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Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13356, 5 August 1907, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

REVENUE RETURNS. The following is ;t statement of revenue collected at Timaru for tlie week 'ended 3rd August, 1907: - £ s. d. Customs duties 608 13 9 Other receipts -. '.. 13 6 6 Total £622 0. 3 • ' TATTKRKALL\S YARDS. Tha Canterbury Farmers' Co-oj>crative Association report on the horse market «:• Tattersall's? yards on Saturday as follows: —The yarding conipi ised 25 draught, light harness and hackney horses. There .was a good demand for horses fit for present work, but sellers' values being in mo*t instances much highsr than burets were prepared to give, very few sales w-er-e effected under the hammer. We quote valors as under:—Drangbts, young, wii.li trials, £34, £36 to £3B; do. light and aged, £ls. £lB to £2O; light harmi-;-horses. £l2 10s, £l4, £ls to £l6 10,-. Weeds wire almost unsaleable. BESWICK STREET ROOMS. C. Jonas and Co. report for the week ended August 3rd as follows:—Rnsine- :• has been quiter than usual, and the demand for nicst goods submitted to public auction has not been too good. Potatoes are getting stow of sale, and the only kinds to sail readily are prime Derwents and Up-to-Datss; other kinds are not asked for. Pigs were a bit of a glut this week, and bidding was lacking in spirit. Wheat, oats, swedes and carroii* are all firm with a fair sale. There was ;i large entry of poultry on .Saturday; lot." were slow of sale, with the exception of about three or four line-' of prime roosters and ducks, which elicited spirited bidding. AH kinds of produce sold at fair rates, and household furniture was enquired for. Prices realised were: —Hens small Is 6d to 2s, larger 2s to 2s 9d, roosters small 2s to 2s 9d. prime 3s 3d to 4s 3d. ducks small 2d 9d to 3s 3d, extra prime 4s t»i 4s 3d, turkev hens 4s to 5s 6d, gobblers 10s, 14s, to" 16s. Geese 4s to 4s 6d, pullets 2s to 2s 9d. all at per pair. There was a rather better bidding for ptirebreds sales of which were:—Brown leghorns 5s to 6s 6d, Wyandottes 4s 6d to 5s 6d, each; product—Wheat whole 16s to 17s: broken 15s to 14s, screenings 8s to 9s 6d to ICs, swedes 3s, carrots 4s 6d, kits carrots Is 6d. hoi.se carrots 4s; potatoes—(prime onlv) IX-rwents 8s to 9s. Up-to-Dates 10s," chaff Is Id, oats 13s to 14> ; harms Bd, bacons 6d to 6id. pigs 2 at. 15s 3d. 1 at 18s, 5 at 14s. There was a large attendance at the sale of the Mackenzie Mounted Riilea camp equipment, and everything sold in buyers' favour. There is a growing demand for fruit, and local apples are just about done. Prices art—Apples 2id. pears 2£d. mandarins 6s to 7s, lemons 7i; to Bs, oranges 6s 6d to In 6d. Sundries all sold well. Our first consignment of Island fruits is expected to reach us on August 9th. and from enquiries we have had for same expect there will be few left- when they come t" hand. CAIN'S TKKRACK ROOMS. (}. I'. Otrrii and Co. report for thweek ended Au»u.-t 3rd. ;-> follows : - The entry of poultry on .Saturday was fair, prices being an improvement on the previous week. Hens small mat?;* Is 6d \<> 2s. large 2s to _2i> 6d. roosters sinail 2tr> 2s 9d, large 5s 6d to 4s. ducks .!:; oil to 3s 9d. pullets 2» 3d to 2s 9d. turk.v h.ns 8s 6d. gobblers 15s. geese 4s 6d t'.» 5-. all at per pair. We (sold a largf quantity of groceries and crockery at fair prices. The sale of miscellaneous drapery w;is well attended, but bidding was

lift vt-ry keen, though we disposed i>f ;i fair qua'ntitv. Mvifs overcoats 6x to 10s. wuui-'i's jackets 5s 6.1 to 6.5. i-uits 17s 1M 20.-. trousci-.s 6s to 7s. dress- lengths 5s to Bs. suit lmgtlis 10s each: sundries all ~old well. During tin- past week businos has been brisk. .Potatoes an- coming to hand in large quantities, but litf quality in ilk- majority of cas.w is poor. (ioiid kinds aiv vs-isilv >ohl. but inferior are hard to ■<■ t rid of." t):itv iniiaiii lirm. small lin.s' linding ready buyers; fowl wheat still nvtts a ready sale. Carrots and parsnips have become more plentiful, but no difticultv is* experienced in quittingSuedes are hard to procure m large quan-titi-s Onions have improved in value, but Blill meet with a ready sale. Fruit w .- -llin"- well, and we advise having disponed uf over ICO cases. The demand for furniture of all classes continues. A few sales mail'-- during t!l <' "" l "-' k lv; ''' , !,s follows- -Secondhand gun £4. wardrobe £6 sets hartus- ,£4 and £4 lCs. letter pre.-., £1 15s. duchess £2 ss, bedstead £1: ntw furniture -5 drawer chest £2 12* 6d. marble top tiledback washsland £2 ss. and £1 12s. duchesses £3 10s. £2 12s 6d' and 2 at £1 l<s 6d each. D.1.8.P.. bedstead £2 10s and £1 14s 6d._ kapoc beds 205. spring mattresses 16s, 5 s-tret-chvr mattress and pillow at 16s each, chiffonier £5 os. 15 chairs at 5s 6d each. Wo quote as follows:—Potatoes (in ton lots) Perwints £3 10s to £o 15s. Up-to-Dat-es £5 17s 6tl to £4 2; 6d. British Qmvn svd £5. wheat 14s to 16s, second oats 13s. potatoes 7s 6d to 10s. pig potatoes 3s to 3s 6d. carrots 4s 6d to ss. parsnipfi ss. swedes 5s to os 6d. all at per sack : onions 2d t» Id. t a Is Id. bacon 7Jd to BJcl. '••"'us prim- 9d to lOd. at jier lb. ripe b.t::a::is 12-. Sevilks Is. Poormaiis 6-" 6d. Sydn y »n-:>n«jfs 7s. passion fruits 6s 3d. i»in. :. 9s 6d. ar per case, apples 2£d. prurs 3d per lb. The principal sales of produce taken fn in our saliti book read as follows:—30 sacks 2nd oats at 13>s per .-r>ck. sacks in. 27 nicks broken wheat 14s 9d per sack, sacks in. 7 tons TJp-to-Date- pota-iots at £4 5s f.0.b.. sacks in.