in Wellington last night from Winchcouibe, Carson and Co.. Sydney, says;—Wool market strong. Wo sold to-day five thousand bales; greasy to 13Jd, scoureds to 22id.

Dalgetv and Co., Masterton. report the following private sales of stock; —Account of McMaster’s trustees. Matawhera estate, a yearling shorthorn hull (second prize-laker at Hastings show) at a figure exceeding _C 100. The bull was sold to a Gisborne breeder. On account of same estate 100 Lincoln rams at a very satisfactory figure. Also on account of Williams and Rodham, the whole of their stud flock of Shropshire ewes, (with 100 per cent, of lambs at foot), ewes hoggets, ami ram hoggets. The sale was effected to a Canterbury breeder, and the flock will bo going from this district. The price paid for the flock was a satisfactory one to the vendors.

Laery and Co., Ltd., .Tcrvois * port the fallowing wholesale prices ruling on tho Wellington m-odnee = *■' (luring last week: Flour, .£lO per ton. oatmeal. £ll 15s to £l2 per ton; rolled oals, 0s per dozen; prime oatensheaf chaff. 87s 6(1 to 955: feed oafs. 2s Cd to 2s 8d per bushel; seed oats, 2s 8d to 3s per bushel; dun oats, 2s 9d per bushel: whole fowl wheat. 3s 5d to 3s 7(1; split peas, 15s per cwt.; pearl barley, 15s per cwt.; feed barley, 3s to 3s 3d per bushel; Cape barley. 3s 3d; pollard, £5 10s to £5 15s per ton: bran £4 10s to £5 per ton; prime potatoes, £l2 to £l3 per ton; American Burbank potatoes, £l3 to £l4 per ton; onions, £lB to £l9 per ton; swedes, 2s 6d per cwt.; pumpkins, 8s to 10s per sack; carrots, table. 2s 6d per cwt.; cabbages, 5s 6d to 7s 6d; cauliflowers, 10s to 13s. inferior 3s to 7s; mutton birds, in casks,4(1; eggs, fresh 101 (I to lid per dozen; factory bacon, sides 7(1, rolls 7ld; poultry, turkeys (hens), 7s to Bs per pair, gobblers 9s to 12s; hens. 3s 6d to 4s per pair; roosters, 4s to 5s per pair; ducks 5s fid to (is fid per pair; (butter, bulk 9d to 10a, medium 7d to Striper lb; cheese, best factory sjd to fid per lb; fungus, 4d per lb: peanuts, 2d to 3d per lb; honey in bulb, 4d per lb; walnuts, fid to fiid per lb; blue peas, 4a 3d per bushel; crushed malt, 7s per bushel; horse beaus, crushed 3s 9d: rice pollard, £4 10s; guano, 80s; superphosphates, £4 15s; bonedust, £5 ss. STOCK SALE. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale as follows. A full entry of bullocks. A few pens were prime; fho bulk were rougher sorts. Bidding was slow at the start, but imi proved as the sale went on. The prime, beef was up to 235, the other 225. Best bullocks £9 17s fid, others £9 to £9 15s and £8 5s to £8 17s fid; light steers £7 15s. A good yarding of sheep, including some prime ewes. The market was easier than last week. . Best ewes 245, others 20s 10(1; best wethers 24s Id, shorn wethers 16a and 18s.