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Otago Daily Times, Issue 3774, 12 March 1874, Page 2

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

Slessrs Driver Stewart and Co. report as follows for tlie week ending- Jtarch llth :—

Fat Cattle.—A vory full supply of 120 head was yarded at tho Kaikorai to-day, of which about 100 bead were sold, at prices equal to our late ([notations for prime quality ; ordinary, however, suffered a little on account of the excessive number of this description offered. We sold 20 head at the yards, including three very prime bullocks, up to £1 por lOOlbs each ; and quote best quality at 20s por lOOlbs. We have also sold privately 35 head'at quotations. Fat Sheep, — About 1000 of various sorts were penned, of which 700 were disposed of at, say, 9s (id to 12s Od for half-breds; and 7s Od to 0s for merinos. Of the abovo number, we sold 475, and have placed privately SOO merinos and cross-breds. Fat Lambs.—Very few were penned to-day, and the season getting well advanced, the demand is becoming limited. We'sold 30 shorn lambs at 7s 3d each. Store Cattle.—Quiet, well-bred grown cattle are still in fair demand, at our late quotations—say, £3 15s to four guineas for fat bullocks, and £2 10s to £3 10s for cows At these rates we bave placed a few odd lots for paddock grazing. Storo Sheep.—We continue to have numerous enquiries for almost every description of sheep. We, however, in some cases, find somo difficulty in realising the prices asked by breeders. We have, during tho week, disposed of about 4000 of various descriptions at tho following rates, say—merino ewes, 0s Od to is ; do wethers, under six-tooth, 0s; do, full-mouthed, 5s Od ; do lambs, 6s to 0s Gd ; cross-breds, at from 0s to 10s ; do lambs, 7s Od to Bs. Country Sales.-On the Gth inst. we held a largo clearing sale on account of Mr David Corsan, at his Meadowbank Farm, Tokomairiro. Tliere was a fair attendance, and everything offered was sold at very satisfactory prices. Cross-bred ewes brought from Ss Odto 9s: do lambs, 8s Od; superior, 14s ; old mermo ewes, 3s 3d ; long-wool rams, from £1 10s to £5 6s each : breeding cows, £8 each ; fat cattle, £0 15s ; each • well-bred colts and fillies, by Morris Dancer, and Stormbird (unbroken), £15 to £30 each ; draught horses from £25 to £45 each. We also had another clearing salo on the 10th inst., on account of Mr William Black, of Milburn Farm, near Tokomairiro, when we disposed of all his cross-bred and pure-bred sheep, cattle, horses, farm implements, and household furniture, &c, at satisfactory rates. Stud Sheep.—We beg to draw special attention to the salo of Dr Webster's pure-bred Romney Marsh sheep at the Show Yards, Oamaru, on the 10th inst., when we will offer for positive sale, on account of that gentleman, about 100 ewes and 170 rams. Wool.—Tlie Rangatira, from Sydney, at Auckland to-day, brings telegraphic intelligence from London to the 28th ult., reporting as follows:—"The competition at the wool sales was extremely vigorous, and prices very firm. 7000 bales have been sold." Wo held our sixth sale of this season to-day, and submitted 471 bales in 100 lots. There was a fair attendance of buyers : and, influenced in no small degree by the favourable tone of the report above mentioned from the home market, the bidding was much more spirited than usual, and, with tbe exception of a few lots, including one clip of 100 bales, all offered was disposed of at prices showing an advance upon rates current at last sale. The market is, on the whole, much firmer, and buyers evince more inclination to do business ; so that for any clips in "parcels, still to come forward, full prices and a ready market may be counted upon. The sales privately and by auction since the date of last report, aggregate 444 bales, of which priced catalogue is hereto annexed: —

Greasy—Cross-bred,WinoCup, 18bales,Hid; merino, do, 21 do, lljd ; locks, do, 2 do, 2.|d ; fleece, R in square, 1 do, lljd ; do, JS, 2 do, 12d ; cross-hred and merino, FR, 10 do, lljd : pieces, do, 1 do, 7,}-d; locks, do, 1 do, 2Jd; dingy and sandy fleece, V over EWH, 9£d; fleece, do, 5 do, 10|d; cross-bred, Y3, 1 do, ll}d ; Leicester, spiked circle, 1 do, Hid ; crossbred, Oaklands, 0 do, 10J<1; merino, do, 20 do, 9Jd; Leicester, Oaklands, 1 do, lOJd; pieces, do, 1 do, 3d ; flceoe, ERG, 14 do, 10g<l; do, lIH, 13 do, lOd ; pieces, do, 2 do, Ojd ; locks, do, 1 do, 2Jd ; fleece, V, 8 do, lljd ; pieces and locks, do, 1 do, 4|Jd ; fleece, BX, 3 do, IOJd ; cross-bred, MJIcL, 8 do, 13d ; fleece, do, 8 do, 12d ; locks, do, 1 do, fld ; fleece, AC, 1 do, 10|d ; pieces, JI in diamond, 2 do, Ojd; fleece, ■ WB, 11 do,' lid ; Lincoln and crossbred, do, 4 do, lljd ; cross-bred, Otama, 4 do, lljd: rams, do, 3 do, lid ; lambs, do, 0 do, 12Jd ; pioces, do, 0 do, B{jd ; dingy fleece, do, 5 do, lljd: cross-bred and pieces, do, 1 do, 9d; do and black, do, 1 do, lOJd; locks, do, 1 do, 3Jd; fleece, MA, 3 do, IOd; lambs, PL, Ido 10£ d ; do, JW, 1 do, lljd; black, Earnsclcugh, 2 do, 8M ; fleece, A, 2 do, IOJd ; Leicester, R Hamilton, 4 do, lid ; broken, part washed, JB, 2 do, 101 d ; dingy, do, 3 do, IOJd ; part washed fleece, do, 11 do, 143 d ; merino 8 combing, 4 clothing, do, 12 de, 12Jd; Merino and cross-bred, W, 39 bales, ls; Leicester, W, 1 bale, lOJd; pieces, do, 3 do, Od; locks, do, 2 do, 3Jd; cross-bred and Leicester, DC, 30 do, 12d ; Merino, do, 10 do, lid. Washed — Cross - bred and merino, 9 JM, 2 do, 17id; do, V over EWH, 1 do, 18} d ; locks, WD, 1 do, IOd; skin wool, E, 2 do, 6d; do, do, 3 do, 12Jd; do, DR. 1 do, 12Jd; fleece pieces, V over EWH, 2 do, 14J<1 ; pieces, S cross P, 9 do, lljd; Leicester cotted, do, 1 do, 15id ; mixed, do, 1 do, lid ; fleece, do, 4 do, 18d : half-bred, GM, 4 do, 17Jd; do, D cross G, 1 do, 15d; fleece, JIM, 59 do, 18d. Scoured—Pieces, EWH, 9 do, 18d ; stained pieces and locks, do, 5 do, 14d; fleece, LS, 1 do, 20Jd; pieces, JJI, 2 do, 14Jd. Washed— Fleece, WD, 10 do, 18Jd. Sheepskins, Hides, and Tallow.—Owing to the late hour to which our wool sale to-day extended, the sale of skins, Se., was postponed. Graiii.—The market for wheat is active, although few or no transactions of importance have transpired during the week. Quotations, 4s Od to 4s Od. Oats continue in good request, and are freely saleable at fully 4s for prime samples of old, and 3s 8d to 3s 9d for new crop. POST OFFICE NOTICE. MAILS CLOSE — Tins Day, Thursday, March 12th. For Southland, per Maori, at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14th. For Timaru, per Jlaori, at 4.30 p.m. Signed) A. STEVENSON, Acting-Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, Dunedin, March 12th, 1874. ABSTRACT OF SALES BY AUCTION. This Day. M'Lavdress, Hepburn, and Co., on the premises, at 12 o'clock—Lease and good-mil cf the Kaikorai Hotel, Green Island, together with furniture and stock-in-trade. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., at the High street Yards, at 3 o'clock—Pigs. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Spirits .. Brandy .. Whisky .. Do. Col. Goneva .. Ale Malt £ s. d. .. 21 14 8 Tobacco ..95 0 0 Cigars .. .. 18 14 5 Tea ... ..25 4 0 Sugar'.. .. 28 10 11 Kerosene ..72 2 0 Drapery .. 60 18 0 Sundries Total £ s. d. .. 91 7 (i .. 10 15 «0 .. 80 2 0 .. 110 4 1 .. 35 0 0 ..1042 7 9 ..1081 0 1 £3385 1 8