Commercial.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 86, 2 March 1876, Page 4

Commercial.

'. r ■ -'■■ y- -'-'-IMPORT^ i'.:.-iMKwa<-;'i:-7: y. , Per Edit-. Reid ffbfh D-rie'd-i io F6r. r <Moiy ; -' : : nex, 23d February, 1876:— 300 packages, JR. G. . ' Wilson ; .105 do, (...and S. Dunn ; 2. do, t jarnea ! • Paterson ;' 1 do, Dr Manning. Ivor _taitarigafc_— ; '• - l.pkckage,' ! Sto'ddart i5 Br6fchef_ j fl dd,;G;rß_il_y jiu <;. 6'ca3esylMurphy'.ji lV^pr'Balfclutha— ;27 packages:,- ..•■. : John Paterson. Above. Tfhe Bfidge-^l-i.pack* '.' " ■age.,* J". B. ! ilitcheil ; 'i'dbV James Smith. v ' ''. ;y ' "- !' o ;-Wo .AUCTION REPORTS.' 4; rr i.rrr-r;.; '■ ' Mr iHEHRY. Driver; on behalf of thoNpV'Zert- : -. ',: ;ld_d Loan and Mercantile Agpricy ,rer, ,-_ i porfcs'a's follows .or. ' the ' week eridink February " ; ,28th-.--- : - ' ! - v "' J Vu::;?r frr/>; j. .--'-> *i *--. I.i , c. * ". J Fat '.Cattle.,-- An /excessive ;r_im#ly';.b£ 22Qv >;: -,head we;r,e yarded,; of ; .which, only about, l.Ohead . -,'•* were sold; the; balance, being held over 'until 'next "v : week; ' ? Owing to ■ the large number offered; arid* '.','. ' jihe good | quality. .of • most of , ! the jlbts^ .prices;..- • . ; . - : ceded slightly from late .quotations, best. ,p.ns p., •, i bullocks', bringing froni '£10 to' £_3 ! l.sJ'a_d-'_ow_i' j £B;tb £1 0 :10s— or :efcru_l to 27s tvo '30s per lOOlbs :' r for prime quality, and 25s for ordinary, r. At the , : yards we sold 50 head, arid have'placed 100/liea.-,---t for private delivery; y^y-YY/ 'K. -yyi-f <<]■..';■■. '.' Fat: CAiiVE-.,xrQnlyl about; ;a dozen^were.-pen-, ' ' ri.d,,and sold a,t s 30s to 555, according.. to 'weight , . >and quality." " '"' ,"'' '".'.."-" ',''"" ''"-'' • i> ; ... ; Fat Sheep. •-• 2000 were penned, consisting for.:"! the imost;part ; of goqd-,iqua^ty : cross-breds,,Tof <_{{■ which only about one .half .'were. /taken by the '•'- --trade, at frbni'l2.'6d : tb 14s Gd, or .qual tb:2£dto" 2{|d per lb for; prime rqualifcy; . A';few^ merinos;!- >; yarded and spld-at/pricea equal , to.. 2jd per . lb; v ; At_the yards privately' we .old 500./' ..•■"" .» , Fi_ 'Li_t3.s.'^ About ■2oo'* were' pahne'dj' and all ; '■• 'spld,at;from:iß.:6dtol2sl -. We 501d 50.-;!; .;,. h y : > A - '- Storß'C { a.ttle.--As the market.is very poorly .;<v supplied^ wo Have ho .transactions of , importance I !." ,$p report^?'! Well-grown 'bullocks' arid -cows a*_,» ti'i ' hoiveyefiiitfgood-.derriand at frpm>£r-; to s £B forr/,;: r former,,. ( an,d ,£4 to £,6. 10s for latter... ,* - «""_' • '"' "..» • . : I Store Sp'bbp;-— We' cpn tihu 6 ta'. Have gbo'd 1 doV ' ' : " Tna*nd! f-K"y_uhg!meripoiewes aiid -Wethers,- iiwitli; •;>'"» very f ew"^ pffering. f , Full-mputhe d sheep of r this '■> j descriptipu. are very (difficult taplaeeV'. and Q. ' cross-bred- are' 2 ini'demand'a. 9. t_ ii 9s~'6d' : ;-P '■■ 2 tooth-at -7s fed to Bst i■ W e quotejmeriDO • ewes, r• • - \ 2, ,4,,.and / 6 r topth„fair.run of good>fl9ck, r ;6s,6d td..!. . . ! 8a ; 'do," f ull-n-duthed,' 3s ; * merino-' v^etHergy 2, ' ' ' j > 4, and .&tpdfchi 'ss t'o,>s_'6ds;; ddi, Tuli-mputh-d;<' 3_, i -'• i 'toj3s r 6d. 2.p.uring:the,week-w,e»have : .-> sr^ , ■ .';'?.,.. ?.!'', lt , "',.",' „'',"' t, V ,;S W6oijV#By "(.an* Francisco" mail to ,; r_indftKi_ '"' : .wqekiwe'have .po-iplet'^ifnc'©- clitalogue.'ofcDe- ' r -ceraber sales,; whichjclosely compared^wi.h aii'-y,;...' ".ormer ; series of !}^t y^r| T sWw!-tlj!e great'esfc're-' J 'ductiotf bn;ai^d^ J;he 'lastfierie's pfi;the,yea....;i;We -iuditMeibesfch; •»' 'grown: merino x wool ..in, the : Province, ;selling in,' .ir ir December, "1875, at '4d'per lb Uess'than it did .in'" ' " Ootob'er j 187 4, ;/ e_;a. tly mi a* ' .irnilaf' 6Biiditioti'a_ i* - ■ far asjwiaight.perjdeecg. o;Sepured;^QpjtSjr;iwhicli <-, < •- ? ' •^ct-scnptipn' predominated,, barelyp keep^the low- « • : 'we.c pl_ced r jin J ih. 5 10w4-C r jJ_r.^6f ' i! '" ' seiies. -V Byct^fl^JNew^Zea-^d^^teft-c? ; Pr^.^easage'weT&aive,? uijider 4at'eT^of> ') ;18, t-AttHe'FebruMy sales of i'B7o"^^ed' " 1 'with" & ltirg^ aittendarice) of Sb_^Brs^l J bia_ih"p_nW ;3 '' ; mated^B-cem-er ratefftwJsli Isustaine'dfeglJuderlti .) .daie'Februaiyj 19, da.ys« later, j ! wb.t sales „>/-- -continue spirited. L,; ; Australian a slfaaetun.i. I T >d^er February- j^tes^ofWs^fe^ ;reqtly.r.e^ortedjii#aii «idyai-Qef}of-i lid)pert lbiq^o 1 ! .December. salesj.! uu : fi~ '■':..'..; 4 ~- r .y-'.y^-^Ai - # B_%»_x^^_Lf __&^r«^^ti. of/d#^kfa_;« :i! i were t p_aceal./>t_^iceß^we.e v j'OT jfpXpMfe»lw|nchj spldlß#tspf f j^nging.-Jfrpin 10^ tq , rf^ .14d each for butchers' slaughters ; lambs, Is, 83': . :^-f^ -;' i£J y; t4.^ - •^^^^^iki/.o^ Jj H_dß3! we.eib-tt_rr_al6'ib. day, -fle_i\xm.»lo_gi_w F-f i "■ «| Ti_iLqTOV^€^bMf?g.cK.ilf cc )of'fm.i^oY twhiijh >kpl^fb_i^y_4i^262tp^o^ ov/ i-l , |g_»^s^i»is#« f.wer?£r_ .fferi^^^ v« f_dr.rFredenc_:«.t_i. ! f Evans, reports by /telegram , .> «^gi^;^(m^;^:^^#*b : ,. n^iaqdl,^ #f SMes^&atiou^ IWp6lonV.37sl6df^!Clo^^^ : 27s; } "NatipMf 74s i6.d ? fSi^^ f Ws| 6jdj^^|Jv^cdan(-^_s. \ .