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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14326, 17 October 1910, Page 5

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MOUNT LYELL RETURNS. tPr«ss Asasociation-By Telegraph-Copyright MELBOURNE, Oct.. 15. Mount Lyell returns from September Bth to October 6th inclusive, show that 27,113 t-ons of ore were treated, also 10 tons of purchased ore. The converters produced 591 tons of blister copper, containing 584 tons of copper, £9.70r o;:nocs of silver, and 790 ounces of gold. RICH MINING RETURNS. PERTH, Oct. 15. A parcel of 200 tons from Builfinich mine, yielded 7 ounces 13 pennyweights of go'id to the ton. The Government geologist reports that tbe bulk of the samples!: from- the Bullfinch leases gave returns ranging from 2 to',.'§3 ounces to the ton. Another find-described as above the average is reported from Golden Valley, 7 miles north-west of Bullfinch. WOOL. At the Bradford wool market sixty fours are selling at 28£ d, super sixtie3 28d : common sixties 27d;, fifty sixiea 23Jd, fifties 20Jd, forty sixies 16Jd, forties 14irl, Merino are ],M lower for futures.

LONDON MAKKET. Received 5.5 p.m., Oct. 16th. LONDON, Oct. 15. Rabbits.—Tho market is brisk. Large arrivals are clearing at full late rates. Hides are all withdrawn. Sales of leather basils are insignificant. Hubber, 6s. The hemp market is quiet. Fair October and December shipments £22 per ton. CUSTOMS REVENUE. The following was the revenue received at the Custom House this week : Customs duties £2*26-1 16s 6d, beer duty £3S 19s, light dues £5 8s Bd, shipping fes 9s; total £2309 13s 2d. TATTERSALL'S HORSE MARKET. r l he C.F.C.A. Ltd., report on their weekly horse market held at Tattersail's yards on Saturday as follows: — The yarding comprised 26 head, and the demand was keen for young draught mares and geldings, some of these bringing £36. Hacks and harness horses sold at up to £ll. PROPERTIES ON OFFER. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., report having offered by auction on Saturday at their rooms, Mr Robert Black's l.i.p. section, Knkahu settlement, when the property was passed to the vendor. The company are now offering the property for private sale on very liberal terms. The first hid for Mr F. Tnsk'er'e residence on Maori Hill, with half «a acre of land, when offered by Guinness and LoCren on Saturday, was £IOOO, and at £1175 the property was passed in. Mr C. E. Shallerass. the- auctioneer, said that he would be pleased to treat privately f.or tlie property. At the C.F.C.A's. land salerooms, Mr G. R. M. Jones, and Mr Stronnch, auctioneers for the C.F.C.A., and N.Z. Loan Company, respectively, offered, on account of Mr W. E. Ki'nnerney, a i-ncrc -section at the corner of Dee and Thedoeia. streets, with 5-roomed dwellinghousn and conveniences The best bid was one of £6OO, and at this figure the property was withdrawn THE MART. Messrs Leslie O'Callaghan and Co. report as follows on business during the pasL week. Poultry—Prices on Saturday were exceptionally high, and a very heavy entry were cleaved at the following prices—Cockerels, (in excellent dema n) -Is 6d to 6s tor prime table birds, liens, 3s 3d to -l,s 9d, ducks 4-s -9d to os 6d, turkeys, (heusj 7s 6d to 9s per pair, gobblers 10s per pair. Pigs—• Only a. medium entry came to hand. Prices are improving and consignments a.r© now advised: 26 weaners (mostly small) sold as follows —5 at 6s, 6 at 6s 6d, 1 at 12s 6d, 1 at 10s 6d, 2 at 10s, 1 at 9s 6d, o at ss, 3 at 7s, 2 at 4s fed. Produce—All 1 ines continue in good demand —Potatoes and chaff being especially sought after. Supplies "of potatoes are very short, and prices must rise before the new seasons potatoes come in. Prime table £8 to £8 10s per ton ; seed £5 to £6 per ton. Chad—Oatsbeaf 3s 3d to os 6d s.i., oaf>straw Is 6d s.i. Oats 10s to 10s 6d per sack s.i. -Wheat—Broken 7s to 9s, whole 9s to 10s. Barley—Bs to 9s. Following the above sale we sold a large quantity of household goods and sunldries, a, few sales being—Bicycles £3 2s Od, £6, £6 10s, suite £7, bedstead £4, £3 18s 6d, rifle £3, go-cart £2 12s fid, clieval £5. Small goods and sundries met with the usual ready sale. BESWICK STREET ROOMS. The report of Messrs C. Jonas a.nd Co. for the week ended October 15th is as follows . Produce—As we predicted potatoes showed a. sharp rise on Monday and Tuesday, due no doubt to tho scarcity of the line, and also the demand in the north. The high price ruling for new potatoes has affected the sale of old tubers to a great extent. Oats are practically unsaleable, while wheat has declined in price, the only line to hold lirrn being oatenstraw. Chaff and onions are firm at late rates, but this only refers to prime Melhournes. Quotations are—Onions ljd to L\d, Butter lld ; hams Gd, bacon 4d to 5d per ib, eggs 9d to lOd per dozen, potatoes 1 nine 17s 9d to 19s .others i4s to 16s, seed 13s to 15s, barley 8s to 8s 6d, wheat (whole) 8s 6d to 9s Gd, broken 6s to 6s 9d, and 9s, oats 8s to 9s, chaff Is 5d to Is 6d, oaten-sheaf 2s 6d to 3s. Fruit—There has been an exceptional run on fruit. A 1 Ifruit is dear with an upward tendency, ruling prices being:—Bananas 16s to 17s 6d, apples 10s to 1.2s 6(1, lemons (scarce) 13s, South Australian oranges 16s to 17s, pines lis to 12s 6d per case. Tho entry of poultry was not so large us usual, and prices were a littlo easier t-hi i those ruling of late. Quotations: Hen > 3s to 4s, ducks 4s 3d to 4s 9d, roosters 3s (3d to 4>s 3d, and prime fat 4s 6d to 5s 3d, geese 6s to 6s 6d, turkeys (hens) 8s to' 9s, gobbler 15s to 16s, chickens 9d to Is all at per pair. MINING RETURNS. Par Press Association. DUNEDIN, Oct. 15. The following dredging returns are reported: —Rising Sun 61oz lOdwt for 135 hours; Chicago looz 18dwt for 110 hours, Waikaka United No. 1 240z 13 dwt for 132 hours, United No. 2 250z lodwt for 131 hours, Olrig 220z Bdwt for one week, Sandy Point 330z lldwt ior 118 hours, New Trafalgar 250z 11 dwt for 132 hours, Rise and Shine No. 1 28oz for 132 hours, Rise and Shin© No. 2 68oz 3dwt for 212 hours.Sluicing —Roxburgh Amalgamated Cloz 6dwt for a partial wash up.