COMMERCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13917, 31 May 1909, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

CUSTOMS REVENUE

The revenue collected last week : t the Customs office. was: —Customs duties £409 5s 4d, beer duty C4l Is 0<!. other receipts £"1-3 7s JkJ. Total, £l(>3 14s 9d. LONDON MEAT MAKKET. The Canterbury Farmers" Co-oper:t-tive Association have received the ft Ilowing cable from their London offic;, under date, 20th inst.: —"Frozen meat. —We quote to-day's values ( n Smithfield market: Mutton, prime Canterbury, light, 3.1 d per lb, medium ai l, heavy 2j}d. Lamb, prime Canterbury, light 4Jd, medium 4',d, heavy 3;] d. The market is affected unfavourably by heavy arrivals, and continues in a very depressed conditiou." lIOKSE SALES. The Canterbury Farmers" (.'''-operative Association report on the Imise sale at Tattersall's yards on Saturday, as follows: —The entry comprised (51 horses, mainly go<«d staunch sorts. TW re vras a good entry of young ones, a:;d the demand for these was in excess "T the entry, several fine youuir draughts finding buyer.-; at- particularly good prices. Mr Geo. Sullivan (Edvii'l-iV! sent in to mares and geldings. and 1 lie pick of tiiis. lot realised £2l, £"2 f >. '"-''J, £24. £3O. £*3s. £24. £3O ami £ !0. Three froni Mr W. Elliot s farm atAlbury went at- £2O. £LB and £lO 10s. Other young draughts from various .-filers sold at £33. £35 and £4O. A fed nnd stale draughts realised £lO tn L'l->. rlarness horses sold at £lO 10.•> to L'J'J, hacks £6 to £ll. CLEARING SALE. Messr- Guinness and LrCn'ii rep->it having held a, very successful sale on Friday, on account <>F Mr 11. M. Reeves, Car<"u. The affenda nee of farmers from tin- surrounding districts was verv good. ami eompetit in:i throughout- tin* sale very keen, the resrilt- was that every lot was cleared at satisfactory prices. lie following some of the principal sales: —Sheep. - IS7 three antl four-shear three-quar-hred ewes 15s 4d. 82 do. crossbred ewes 13s Gd. 78 d". halfbred ewes '• 'S SM. (35 three-quarterbred ewes 7s. 40 t-<Tinn ewes 5s 2d, (i'L-do. 5s (id. 107 fat lttnilis lis Od, 40 doT lis Od. 03 do. 13s. ins do. 13s. 54 do. 13s, 147 wethers lambs Ss 2d. 25 ewes lambs 1 Is lOd. S3 do. 10s '.to. 23 fat ewes Os. 40 cull lambs Ss Id. Horses. —Mares-. 4yrs £43 Ills, fivrs £*3f). aired £18: geldings. 7yrs £37. £3O. £2B. £2G 10s. £2(5: harness geklingl 7yrs £l-t, do. acred £0 JOs. Implements.—Gi'is £l3 10s and £ll. spring'cart £ll 10s. lip-dray £fi ]0». nrW)! press £lO. Cambridge roller '£ls ]/)»., d.f. ploughs £0 and £l2. displough £*l2. broadcast seed-sower ,£ll. T)nncan grain and manure drill £2O lbs, travelling but £lB. A large quantity of furniture and sundries wore sold at full market rates.