Commercial.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 92, 29 August 1868, Page 2

Commercial.

— * — The Star Office, This Day, The Customs reveiiua collected at Christchurch to-day amounted lo #70 ss, The -Hovoro weather of tbo past wook had tho effect of! pulling a temporary stop to business of (iliuofit every description. Wo have no particular chango lo note, and no transactions of any moment to record, Tho cargo by Ibe Llgiil. Brigade will replace slocks which, In several canon, were getting l*.w, The grain market is at a ntandiitill; wheat In not enquired lor, but On could ibid buyers for good samples, Oafs are also dull at 2s j |>arlcy Is Improving in demand, and good wmKlng parcels are worth -ir. Od to <ln Od. The lilock market, affords no scone .for remark In any dopartment, Scarcely any jM-lvalo Irawmollomi have been effected, and auction sales have been vory Hal;. Pricea ifomaln without alteration. At tbo Carlton Halo Yards on Wednesday tho amount of slock yarded was Iho smallest wo havo scon since tbc yards were flrst wlarlcd, This wnn caused chiefly by tlio nevere weather on tho two preceding (kyu. IL Matuoti ami i'o, sold l.cow. £7. I ilo, X! 3; I do £0 ; 1 heifer, X/ 5 10m i 1 do, X/ 5 15s ; 4 calving, XI 7s (sd, At tbo While Hart Yards, on Saturday, they sold— l cow, Xlfi ; I do, JUU >, I do, .CO Ids l heifer, M 12s fld, At fhoHjiloln tbo estate of Mr John Brook, farmer, Springs road, wh leh took placo on [Aridity last, the attendance was very largo, and prices realised wero very satisfactory j thoy sold as follows :— Ploughs, £0 to ifilO Ids ; .(saplug machine, £50 j threshing do, X3l los i winnowing machine, XlO 10s ; dog cart, 125; tip-cart, 4.*14 t carl, XII \ seed drill, X2I j 1 marc, X'Ufl ; I horso, XI B ; 1 do, X.lO ; 1 do, *C«fl ; I do, ; 'J.ir, ; 1 do, AM ; 1 do, X27 ; ICO Merino ewes, (is Od each ; 1000 wothors, 8» lid each j cows from XI2 to Uin j steers, M IDs to Xfl /is i heifers from .117 to M \ mi Ives, from £2 fi;. to #.'. 12s Gd ; and harness and sundries at full rales, Otaoo.— The following telegram In dated 'Dunedin,- Aug. 28, .1.4/j p.m. i— Tlio brcadfltii/fs market Ih qulel, but rates aro ilrmer, Wheat Is quoted at 7» to 7s (Id ; oats, 2s Od 10 2s Gd ; barley. 4s le <Js fld, Fat stock arc flCiircc, and «<ie<l beef will fetch 40s to 4 fls. 'Prime mutton Is worth -Id. .-*,,<,>. -.hi. «a»,_m ia»n,ti.*mm.»»m*immiuiaammim**nmnnimmmi