Commercial.
The amount of revenue received at the Customhouse on goods cleared for consumption this dav was L1,96016s lid. *
Mr Henry Driver (on behalf of N.Z.L. and M.A Co) reports : Wool.—ln the absence of further advices from Europe as to the result of the April sales—the cable being still interrupted—our local buyers are indisposed to buy the small lots offering excepting at very low rates. We had therefore to pass in some small lots at our auction this afternoon. Sheepskins.— We had a full attendance of buyers, and sold about 1,000 skins at full rates—lambs’ and shearlings bringing advanced prices. Cross-bred butchers’, 2s 3d; mixed merinos, 2s; lambs, 2s 7d Dry skins—Cross-bred, 2s 3d to 4s 9d; merinos. 2s 9d to 4s 6d.
Hides.—Demand steady. Butchers’ slaughters’ 20s to 21s 6d; calfskins, 2s 9d to ss; yearlings, 6s to 7s.
Tallow.—We sold a few tons country rendered, at :rom 27s to 295.
. Grain.—Wheat is in good demand, and hardening in value. Good milling, 4s 6d to 4s 7d; choice, 4s Bdto 4s 9d. Oats continue in brisk sale at Is 9d to Is lOd for feed, up to 2s for prime milling. Barley has been quiet this week, only fine samples selling at 4s 6d to 4s 9d; very choice heavy, ss.
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Evening Star, Issue 4114, 4 May 1876, Page 3
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212Commercial. Evening Star, Issue 4114, 4 May 1876, Page 3
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