Commorcial.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 75, 10 August 1868, Page 2

Commorcial.

Tim Mar Offlco, Thlfi Day, MoMHi'ri Wiltuin and Alport lind a fair mini* ]mv ni fijilMo in tho yurdx on Saturday, principally dairy Htock, ■') nunorlor cowm broiiKlil. .Hiii, £li), antl Xl'lj fair ([tial l l-y vusvn imd holfow, iftfl |.f.> £!> j old flowrf, .ii-i ir»n to I/SK; 0lnllt«C» lilOlllllH Old Hl.O(!i', JI4 fin. A 'f{«Wl nolcuUdii oC fruit and foront trowt, uvoi Igrcon Hlirulw, &0,, realised fair ralon, A.f; I'.urnanVii on HaLurdiiy, Ilio following HaUm w«r« ftlVoc.tod :— \i]m\y, l)»ti(j;lit l)y Mr Wol)!>, for XI 2O i WciUmil, ImiiKlit i>y AfrT. !M, IfaHfliil [or X!)i) \ Ada, bought by Mr .Wafob for X'l2o j Soutliorii Olilof, bonglil. by Mr It, II Aforton for JttßO ; tfJnlor to Majenla, bnUßht by Mr Woodman for jC«7 j MrttfMwbitf, l)f»u/{bt by Mr Ocorgo Oxborno for ■}IH\ inn, Young Oliver (by Oliver Cromwell) wan liongbt in at £00, 'I', Prccoc roporlH a attendance at bi« mdft yurdri on Saturday, biitlitllo iinjirovotnout In pi'lc.OH, Thoro 1h a demand for wellbred fat pigM, wolgblng from 100 to 1/50 lb», tlmHO rnaliHlriffffonorally good prlcoH, 'I'hcro in little alteration in the demand lorfannaml

dairy produce; with tho exception of. /km- | clasH curod Inuns and bacon, inferior being almoHt'unsaleablo. Bolow aro prices obtained on Saturday i—l'lfla; largo pigs, i)Qn to 08m each; porkci'fl, Ifls lo SBh oaoh; Htoros, Oh to 12fi each, Poultry.' Cochin" China, 08 Od por palrj common fowls, 2n ;)d to 4s por pair» ducks, 4s to 5s por pair i Guinea fowo, Oh por pair, Produce, potatoes, «'Jn M por ewfcj carrots, iUU por lou> dharpn, inferior, 1« por bimholj bran, Inferior, !)dj good, lnporbusholj chicken burloy and wheat, Oh to <la por Inwholi Kardon peas, 'In por bushel i pig poas, Oh and ;)s od> flour, seconds, pel* toil} oat«, 2« M; liam«, good, 7Jd to 8d per !bj inforlor, Od} bacon, 'ljil to Od por lbj choeao, infqrtor,. 4) 4 d por lb| middling ojiallty, 64d and Od por lb.

Tins Nclmh ColoniMl. of August 7 contains the following!— Tlio total amouutof CiiHtonis revenue for tlio colony, for tho year ended noth J uno, I fiiifr was iJ7i>;y)o4, Thorovonuo ! for Ilio year to Mth June, 1807, was MMfI'ML, ; showing v. falling oil! In tho receipts f.oi' tlio liwt financial year o(! C7l,(lttß. LoMb year, I In milking h1.4 financial statement to tlio llouho of JtopraioiUfiUveH, Mr IM/Jicrborl;, , Uio Colonial Treasure, estimated that tlicro ' would bo a ttniall Incrciwo In 1 807-08*, and staled the Hiim Jto expected .from tho Ciwtonw' ' a(; £870,000} ho Mtal; tlio rovcmio actually recolvcd shows a doflolt, as compared with tho oxpootallon of. Mr HtiUl'ord'it "sagacious financier," oil £70,00(1, This In a very floi'loiw dcllclt at Httcli a critical (lino ay tho present, rttmm»nmmwim**nmi/imjmm iuiiMiiimiiii.iiiniii.il. m .n I