Commercial Intelligence.
"Herald" Office, Timaru, Friday evening. Business Is again dull ; but stocks on hand are low and no speculation is apparent Many of the houses m town are doing little trade, and do not expect any improvement for a few weeks. One favourable sign is the many enquiries made for wheat for exportation; but the price offered is not satisfactory to holders. Wheat may be quoted at 3s 6d ; seed wheat, 4s per bushel ; and oats 3s to 3s 6d per bushel, according to sample. Cattle are scarce and command high prices. Abont twenty dairy cows, with other cattle will be sold at auction on Tuesday by Messrs Stubbs and King at the Agricultural Show Yards, Timaru. TheNorfolk Arms Hotel, at the river Hook, with 100 acres of land will be sold by auction by Messrs Stubbs and King at their rooms, Timaru, on Wednesday ; besides a section of land m Heaton street, Timaru.
The following is an abstract of the quantity of land sold m the different districts from July 4 to August 2 inclusive : — a. r. p. Timara 6976 0 13 Christchurch 384 2 30 Ashley 194 2 0 Lincoln 20 0 0 Mandeville 119 1 23 Ellesmere 48 2 0 Banks' Peninsula 195 3 5 Lyttelton ... 147 0 0 Oxford 17 3 2 Malvera 132 0 0 Waitanzi 150 0 0 TownofGeraldine... ... 0 10 •Total- ... • ... ... 8385 333 Cash received £16,796 6s. Monday, August 5. Ellesmere 6 Acres. Kakaia 33 „ Total 39 Acres. Realising £78.
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Timaru Herald, Volume VII, Issue 230, 10 August 1867, Page 2
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248Commercial Intelligence. Timaru Herald, Volume VII, Issue 230, 10 August 1867, Page 2
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