Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3676, 3 December 1874, Page 2

Commercial.

The amount of revenue received at the Cus tom-house or cEaied for consumption this day was L 1,327 17s 9d. Messrs M'Lamlress, Hepburn and Co. report that the sale of Yaraville sugars ex Otago, today, was well attended by the trade. All the best whites and snow drops were sold at from L.U os to L 37 ss, showing a considerable advance on the Mauritius sugar which lias lately been pushed on the market. Several lines of counters were sold privately. r A correspondent furnishes us (‘ Lyttelton Times’) with a comparison of the sums realised from the sale of 118 hales wool, 04 bales being double dumped and 54 undumped. The wool was heavy greasy, consisted of the bulk of the deuce wool of the dip, was shipped by the Duke of Edinburgh, and sold at the some sale in London. Sixty - five bales double dumped averaged 1 9-16 d per lb, while 54 hales shipped undumped averaged 1 35-54 d per lb. This shows a difference in favor of the undumped wool as nearly as possible of one-sixteenth of a penny per pound in gross price at Home, while the cost of freight at Home was a farthing per pound more for the undumped. The nett result shows a loss of 6s Id per bale to have been incurred through sending the wool undumped. Messrs Maclean Brothers report, for week ending 3rd December, as follows ; Fat Cattle.—About 100 head were yarded at the weekly market on Wednesday, but on account of most rrf the trade having, supplied themselves privately, the bidding was very inactive, and prices showed a considerable decline on late ruling rates fur medium and inferior stock ; still best quality brought satisfactory prices. About 20 head were turned out unsold. Our sales consisted of 20 head very prime, on account of Mr George Nichol and others, which realised Lit 15s to Lls 7s 0d for bullocks, and from LlO las bd to Ll2 5s for cows. Wti quote really prime beef ,35s to 40.; per 1001b ; me,■ Hum and inferior, 25s to 30s. bat Sheep.—About 600 of all sorts were penned, which were taken by the trade at the following prices, viz. Crossbreds in the wool, 23s to 27s 6d ; meiinos, 14s to 15s 6d ; shorn merino and crossbred ewes, mixed, 15s, Our sales consisted of 200 merinos at above quotations. We quote prime crossbred mutton in the wool, to 5d ;do merino, to 4d. Fat Calves.—A few were penned and realised from 20s to 45s each, according to condition and quality. Fat Lambs.—Nearly 200 were penned, and were taken by the trade at 7s to 11s each according to size. ’ Store Cattle.—On Friday, the 27tli ultimo, we held a sale, of 300 head' of stores, at Crawford’s yards, Palmerston. There was a good attendance of buyers, and all the lots offered were sold at full market rates. We quote good well-grown bullocks, 1,6 to 1,7 per bead; speyed cows, L 3 10s to L 5 ; mixed herds, 50s to 60s, according to breeding and quality. Store Sheep.—No transactions to report. . Imported Stock.—We beg to call the particular attention of stock-owners to our sale, at the Taieii Show, on the 30th inst., of the shorthorn hull “Second Earl of Darlington,” just landed, ex Calypso, from London. Wool and Sheepskins.—Our hist Friday’s sale was unavoidably postponed, but we will offer this week several lots of wool, and a large quantity of sheepskins and hides. Grain. —(Quotations remain unaltered, viz. prime samples wheat, 5s (id to 5s fid ; medium’ 4s Gil to 4s 9d ; malting samples barley, .5s 3d to 5s Gd ; medium, 4s (kl to os ; prime samples oats, 5s 9d to (is. (By Telegraph.] Adelaide, November 23.— Sales of now wheat have been made at 4s 8d ; of old at 4s lid, London; November 21. —There in moderate nomana for money, and foreign exchanges are moie favorable, but tlio reserve in the is weak. Corn has advanced to Is 6d.(?) Homo deliveries moderate; foreign arrivals fair average for good finalities. Wool firm ; French buyers are operating in Cape sorts at Ad to Id lower. _ Little business done in the "market, which is depressed.