COMMERCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14483, 3 July 1911, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

CUSTOMS REVENUES. The following is a comparative statement showing ths amount tf Customs l)o-,:=6 collected a*. Timaru during the monii of June 1910 and lllli. 1910 1911

The fortnightly sale was held at St. Andrews yards on Friday, when a good entry was f-rward. Although bidding was slow the yarding was cleared' at prices satisfactory to vendors. Fat ewes sold at lis,'Bs 3d, lis id, 15s Sd, 16s 9d, 13s 9d, lis 2d, 13s 4d; fat lambs, 13s 9d 16s, lis 3d, lis 7d, 13s -Id, 13s 6d; fat wethers, 14s 4d, Us 6d, 18s 9d ! to 17s; stone wethers, lis 6d, 13s, 12s 6d, 13s 3d; store lambs 9s (3d. 9s 4d, 8s Bd, 8s Bd, 9s Id, 7s 9d, 9s 3d, Bs, 8s lOd, 6s 7d, 10s 7d; fat ewes, 7s 6d to 12s; dairy oows, £3 10s to £9 15s. PROPERTY SALES. A large number of farmers and others gathered '.i Messrs 1 -ilgety and Go's, saleroom on Saturday afterujou, in anticipation of the sale of Mr George Bocks edTcation lease property at Pieasant Point. The property, howejer,, was withdrawn .t the eleventh siour. Guinness and LeOren offered fjj- mule tlie lease of Mr TV. J. Black's •ioi.-U acre Tasinau Islands grazing run, the lease being passed in insold. For Mr J. M. South'e first-class residence m High street the biddiig rose to ■£Boo, at which prioe the property was passed in to Mr Murray unsold. The auctioneers expect that it will he Bold shortly. LAND SALES, Messrs Guinness and LeOren, Ltd., Timaru, -report the following sales of properties during the past fortnight: For Mr John Walker, his farm of 92 acres at Temuka, together with 5 horses, 15 cows, sheep, pigs, implements and farming plant, as a going concern, to Mr James Steven. For •l r P-.O'Connor, his farm of 100 acres ot agricultural and pastoral land, situate at the Cave, to Mr George Hawthorne. For Mr George Cox, his washdyko property, containing 10 acres, to Mr A. Stocker. For Mr ! George Watts, building sections Nos. 14 to 20, containing 2 acres, Otipua road, Timaru. For a client, a'resiI dential section, containing i-aere, Te Raitauweka road, Maori Hill, to a client. For Mr T. Elliott, his dwelling house and section, Charles Stroet, i Timaru, to a client. Wo have further i to report a. good demand for first-class ■ building sections, also for 5.. and Groomed houses within a mile of the post office. Tho same firm's Waimate branch reports the following land sales during j the week—For Mr Alexander Stewart. 40 acres freehold with buildings and J improvements, at Waituna, to Messrs M. and A. Cochrane. For Mr William Manchester. 2 acres 3 roods 33 perches freehold, in Hughes and Nelson streets, to Mr Alexander Stewart. For n client, J-aero section with 5-roomed dwelling and outbuildings in Hughes street, to Mr Alexander Stewart. For Mr Archibald Gibson, 2 roods 331 perches freehold at Hunter, to the Hunter public library. For Mr Thomas A. Greig, J-acre section situated in Hughes" street, to Mr Alexander Stewart The N.M. and A. Co. this week sold Mr _ Hugh Corbett's Wnihao Downs " Kowhatu " estate of 4000 aores, to Mr Bruce Gillies.

£. s. d. £. s. d. Spirits— IG7G 15 10 1480 2 11 Gigaj ettes 98 8 9 109 7 G Tobacco 525 8 6 686 10 0 Winrti» Sparkling BOO Australian 9 2 6 9 0 0 Other kinds 8 10 8 26 14 2 Coffee, Cocoa 7 10 0 8 5 0 GooJs by Weight— Gei. Tariff 440 10 2 436 8 0 Prs. Tariff 8 1 2 6 2 Goods Ad Vole irem— Gon. T.irifi 698 19 6 1579 9 6 Pr*f. Tariff 122 0 6 70 12 6 Other Duties N 'ot Specified Above— Gei. Tariff 179 1 9 234 IS a Pro. Tariff 1 2 10 Surtax 84 16 10 Totals 4 3847 10 11 4499 1 8 Beer Duty 150 16 9 190 0 0 ST. ANDREWS SALE.