COMMERCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 14004, 13 September 1909, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

REVENUE RETURNS. The following is a statement of revenue, collected at Timaru for tbe period, ended lltti September, 1909. — £ s. d. Customs duties 932 18 3 Beer doty ............ 37 10 6 Other receipts 7 17 8 Total ......... 978 G 5 rROPERTY ON OFFER. At their land sale rooms on Saturday Messrs Guinness and LeCren offered 14 acres situated at Wasbdyke, the property- of Mr Hugh Devine. Ts T o. sale was-made, the property being passed in at £2O per acre. TATTEBSAIiL'S SALE. The Canterbury Fanners' Co-opera-tive Association report on the weekly sale of horses held at Tattcrsall's yards on Saturday as follows:—The entry comprised 36 draught, light harness and hackney horses. For good young draughts fit for present work, and with trials, there was good competition,, and lots changed hands at £"29, £34, £36 to £45. Good business was also done in harness horses and sales were made at £9, £l2 ss, £l6 10s t«> £l7 10s. Hacks were dull of sale prices ranging from £6 to £ll. Among the sundries a Whitccbaplc cart fetched £l3 ss, a set of harness £2 lis " 6d, and a saddle £2 10s. >-" BESWICK. STREET ROOMS. G. Jonas and Co. report for the past week as follows:—There was a fair 'entry of poultry, and prime lines met with, a keen sale, prices being somewhat higher than those of last week. Frnit—This market is fair for most classes, but a large quantity of Sydney fruits are dne this week. Prodnce—Potatoes have been in fairly good demand, and the price ruling jnst now is £3 on trucks for Up-to- . Dates, while Derwents arc' somewhat firmer. Oats are - dull of sale, but there is a scarcity of chaff. We qu«jt«* as follows:—Hens, smajl 3s_to 3s 3d. prime fat 3s 9d to 4s 3d, roosters as to 4s, extra prime 4s 6d to 5s 3d, ducks 4s 9d to 5s 6d, chickens Is 3d to Is 6d, tnrkey hens 6s 6d to 7s. gobblers 12s 6d to 14s, bantams Is to Is 6d T jieese 6s to 5s 6d per pair, pure breds 2 at'4s 6d, 3at4sM,l at 5s each. Produce: Potatoes 6s to 7s (according „"to size of bag), second grade 4s 6d to 4s 9d, smaller kinds 3s to 3s Gd, seed 5s to fe 6d, pig 2s 3d to 2s Gd, wheat whole 32s to 13s (4 bushel hags), broken 9s to lis, screenings 6s to 7s. thirds 5s to as 6d, barley 8s 9d to 9s, carrots ,1s 3d to Is 9d (no sale), parsnips Is'to Is 3d; onions Id per lb, han» 84d to 81d, bacon 7*d to 8d per lb, eggs 9d per doz.< chaff Is 2d to Is 3d per sack. Fruits , Island oranges 12s to 13s, Sydneys 8s Gd to 8s 9d, mandarines; 7s 9d to 8s 6d, le'r inons Mildura, 14s to 14s 6d, Sydney 8s 6d to 9s, passion frnit 6s to 7s. Fiji ■"• bananas 8s 9dto 9s, Raratongan 7s 9d to Bs, ripe bananas 2Jd' to 2|d, apples (scarce). 2fd to 3d, and every likelihood of hardening. \ the mart- ' - Leslie O'Caßagban' and Co. report as follows .on busines during the p»st| week:—Poultry: The market showed a distinct -rise, and • all lines, increased considerably in price. For good table birds our demand is far in excess of the supply. Hens (in good demand) 3s 3d to 4s 6d per pair. Cockerels: In spite of a large entry, buyers could not secure the ' quantity required, and prices realised were excellent; prime table 4s 3d to 5s 6d per pair, medium 3s 6d to. 4s 3d. Purcbreds 5s to 9s per pair. Ducks: Good table birds 4s 3d to 5s per pair, purebreds 5s 9d to 7s 6d. Pigs: A medium entry of good sorts met with the usual keen demand; prices realised were: Stores (small), 19s 6d to 22s 6d, good stores 24s to 35sr Produce:. Most lines showed a decided improvement during the week, and some good lines were cleared. Wo qnote: Potatoes: Good tablo 5s to 7s r raedinni 4s to ss, seed Hp-to-Datos £3 10s per ton. seed Princess Victoria 12s 6d per sack, Bmce kidneys 15s; m small lots good early seed is selling at l|d per lb. Chaff: :oatsheaf 2s 6d to '3s per .sack, s.i-: oatstraw 10d to Is per sack s.i.: oats 8s to Bsß Gd per sack; •fowl'wheat: good 12s Gd, medium Us to lis: onions id per. lb. carrots Is M swedes Is Gd, apples 2*d. Following the abov«» sale wc hekl our usual of furniture and sundries, and a good clearance was effected at the usual prices. On Wednesday a large entry came to hand for our mid weekly sale, some of tßie principal sales being—piano (old) £lO, duchess chests £2 15s to £2 ss, suite £6 15s, hirycles £5 to £2 15s On Thursday we held a large clearing sale on aconnt of Miss L. Reid at her residence, High street. There was a. large attendance of buyers, and *>very lot met with keen competition. Some of the principal prices realised were:—Piano (Thnrmer) £35, bedsteads £3 5s to £5 ss. duchesse chests (small) £1 7s 6d to £1 10s, chairs £1 3s to 10s, tables £1 to 10s; aii exrej>tionally long list of small goods and sundries met with a good clearance. The Canterbury Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., are in receipt of the following cable message fro»i their London Office, under date 11th

September, 1909 —Mutton : Prime Canterbury mutton delivered Smitlilield, light 3{d> medium 3id, Jieavy 3d. Lamb, light 3gd, medium 3Jd, heavy 3gd. v -