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* The Customs revenue collected on Saturday was

Dunedin. —Mr Henry Driver (on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company) reports, for the week ending March Bth Fat Cattle.-Although only a fair supply ol 160 head were yarded, we are unable to report any advance on last week’s prices, but, if anything, rather a duller market. This may be accounted for by the fact that a large proportion ol the cattle offered were only of medium quality, and that the trade are to a large extent supplying themselves from private sources. Best bullocks brought /rom £9 to £l3 10s; cows, £7 10s to £lO. We cannot quote best quality beef at above 27s 6d per lOOlbs ; • medium do, 22s 6d to 255. We sold 35 at yards, on account of various owners, and Wive placed 60 head privatey. Fat Calves-vOsly £ew penned, which

sold at 55s to 70s, according: to size and quality. Fat sheep—A large supply of 3000 of various sorts penned; but was largely in excess of present requirements of trade, and a greater portion had to be turned out. We sold prime heavy weight cross-breds at lls Cd to 13s each, and good merlnoes from 7s (id to 9s; or equal to 2jd to 2£d per lb for former, and 2d latter. At the yards and privately, we sold 600. Fat Lambs—3oo were penned, and the trade being poorly supplied, took nearly all offered, although of inferior quality, at 6s 6d to fls 6d, Store Cattle— We have no alteration to make in late quotations. Quiet cattle fit for grazing are in request at extreme rates. Store Sheep—Our late quotations remain unaltered. Young sheep of every description are in good request, while full and broken mouthed are difficult to sell at any price. During the week we have sold 4000 at late quotations. Wool —Private cablegrams to-day report Loudon wool sales, first series, closed 4th rust: opening prices not sustained; prospects for next sales discouraging. In this market sales may be reported as virtually closed, as nearly the whole of the present season’s clip is shipped ; only a few lots of stragglers still to come forward. Abundance of shipping, together with railway facilities, have combined to bring our wool season to a close a full month earlier than has previously been the case, although shearing operations were much retarded by wet weather at the commencement, < ur usual weekly sale for wool and sheepskins has been postposed this afternoon until next week, owing to the departure of the San Francisco mail. We note private sale of 55 bales, AY over Waikawa, greasy cross-bred and merino, at locks, 2|d, Hides—Good demand, without alteration in price. We sold privately, green butchers’, 20s to 2ls; medium, wet salted, 16s to 10s. Tallow in good shipping condition inquired for. Privately, we sold fair country rendered at £3O. Wheat —The market is wellsupplied this week with new wheat from Northern ports, which arrived in fine hard condition. Good to choice milling, 4s Gd to 4s 8d; we have placed 500 bags Southern at 4s 6d. Oats have been more inquired for, growers being disinclined to bring the new crop forward at present; rates for old—good feed, Is I0d; milling, 2s. Some fine samples of barley, rather discolored, are offering at 4s to 4s Gd; bright heavy grain will be scarce and bring fair rates.

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