Commercial.

Otago Witness, Issue 1500, 14 August 1880, Page 15

Commercial.

1 CUSTOMS REVENUE. The following revenue was received at the Custom housfe, Dunedin, during the week ending Wednesday i last :j- ' I•' i ' • , £ s. d ' 1 Thursday .'. .. .'. 2428 IP 4 Friday 3735 0 11 - Saturday .. .. .. 519 10 4 I ' Monday ' 2142 ,3 8 Tuesday ".. .. ".: 1978 4 6 I Wednesday 1102 4 8 I • Total £11808 14 6 : . Gold £474 9 0 . THE WEEK'S BUSINESS. Witness Officb, : • Wednesday Evening. Most lines aro now in plentiful > supply, and in the absencp of speculative purchases prices are subject to little alteration. A fair business .has 'been done in. bottled ales during week, but holders find great difficulty in quitting parcels at any great, advance on old rates. Stocks cleared before the imposition of an additional duty are, however,' much reduced, and when 'once exhausted importers should then.be able to 'command the full advance. Candles are in better inquiry : Do RoubaixJenar's we quote 9Jd ; of Belmonts, which are scarce, sales' are being made at lOd per lb. Cement is easier again, and sales ex Invercargill are freely passing at 17s 6d, delivered in town. Dried fruits are weaker, except elemesj which are firm at 7d per !lb. Ctrrants we quote at s£d ; Sultanas, 6}d, although sales of the latter were made in the auction- j room during the week at 6jd per lb. In fish there is nothing doing. Hops are dull, and, no sales beyond a few bales of Tasma'nians, at' 2s to 2s 2d per lb. Kerosenejoil is firmly held for better prices, and a fair portion; of the Bygdo's shipment has been" placed for j Northern ports. A difference between the agents of a well-kriown brand and the purchasers of the balance of their stock has led to a cessation of sales of the brand in the meantime. Of other oils, raw, and boiled linseed remain at 3s lOd per gallon all round, and colza at 4s 6d per gallon in drums. Galvanised iron is easier, and parcels of best brands are offering from the wharf at £27 per ton. Of fencing wire, there are sales of No. 8 at £16. There is a fair demand for whiskies, as usual at this season, but brandies are very slow of sale; geneva is in fair inquiry at 13s Od to 13s 9d for J.D.K.Z.; old torn i moves off at 12s 9d. Notwithstanding the advance on the other side, sugars here are very quiet and price's do not improve. Snowdrops sell at £38 in bond, and first whites at £36 13s to £37 10s ; of Company's No. 1, we quote sales at £43 per ton, duty paid; Salt, for some time very scarce, is now in plentiful supply, and freely offering at, for coarse and fine, £5 6s and £5 10s per ton. The now season's teas, ex Menmuir, should reach this market at the end of. next week, and we notice that already part of tho shipment is advertised for sale by auction. At an auction sale of general merchandise, held by Mr D. M. Spedding amongst other lines, the following were quitted :— Sultanas, 6Jd per lb; Marryatt's vestas, 2505, at 17s 9d per gross; kippered herrings, 10s ; Yarmouth bloaters, 9s ; Findon haddocks, 10s 3d ; red herrings in firkins, 9s 3d ; halfbarrels, 16s 3d ; Stephen's case vinegar, 7s 3d per doz ; bulk', Is lOd per gallon. The grain market continues to improve, and prices have advanced materially. Sales of prime milling wheat have been made at 4s Id per bushel, and very choice samples are quoted at up to 4s 3d ; medium samples realise 8s 8d to 3s lOd. Oats' are firm at Is 6d to Is 7d for milling, and Is 6d for feed. Prime malting barley has been sold during the week at 3s 3d per bushel. THE MARKETS ] GROCERIES Retail prices only :— Fresh butter, Is 2d to Is 8d Bread, over the counter, per pound sd'; do, delivered, 5Jd Salt, Is 2d per pound Oatmeal, 251bs, 3s Fresh eggs, Is 3d per doz. Dried apples, 6d to 8d per lb Bacon, Is per pound Jam, lib tin, 8d to 9d Ham, Is to Is 2d, scarce American Salmon lOd to Is Cheese, 8d to lOd ,• ' Potatoes, 28 pounds Is ; Milk, 4d to 5d per quart 4s per cwfc Honey, 8d per pound MEAT. The City Company reports under date the 11th instant : — Roasting beef, 3d to 6d Mutton, 2d to 5d per pound Pork, 6d to 8d Steaks, 5d to 8d . Veal, 4d to 7d Boiling, 2d to 3d Lamb, 2s to 3s 6d_ To hotels and boarding-houses the charge all round is 4d to 6d. GREEN OItOCERIBS. Mr E. Landorf repoita under date the 11th instant :— Apples— eating, 3d, 4d. and Oranges, 6, 8, and 12 for Is 6d per pound Cooking Pears, 4d per lb Apples— baking, 4d Pears, 6d perlb Bananas, Is per doz Lemons, 2s to 4s per doz Mandarin oranges, 8 to Pineapples,ls6dto2seach 12 for is 1 VEGETABLES. Cabbages, 3d each Potatoes, 161b to 281bs Is Do per dozen, 2s Cauliflowers, 4d to 6deach Carrots and Turnips, Is 6d Onions, 81bs and 121bs Is per dozen POULTRY. Fowls, 5s to 7s per pair I Ducks, 8s and 9s per j air Geoso, 10s to 18s per pair | Turkeys, 8s to 20s each PISH. Mr Melville report." under date the 11th instant :— There has been ga good supply of frost fish during the week. Quotations are :— Flounders, 2s to Cs p« r doz Blue cod, Od to Is 3d each Mullet, 2s per doz Solos, 6a to 10a per doz Crayfish, from 3s per doz Oysters, Is per doz. in the Red Cod, 6d to 9d each shell Lingflsh, 4d to 6d per lb

SEEDS. Messrs Nimmo and Blair report tinder date the 11th lnst :— Enquiries are now plentiful, and we hear of sales being effected in large lines. A good deal of low class clovers are now being offered at prices with which a high class article cannot compete. The better article is, however, a bettor value, though a higher price. WHOLESALE PRODUCE REPORTS. '' Mr J. Fleming, Princes street south, reports, under date the 11th inst :— Good Sample Mill. Wheat, Straw, £2 per ton 3s lOd to 4s 3d per bshl. Bran, £3 5s per ton> • < Fowls' Wheat, 2s Od s to 3s Pollard, £4 per ton Feed oats, per bushl, Is 4d Flour £10 to £10 10s per to Is sd, Milling, Is 7d ton Malt Barley, 2s 9d to 3s 3d Oatmeal, £9 10s per ton per bushel Pearl Barley, £18 per ton Feed, ls 9dto2s6dperbshl. Onions, 7s Od to Bs per cwt Potatoes, £2 5s to £2 7s 6d Cheese, 5d per lb , Grass Hay, £2 10s per ton Bacon, rolled, 9d per lb Oaten Hay, £3 Hams, 9Jd per lb ' Chaff, £2 15s per ton Sides Bacon, BJd per lb (grain fed). Messrs Anderson and Co., millers, report, under date the 11th instant :— ' ' 'Oatmeal, £9 10s per ton Pearl Barley, £18 per ton Pollard, £4 per ton Fowls' wheat, 3s per bshl. Bran, £2 10s per ton • Oats, Is 4d to Is 6d per Barley Dust, £2 10s per ton bushel. ' Flour— Sacks, £10 103 per ton ; hundreds, £10 15s ; fifties, £11.

Mr,C. F. Black reports the sale -of sections 65, 67, 69, part of 71, block XI, and section 996, part of section 88, block' X, North Harbour and Balclutha for £7000. ', Mossrs R. and A. J. Park repor,t for week ended 7th August :— ' Bank of-New Zealand, £20 ss; Colonial Bank "of New ' Zealand, £2 5s Cd (cum diy.) ; National Insurance Company, 25s Cd, 25s 9d ; "Union Irisurance Company, 16s 6d ; Colonial Insurance Company, 8s ; Standard Insurance Company, 10s 6d ; Now Zealand Shipping Company, 808 ; Union Steam , Ship Company, 185s ; National Mortgage and Agency Company, 20s; Cromwell Quartz-mining Company, 355 ; Keep-it-Dark Quartz-mining Company, 13s Cd ; Welcome Quartzmining Com) any, 40s. Money secured on freehold property at 7i and 8 per cent.J per annum. " Mr John Gage reports for the week ending 7th August as follows :— Welcome Quartz-mining Company (Reefton), 40s, Keep-it-Dark Quartz-mining Company (Reefton), 13s 6d; Just-in-Time Quartz-mining Company (Reefton), 4s; Tipperary Quartz-mining Company, £17 10s ; Cromwell CJuartz-mining Company, 35s ; Homeward-Bound Quartz-mining Company, ss ; Gladstone Quartzmining Company, 12s ; All Nations Quarts-mining' Company (Macctown), sellers 4s ; Printz's Quartzmining Company (Longwood), sellers 4s.

Mr Donald Stronach (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports for the week ending 1 11 th August as follows : — • v Fat Cattle were only in moderate supply at Burnside ,to-day, when 152 head were yarded, which sold at an improvement on* last weeks rates. Bullocks realised from £7 10s up to £14, and cows from £5 10s up to £12 5s per head. We disposed of .a further draft on account' of Messrs Smith and Dornwell, from the oelebrated Seadown herd, which realised £9 175-6 d to £11 17s 6d per head fpr cows. Quotations for prime beef, 27s 6d per 11001b;1 1001b ; and for medium, 22s 6d to 25s

perlOOb. ' •" ' Fat Sheep.— 29s9 head were penned, consisting of 2189 crossbred I and 770 merino. The former sold at 10s 3d to 16s 6d per head, and the latter at 9s 6d to 12s, being slightly better than last week's prices. We sold on account of Messrs Walter Miller, Wilson Brothers, J. C. Gilchrist, and F. Schaw, 413 crossbreds at from 10s 3d to 15s 9d ; "and 179 merinos at 9s Cd per head. We quote prime mutton 2|d to 3d per lb.' ' ' Wpel.— Telegraphic advices from London received during the week report the market dull, without any demand. As the next public sales will commence on Tuesday,' the 17th curt., we hope to hear of an improvement in a few days. On Monday last we sold sundry small lots of fellmongers' scoured wool, at from llid to 17d for crossbred, and Is Cd for merino ; also, a few bags of greasy wool at 7Jd to B£d for fleece, 7d for piece's and black wool. • ' Sheepskins.— We offered and cleared a full catalogue at our weekly auction on Monday, with fair competition and at prices fully' equal to those of previous sale's. The • lots consisted : principally of butohers' ' skins, which fetched 2s Id to 5s 7d for crossbred, and Is 6, d, to 4s 9d for merino. Hides.— We have cleared several consignments at late prices— say, 3|d per lb for wet-salted, and 20s each, for butchers' green hides, heifer and calf skins in proportion,— but, as reported last week, we do not ook'for a maintenance of these rates. Tallow.— Well-rendered sallow is worth 28s, and butchers' rough fat 16s to 17s per cwt, at which we report transactions. Grain.— Wheat : There is a moderate inquiry for local consumption, but stocks are low, and business limited, especially in second-rate descriptions. Prime samples would command last week's quotations, which we Repeat, viz. : — Prime milling, 4s 3d to 4s 6d; medium, 3s 8d to 4s ; fowl feed, 2s 9d to 3s 3d] per bushel. Oats : No change to report, buyers beng unwilling to give prices asked ; transactions are only to supply immediate requirements. We quote Is 6d to Is 7d for prime milling ; Is 4d to Is 5d per bushel for feed oats. Barley : Really first-class samples are in demand at last week's quotations, but for medium the nquiry is extremely limited. We have made sales of | fair malting quality at 3s, and quote prime malting at 3s 3d to 3s 6d per bushel Messrs Wright, Stbphbnson, and Co. report for the week ending 11th August as follows :— Fat Cattle.— ls2 were yarded, mainly fair Ijo good quality, and prices obtained were fully equal to last week's quotations, We sold 72 head as follows :— On account of Messrs W. Gellibrand and Co. (Cottesbrook Estate), 13 bullocks, at from £11 12s 6d to £13 10s ; and seven cows, at from £9 to £12 ss ; on account of Mr D. M'Crae, eight bullocks at from £10 to £12 ss ; on account of Mr C. Dore, three bullocks at from £11 17s 6d to £14, and three cows at £8 10s ; on account of Mr John J. MAuley, 11 cattle, at from £6 5s to £8 ; on account of Mr' Kerin Claffey, nine bullocks, at up to £8 7s 6d, and two cows at £5 15s ; on account of Mr Jag. Griffiths, six bullocks at up to £8 12s 6d, and two cows at £7 ; and on account of other vendors, eight head. We quote prime beef at 27s Cd per lODlb ; medium', 255. On Saturday last we offered at the Provincial Yards, on account of James Shand, Esq., two prize three-year-old shorthorn bullocks, and sold them to Messrs Shand and Worth (for forward delivery for Christmas beef) at £65 the pair. Fat Sheep.— 29s9 were penned, consisting of 2189 crossbreds and 770 merinos. Although the supply was a large one, nearly the whole were disposed of at late rates. We sold 1672 as follows :— On account of James Smith, Esq., Greenfield, 572 crossbred ewes at 14s 9d ; from Hillend Estate, 222 merino wethers at from 11s Cdto 12s, also 165 crossbred wethers at 16s, and 131 crossbred ewes and wethers at 14s 6d J on account of Mr A. Calder','9s crossbreds at 13s 6d ; on account of Mr James Gall, 284 crossbred wethers at 15s 3d, and 249 merino wethers at from 10s 3d to 11s. We quote prime mutton at 3d per lb. Privately, we have placed 1000 for forward delivery. ' Fat Pigs.— About 100 were penned, out of which we sold 78. We quote prime pork at 4^d per lb. Store Cattle.— We have no sales to report. We have, however, buyers for well-grown bullocks and young cattle, but very few are offering. Store Sheep.— During the week we" have placed 1000 four, six, and eight-tooth halfbred ewes (in lamb) at a satisfactory price. Country Sales.— We beg to call attention to our sale at Mr Donald Miller's farm, Maungatua, on Friday, 13th instant, when we shall offer for unreserved sale the whole of his stock, consisting of draught horses, dairy and young cattle, implements, &c. Horses. — Heavy draughts and strong upstanding light-harness horses are in moderate demand. The supply of horses for our sale on Saturday last was not great ; the larger portion of them, however, were sold at quotations. Wo quote first-class draughts at from £35 to £45 ; medium, £20 to £30 ; good hacks and light-harness horsos, £17 to £25 ; light and inferior, £3 to £8.

Sheepskins.— On Monday we hold our weokly sale of skins ; there was a full attendance of the trade, and keen competition ensued for every lot offered. Our catalogue was a very large one, consisting of over 3000 skins (loose and in bales). Butchers' green skins, crossbreds, fetched from 4s 6d to 5s 4d ; merinos from 3s lid to 4s 4d ; station skins from lOd to 5s Id, and in bales at from 6 Jd to 6d per lb. Hides.— This week we have sold 284 at 33d for sound wet-salted, and at 20s each for butchers' green hides. Tallow.— On Monday we sold a few tons at from £25 to £27 for good mixed, and at £17 for rough fat. Grain.— Wheat is in good demand, and we have to report an advance in values. We quote extra prime milling samples at 4s 4d to 4s 6d per bushel ; ordinary, 4s to 4s 3d ; fowl's wheat, 2s to 3s. Oats are also in good, inquiry. Wo quote first-class feed at Is 5d to Is

6d per bushel ; prime milling, la 7d., Barley : We quoto choice malting samples at 3s 3d per bushel ; ordinary samples, 2s 3d to 2s 9d.

Messrs Maclean and Co. report for the woek ending 11th August as follows :— Fat Cattle. —A moderate supply of 152 head was yarded for to-day's market, about 40 of which were" little better than stores, the balance being fair to prime quality. The lot were sold at about last week's rates, bullocks realising from £8 7s 6d to £14, cows from £7 17s 6d to £11 17s Cd. We sold on account of various vendors 25 head at satisfactory prices, and quote prune beef 275. to 28s ; medium, 22s to 25s per 1001b. , ; Fat Sheep.— A full supply came forward, 2959 being penned, consisting of 2189 crossbreds and 770 merinos. Prices showed a slight 1 decline on last week's rates. Crosabreds realised from 10s 3d to 16s 6d, merinos from 9s Od to 12s. We sold on account of Robert Wilson, Esq., Romania, 120 crossbred wethers at 16s, 157 do ewea at 12s 6d, and 09 merinos at 11s 9d ; on account of Mi' J. Grey, 72 mixed erossbreds at 12s Gd ; and on account of Messrs Brown, Siddels, and Waldio 190 crossbreds, at from 12s Cd to 16s! We quote prime mutton at 2^d per lb. ■ ' ' Fat and Store Pigs.— About 110 of all sorts were pennedi the principal part of which were inferior stores. We sold on account of Messrs Bee Brothers 37 at 8s to 9s 6d ; on account of Messrs r Wallace and Siddels,' 7at £2 7s to £4 10s. AYe quote' > prime porkers at 5d to 5Jd perlb. . . Store Cattle. — Well forward conditioned bullocks are in good demand, and any lots offering aro readily placed at full rates . . • ! ."..'.■ ' Store Sheep.— No transactions to report. Horses.,— On Saturday last, the 7th Jnstant, we hold our opening'sale at Tattersall's Horse' Baiaar, George street, when 51 of all descriptions were forward, and with the exception of a few all were r sold at prices beyond expectations of vendors. ' ' Wo quote heavy draughts £35 to £47 ; medium, £15 to £25 ; good j hacks and light-harness horses, £15 'to £24. On ' Saturday next we shall offer a team, of draught mares and geldings, and a large number of useful hacks and light-harness horses. • • • ■ r

• Shecpskins,-f We did not hold our usual sale on Monday last, but during the week we disposed of nearly one hundred skins at from as lOd to 4s 9d for butchers' eiossbreds, and 3s 2d to 3s 8d for merinos. Hides.— During the "week we have sold over 80 butchers' fjreen ii n-( n -(i ea a^ 20s each, and wet-salted at 3Jd per lb. Tallow.— We have sold several casks of ordinary description at 24s per cwt, but for parcels of good quality 26s per cwt, and for rough fat 16s, can be obtained. , Grain.— Wheat : Prime nulling samples have been in good demand during the week, and a further advance in prices- has been realised. Prices may be quoted at 4$ to 4s 3d for prime, at which price we have sold several parcels for milling ; ordinary, 3s 8d to 3s lid ; 'fowl feed; 2s 6d. • Oats have' been in good demand, with a further advance in -price, viz., for milling Is Bd, and for feed Is 5d to Is 6id. We have sold' over 1000 bags for shipment. • Barley: -Malting samples may be quoted at 2a 6d to 3s 3d : milling, 2a to 2s 6d.

Messrs DonaiiD Reid and Co. report for the week ending 11th August as follows :— Fat Cattle.— ls2 yarded.' About half were prime, the balance medium quality. Prices ruled about the same as last week. 'Best 'bullocks brought £11 5s to £14 ; others', £7 10s to £9 ss ; best cows, £9 5s to £12 ; others, £5 10s to £7 17s 6d— or -equal to'27s 6d per 1001b for prime and, 22a 6d to 25s for ;medium. We Bold' on account of Mr Jno. Bruce 20 bullocks, at £6 to. £9 ,105, 7, cows, to £6 7s 6d ; on account of Mr Jas. 'Allan, jun., and others 15 head, at '£5 7s 6d to £? 3,75 6 d. ... • Fat Calves.— None yarded. • •• Fat Sheep.— The market was fully supplied with 2189. crossbred and 110 merino wethers, nearly all of good quality. Prices about the same as last week. Best crossbreds brought 14s to 16s 6d ; others, 12s 3d to 13s 9d ; merino wethers, 9s 9d to 12s 3d. We sold on account of Messrs A., and J. Brown 100 prime crossbreds, at 168 6d ; on account of Mr R." Gibson 80 crossbreds, at 16s 3d. We quote prime mutton at 2|d to 3d perlb. . , -, - ,< »• I' Stbre Stock.— No sales to report. „ Wool and Skins.— We had a large attendance at our sales on Monday^wheri^we submitted a'full catalogue. Competition was good, and last week's rates were well maintained. The whole wore sold at— Wool : Scoured 2nd combing crossbred, up to Is 3d-; mixed, lOJd ; greasy pieces, 4jd. „S kins: Butchers' crossbreds brought 4s,'6d 'to'Ss 3d; 'do merino, 3s 9d to ss; station skina,'2s 3d to 4s 6d; pelts, 9d to Is 9d ; akina in bales, Cd per lb. Hides.— On' Monday we sold 83 at 3}d per lb, which price we quote as market value.

Tallow continues in good request. We sold small parcels at 25s 6d for prime, '24s 6d to 25s medinm, 16a to 17s rough fat. Country'Sales.— We held a clearing sale of dairy cows and farm stock at Mr Wm. Sampson's farm, Green Island, on the sth inst. There was a fair attendance. The bidding; however, was languid, and prices low. Dairy cows sold at £4 15s to £14. Grain.— Wheat : For prime samples there is continued inquiry, and prices have advanced fully Id per bushel since last quotations. Medium and inferior still being in large supply, there is no alteration in price tq quote. Oats are in short supply, and prices are in favour of growers. We have good inquiry for all sorts ','any, to hand can be placed at full rates. Owing to the state of the roads in some districts, and farmers being busy with spring work, there is but little coming forward. Barley : No sales to report ; market same as last week. Grass Seed : There is a better demand, and for clean samples of perennial 3s to 4s can be obtained. We quoto— Wheat: Prime milling, 4s to 4s 3d ; medium, 3s 8d to 3s lid ; inferior and fowl's feed, 2s 9d to 3s 3d. Oats : Prime milling, Is 6d to Is 7d ; medium and feed, Is 5d to Is 6d. Barley nominal ; bran, £3 per ton ; barley dust, £? 10s ; ryegrass seed, 3s to 4s. Potatoes, £2 5s to £2 10s ; seed kidney potatoes. £3 10s".

Mr J. F. Watson reports for the week ending 11th August :— Reefton. — The Keep-it-Dark Company's return for the week was 190oz •of amalgam from 186 tons of stone. The Golden Fleoce Company have commenced crushing. The return of the United Alpine Company was 3520z of amalgam from 160 tons ' of stone. The retorted gold for the month was 5830z. A dividend of Is per 32,000 th share was declared. Tho Wealth of Nations Company's prospects have very much improved, a promising lode of stone having been met with. The Hopeful Company's crushing is not yet to hand. The Just-in-Time Company have cut through a lode three feet wide, showing good gold. The Welcome Company's battery will shortly be completed. No further interruption is likely to be caused by bad weather. Macetown.— Nothing fresh to report this week. Hindon. — The manager of the Hindon Company forwarded his report to-day, stating that he had met with a fresh shoot of stone four feet in width, showing 'good gold. Crushing was commenced on the 9th inst. Bendigo Gully. — The Cromwell Company had a small crushing of 130 tons of stone, yielding 9Goz of gold. Keep-it-Dark, 12s 6d; Just-in-Time, 3s; Golden Fleece, 7s 6d ; United Alpine, 12s ; Fiery Cross, 5s 3d; Welcome, 41s; Cromwell, 345; Tipperary, £15; Homeward Bound, ss; Wetherstones Cement Company, 8s ; Hindon, ss ; Ladye Fayre, 2s ; All Nations, 3s 6d. ■