Commercial.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 13, 1 April 1867, Page 75

Commercial.

XJiIVXB, JfACLXAfI. ATTO .CO. S. HONIHLT REPORT OF ‘ ' ' ' LIVE STOCK, STATIONS, WOOL, 1 RTCp ~ ~ | We have no Important changeseto aiotej inrprlces tiontoyer^^^i^, holders of parxates quoted below. ... j

A- veiy qarge' hu'ririber tit sheep ''have <M; p'hsS6d through .our hands this season; say cloSh Upon 100,000;;and there yet' remain about' twP-months prior to,' most-of our runholders sorting their flocks, for the' year, during whiCli tinie we'autici l pate a proportionate' amount of business being done. ld G o°.d stpre ; cattle are'getting very scarce,' which we are 1 inclined’ tP tbiht J rtiust fhere’ase 'in .value within the next few months. - 1! : ’- Vh . ■

—Our saleß-have-ayeraged prices quoted-below:— Fat Stook.—The -market l has been well supplied with both sheep-and cattle of very fair quality, npd, wedo.npt..expect any .advance ou .present pri<mh-uuftlWhiterset»-ini ! - 1 - ; <; -W e,qnote perlOO-lhs., and i nmttPii l at'4d.-tb ! 4id,^BW ! fl). • —; ■tore StockAiAs atmAdahove. there is a demand for well-bred Sheep qnd Cattle in good condition, at, say:—Lambs, l e qual sexes, 225. per ■Pair-. Maiden Ewes,. 16s. to 18s.; .4 jm46-tooth •Ewes, at ISa. ed. to 175.; full mouthed BWes,'lls. to 12s. 6d?;. 'Wethers; .4-tooth- and-full-mouthed, 12s. i to l2Si-6d/r>Oattle,-’imported;'ahout £9 10s.; Provincial bred.ditto, £lO, to £ll. . ... v .. -“Dairy 5 Cows “cdntinueiiigoodxeduest it £ls to £2l:’.-.’n:ii ::"-T .j- ;

r- : Country ! Sales:—Oru- .■mohthiy''sales. at Lovell’s Sat, Clutha Ferty, and Kaitangata, .were, well; atnded;' and' a' large quantity of stock changed han‘dß‘At'X»ribes'qHoted? :i:; ’ r: “•*'■•••*“ • Stations;—The.follolwingproperties have changed hands,.say.:—Messrs.' Devoeux- and Cpglei’s Lauder Station,' -MinuherTMa,' SO.OOd acrea,' Wit'S* 13,500 sheep.;,for £l7,ooo'to- Messft?Glassford brothers. Mr. .Hugh! kanni, Southland, 60,00 6 Tor £17,Q00, to Mr! George Webster. We heg to call attention to the following valuable 'properties for; said i by; ms, • viz:—Mr.: Edward. Lees s Station, 37.Q00. acres, with 15,000, sheep, on 29th‘March; the Wakatipu Buns, on aecoimt of .the'Provincial Government, on 29th'Mareh; Mr. Henry 'Young's (Otapiri) Freehold Station, 7,117 acres, with 2,500 sheep, on .25th, April; Mr. William Pinkerton’s (Tapuanni) Station, with 14,600 sheep,, on 25th April. •'

Wool;—Since - the* issue’’of our last report, we have held our usual sales of, wool. -They were all well attended by our merchants,-.wool growers, and others, although it is getting rather late in the season:-v At our last'sale,"buy era operated rather cautiously, being influenced to some extent by the news brought by the Mast English maiL The prices we have obtained to the present time will prove, without doubt, very satisfactory to growers. We' shall hold a few more sales before the final closing of the season, and we have, every reason to expect the present rates will he maintained. - -