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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13651, 20 July 1908, Page 4

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CUSTOMS RETURN. Following Is a statement of the revenue collected at Timaru last week : £ s. <l. Customs Antics 440 13 1 Beer duty 41 H Otter receipts 8 14 0 • • ■ Total £491 3 4 "horse sales. The Canterbury Farmers' Co-opera'ive Association, at Tattersalls ya rtls. held their -weekly sale of hoises on Saturday, ■when the entries of all sorts numbered 20. In cases buyers did not bid up to the reserves, conseqiten.h" llie actual btifeiness done wss small. The l>-st price obtained . was £42 frr a draught, mare. The hunter '"John Peel' was offered with a reserve of £25, but though several enquiries were made the required amount was not. offered. CAIN'S TERRACE ROOMS. O. p. Gerrie and Co. report for last week:—Poultry, etc.: Hens small ?i> t<~ 2» 6d, do l . large- 2s 9d to 3s- 3d. rocsteis small 3s to 3s 6d, large 4s to 3s. dueler, 4s 3d to 4t> 9d, geese 5s 9d to 6s 6d. turkey hens 6s 6d to Bs, gobblers to 13s 6d. rabbits Is. hares Is 6d. at Tv-r pair. Pigs: 2at 16s. 1 at 14s, 2at 17k. aat 12s each. Fruit: Bananas 7s. pirifs 7s 6d, Sydney oranges Si. mandarins ?t ; . lemons 10s 6d, passir-n frnits 7s 6d. all j>er case. Apples to 2d. P'-aiv, to 2d, walnuts 6d all per lb. Produce, etc. : Potatoes 7s to Bs, and 4s tio ss, pig po':itoes 2s 6d, oats bm>) 12s 6d. 2nr's &s, wheat whole 18s to 18s 6i1,. broken 12s to 15s. 6wedes 2s 6d. carrcti? ~*s. parfnipe 5s 6d to 6s, crushed oats 7s to 7i> 6d all per Back: onions 1 Id. tea Is, burlier Ifi, bacon lOd, all per lb. BESWICK STREET ROOMS. C. Jonas and Co. report for last week: —Poultry was again in splendid demand, and realised as follows :—Hens 2s 3d to 3s 9d, ducks 3s 6d to 4s 9d and ss, westers small 3s to 3s 6d. prime 4s to 4s 3d, geese are scarce as also are turkeys.tlie former bringing 5s 9-1 to 6i 6d, and the latter gobblers 12s 6d to 14g 6d, liens--6s to Bs, chickens Is 9d to 2s 3d, purebreds 8s to 9s 6d, Guinea fowls 7s to 9>>, all at per pair. Produce : Potatoes prime 7s to Bs, second grade 4s to ss. pig, small. 2s i'o 2s 6d, carrots 2s tf> 2> 6d. swedes 2s 3d to 2s 9d. wheat whole 18s, broken 13s to 14s, thirds Si t° lCs, oats 4 hush lis 6d to 12s 6d per pack, hanis 9Jd; to 10jd, bacon Bid to 9£d per lb,■onions scarce l£d p°r.lb, 9s tr> 9s 6d per cwt. eggs Is 4d to Is 8d per dog. Fruit : Island oranges repacks lCs to llr>, Sydney oranges 7s, mandarins 7s 6d, pines &s," bananas 7s to Bs, pareion fruit 6s per case, apples ljd i-o 2d, pears l£d to 2d per lb, hares Is, rabbits Is per- pair. Pigs were slightly easier. STAFFORD STREET AUCTION MART. T.eslfe O'Callaghan and C'o. report as follows on last Saturday's Auction sale : Poultry: We had a very large entry, and the demand was exceedingly pood. Auction prices were as follows. Hens 3s, 3s 6d, 4s , 4s 6d, 4s 9d, to 5s per T>air: cockerels 4s, 4s 6d, 4s lid, to 6s 6d per, .pair: ducks 4s 6d per pair, turney hens 3s 6d. Pigs were very much in demand, and the number enliered did not. satisfy the demand. Weaners brought lis, 17s 6d to 18s 6d. Produce: On account of the; late wintry spell, the demand for produce considerably increased, and prices were fully maintained. We quote the following auction prices : ■ Wheat broken 12s 6d to 16s sacks in, wheat whole IHs to 17s sacks in. Oa's: A considerable quantity was wold at 4-Id and 2s 5d sacks extra. Oat sheaf chaff: 100 bags of prime chaff was entered, and the bulk sold at prices ranging from 3s 9d to 4s 3d, sacks in. Straw cliaff Is 3d to 1.6A per bag( sacks in. Potatoes: Good Derwen's and Up-to-Datts 7s to 815 6d per bag. Pressed straw: 140 bales sold at 10£ d. This line was slightly damaged. Carrots ?s 2d per bag. .«weder: 2s 6d. onions per lb. apphs ljd and 2d per lb. During the week we held a clearing pale of produce on account of Meysrs Christmas and Co. The whole stock was cleared :n sit'tfactory price*. Lret Wednesday and Saturday we held sales of a large nuanti'y of fnrnitnre on account <-f variom clients, the lot being cleared at good auction prices.