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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13674, 17 August 1908, Page 4

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CUSTOMS RETURN., Following is a statement of the revenue collected at Timara last week: — £ *. d. / Customs duties ...... 2864 16 0 Beer dnfcy 43 4 6 Other receipts - 32 5 6 Total - £2940 6 0 HORSE -SALES. The. Canterbury;. Fanners' Co-operative Association. ie|iorl> that at their weakly horse sales Beldrat TattersalL's yards on Saturday thet. . yarding ' comprised 32 draught, light-harness and"hackney horses. The &a&B was somewhat slow, but notwithstanding this there were a number of farmers wanting yorm'g. farm houses fit for present woitky ' The following are quotations :Draughfer r -." : vonng and with trials,£33, £34 10s, £36-to-£3B-10s; ditto., light and aged, : £l* 10s, £l3 to £2O; light harness horses, £ls, £lB 10s to £2O. . Aged and inferior eortc were slow: of sale. • BESWICK STREET ROOMS. C. Jonas and Co. report on their sales for last week:—There was a very large entry of poultry, and prices were much above those obtained by us upon any previous oceasion, and the only part- lacking was that there was not. sufficient tn supply all demands. Hens, small 2s 9d to 3s 3d,; prime fat 3s to 4s 3d ducks 4s 6d to 5s 3d,- geese 6s 6d to 7s 9d, roosters medium 3a 6d to 4a 3d, prime fat 5a to 5s 3d, chickens 2s 9d to 5s 3d, turkey hens 8s 6d to 18s 6d, gobblers 14s ta-19s, all at per. pair, pnrebreds from •3s to 5s 3d" each- Produce: Extra prime eating- Bs, second grade. 4s to ss, pig 2s 6d to' 3s, wheat whole 18s, broken 13s to'lss, oats (scarce) 12s to 13s, carrots 2s 6d to 3s, mangolds Is 6d, swedes Is 9d'to 2s 3d, parsnips 4s to ss, barley lis 6d to 12s 6a> all at per sack. Eggs Is to Is Id per dozen, sacks 3d each. Butter Is to Is 2d per lb. Hams 92d to 18 Jd bacon 8± to 9d per lb, oaten sheaf 3s to 3s 6d, chaff Is to Is 2d pier sack. Fruit: sold this week 15 Oeases Island oranges and 60 cases bananas. There was a splendid demand for both lines, which sold as follows: Oranges lis to 13s, bananas 10s to lis per case, lemons 15s 6d to 16s/ marmalade oranges 10s to lis, passion fruit 6s, pines 7s 6d per case, apples lid to. 2d per lb, other fruit in proportion,' while the usual sundries realised full rateew > . STAFFORD STREET MART. Leslie O'Callaghan and Co. report as follows of business dona during the past week. ' Poultry: Prices remain about the same the demand being exceptionally keen. Hens 3s to 4s per pair, roosters 3s 6d t» 4e 9d, ducks 4s to 4s 6d, geese ss. to 5s 6d per pair. Pigs, Better supplies are coming to hand, but we still did not. have'.sufficient entered to meet the Hemand on Saturday. Weaners sold as follows: S afc 16s 6d, 2 at 15s 6d, 2 at 14s, 3 at 15s, 3 at lis 6d, large weaners 2at 235. Produce: The inquiry for all classes of produce remains good. Potatoes: Good table Up-to-dates and Derwents 8s per bag. Oat«: Good feed Danish -2b 3d to 2s 4d, Gartons, some good feed Ihies epld at 2s 4d to &j"sd. Sacks i extra. Chaff: Oat sheaf (good), 3s 6d to 3a 9d, Kicks extra, medium 3s t«> 3s 6d. Straw chaff: 400 sacks good oat straw sold at Is to Is 2d per bag, sacks extra. Chick wheat: Broken 13s 6d, whole 14s to 16s, sweepings 7s 9d to 8s 6il. Parsnips" 4s 6d, carrots 2s 6d, swedes 2s 3d to 2s 6d, apples 2d per lb. Eggs (fresh) Is 4d per dozen. We had an extra large entry of furniture, mostly of very good quaity, and no difficulty was found in disposing of the lot at satisfactory prices.