COMMERCIAL

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13533, 2 March 1908, Page 4

COMMERCIAL

CUSTOMS RKTURXS. The following is a comparative statement showing the amount ol Custom* duties collected riming February 1907 ami 1908, at Timai ti: — 1907. 1900. £ s. <l. £ t*. (I. Spirits 595 14 1 655 11 3 Spirits perfumed 1 !0 Cigars 7 9 2 G Cigarettes ... 65 12 6 . 98 8 9 Cigarettes n.o.e. 28 10 6 Tobacco manufactured .... 493 18 6 435 1 9 Wine, Australian 50 18 4 19 Wine. other kinds 9 9 9 28 13 0 Tea 1 8 Chicory. cocmi. and chocolate 5 12 Sugar, molasste. and treacle . . 379 5 4 Goods by weight— General tariff . . 549 17 5 119 12 11 Preferential tariff 14 15 0 10 0 Goods ad valorem— General tariff . . 2959 17 7 1225 16 6 Preferential tariff 105 16 5 9 10 0 Otlter duties not specified above Gener.il tariff . 304 13 8 192 15 8 Preferential tariff 5 14 Total .... £5114 11 6 2849 13 0 Beer duty .... £164 14 0 164 8 0 For the week ended 29th Febrnarv : £ d. Customs duties 1517 5 11 Beer duty 39 9 6 Other receipts 5 9 8 Total £1362 5 1 HORSK SALKS. On Saturday the Canterbury Farmer:-* Co-operative Association, at tli-ir Tatterealls horse •saleyar&s. hubmitted for sal<27 horses of all sorts. a fair pro(>oition of the yarding con>isting of ln.r.-o:- too young for present- work. There was a good enquiry for young draughts fit for use. The following prices are ij noted : Young draughts (some of them unkroken) £2O to £24; aged and fatal.- t,orts £l4 t>j £18: light, harness horses up to £ls: backs £6 to £l2. ST. ANDREWS STOCK SALH. There wa« :t crowded yarding at St. Andrews stock sale on Friday, but the prices showed a downward tend. iu;.\ yearling cattle sold from 12s 61 to 23.-.: store cattle brought 255. 42s 6d and s£-. milch cows £2. £2 2s. and np to £4 £; . fat cows £3 lE> to £5 ss. npringei- £3. Pigs: Slips .sold at lis 6d to 16s 6d. Sheep: LamSvs »oid at 10s. lt> 3d. 11»» 7d. 12s. 12s 5d to 13s Id. 4 6 and 8 tooth ewes 14t». 2-tooth ewes 17s Id, fat ewes 16a, store wethers &•. 6d. 9s dd. large number of sheep changed hands privately after the salt-. P.KSWICK STItKKT K(:i >MS. C. Jonas and Co. report for- tit.- past w<ek as fof[ou.-> : Poultry : 11. ns Is 64 to 7s 3d. ro<jst«rns 2, 6< 1 to 3s 6d. ducks 3s to 3s 9d. geese &■» 6d to fs 9d. tnrk.-y hens 3s to 5s 6<l. gobblers ll.i 6d (»■> 15-. I'htck-'iis 1« 6d to 1., 9-t: at per pair. I-if.s 2 at Ss. 1 at I'j; 6:t. 1 at L. r i. 6d. Produce: Potatoes 3s 4d per lb. oats 10s to 10s 6d. wheat whole 1&-, 6<l to 18s. broken 14s to 15-. i-arrots 3, l> r bag. (.-atilitloWers 2d to 2Jd. eabbaio-s IJd to 2.1 eat:h. Fruit : Peaelns 4d to 4Xd. plums 1 Jd to 2d. appl.s 1.1. orc.-ngagcs 2d. tomatoes l£d to 2d. Ad-lai.l • grap s 9d [>• i- lb. oranii>.- 11... banana-* IC'.- t'> lis 6d. lemons U-s r.» 12--. phim> 3- to 3s fid p. r catie. CAIN'S TF.IU'ACK ROOMS. <!. P. Iterrie and Co. report as follows for Week ended 29tii February: ■■Poultry : Hens 2i, and 2s 6d. roisters 2.-, 6d to 3s 6d. ducklings Is 3<l to Is 6d. duekv 3s 3d to 6d. jjw*:- 5.s to 5- 6.f. tutfcey henc, 6.st" <s. gobblers 12s to 13*. at p-r pair. Produce: Potatoes 6s to it. Ji.-r curt, ouior.s Ijd to lAd p-r lb. wheat ulio!.- 16- 16- 6d. br.ik.'ii 6<! i" 14s 6d. oatLs 4i bu>h-Is ICV- 9d. -wed-... 2.,: at per .-ai-k. Haiti lod to ICV.d. l>a roll tiAil to 9d. tea Is to Is 3d. leans Ud to 2d. :-t p-r lb. |»-a.; 6d per I"«k. marrow* 3d ea.-h. cabbages 2s 6.1 |»-f

• io/cii. l"t iiit.: )>;iii;in;is to i-iuuni-l> rs 2s 6d to 3is: at |»t rase. I'lmn.s lj'l 2.1. |KM.Ii..s 4.1 t<» -IA.I, :tprinits 4d. pais ljd t» 2.1. ;i|>|i|>» 1.1 to l','l. I '.in;' |1.t1.. satin-. l].l lA'l. il. —s«-u H.l 1.1 :M : :.I [ .1' H>-i-'ACM u.v oi Fi:i:. Ir v- i. us that il U n.xt t.i iin - pos-sibl- r• > c~.ll l:iin 1 iir lioiisi- proper!y l.v :uirti.>n in Tiniam. This l:irl win; .iLmiii illustrated "ii Saturday in :lt ; i-uipt. to .- II l>y .iiiiiii.ii ;i 1 il.>i-k i.f 3025 arte... divided into tour lot.-.. sit liated ;il Caiiliai;.. Tiv I'i.ili!. -ii ill.- South l» i':i 1 it-li hi tl»> I'aii-oia liver il.ntli- I'aivoiai. The , ;il>- wu-» li-M at Dnlii' ty :ni'l Cn.'s offices. Mr l.owry th- auctioneer, and there Were about 50 men present. Three line, weiv offered ill turn :unl not ■i >in£lr* hiil wa-- made. and th- fourth Wiui nut offered. " Wliitt brought yit iill line':" iiskt-.i Mr Lnwry. He added that rheiv would h- a l i:.-h ;is usual ;ift»-r t.lie auction. itinl hi- had ii.> doubt th.-* liinil would :<II he .-old ill :i i-oupl-- of day*. The iiiii-tini!»-'-is i»l .-V-hhiiri'iii. w.' are told. have ii v.iv different exp~rieiicr. In tin.-;' sil,,i held there recently owr £2OO, 090 w.rth of land rlianged "hand* at auction. and in on- of tlit- till:'- sahis £BB.COO «i»vt Ii was >nld in 25 niinut«r>.