Correspondence.

Evening Star, Issue 4101, 19 April 1876, Page 3

Correspondence.

The amount of revenue! received at the Customhouse on goods cleared for consumption this day was 1.1,663 8s sd,

Mr Henry Driver, on behalf of the N.Z.L. and M.A. Co., reports for week ending April 19,1876: — Eat Cattle.—l2o head were yarded at sale to-day, prices realised showing a slight advance on last quotations. Best bullocks brought L 9 10s to Ll3 15a; do cows, L 7 to Lll 10s, or equal to 32s 6d to 35s per lOOlbs. At the yards we sold 40, and have placed a few small lots privately. Pat Calves.—Only about 15 penned and sold at from 25s to 755, according to size and quality, Pat Sheep.—A full supply of l,BooJpenned, consisting chiefly of crossbreds, but the trade being pretty well supplied from private sources, only about one half were disposed of at, say 12s 6d to 1« for beat pens, and 9s 6d to 11s 6d for medium, or equal to 2}d to 3d per lb. for prime quality.'At the yards and privately we have sold 500 at quotations. Pat Lambs.—2oo penned, and being of very medium quality, were difficult to dispose of at anything above store prices. Cattle are still in demand at from L 6 10s to LB*for hj ' ,lloc^s > al *d to L 6 for cows. Quiet well . - winter feeding are scarce. S w vT ' have no alteration to make in „ -on being now so far adour quotations. The se«w ’* ne d to take prices vanced, holders are dismcu. anticipate any offering. Consequently we do no. -uterisover large lots changing hands until after w-_ t Q I unless it he for aged cross-breds for turn*. - which there is a good demand at from 9s fid to lo».‘