COMMERCIAL

Otago Witness, Issue 2525, 6 August 1902, Page 32

COMMERCIAL

The live sheep trade for the Sydney market is assuming large dimensions. The Sussex is calling at the Bluff to take in 2000 lhe sheep for the Sydney inaiket. .and the Whangape is expected to load at the same port. As instancing t lie eagerness of shippers to obinir. ypuee, it liiay be mentioned that efforts ha\e been made to charter the Hafi.-> to take a c<iri{o of Micep for Sydney, but the husiucv, fell tlnough, and th.it vosj-pI pmcooded m ballast to San Franeiaeo on Saturday.

The Cu-tomi* returns for the month of July ontercd at Dunedin wero as follows : — CiistoniH duties £33,052 16s Id; beer duty. £1939 6s 2<l : gold exported. 23,3770z. valued at £93.896 The; ri'tjnn for July of last veai were: -Customs duties, £44.504 18s 7d : beer duty, £1659 10s 9d : and gold exported. 71210z. valued at £28,484.

Our Inv ercargill correspondent telegraphs- " The Southland Implement and Engineering Company havo disposed of tho implement manufacturing anel agency portion of their bu-mc^- »o an influential company recent!)' floaf' ' -i Christchurch with a capital of £20,0ui with «.ome of the leading business men of Ohristchurch as ahareholdfis. The comnany will have its headquarters in Ohn.-.rohurch. The name of the now company ;a hooper and Duncan (Limited), with Mr Cooper as manager. Mr Cooper has had a quarter of a century 's experience 111 agricultural woik3, and. with Mr Duncan, ha» lately been associated with the Southland Implement Company. Under f-uch management and with the extensive connection of the Southland Implement Company, success to the new company is assured. The Southland Imulement Company intend eari) ing on their engineering foundiy bu^ine->s at Invercargill as before. "

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. SYDNEY, Ju'y 30 Whpat. 1<; 5d to 4s Gel . cluck, 4s to 4s 4d Flour, £0 "0« Maintoban, £12 10k. Oats Algerian, 3s '2d to 3s 3d. milling, 3s, 5d , seeding. 3s Cd , New Zealand ceding, 3a (xl to R-, 7<J B.irloy Chop, prime, 4s, Kii^lish loed, it 'Jd Maize Prime, ss. Bran aid pollard. Is Id Yon* Prussian blue, 7s. I otatoe-> TaMvnman, £5 15s to £7 10s. Onions Victorian, i's tc £G 10s, Nrw Zealand, prime, £4 10g to £5 Butter, Is 5d to Is 6d ; N'w Zealand best, 1b 4d to Is sd. Chee.«c . Local, 7Jd to Sid; New Zealand prim?. Pid to 3d.

MELBOURNE, July 30

Wheat (firm), is 3d. Flour, ±'9 2e to £a 12s. Oats (dull)- Algerian, 2s lOd to 3a Id. Maize, 4s 4d. Bran and pollard, Is 3£d. Potatoes, M to £5. Onions, £5 10s.

ADELAIDE, July 30.

Wheat (very firm, no sellers), 4s 2d. Flour, £8 15s. Oats- Algerian, 8s to 3s 3d; whites, ?» 2a to 8« $& Brai. is &3, Foiled, I, 6$