COMMERCIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11686, 20 March 1900, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

. Daily Times Office, Monday evening. ihe amount of revenue collected at- the custom house io-tiay on poods cleared /or consumption was £132^ 9s 6d;

COMMERCIAL OABLEGRAMS. '■■t,, . ' : " LONDON, March 18. irozen mutton: •Crossbred wethers and Whl' .°7*rP™t«lKiry, ofd; Dunedin and Southland, ,3. 5-16 d-; North Island, 3id. i.ar.ib: Prime Canterbury, sid; fair average including Dunedin, Southland Wellington, and secondary Canterbury, '4ld. River plate aShfiid. 0* me U° wetl?ers-Heavy, %A; -Hemp: The market is quiet Wellmoan^tvftmafd^S W^"^ ™* fes^F-^^^-f

. .GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORTS Biddwg for post of the lots onX- w, l.lack 8-'^^ *<*£tiß fci^^^-.--.^ fe^^pr^e^^k sena at, for whole wheat, 2s to 2s Id : brokpn ■«$* 9d 'V s' llcl Per bushel, (sacks ea> S « ~Aone offered. "■ " best oM7;Ti" aa rkck' etJ S, Po<Tly'supplied with chaff is also in fair request, but doubtful and inferior lots not -wanted. We. quote • Prime oaten sheaf, £3 to £3 Bb; good, '£2*168 to &"Til (bags eTtS.- " m lm' £2 £2 10S- Per ton

ilfe'S-l^L^ *^ C°" limited) report having heia the>r weekly auction sale on Monday, -when the attendance of buyers was small ' -Wats.—Our catalogue was made up almost entirely of medium and inferior sorts, for which the fpS^beirVom'l Goocl>-tea* feed, on ''tn ߣ 9H-* eea,- Vo^ Jots to 1 eoml'&rwaid"fail to medium Is 9d to Is lOd, inferior Is 6d to Is 8u (sacks extra). - • "■Ju^ wh t ere I s' a ,fnir demand for prime milling .-at late.rates, but other sorts are neglecte,d, Prime velvet and T.itscan, 2s to 2s sdmedium an d S eco n d class (nominally), 2s 3d to--2s 4d; fowl .feed (good- whole), 2s. to; 2s Idbroken and, inferior, Is9d to'ls lOd'(sa.cks in).'" p™J *°ea- ~Vf y- offering at the moment. j™ Derwents, £2 ss; do .kidneys, 37s 6d,to Chaff.—Prime old is scarce, and any coniin^ ■forward-finds a ready market; medium and in" W-^iw -ylaC M ,Wo '4«qto; Prime new irom .-S2 15s to £3; old from 2s 6d to 5s moremedium to good, £2'los to £2 15s;• inferior, £2 to £2 5s (sacks extra).. ' •'- •- •.-■ • _;.-Messrs A,, Moritzaon and Co., report having held their usual weekly sale of grain and produce on -Monday morning. There was a fair attendahce of buyers, but competition was dull for most lines offered. ■■. Oats.—The demand is not so keen as it was, ana. prices are rather easier. l We quote: Prime feed, Is lid. to 2s;-medium and inferior, Is 7d t0 1? ' 10ad". \lrlme milling, 2s per bushel. -' V\ heat!— Prime - milling has some attention from 2s 5d \p 2s 6d, but medium uamp](Krare hard to place\from 2s 2d to 2s 4d; fowl feed 2s to 2s Id. - : , . ' _ Potatoes.—Market is bare, imd-prioes- are .firmer/. We sold best Derwents at 505.; ■Ta ~ rime oaten sheaf is in short supply ftnd sold up to £3 10s per .ton. Other descriptions have not much attention,.being-worHi £2 to £215s per.ton. ■■ -.' •

•AUCTION- SALE OP PAT, HIDES, AND- ,, . ...'■■ TALLOW. .■..".■• • Messrs Maclean and Co. report:-We held our usual stdo by auction of fat, tallow, hides etc on Saturday, when we offered amoderate catalogiie. The-attendance of those interested was good, as also was the bidding, arid all lota wore cleared., under the hammer at the iottmvins rates:— -•■., . ■ V ■ s Cow hides, 3Jd to 3gd per 1b ' Ox:hides, 3Sd.to'Sjd per lb. -: Tallow .(in tins and drums), 14s to 23s' per CWt.^ ."I'.,- •. " Kough.fat, 13s to 14s. :'' " ' •.. • ;•'■■ .'. ".CLUTHA STOCK SALE. ' Messrs'Mnclean. and Co. report-—"Wo held our fortnightly sale .at Baloluthd an Friday, lliere was a fair all,round entry, and competition- wasKgoofl,. resulting in every lot being placed at^satisfactory prices. We yarded 555 sheep and lambs, 52 head of cattle, and 18 piss and sold at following rates:—Eivca to 13s 3d, lambs to 9s Ba, cows from £3 2s ,6a to £4 15s; mixed cattle to £2,. pigs from Gs to 10s 6d; and privately since lost report 760 sheep and lamos, and 140 head of cattle besides horses and pigs. .