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Timaru Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 5353, 4 February 1892, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Timaro, Herald Office, Wednesday evening. CUSTOMS RETURNS. Tbe following aro the Customs returns for Timaru for the month ended January 31st, 1891 :— £ s. d. Spirits 441 7 0 Wines 71 12 5 Tobacco and Cigars ... 225 . 4 0 Tea - 91 8 0 Sugar 159 3 1 Ale and Beer 21 0 0 Goods by weight ... ... 140 17 5 „ ad valorem 261 2 0 Other duties 129 1 7 N.Z. Beer 46 13 9 Total .£1603 9 3 (By Tslegeaph.) ADDINGTON LIVE ST.CX, MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH. Fohruary 3. The woather was fino and tho attendance good. SHEEP. There was a large entry of storo sheep._ The domand waa keen. 2-tooth crosabroda soid at 10s 4d to 12s Bd, station crossbred ewes 2-tooth 12s 4d to 12s 7d, do lambs 8s to 9s 7d, merino wethors 5a to 6s lOd, orossbred ewos mixed agß3 8s lid. Fat sheop were m good demand and the prices of the last two weeks wore fnlly maintained. Crossbred wothora fetched up to Ida, ewes to 14s 6d, merino wethors to 13s 2d, owes to 12s. In fat lambs, the entry was vory large, and all good sorts sold well from lis to 13a lOd. CATTLE. A fair entry of fat met with a dnll sale. Be3fc bullocks realised £6 to .£6 15s, cows £i to £5 10s, heifers £i to £6. A small number of stores were yarded. The demand was far m excess of the Bupply. Mixed cattle rising 3 years old brought £2 12s 6d, 2i-year-olds sold at from £3 10s to £i. In dairy cattle, tho entry was small, bnt tho domand was slightly better than the previous sale. Best cows brought £5 10s to £6. rios. A small entry sold remarkably well. Stores brought from 12a to 16a, porkers 17s 6dto 233, bacon pigs to 325.