DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2006, 4 August 1892, Page 23

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE.

DUNEDIN HORSE SALE YARDS. Weekly Report.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows :—: —

A fairly large number of horses were offered to-day, including two drafts from the north of upstanding hacks and harness horses. Of this class there were more forward than for some time past, but owing to this being the slackest s»eason in the year for horse* of this stamp the demand was anything but good. Any demand there was. was for inferior sorts, of which a fair number found buyers. Draughts, on the other hand, were in brisk demand, and a good clearance of those offered was, effected, principally for ploughing. Buyers were present from both north and bouth, and prices showing an advance on late s.iles were paid in several instances. We sold a very nice four-year-old hlly for L 23, and a number of other draughts ranging in price from Ll2 to L2O. We quote : — For iirst-class draughts (extra heavy), L 25 to L3O ; good ordinary draughts (young), LlB to L 22; medium diaughts, Ll2 to LIU ; aged draughts, L 6 to L 10;1 0; good hacks and harness horses, Ll2 to LIG ; medium hacks and harness horses, L 7 to L 9; light and inferior hacks and harness horses, L2 los to L 5.

THE CUSTOMS REVENUE.

During the month of July the sum of L 33.153 10s lOd was collected at the custom house on goods cleared for consumption. The sum collected as beer duty was LS42 19s. For the corresponding

month last year the amounts collected were L 30.868 3s 2d and LB4O 5s sd.

Wellington, August 1. The amount of customs revenue collected last month was L 121.742 as against L 115.032 for the previous month, and L 144.826 for the corresponding month of the previous year. For the three months of the financial year the total is L 499.253. The Treasurer's estimate for that period was L 525.000, leaving a deficit of L 15.746. The principal ports contributed as follows last month: — Auckland, L 25.379 ; Wellington, L 26.69 1; Christchurch, L 10.13 5; Dunedin, L 30.08 5; — total, L 121.742.

The beer duty yielded L375(5 last month, the amounts collected at the chief ports being :—: — Auckland, LBSO ; Wellington, L 415 ; Christchurch. L 784 ; Dunedin, LBJ3. In June this year L 4159 were collected, and in July IS9I L 3814. The Treasurer estimated the amount for three months at L 19.333, but as only L 17.175 bus been collected the duty is below the mark by L2ISS.

Saturday^ Quotations. From To Shipping : X b. d. £. i-. d Now Zealand Shipping ... 212 6 215 0 Joai, : Kaitangata (old) 15 10 0 15 15 0 «lo (new) 1 !) 0 110 0 Westport 2 7 0 2 8 0 MISCELLANEOUS : M'Leud Brothers ... 11 17 (5 12 2 6 Milburn Cement (old) ... 1 J 0 12 0 do (new) 0 9 6 0 10 0 Mosgiel Woollen (old) ... 313 0 • 315 0 Mornington Tram wa y (cumdiv.) 0 8 0 0 9 3 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile 2 9 0 210 0 National Mortgage ... 0 7 3 0 7 9 New Zealand Drug ... OIS ti 010 0 Koslyn Tramway ... 112 6 114 6 Trustees and Executors ... 15 0 16 0 Hining Companies : Big River Extended ... 010 0 010 6 Cumberland 0 10 0 0 10 6 Exchange 0 10 0 13 Globe 0 12 3 0 12 9 Golden Lead 0 13 0 1 (5 Hercules 0 0 SI 0 10 Homeward Bound ... 0 0 6 0 0 7 Keep-it-Dark No. 2 ... 0 3 6 0 4 0 Lord Edward 0 2 0 0 2 3 Lyell Creek 0 0 4 0 0 6 Progress 0 16 6 0 17 6 Sir Francis Drake 0 10*013 United Alpine, Lyell ... 019 0 10 0 Wealth of Nations ... 0 0 9 0 10 )redging Companies : Big Beach (cum div.) ... 0 4 3 0 4 9 Dunedin 0 19 6 10 6 Jutland Flat (vendors) ... 0 7 0 0 8 0 Sandhills (10s paid-up) ... 0 5 0 0 5 3 Sluicing Companies: Roxburgh Amalgamated (contributing) ... 0 3 9 0 4 0 United Hercules (20s paid up) 0 8 6 0 9 0 do (contributing) 0 4 9 0 5 0 Fen wick & Logan K. «fc A. J. Park Thomas Ghose Quick <fe Vivian J. A W. Gage E. R. Smith Andrew Hamilton G. S. Broduick.