COMMERCIAL.

Western Star, Issue 1, 15 November 1873, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

■im WestbES SiAE Office, , .. * ... . . , Friday. The following are tile market quotations for produce Oats, milling, 3s. to 3 s. 6d. ; feed, 35., k plentiful supply. Wheat, good samples, 4s. to 4s. 6d. Barley, malting, ,4s. 6d. to 55.; inferior, J2s. 6d v Potatoes, £2 10s. Chaff, £o. Straw, 305., Eggs, Yd: per doz. Butter, fresh, 9d. per lb. The amount; of Customs duties collected at the' Tort of Riverton for the week ending 14th November, was as. follows : —Spirits, £23 Os. lOdi; tobacco. £8 2f-l .6d.,; tea, £lB 2s. 6cj.; sugar, £29 14s. 3d.; ad Valorem., £ll 48s. 3d. j Sundries, £3 IBs. (3d.; total,>£94 17s. 9d. Messrs. Weight, Stephenson, and Co. report for the week ending Bth h T bvembor, 1873, as follows : ~ ... . . ... , p ti . Pat Cattle.—A somewhat scanty siipply bausetl prices (;o advance, fully 2s. per 1001 b. over previous week s rates'. The number yarded was B 6 heat}, mostly prime quality, of which we sold 30 head at from. £9 to £ll 10s. for bullocks, arid yBB os. to £13,25. 6d. for cows. We also sold privately,, for forward delivery, 85 head at 25s*. ber lOOib, , We quote present market rates, for prime .duality,-325. 6d'. jief 1001 b: | medium do:, 275. 6d. .„ ,n.„ v , ~,, :t, . • Pat Bheei'.—There was. a feiy bare market; : drily 50, shorri half-.breds being penned, which we .• We also.sold privately 1,550 iiail'-hreiis at.from 16s. to 17s: 6d: each ; 400 do: kt 4d, per lb.,- 160 merino wethers at 13s. 6d. to ■<BL4s. 6d. each'; and 1,000 merino ewe's; in wool, per Hi. ,We quote prime half-breds 4d: per lb.; do. pisrinbes, Sid. to 3|d. y 1 Fat liA mbs, although in good demand, doubt kome forward so' frejly a£, . Eiukil idt of yeuy iiidifEerent ’duahtyVitr^

penned, which brought 12s; per bead. We sold privately 840 at from 9s. to 10s. each. Store Cattle.— There is a good inquiry for paddock. fattening; We have sold during the week, privately and at auction, over 600 head at, for bullocks, £3 7s. 6d. to £7 ; cows, 555. to 655.; yearlings, 255. to 405., winch figures may be taken as current values.

Store Sheep.— We have inquires for merino wethers and half-bred hoggets; . We have sold as follows 2,-800 2-tooth half-breds, shorn, at from 7s. 9d; to Bs.; 800 cross-bred ewes, in wool, with lambs at foot, at 17s. 6d.; and 1,000 merino wethers, shorn, at ss. We quote merino wethers, in wool, 10s. to 10s. doi, shorn; 4s, 9d. to ss. j cross-hreds, 2 td 4, tooth; shorn, 7s. 9d, to Bs. Country Sales.— On Tuesday, the 4tb inst., we held our monthly sale at. Mosgiel. 250 bead of store cattle were yarded, 110 of Which we.ee very superior 5-year-old bullocks; Bityers were numerous, and all the lots Were briskly competed for; Bullocks, five years hid; brought from £5 to £7; do., three yearp, £3 7s. 6ch to £4; cows, 555. tp 625. 6d. • yearlings, 30s. to 38s. On Thursday, 6tb hist., oiir monthly sale at Palmerston took place. 155 head mixed cattle were parded, find sold fit excellent pribes, anything fit for paddock fattening fetching extreme rates. Biillocks; three years old; brought from £4 to £4 10s;; cows, £3 ss. to ,£4 55.; yearlings,- 2f!sj to 40s. On Friday, 7tll inst., we held our monthly sale fit Waikduaiti; 126 head store cattld were yarded, and sold fiS follow! —Biillocks, £4 10s, to £4 17s; 6d. ; cows, £2 15s; to £3 10s. ; yearlings, 305.;; mixed lots, £2 17s. 6d. • '• Horses. —There is an excellent demand for nearly all descriptions of horses. We quote firstclass draughts, £55 to £65 ; medium do., £3O to '£4o ; goo'ds hadks and light harness horses, £25 to £3O; medium do., £ls to £18; light and inferior; £7 to £10; , , . ,

Sheepskins.—At our weekly sale on Wednesday, there was a full attendance of buyers, and everything offered met with ready sale at about Idst Week’s, sales;. The prices obtained were as follow i —Green half-bred skins, Os. 6d. to' 75.; do. merino, ss. 4d. to ss; 6d; j dry station skins, 2S?,Od. to 4s. 9d;

Hides. —Several lots were placed at 20s. to 225. for well salted, medium weights ; and 14s. f to 18s. for small and inferior.

, Tallow. —A few small parcels fetched £3l to £32 for good, dud £26 to £2B fdr inferior I '. Grain.—There is little to note in the tone of the market, which remains quiet; Good sd.rn.ples of wheat command from ss. 3d; to ss; 4d. per bushel. For oats .there was a httle more inquiry. Feed may lie 4ndted at 4s; to 4s; 2d: per bushel; milling, 3d; to 4s; 4d: