COMMERCIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2211, 28 March 1881, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Customs duties collected at Christchurch on Friday. March 25th, were aa follows: Hpirita, £521 12a; tobacco, £64 la; wine, £l9 5a 2d; beer, .£53 8a 6d; sugar, £47 Oh 6d; tea, £l4, 13a 4d; goods by weight, .£2B 9a 7d; ad yalorom, £ 113 17a. Total, .£1165 14a 7a. AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS. Mb J. L. Wilson reports—The grain market ia steady in price and well supplied. Wheat ranges in price from 3a 6d to 3s 9d, and I think will for some time. Oats are firm at la 6d to la Bd, and do not seem to come freely to hand. The impresaion is abroad that the supply is not what was expected. Barley is still a drng, and cannot be placed but at a low price, and with difficult sales at 2s, 2s 3d, 2s 6d, and Bs. This oovers my business sales. Bye grass is wanted at 3a 6d to 4s 6d. Sales at these figures I hare made during the week. The quality differs so mnch that only actual sales can describe the price. Potatoes are dull of sale at 30a, as outside markets are not encouraging to buyers. I hare had a number of inquiries for properties daring the week, some of which ace likely to lead to business. Messrs H. Bhnnbttb and Co. report on the live stock market for the week ending Thursday, March 24th, as follows : —At the Addington aaloyarda on Wednesday tbe total Bombers of stock yarded were 9717 sheep, 308 head of cattle, and 367 pigs. Fat Sheep—A fair average supply came to hand, chiefly good quality, there being a good attendance of the trade. Most lines were cleared at late rates. Stores are still coming forward in largo numhers, but owing to the continued dryness of the weather are not so eagerly sought after. Fat Cattle—Excepting two or three lines the entry was composed of the worst lot of cattle that have come forward for a long tine past, the hnlk being little better than stores, the bidding for which was very languid, but good sorts sold at fully late rates. Stores—Only a small number penned ; very little business doing. Pigs—Large entry, the bulk being rough stores from the North Island. Prices for good sorts equal to late rates. Our entries were—36B sheep, 117 head of cattle, and 4 pigs, from Messrs J. Tyson, D. Taylor, Beaver, R. Beattie, Bennetts Bros., and others, the following being the principal sales :—Sheep : 264 at Ss, 22 at 5s 9d, 49 at 5s 6d, 25 at 5s 2d, 10 at 2s. Fat Cattle—2 at £7 ss, 4at£7 2s 6d, 4at £B. 9 at £6 17a 6d, 3 at £6 ss. 3 at £G 7s 6d, 9 at £6. 4at £5 17s 6d, 2 at £6 12s Gd. sat £5 ss. 3at £6 15s, 2at £5. Stores—s at £1 15s, 33 at £1 10s, 9at£l 3a 6d, sat £3. Pigs—4 at £1 12a 6d. Country Sales—On Tuesday we held a sale at Templeton, on account of Mr Geo. Simmons, at which there was a lot of extra stock offered, chiefly horses. There was a fair attendance, bnt horses are hard to quit. This day, at Lincoln, we held a clearing sale of live and dead stock for Mr J. Cnrtis. There was a largo attendance and spirited bidding, Every line was cleared at satisfactory figures. 22 oowa ranged in price from £5 2s 6d to £lO, horses from £ 210 sto £l7 10s. PROPERTY SALE. At the salerooms of Mbssrs H. Matson and Co., Cashel street, on Saturday last, 26th inst., an important sale of properties was held. The saleroom was crowded, but buyers, it appeared, were rather limi- ed. The cbisf interest was evidently centred in Bradshaw’s laud, on Harewcod road, and tho following is tbe result of the sale :— K o. 1, containing 1 acre 1 rood 13} perches, sold for £l3O per acre ; 2, containing 1 acre 2 roods 33} perches, sold for £92 10s per acre ; 3, containing! acre 3 roods 39 perches, sold for £92 10s per acre ; 4, containing 2 acres 3 roods 34 perches, with bouse thereon, sold for £ll2 10s per acre ; 5, containing 2 acret 2 roods 32} parches, sold for £ll2 10s per acre ; 6, conbrining 2 acres 2 roods 37} perches, sold for £ll2 10s per acre. 75 acres at Malvern, together with house, brought £4 17s 6d per acre. Then followed two villa residences at the corner of Peterborough street and Madras street, known as Voutnor Villas, after some competition, sold for £6lO. Tbe Stockgrovo estate, near Amborley, containing 1250 acres, with house and improvements, wns withdrawn at a hid of £5 15s, but a sale for it is pending. Several other properties not reaching owners’ ▼nine wore withdrawn Total sale. £2456. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS. Auckland, March 25. Mr A. Saunders reports-.—Buyers: New 'Zealand Insurance, 72s ; South British, 55s ; Union, 20s Gd ; National, 28s; Colonial, Ils6d ; itempthorno, Prosser, 20s; National Bank, 61s: Colonial, 44a 44s 6d ; Alburnia, 28a ; Moanataiari, 30s ; Caledonian, 15s. LONDON WOOL SALES. Tho following telegram has bsen received by thoN.Z. loan and Mercantile A goncy Company, dated London, March 25th; —The sales closed firmly. Tho sale programme has been enrtailed by one day. The total quantity sold during past sales is 260,000 halos. 160,000 bales have been taken for export, and 350,000 have boon hold over for future disposal Ccmbirg washed, clothing washed, scoured, superior greasy and coarse washed crossbred have declined Id per lb Superior clothing washed has declined Id to l}d per lb, and medium and inferior greasy, coarse greasy crossbred, fine washed crossbred, and fine scoured crossbred have declined to Id per lb, since close of last sales. Tho market for fine greasy crossbred is unchanged. The next sales will commence on tho 10th May, and will include 350,000 bales fresh arrivals, and 35,000 bales old stock.