COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2140, 16 March 1908, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

PRODUCE SALES

The following prices wore realised at Messrs F. S. Malcolm and Co.’s sale: —Pullets lid, roosters Is (id to 2s, table- birds Is Oil to 2s 3d, eggs Is 8d to 2s, butter Is Id, walnuts 3Jd, poaches 4s to 5s half case, grapes Bid lb, quinces Is Od bag, pears 1.1 cl ilb, apples Is Od to 3s case, pumpkins 3s to 4s doss., marrows 2s Od doz., cabbages 3s do/,., parsnips Is 3d doz. bdls., potatoes 11s to £1 sack, best potatoes 11s Od cwt., turnips Is Od to 2s bag. Messrs Miller and Craig report tlio following prices at Saturday's sale: lions Is 2d to 2s, ducks Is is to Is 2d, roosters Is Id to Is 4d, eggs la Od to Is lid, butter lid and Is lb, preserved eggs Is Id doz., pumpkins 2s Od doz., marrows 2s Od doz., potatoes 13s sack, Id, lid mid lid lb, citron melons Od, cabbage Is Od do/., carrots Id bdl., pie melons Gd, rhubarb 5d bdl., cucumbers Od to Is Gd doz., onions 11 d and lid lb, swedes Jd lb, tomatoes 3d and 3jd ilb, grapes lid lb, pears Id lb, poaches 3d lb, apples 2d lb, pears 3s box, lemons 5d doz., ham 8d lb. CUSTOMS REVENUE.

The following revonue was received at the Custom House last week: Customs duties £612 os od, beer duty £3B, light dues £l9 10s Gd, shipping fees 14s Gd, Harbor Board revenue £l3l lGs lid; total, £Bl4 13s id.

STOCK SALES. The following is the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile report oil the stock salo hold at Matawhoro on Thursday last. Tho yardings were heavy in both departments and the attendance was about up to the averago. SHEEP. Tlio salo was chnctcrised by an almost entire absence of demand for wethers and lambs. The demand appearod sufficient to absorb all lines of useful owes. The recent drought seems to have resulted in sheep-farm-ers getting off smaller numbers of fat stock , so the demand for wethers at present time is limited. Our entry comprised 3614, of which we sold 1G65 at , following quotations:—cull ewes 4s 6d to 7s (id, according to age and condition; full mouth owes 9s to 9s 9d; fat ewes 11s; 2-tooth ewes 11s 3d to 12s 3d; lambs in forward condition 9s. Wo also sold Border Leicester rams at 3 guineas and aged rams 30s to 355.

CATTLE. Our entry comprised 211, and we sold 187, mostly steers. Quotations being for 18-montli old to 3-year old mixed ages £3 17s Gd ; forward 3-yca/ old £5 11s to £G 2s Gd; small calves 14s. We sell again at Matawliero yards on 19th. lust, and also at Mr Con. Neenan’s, Ormond, on Tuesdav, 17th inst. when there will be a useful lot of stock yarded. SHEEPSKINS. United Press Association —Copyright LONDON, March 13. At tlio sheepskin, sales 7300 were offered, including 6500 Australian. Bidding was slow., and there were large withdrawals, especially of short Merinos. Compared with the January sales, Merinos declined ad, fine medium cross-breds Id, coarse- cross-breds-ld to IJd.