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Otago Daily Times, Issue 12448, 3 September 1902, Page 4

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.D6.ily Times Office, Tuesday evening. .. lh'B atneiunt of revenue collected it the Dunedm Custom House to-day; ou goods clenrod for consumption was £3?21 j (3s sd. The Siijri-d's'Auckland cat-go for Sydney from. Auckland iiiclud?d 432 sacks maize, 520 cftrcases mutton, 150 sacks of mutton and beef, 200 quarters beef, and 43 froxen pigs. A New Plymouth telegram, states that it is reported that Messrs Kirkcaldie and Stains have purchased a corner block ill Devon street, New Plymouth, at £60 per loot. 1 A Hamilton telegram states that the first aunua! meeting of the Cambridge Co-opera-tive Dairy Company was held on Monday. The price paid for butter fat has been: Frotn September to March, 'B£d ; April, 9d; May,' .9id; June, July, and August, lOd. Tlvere is £226 available for allotment amorijjst shareholders.. The output for the year has been 186,3261b butter. ; PRODUCE MARKET. Egg 3 are firm at 9d per dozen; and supplies are coming forward slowly. So far the ~ confectioners havo mot come into 'the iiiirkat, but as the preserving season is fast slipping away, it is thought that they will havo to bow to the inevitable and pay market price. , It li&s been stated that the producers do hot benefit by the high price of eggs, all the profit; going to the iniddkmeh—the and the country storekeeper. In reply, the agafstS point out that the riiast-er bakers' bn£r Of 7d was made to them, and not to the producer direct, and that the confectioner 13 only a buyer for about six weeks during this year, whilst the storekeeper takes the eggs all the year reuivd, and runs all risks of market movements. The agents draiy that, the groecrs, maw of whom aro large regular purchasers, can buy on more iidvantageoii!! terms than can the confectioners, as during the preserving season no claims for "chips" are allowed to any bliyer. Oh behalf of the country storekeeper, it is pointed oitfc that he to a large extent accept# eggs in payment for goods, and but of his, pewiv per doKofi profit be "H&s 16' pay railage commission and other expenses. IMPORT MARKET. '..The news that thOiApariina will shortly sail for New Zealand is welcomed by the stock iiiul station agents, who arij much perturbed as to the condition of the woolpacks, tlie bulk of the season's requirements being On board that vessel. Should the> }t"6olpacks provS to lie iuifit for Sending out ihtO' tlfe Cotfntry a good deal of ihefinvenience will be caused. .Some importers have Supplies on board the Umpta, but there is every prospcet of a shortage should the damage done bv the fire prove to be serious. It is the off season for cornsacks, and local stocks are quite equal to present requirements. -Thei price is nncha>igod—viz., 5s per dozen (on trucks, Dunedin). . THE PRICE OF TIMBER ADVANCED. (Per United Press Association.) DANNEVIRKE, September 2. The .Hawke's Bay Sawmillers' Associa-ticm hive advanced the price of timber 3d per 100 ft ail round. Timber required for butter bbx.es has been iiicreasod to Is per 100 ft. : <£. . WELLINGTON FAT STOCit SALES. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, September 2. Rscord prices were obtained at the johhsonvi.lle Sa.lejards to-day l'oc <fat stock. In the 'caße pf hbavy-weight bullocks the prices obtajin&t showed an advance of Sbottt 5s per IOMU On , last week's sales. The best figure was £13 7s Gd. A good many here bought at prices above £13, ail I'fit tlie niwrket. Th'h locid butcliers'could not look at the beastf at the prices offered. «— GORE STOCK SALES. (From: Our Own Correspondent.) J3ORE,. September .2.. There was a fair entry of sheep to-day, about 3000 being yarded. Prices were about on a par with Jdst sale ratis, but bidding was not so keen.. Fa't wethers brought !rom 12s Gel to 15s lOd j fat ewes, 7s 6d to lis Gel; .two-tooth wethers (small), 8s Id to 10s 2d; four-tooth ewes (in, lamb), IBs Gd; six and eight-tooth effes (in lanib), 10s G?:I to 12s Gd ; full-mouthed ewes; Gs 6d to 9s; old ewes, ss. There was a .fairly large entry of hoggets, which sold from 7s Gd to 10s Id. Cattle: Tlie largest entry we hare lied lor sdtcie considerable time, about 180 head being penned. Dairy cows were much in evidence, - and were hard 1o quit. Fat steers brought from i'G 10s to £7 15s; fat cows and heifers, £5 to £9: three-year-oM steers, £5 to £G ss; two-year-old steers and heifers, £i 10s to M; yearlings (well grown), £3 tc £3 10s; calvcs, £1 5s to £1 18s; dairy cows, £5 to-£7; poor COWS; £2 10s to £1. SALE OF LEASEHOLD PROPERTY' AND .CLEARING SALE AT CAMBRIANS. Messrs Dsdgety iuid Co. (Limited) report having sold by auction, on account of the administratrix of the late Mr John Leslie, the goodwill of the lease of 1219 acres, lease in perpetuity. was a very large attendance at the sale, and after spirited

bidding tile property was secured by Mr Hinkson Mee, o! Becks, lor £1305. Immediately after the sale of the farm the whole of the stack und implements were offered, and realised, on the whole, most satisfactory prices. Owing to the scarcity of feed, which is usual at this season of the year, there were not many buyers for sheep, although, considering-the size dnd condition, very fair prices were obtaftiM. Crossbred and halfbred eWes brought 9s 9d; hoggets (small), 7s .'id; two-tooth wethers. 10s Id. The hofses, although aged, were a good lot, and met with a strong demand from local imyefs, \Vho evidently were fully aware of their working capabilities. The highest price, £45, was realised for an aged mare, while others brought from £30 to £43. Implements, furniture, and sundries mfefc with a ready sale at first-class prices. INVESTMENT STOCKS. Thp Dunedih Stock. Excliihge rfejiorts the following quotations yesterday: — National Insurance —Buyers £1 Is Gd, sellers £1 2s. i " New Zealand Insurance—Buyers £3 17a, sellers £3 ISs 6d. Standard Insurance—Buyers Via Gd., Mosgiel Woollen—Buyers £3 13s Gd. New Zealand Drug (£2 paid)—-Sellers £2 10s. Barr, Leary, and Co., stock and sharebrokers, Dunedin.—lnvestment shares and debentures a specialty. Communications invited re investments wr small or large suiiib. Investment shares can be supplied at market quotations.— Advt,