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Otago Daily Times, Issue 3928, 18 September 1874, Page 2

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.DaUy.Times Office, Thur jday.evening. The amount of Customs Revenue received to-day on ,'oods entered for consumption was as follows: —■

J. and A. .Maclean report, for the week ending 17: li September.ias follows:— '"" ." .'.

'; Fat Cattle.—There was again a large supply at the "weeklymarket ori Wedriesdajy: about 200 h;ad being forwarded, a large proportion otwhich were of very inferior quality, there being only ; a few; pens of really, p-iiife beef, which"realised up.to j£l4,los per head. Our sales consisted of 60 head oif 'prime "to' middling qual%, which were all taken by the trade at prices ranging from £0 10s to £14 for bullocks, and from £.11 55„t0.£9.5s for.cows.,.Of the whole number fonvarded,----0n1y25 head.werelturiied out;'- :We qubt'e-i-ealiy' prime beef 35s per lOOlbs; medium and inferior, 20s to -255. . :iFat Sheep.^ln.this class .there wits again a*-large supply,. close our 1600 of all sorts, being penned,- COO of which had to be heldover until next week. .Our sales consisted of 597 cross-breds, on account oif' the New Zealaud andl Australian Land Company .which we're all taken by the trade at prices ranging from 23s to'2ss each, and 300 cross-breds privately, at 20s each ; merinoes realising from 10s to-lOs 6d each. We quote prime quality cross-bred mutton, 4jd to 4id per lb ; ditto, merino, Sid toSJd.i- ;;; ::;<; fii 7'v I Pat Calves.—About 20 were forward, 11 of,which we sold afr'from 45s to 70aeach; according to condition and quality. ■ ; ■ -:.'!:■.■ :-.-k: :.--:.-'.; :;:■■:.-:■.:.;- : i---.:.

;;Stofe,Cattle.—Webeg'to call-the!particular attention of graziers and others to our. next monthly: sale at the West Taieri Yards, which will, be held, on Tuesday, the' 29th inst-wheri we will'offer hi lots 'to'suit piir-: chasers 200 head of really well-bred bullocks;; spayed : cows, and heifers, from .three, to. four .years old., .We j quote qiiiet well-grown bullock's £'5 'to £5' 15s'; spayed cows, £3 to £3 15s; mixed herds, 40s to 60s, according taquality.. ~ ~... ■~-, . r^ ..... ~ :--.\:i ■-.;.-.■:iy..-fi.,;- ---!; Store Sheej).—No transactions to.report. ■~..■; j Wool and Sheepskins.—We'will hold'oiir next sale in itheibegimungof:theweek,,when:we'will;6fEer several •lots of wool .and a large quantity,of heavy-woolled jsheepskins. '"'',..

i .'.Hides are-!in better'demand;: .■We'have'duririg the: ! week placed several lots at from 19s tb;2-2s 6difdr heavy I weights, and from. 17s to,lßs for medium, and.will loflfer at: 6ur next sale'severario'ts'prime.heavyweights."' j Grain.—The market remains quiet/ aiid -quotations jare without change—rviz.,, prime samples, wheat, 45,6 d jto 4s 9d ; medium,' 4s'to'4s 6'd.' Malting samples of jbarley, 5s to 5s 3d ; medium and inferior; dull of sale, latirom 3s Cd to 4s 6d.-;,"; Oatsare scarce;i:ahd: maybe" ;quoted at from.4s 3d.to s 4s, 4d for good, feed; prime milling samplies;'4s 6d to£s"9'd. 'We ha,vie during the ;\ve.ck.placed several;liries at above' quotations. '■'■:-

.-,.-, -.-, -.,£- s., v d.-,. T • i--r---r-.- - -; :£~ s. d. Brandy ■- - ;. <45 ; 3 •'■ 5 ■'■ Tobacco ' '"■'.; 118 13 0 YVhisky .. 45 4 10. Tea..', .._. ... ,32.6.6 Rum- ..--.; 18 0 0: Sugar .. !. 1:")1.'1 0 Geneva.. .. 10 17 6 Drapery .. 114 "3 6 Vy,ii>p,_.y.,. i . 1 . ; ..- : . r 2l,, ; l I --lj..SundrieSi ,,, *.. ; 43S,*3:;,2 ■fi.-fi: ir .fi ,:': fi r.tr.trfi'C .'i:i-.---;Total- -;;V:-';£795 I3:ii