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Otago Daily Times, Issue 3861, 2 July 1874, Page 2

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Daily Times Office, Wednesday evening. Phe amount of Customs Revenue received to-day on ijoods entered for consumption was as follows: — £ s. d. £ s. d. Whisky ..1!) 4 2 Drapery.. ..81 7 4 Tea .. .. 10 10 0 Sundries ..100 2 2 Sugar .... 17 18 0 Total .. . ..£235 2 0 Messrs Driver, Stewart, and Co. roport sis follows, for the week ending July Ist:— Fat Cattle.—A very full supply came forward at the woeklv sale to-day, in all 105 head, the greater part of which were of ordinary to middling quality, very few prime pens offering. 130 head were sold, and about 35 head turned out. For really prime beef the demand was very spirited, and readily brought prices equal to 2&s to 20s per 100 lbs., while medium scarcely realised 20s. We sold 30 head at the yards at above quotations, and have placed 35 head privately for forwarddelivery. Fat Sheep.—A large supply of 1500 were penned, of which about 800 were sold, and the balance sent out, being inferior quality. Prime half-breds brought 12s to 15s; merinos, medium quality, 7s to Bs. We sold at the yards 700 meiinos and cross-breils at above quotations, and have placed 1000 for forward delivery. We quote prime cross-bred mutton for immediate delivery, 2d per lb ; do merino, 2Jd Fat Calves.—Very few were yarded, which we sold at 30s to 45s each. Store Cattle.—We are unable to report any transactions of importance during the week. Afew bmall lots have changed hands at our quotations—say, £4 to £5 for bullocks, and £3 to £3 10s for cows. We have sold about 50 head. Store Sheep.—There is an active demand for crossi breds, 4-tooth and upwards, at 11s to 12s ; 2-tooth, 9s to 9s Od ; lambs, 7s to 7s Od. We have also numerous buyers for young merino sheep, very few of which, however, are offering, and are saleable at 8s to 9s for young ewes in lamb; aged do, 5s to 0* Od; wethers, Us 6d to 7s Cd. We have sold during the week 2500 cross-breds and merino ewes in lamb, at quotations. Wool. —We extract the following from Messrs Jacomb, Son, and Co.'s report on the May-June senes of sales :—" Sales opened with most of the districts bare of stocks, and a good attendance of both Home and foreign buyers. The Bradford traie was, however, somewhat sickly in many departments Prices for all washed Australian wools were Id to 2d below the average of February and March sales. Cojrse iuid halfbred wool, about 3d for washed and 2d for greasy below those rates. Greasy merinos have sold with more spirit and at better proportionate prices than other descriptions, ranging from Sd to Id under last sales; ; scoured, about ljd to 2d lower." Telegrams to June 15 are as follows:'—" The wool sales conclude on Tuesday. An increasing firmness was shown towards the close of the scries. Port Phillip has improved to March prices. - Adelaide and New Zealand greasy share iii the recovery; but Sydney washed fleece is neglected." Under date, 2uth June— " Wool continues firm. Arrivals for next series, 130,000 bales." Next sales commence on 18th August, and it has been arranged that only four sales be held during that year. j Sheepskins.—At our usual weekly sale to-day there was a fair attendance of buyers, and brisk competition, and all the lots offered, chiefly green skins, were sold at prices fully better than those of last week. Butchers' green skins fetched 2s Od to 2s lOd for merinos, and 3s 7d to 3s 9d for cross-breds. " Dry skins, Is 3d to 4s 6d, according to quality. We also sold several odd lots of wool—say 14 bags and 3 bales—at satisfactory prices. Hides are in somewhat better request by local tanners, and command fully 4d per lb for sound wet salted medium weights. We sold a number to-day at from 17s Cd to 19s Od. Tallow.—None offered. ; ;: ■ Grain.—-The market for all descriptions is without material alteration. Wheat of prime quality is in good request at 4s Sd to 4s 9d. Ordinary and inferior qualities are, however, dull of sale at 4s 3d to 4s Od. Barley.—Prime malting may still be quoted at 5s 3d, but as supplies are coming forward freely, low qualities are difficult to quit at 4s 3d to 4s 9d. Oats are still in good demand at from 4s Id to 4s 3d for good to prime feeding. Milling 4s 4d. .