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Otago Daily Times, Issue 8209, 14 June 1888, Page 2

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Daily Times Office, Wednesday evening. The amount of customs revenue received" to-day on goods cleared for consumption was JS2SS 16a sd. As Illustrating the fortunate rise in the price ol ■wool which has token place recently, it may be etated (sayi the Christclmtch Press) that returns bare been received of tha wool from the Warren station sold in April last. The wool wai merino in grease, and realised the followlug prtea:—ls 2|di Is ltd. and Is Id. ♦ WEEKLY LITE STOCK AND PRODUCE REPORT. Wednesday. Juhk 13. Pat Cattle.—262 head came forward for to-day's eales. Of those only a few pens were pr-ime beef, the bianco ordinary to inferior quality. For the tew pens of heavyweight cattle there was fair competition experienced, and prices obtained were about equal to la»t week's rateßj but medium and inferior nu ility met a Door demand, valu.s ruling being very littla above store pi ices. Best bullocks brought from £Jto£9 2s«d(afew extra heavy bullocks up to £9 15s), others £3 2a.Bd to £i 15»; eows,£2 15s to £6 10s.- KBil). Maclean, and Co. sold 105 as follow.:— For Mesar»: M'Qovcrln and Hardie (The Hook), 6 prime bullocks from £0 2s 6d to £3 i for the Mew Zealand and Australian Land Company (Clydevale), 11 prime bullocks from £9 to £&, and 24 heifera from £8 10ato£l; for Mr Wm. Grant (lSlloughton Grange;, 13 bullocks from £8 7s 6d to £112s 6d; for Mr Jos. Smith (Stirling), 13 cows from £6 2&6 dto £4 ss; for Mr James Liddell (Taieri Beach), 10 heiiers at £1 10s ■ for Mr Henry Palmer (Otakla), 22 bullocks from £512s 6d to £4 oa; and for Messrs Oliver, Gatfletd, and Doruwell, 6 cows at up to £4 ss.— Wright, Stbphbssos, and 00. cold 125 head as follows:—On account of Mr J. M. (Jreenaway (Canterbury), 6 prime bullocks at from £8 10b to £717s 6d; on account of Mr i\ M. Biokman (Walmate), 13 prime cows and heifera at from £7 7s 6d to £-115s; on account ot Mr Hobert Dalzell (Taieri), 3 bullocks at £7 ss, and 6 hoifera at up to £6 ss: on account of Mr James Oliver, 8 prime heifers at from £0 10s to £15a; on account of Mr Eden Bowler (Chalbury), 8 cows at from£s 5s to £3 17s 6d; on account of Mr William Grant (EUoughton tirange),l3Bteers»tirorn£6 6s to Si 15b ; and on account of Messrs M'Govenn and Hardie, the Hon. W. J. M. Larnach(Camp), Messrs W. A. Wilson, Thomas Godfrey, JounlTraser, P. Hlsson, Kobert Mitchell, William Faulds, W. J. Birch, John Burgess, A. Campbell, Thomas Dyster, W. Davie, T. S. Hewatt and h; M'Donald, John Milne (Riccarton), Bobert Charters (Ury Park), Jamef Short, and others, 63 head at quotations.- ---' Donald Bkib ahd Co. yarded 01, and sold for Jtti William Shand (Keith Hall), 10 prime bullocks at £S 17a 6d to £9 15s (averaging £9 7s (id), 7 heifers anc cows at £5 12s 6d; for Mrs James Brown (East Taieri), 4 bullocks at £i 3 17s Od to £7 12s 6d.; foi Meitrs M'Qoveriu and'Hai-dle (The Hook). 7 heifer tit £1175 6d; for Mr K. Mitchell (Kaik), 4 cow» a £4 2a6d; for MrA. Petrie( Berwick), 13 bullocks a £117s 6d to £512 a 6d; tor Mr M'Arnarary, 2 cows a] £) 15a; for others, 11 cowaaudheifersat £210sto£i 12s Ud: 3 steers at £5105.-ir. M. Driver (on bebal or the Mutual Agency Company of »?w Zealand -Limited) Bold on account Mrs Brown (East laierl) 8 bullocks at from £6 to £6 12a6d; on account M George Wallace, 2 cows at up to £517 a 6d; on accoun Mr William Goodisou, 2 cows at up to £6i 17s 6d; oi account Mr Alex. Campbell (South Ounedin), 4 cow at up to £317 a 6d; and on account other vendora °ap»t ftsS>r-Tbe entry at Burnsid'a to-day corn prised 2950-crossbreda, and about 80, merinos. O the former neatly three-fourths were owes, th balance wethers. Freezing bujera w»re again in th market, and competed briskly for all pens smtabl lortheir requirementß. Butchers also were com pefcing briskly, and all tha sheep offered were dia nosed of at prices equal to those ruling laßt week Be»t crossbred wethers brought 12s to 15s; others 8s 6d to lla 6d; best crossbred eweß, 13s 6d to lie others, 7s 3d to 10a 6d; merino ewes, 3s 3d. Beed Maolkak, asd Co. sold 571 as followa:—For M John HamiltoiuJSS crossbred ewes from 13s toll) •Bd; for a northern client, 113 croasbred ewes taM 13s 3d to 11s 9d; for Mr Ilandell (Makikihi), 4 crossbred ewes at 12s; for Mr J. G, Harris (Ba moral), 98 crossbred ewea and wethers from Ms t 10a 6<l; for Mr W. Jaffray (Lauriston), 31 crossbrc; ewesaUs3d; for Mr Slncbir Wright (Bnlcluba. 60 crossbred owes from 11b to 9s 9d; and for Mr Alfre North (Portooello), 80 crossbred ewea at 9s 3d. Donald Stronach (on behalf of ■ the New Zealan 180 crossbred ewe» at lla 9d to 13s 6d; Messrs Bos Bros. (Bushy Park), 65 crossbred wethers, small, bn nice quality, at 10s Id to 10a 6d. and 46i do ewes a lla to 12s; Mr Andrew MaeLaren (Milton), 15 mixed crossbreds at 11s to 12a Cd; Messrs J. and J K B uip(Moeraki),lo9 mixed crossbreds at lla bd t ' 12s «d.-Wwght, Stephknson, AM) Co. sold 973 a followa •On account of Coombe Hay -estate, 1C »xtraprimecros9bredwethers(htavywuight3)atfror 15a to 12a, and 56 very prime crossbred ewe3(heav weichta)at from 14a to 12a U: on.account of M Thoinaa Mitchell (Seafortb), 59. prime cfossbre wethers at from 14s 7d to 12s 3d, and 62 extra prim Sabred e*es at from Ms-to 12s (on account of M F. Simmons (Makikihi), UO cros.bred ewes an wethers at from 133 to 103 9d; on Recount of M Jamea Scott (Drum Oak), HO prime haltbred wetbei (light weights) at 13a, and 60 two-tooth maiden hat bred ewea 8 at 11s 9d, and^ 66 four-tooth maide quarterbred ewes at 9a.3d; on account of.M Jampi , Metheson, 112 crossbred wethers from'lß. 3d to Ws 6d; on account of Mr Pet( Si-Gill (The Cairn), 175 crossbred wethers at froi W, 3d to Ils6d; on account oE Mr John Thomaor 30crossbredwetbers at 12s (id; and on account c Mr Jamea Tullocb (Roraahapa), 71 crossbred wethei »t lOa.-DoHALD Beid and Uo. penntd7,>2, and sol for Mr D. Cameron (Arthurton). 30 half bredwethe at lla 6d; for Mr Little, 32 halibred ewes at 8s 6d for the proprietors (GlaiiaeU estate, OtautaiO.il crossbred wethers at 12s to 13s ; for Mr H. *•**<■*- son (Southside), 114 quarter and crossbreds at 7sJ to 8s 9d; for Mr John Sinclair(Blicbwood), 60cros bred ewes to 10a 9d; for Mr•.D.MarshalKßantaskin 01 maiden ewea at 13a; forMr JohuFmdKMrtburn 67 crossbreds at 10s Gd to 12s; for Mr Wm. M Leo (Toddvale), 107 Southdown ewes at 11b.—H. a Dmvßß (on behalf of the Mutual Agency Compdn of Hew Zealand, Limited) Bold on account of M Pptpr Grant (Gowrie), 26 Southdown ewea at 10s 3d on account of Mrp. Williams (Kaihilm), 46 eras: bred ewea at from 9s OAWI* »ds «» «P°»f< Messrs Anderson Bros, (ffaiwera), 76 merino ewi (P Fart Lambsa^344 penned. About half medium t prime quality, balance utores. Thero was fair] brisk competition for all sorts, and sales of all oflore rTeTeX'^mfa^Tu's £-I&E Ma^ fray (Lauriaton), 25 »t 4s 9d; and for Mr aiire North (Fortobello), -89 stores at .45.-Dohaij> Bbi ahd 00.-.Bbld forMrWm.M'l.eod, Id atßs6d; ft Mr Jamea Wyllie (Outram), 50 at 6s 6d; for Mr Marshall, 40 at 6s 6d.-H. M.Dun-ER (on behalf the Mutual Agency Company of Hew *e»"n™ Limited) sold, on account oi Mr Peter Grant (Gov rie), 37 at 7a 6d, 74 at from 8s 9J to 10s. _■ . Pias.-223 penned. There'was a fair demand « perlenced for all sorts.butthe number forward bein . rather in exceasofreqnirements.prices were sli?htl . easier. Baconers brought 44a to o<s; porke™, 2Js t Ms; stores 15s to 22a ; suckera Ob .to■»» 5' l--BsJl MACI.EA!f,AND Co.sold lorMrß.arnnn-,90fr0m2, to ?2s; and for Mr George Chippa, 7 suckers at 65.- ---" AYbiqht, Stbphesson, and Uo.sold 146 as follows ;- Heavy weight bacon pigs at from 56s to 81s ; ord nary weight bacon pigs, 44. .to 64 i porke-s, »7b 6d t 32s- 'stores, los to 2IS< Cd; miekerß, Bs to 9s bd.~ 1)onald Ekid asd Co, sold small drafts at quott tl!Coi'mtrr Sales! —H. M. Bbivjii (on behalf c ihe Mutual Agency Crnpany. of New /Sealand) r< ports having held two clearing sa'es during th week—viz .Alexander Sinclulr (Berwick), and fo the trustees of the late Jiobert Miller (Owake), an satisfactory prices wore obtained all through. Store Cattle.-Prices.for beef being to low an turnipssoarce.thedemand is very alack,and onl, odd lots occasionally change, hands. H. M. Dttivit reports having sold during tho week o0 head Hire and four-year-old bullocks,. three • pirts. fat, at satisfactory figure. ; '••■• .•;' Store Sueep. -Young crossbreda are inquired fo ■and sales of this class could be made, but in th meantime there are very few lots offering. Hhh Maclean, and Co. sold privately during the wee 800 crossbred .ewes aud wethers at Battsfactor; prices.—Donald Held and 00. sold 500 crossbre wethers at 7s 6d. • . Sheepakins.-At the auction sales on Monday fu. ■ catalogues wre offered by the different agents. -Al the local buyers attended the sales and competitlo. was brisk both for green and dry skins, prices ol tamed being rather higher than last w<"eks a, through. Country dry cro?sbred skins brought 1 5d to 4a 6d; do do merinoß, la 4d to 4a 4d; pelts, a tola 3d; butchers' green crossbred). 4s 3d to 2s 9d rrreen merinos, Is 7d to 2s 6d. Lambskins, 2s 6d t Ksb'bitskins.—Supplies continue abort of require ments. Buyers are prepared to operate ito n cot aiderable extent, but owing to the scarcity of'con aienmenta^ offering their purchasea have not bee: heavy. An excalleDt demand ia experienced fo all lots offered at auction, and good prices ar obtained. '■■•■■ ' Hides.—The market remains in much the Bam position as when last reporting, although local m»ni • facturers are not inclined to give auoh high prices a they were a short time back. Heavy hides comman mOBt attention, but medium weights are also sale ableatpricea in proportion.' We quote inferior ani bullß'. lid to 2d; light, 2|d to 2}d; medium, 2Jd b 3id; heavy, Sid to 4d; picked lots a shade more. Tallow.—There still continue! an excellent loca demand, and consignments arriving meet a gooi sale. Supplies are not equal to the demand, am consequently local manufacturers are compolled b eire high prices. Prime mutton commauds 19s t a;s; medinrn, 17a 6d to 18s; inferior, 14s to 16a Bough fat (best mutton), 13e to 14a'j medium, 8s fa 12s j inferior, 7a to 8a 6d. ■: ~ Grain.—Wheat: Thßdemondfor this csrealiaver, dull at preoent, and to effect sales of any quantit; reduced pricea have to be accspted. Millera onl; purchase the priroest samples, and then only n limited quantities. Secondcliss wheat ia almost un saleable, ana very little of this ia being sold. Fow wheat, however/la in active demand and comma'id a ready sale. We quote primo milling velvet am Tuscan 3s to 3s 2d; medium milling, 2s 9d to 2s 11, (nominally); fowl wheat, 2s to 2a dd per .bushel sacks in-terms. Oata: During the-week a fa; amount of bußiuesß has been done chiefly in parcel of bright heavy feed and.milling. These sorts are n active demand, and sell readily at late quoted prices Inferior nnd discoloured samplus find a dull sale am move off Slowly. Bright sparrowbill3 ara inquire, for, but Danish are not selling freely. We quot prime milling. Is BJd to Is 9d; heavy bright feed, 1 8d tols.Bid ; medium, Is 6Jd to la 7Jd j Interior, Is 4, to Is 6d. Uarley: The market for this is dull, botl brewers and millers bciiiK stocked for tha present It ia scarcely possible to effect Bales, except to th former, and then qnlv when the quality is-exl* good. Wo quote prime malting, 4s to is W medium, 3s M to 3a lud; feed and milling, 2s ;b 3a 6d (ex Btore, sacka us per agreement): ' ■■• RABBITSKINS. :• . W. B. Andedson, opposite railway station Dunedin, reports ns follows:— Aeoad Jemandcout'nucswitliont. mateiinl nltcra tlontn prices-say, for full furred winter greys, 15, perlbi second winter or autumn 10(1 to 12d; sum mera, from 5d to 7d ; Macks and fawns. 8d to lOd. Hixbest prices given in "II cas'-'s.. ■'-" Crossed" cheques remitted to consignora hi return of post. Prwr.pt cash paid for all skins de Hvcroi at W. B. A.'s store. No deductions what W* B. A. solicits a trial from all parties witl wlioin he has not hitherto .dealt. Please «o!c th, mldress as given above. • N B.—Horsehair and cowtail hair or tips i specialty.' Highest prices paid for them. . : ■_ '.I ♦ : ; WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Mohitzson and Hopkin, Millers, Grain, Prodiicu, and Commission. Agents,-.Manto street Dunedin, report as follows for week ending June , 13:— •. .- . -WHOLESAIE nEPORT. Wheat: Tho market is without anirnntion. Prime Northern .maples fetch :is 2d to 3s'ld ; Suutherii sampler, 2s. lid to Ks ljd; for meiliiiai there Is no demand. 2s 7d to 2a 9J; fowls' wheat, good whole, 2a 4d to 2s 6d;' broken and Inferior, la lldto 2s 2d, - with -ft ■ fnir demand for both sorts. Barley: Beßt "malting, 4s2U toJsrld ; meillum,3s lOdto Is; milling, 3 3 5d t033 lOd; fced,2s 6d to 3s. Outs: All corning to hnud hnvo bpen readily placed lor tlie ■ Anstrniian market. Milling, Is »d; bright plump feed, Is Bdto Is 85d; off-eotour, Is BJtl to Is 7M. ■yiour • Best 'Ximaru roller. £S 10s ; 50' a, £9, f.o 6.; bort Oamarii; £8 ; su's, £310», In Dunedin; Southern stone and town brands, £7 15b ; 50's, £H 6a, In Dimedin. . Oatmeal: Long ton In bulk. £8 6b; in 25a, £3 sd; in 7'a and M's, £10 (both pneked ineacfta). Uran i' £310s f.o.b. Oamaru and Dunedin, £3 5a f.o.b. ■ Timaru. Sharpe: £310 3 f.0 b.Oamnruaud Dunedin, £■) 5a f.o.b. Timaru. Potatoen: Bust Northern. 4o* to fiOs ; kidoeys, fit for seed. 603 to 7da. I'lgs: W<l fed up to lSOib, 4d per II). Chaff: Well cut and heavy, SOb to 55b; stew chaff, Kss. Onrruts. red of white. 355. Turnips : Gremi tons. Ms; awtvito, KJs : Waclt dust, i)d (sacka extra). Straw, oaten and wlKnten, 35a. Hay. oateu, 60s. Hay, clover and rvegrass, 60s. Butter: Prime salt, B£d (kegs extra); '•fresh butter, lOd to lid. Kgga, Is 5d per dozen. ' Cheese i Best Ainroa, 4d; Brighton, <JJd per lb.

Haras and bacon: 8d for bams, 7d for sides, «d for rolls. Honey, 33d to 4d per lb. Grass Seeds (nominal) : Byegrass, Zs 2d to 3s for btst machine dressed; cocksfoot, 3£d to 3Jd per lb. •— GRAIN AND SEED REPORT. j Messrs Samuel Oiut and Co., Stafford street, report for the week ending June 13 as follows :— Wheat.-Our market lor wheat remains unaltered in every aspect, though a better tone may soon be expected, as large shipments. havegone Home hlle othera ara following. This in itself will have a telling effect, though possibly not for some time. We quote: Prime milling red straw, velvet, and Tuscan, 3s Id to 3s 3d j medium, 2s 6d to 2a lOd; inferior, Is Bd to 2s 4d. ~ Oats.—As we said in our report last week, the bulk of the grain now being forward, arrivals are but small, and not sufficient to cope even with present requirements. Prices, however, show no change, and not likely to till the intercolonial supplies get exhausted, which will take a little time yet, the shipments from the South being far in excessof their wants). Locally there is a good both feed and milling purposes, while odd lots find their way North. We quote: Prime milling, Isßid to la 9d; good bright heavy feed, 1b 8d to Is BM, medium, Is 7d to Is 7jd; damp or discoloured, 1b 4d °Barley! -Demand only moderate, maltsters being nearly all supplied, so that late prices are difficult to °bChaft.-A very steady demand is now on, and will be so for the next few months, the quality most in request being well cut, screened oaten eheaf, which is worth up to £2 17s 6d; ordinary, from £2 to £2 10s; inferior, 35s to 355. Potatoes.- Only a fluctuating demsnd, and then at prices barely remunerative to growers. The outside markets are not fairly opened up, but in' th« course of a month or thereabouts a decided rise may be expected. Meantime we quote Derwents £2 7b 6dJeeds n-'iKyeerass and Cocksfoot: This being the off season there is nothing whatever of any magnitude transpiring, nor likely to be for Bay bix weeks, though we sold about 2000 bushels during the week at late quotations. Clovers: We have advices of the execution of our orders on the Home markets, and on most exceptionolly low lines,-so that our constituents wil\ be supplied this season at prices lower than laßt year. OVERLAND PASSENGERS. XKSTBRDAY'S TKAEfS. Fbom Dunsddt fob thb Noiith.—For Christchurch: Mr V Donald, MrD M'Pherson, Mr J Knee shaw, Mr P 0 Burgess. ForTimaru : Mr JA Hislop Miss Q-reenslade. For Dunedbt from the North.—Mr B Thomas Mr H Clifford, Judge Williams and Mrs Williams Mr A Mncfarlane. Fbom Dunedik fob the South. — Mr Gray Mrs Search, Mr X Smith, Mr W Fraser. . " Fob Dunkms from thb South.—Mr F Heffernan Mr J Aile, Mr J Johnston, Mr L Harling, Master Aile (4), Mr C W Allnutt. POST "OFFICE NOTICES. : Malls close at the Chief Post Office, Dnnedin (sub jeot to any necessary alterations), a» under : — ' For .Northern ports of Hew Zealand, overland 'daily, at 7.30 a.m. Late letters, mail van, Nortl express train, at 8.10 a.m. This Day (Thursday), Jtnns 14. For Southland, Australian Colonies, via Hobart India, China, Japan, Coutinent of Europe, Unitei Kingdom, &c, per Manapouri, at 1.60 p.m. - Money orders (for Australian Colonies only registered letters, and newspapers at 12.50 p.m. Letters for the United Kingdom must bo speciall; addressed, and paid la per ioz. Late letters, guard's van, Port Chalmers train, a 2.30 p.m. • Friday, Juh* 15. SAN FBANCISCO MAIL SERVICE. For Northern ports of New Zealand, the Unitei Kingdom, via San Francisco, Continent of Europe :Samoa, Sandwich Islands, United States of Ame rica, Canada, &0., at 5 a.m. - Eeglstered letters at 5 p m. on Thursday. 14th. ■ Money orders at 4 p.m. on Thursday, 14th. Book packets and newspapers at 9 p.m. on Thuri *Late letters, bearing an additional single rate o postage (6d) as a late feo, can ba posted in the mai van attached to the North train, leaving Dunedi; Eailway station at 8.10 a.m. on Friday, 15th. The above mail will olose at the branch pos office, Duuedin North, for newspapers, at 9 p.m money orders at 4 p.m., registered letters at p.m. on the 14th, and for letters at 5 a.m. on th 15th. At the South Dunedin office, for newspapei at 8 p.m., money orders at 4 p.m., and registere letters at 6 p.m. on the 14th, and for letters at a.m. on the 16th. At the Port Chalmers office, at a.m. on the 15th, money orders at 4 p.m., and regii tered letters at 5 p.m; on the 14th. The above mail will be due in London on dit "fot Australian Colonies (to connect with th Wakatipu at Ljttelton), at 5 a.m. Late letteri mail van, North express, at .8.10 a.m. (Signed) AEOH. BAHE, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, • Dunedin, June 13,1888. .AB3TKACT Otf SALES BY AUCTION. ': '" V mna day. . , Emoi Mact.ean, amb Co., at Yardß, Princes stref south - Horses. ■ '„ . . . D. M. Spedding, at Booms—Gold watches.