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WANGANT.I.— The "Herald" of the 25th reports :— No transactions in fafc stock since last week, demand nofc so active, sellers feel inclined to sell at a slight reduction on last week's quotations. Demand for store cattle nofc so brisk. Prices may be quoted— grown steers, GOs to 70s ; heifers, 40s fco 50_ ; two and three-year-old store?, mixed, sexes, in herds, 40s to 45s - yearlings, 20s. Fat sheep are in demand, and bringing high prices. Store sheep nre al_o in demand ; sellers are looking for advanced prices. Draught horses in demand, ancl realising from £30 to £40 ; medium ditto, £12 to £20 ; good roadsters, £12 to £15. Sydney.— We havo Sydney papers to tho llth instant. The following is from the " Sydney Morning Herald" of thafc date: — Increased activity has been perceptible in the import markets during the last week in consequence of the demand for country supplies for the Christmas trade. Theso and export orders have taken a fair quantity of goods, chiefly from second hands. The receipt of a cargo of Chilian flour to a fully supplied market can only be accounted for on the supposition that it was induced by the fallacious statistics regarding the Victorian harvest, published some months ago. Valparaiso advices of September lsfc quote flour at 6 dollar?, say £12, irrespective of commission, freight, and other charges, would at present prices hero leave so gre.it a loss upon tho E. M. Young's cargo that it is intended to send it to a foreign market. There is an increased inquiry for trade lots of Adelaide flour afc £13 to £14. Wheat quiefc at 5s 3d to 5s 4U\. Candles are in request. De Roubaix's cannot be had below lOd ; good second brands sell at 9fcd to 9|d. Heavy stocks of dried fruity prevenl the improvement in prices looked for afc Ihis soason of tho year. Good muscatels have been sold afc B£d fco Od ; Eleme arc worth 6 -.id ; flue Cape, 6A ; currants, sicl for prime. Groceries and oilmen's stores aro still very dull. In liquors there is not much doing. Beer in wood and glass is firmly lield ; sales of besfc brands of bulk at £7 lOi to £7 15?, and bottled afc 9s to 9_ 9d. Dark brandy in wood, Gs lO.d * battle axe, case, 27a to 27.- 6d • Mart ell's, 255. Shipments of Pafcna rico to hand from Melbourne havo weakened prices ; £21 10s to £22 is about present value ; Java, 23. Sugars are decidedly firmer, and fino Mauritius sorts aro scarce. A fair week's busines.. has been done iv teas, and buyers are more ready to pay importers' prices for five congous, as tho Brock is by no means large. Tho tobacco market is very firm for fine tens and twists - faulty lots havo been cleared off at low figures. Oamaru.— The " Times" of the 20th reports :— Wo havo tho quietest month of the season to chronicle this issuo, transactions being entirely confined to trade requirements. We quote, nominally, flour £12 10s to £13 ; wheat, 4s 6d ; oats, ls 10d, for best feed ; barley, ?.one; potatoes, none* pollard, £4; and bran, £3. The prospects for tho new season 6inco the late rains have become very promising, and, providing tho weather keeps dry, and wo aro not troubled by blight or other disease, there is every prospect of avery heavy harvest. ______
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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3359, 30 November 1871, Page 2
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