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Otago Daily Times, Issue 3493, 17 April 1873, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Daily Times Office, Wednesday evening. The amount of Customs Revenue received today on goods entered for consumption was as follows :—

Messrs Driver. Stewart, and Co. report, for the week ending 16th April, as follows: —

Pat Cattle. — Fifty-two head were yarded, about half, beiug of prim<s quality, brought fully quotations, sny 20s per 10U lbs. We" sold 30 head, and have also placed 60 head privately. Fat Sheep.—Only about 60 cross-breds were penned, and brought 12s 3d to 12s 6d; 170 merino wethers, at 8s 3d to 9s 3d ; 6U ewes, at 7s. We sold 250 as above, and have privately placed 1000 merinos and 75.) cross-breds. "We quote cross-breds prime at 2|d per lb ; merinos, at 2-jcl per lb.

Store Cattle—are saleable, with but few desirable lots offering. A few small lots have changed hands, at L 3 to L 4 for bullocks, and L 2 to L 2 10s for mixed cattle.

Store Shnep—continue in good request, at 10s to 12s for cross-bred wethers ; and 12s to las for cross-bred ewes-; do lambs, 8s to 9s ; merino wethers, 6s Od to 7s ; do ewes, two to six tooth, 6s to 7s Od; do full mouthed, 4s to os. We have sold 150J old ewes iv lamb, at 7s ; 1000 cross-breds, at 10s 6d; 1000 do, at 12s; and 1000 mixed merinos, at 5s 6d.

Station Property.—Duiing the past week we have disposed of the following properties, viz. :■ —

On account of Messrs Dalgety, Nichols, and Co., the Eyre Creek Station, Province of Southland, consisting of 40,000 acres leasehold, ard 5100 freehold, with 23,000 sheep, for the sum of L 25,0 0. Also, on account of Peter M'Kellar, Esq., the Lov.g Ridge Station, Province of Southland, consisting of 33,00(1 leasehold, and BUOO

freehold, with 3'\ooo sheep, for £34,000. Tlie purchaser of both properties was W. J. M. Larnach, Esq. "Wool.—The local market has been quite devoid of interest during the past week, as the sch son is now drawing to a close. No public sales have been held, and privately there i.s little or n oth in" doing. AYe shall offer about 200 bales, chiefly odd lots, by auction to-morrow. The intelligence from England, per Albion, at Bluff, to-day is somewhat re-assuring. Trade in the manufacturing districts was active. Stocks in second hands light, and prices continued very firm since the close of the February sales. Sheepskins, Hides, and Tallow.—We shall offer a considerable number of sheepskins and first-class hides, and a quantity of tallow, by auction to-morrow. Tliere Las "been little or nothing done in these privately since date of our last.

New Zealand Hemp.—The demand has been slight during the week, and we have no sales to report. Telegraph advices to hand to-day report a fall in Loudon of from L 3to L 4 per ton ; good sorts being epioted at L3l to L3l 10s. Grain.—For wheat there is a fair demand, at 4s 6d to 4s 9d. Barley is almost out of the market, and we have heard of extreme prices being paid for choice quality. Good malting is freely saleable, at 7s to 7s fld. Oats continue in excellent request for local consumption, at from 2s 9d for feed to 3s for milling. Theso prices, however, preclude any business being done for export.

£ s. d. £ s . d. Erandy ...118 1110 Opium ..96 0 0 "Whisky ... 57 15 8 Tea 4S 19 0 Geneva ...109 9 4 Sugar ...107 3 5 Wine ...37 3 2 Rice 158 13 4 Kerosene ... 20 0 0 Candles ... 26 0 0 Tobacco .. 51 17 6 Sundries ...158 16 10 Cigars ... 54 10 0 Total £1075 0 1