Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3152, 27 March 1873, Page 2

Commercial.

The amount of revenue received at the Cus-tom-house on goods cleared for consumption this day, was L1,37111s 4d.

Messrs Pkiver, Stewart, and Co. report for the week ending 2(ith March, Stock. —Fat('attic: Seventyhead wereyarded to-day, consisting of about forty head very choice quality, and thirty medium to inferior. Of these we sold thirty-six head at from L 7 2s (id to 1/10 2s (id for bullocks, and L 5 10s to L 8 os for cows, or equal to 20s to 21s per 100 lbs., which we quote as the value of prime, beef. Privately we have placed 100 head lor forward delivery at full prices, hat Sheep: 450 were penned, and sold as follows, viz. ; —IOO halfbreds, at 12s 3d ; 250 merino wethers, at 0s 3d ; and 100 ewes, at os dd to (is dd. The immediate wants of the trade are not large, but we note a fair demand for prime sheep for delivery (luring the winter months, and have placed 1,000 cross-breds for forwarded delivery. Store Sheep : There is still an active demand for young sheep of all descriptions, any of which offering find ready purchasers at quotations, viz,, cross-breds, two to six-tooth, 10s (id to 11s ; do lambs, 8s (id ; merino wethers, young, (is (id ; aged, 5s to 5s (id ; ewes, young, (is to (is (id; aged do, 4s to ss. Store ((attic ; There is a f;ood inquiry for well-bred quiet cattle. We lave sold 700 head very superior mixed cattle at L 3 5s each. Wool, (fee.—Our sale of last week was postponed to Friday. There was a good attendance of buyers and others interested, and bearing in mind the depressing nature of latest advices per cable from the Home market, tlie _ biddings were characterised by considerable spirit. The decline in prices ranged from Id to 2d per lb., the latter being upon the choicer qualities of greasy wool, which were in very slight demand. Medium and inferior greasy, suitable for scourers, commanded attention, and realised in many instances within Id per 11). of the prices ruling early in the season. Only a few^ lots of washed were offered, for which competition was less active ; and as growers were unwilling to concede the reduction demanded by buyers, only about thirty hales of this description changed hands. The catalogue submitted comprised 075, of which wc sold 527 hales as follows, viz. : Greasy—Fleece, JOB in triangle, 1 hale, 'did ; cross-bred, Puketoi, 1 do, lid : locks, do, 1 do, od ; cross- bred, 1)8, 1 do. Hid; lambs, 31 in square, 1 do, 13/1 : Hecee, NG over diamond, 1 do, S.i'd ; do, BxP, 1 do, Hid ; do, A in diamond, 4 do, 10d ; do, llawkeshuru L)l)l), 4 do, 8/1; !) Ist combing, 20 2d do, IS Ist clothing, 20 2nd do, J lawkeshurn, 07 do, lOd; locks, 11 under half circle, 3 do, 5d ; fleece, WAM, 8 do, Hid ; fleece, JK, 48 do, 0/1 ; 11 combing, 3 Ist clotliing, 1 2nd clothing, Puketoi, 15 do, l()d ; pieces and locks, Puketoi, 2 do, (id ; fleece, W, 10 do, 10id ; pieces, W, 2 do, B{d; 13 wether, 10 ewe, 2 hogget, 20 do, o}d ; double fleece, -)(-, 2 do, Sid ; pieces, -)(-, 8 do, Oid : locks, -)(-, 1 do, 4/1 ; double fleece, V over FWII, 2 do, 0/1 ; fleece, dingy, &c., do, 13 do, 0/1 ; broken fleece, do, 3 do, 0/1 ; washed cross-bred, WTf, 1 do, IS.Jd; fleece, W McA, (i do, 17d; Lincoln, TS, 2 do, lid; cross-bred, I Leicester, Sxl*, 4 do, 20d ; locks and pieces, do, 3 do, 13Jd ; fleece, 1)1)1 >1), 7 do. 12./1; do, WL, 14 do, It Id ; Sheepskins: We submitted to auction _on Friday 1,500 skins. Competition was active, and the prices obtained were within a shade of those ruling previous to the decline in wool. _ Pelts realised from 5/1 to Is each ; medium skins, Is 10d to 2s 2d; full-woolleddo. 4s (id to (is. Hides continue in good demand. We sold 05 at from 17s Gd to 20s each for medium, sound, wet, salted. Tallow: About ten tons were submitted to .auction, chiefly quality, but in the absence of demand were withdrawn. New Zealand Hemp.— No change to report. Common qualities areeuquired for, for the Australian market. We have placed a few tons good to fine at L 24 to L2(i, Grain.— The market is without material alteration, (food samples of wheat are saleable freely at IsGd. For oats, the demand is more active at 2s 2d to 2s 3d for feed, and 2s 4d for milling. Malting barley is very scarce, and worth (is Gd to 7s.