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Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6491, 16 December 1881, Page 4

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hgttelte* Timm Office, Thursday Kreutog. CUSTOMS’ BEVEHUE. Tbs f.dliiwiag was the Customs* rewnueTOlleoted Deo. 1* s-Wlnaa, £l| Wa j «plrite. gSH7 IP* c-J; ale, £W 15*1 fj 'V.* j\T7*ooda by weight, £B* IteTd; ad C»» I other duties, £*> l*» fid I total* £6olß* UM. BHAEI MARKET. Mr Janas ttsjro*a*o» reporta tor the week end. tl«» Nmv RVi. B&nH: hew A«U&ttds £2s 10l- CoionlXteaj National, Mieerilaneouei Ssa- sassj’uJSf’MiSi.' MiacaUaaeonai Kalapoi Woollen, par; N.Z. Drag, j 24* - Ward and Co., £9 6» : Christchurch Qes (£lO naii). £<6 ISe ; Christchurch Oas (£4 10* paid), £7 J 7» «ti; Suffolk Brewery, fia fid discount, Messrs UUcboiuLD & Batura repsrl upon the Aufaute for the »« k ending Deo. 15 m - Bank of New Zealand, m 10*; National Bank, 80» i Oolenial Bonk, ig M i CnWa Xnaßtaaos, Ste fid [ Booth Brltteb, s^. , a»tet6oiS 5 » , i’i«' , sis; *se ; Standard. 15a; par; Siatchnroh Gaa (AtopaSd), £l6 Ite. C*‘ Me paid), £7 17b fid; ward and Go., £» ss; Suffolk Brewery Co,, 2a fid disannul ; Temporaaoe Hotel, 15a: Laagdon Extended Blining Co., 3a fid; sSSoha ‘(SoraPelretem Co-. 6s ; Golden Fleece, 19*. __«« LOCAL MABEEE3. Messrs H. Mateos o*n Co. report on the Live Stock market, Ac., for the week ending Thursday, Dec. 15, ISSI, na followii Although the number cf sheep penned et AnntsoroM on Wednesday waa rather leas than for some few weeks past, there waa atm more than sufficient tor trade requirement*, and the sale as a whole was the weakest and most flagging held for soma months. Last week we recorded a drop of per head under previous sales, and; yester&y t£ra w» » still farther decline cl from fid to 1* per head on both fat and store sheep. Eclcrring to the latter prices for vonng sheep of any das* have up to the present time been well maintained, but at yesterday's auction there was very little demand, and sales, where ruled decidedly more in favour of buyers. In mutton, fully oae-third went out u% sold, the best cross-bred wethers being pttccd at from fia fid to 10s fid (one exceptionally good line at 12s) • medium quality, 8s fid to 9s; felt merino wethers, 6s to 7«. Of fat lambs there was a huge supply, but with Christmas dose at hand they were evidently wanted, and met with a good sale at from Cs fid to 8s fid for the best lota ; a few scrubbers at ss. The fat cattle sale brought forward a considerable entry of beef, the quality varying from veryinferlor to prime. Of the latter dssa Messrs Hay Brother* contributed one of the best line* of steers, which brought from £7lo* to £8 10* per head; mixed lots for various owners, £6 to £7loa, representing low sad unimproved rate*. The store cattle market was made up by a somewhat small entry, chiefly of yearling*, two-year-olds, and old cows. Where of any of the above were made prices ruled low and buyers had matters pretty much their own way; For good, fresh conditioned 3year old steers, however, £5 asd upwards is being asked, and in many instances mid. The totals yarded for the day comprised dal sheep, S3* head of cattle, and I*9 pigs, of which our entry included 3618 sheep, 468 fat lambs, 151 bead of cattle and S 3 pigs for Messrs John Deans, Hobcrton, C. B. Leodley, C. Derhidge, George KMey, J. N. Tosswill. Joseph Price, D. O’Callaghan, P. Muir, George Bndd, Hay Bros., C. T. Dudley, Campbell and Co., Richard Wright, Henderson and M’Beath, 8. Mullins. S. Manson- P. Grant, Dudley and Law. tenee, B. Lissamon, E. Clarkson, W. B. Andrews, J. Hamilton, A. E. Tntton, Job Horwoli, Q. Fergus. son. James Slnley, W. Holly. T. Tubman, J. WitheU. W. Dowling, W. B. Clarkson, Fbfloiv, H. Cookscn, John h»h. B. Sullivan, John Ferguson, T. Paritt, A. Grant, H. Harden, C. Fraser, C. Barrett, M Eogea, P. Marian, B. Blake, W. M. Thompson, C. Foirveather, W. Falrbniss and others. In sheep, onr principal sales were—lCC crees-bred* (mixed) at fit fid, 97 merino wethers at 7s, 116 cross-breda st 9>, 80at 9s 3d. 110 merino wethers at Ss6d to 6s fid, 50 cross-bred* at 8* fid, 00 at fia fid, 58 at 8s fid, A* at fit, 153 store two-tooth at 7a, £6 at 6s 3d, 105 at 6s fid, 10* st 7s fid, 113 merino wethers at 5* lOd, *2l cross-bred, couples (ewes, aged) at 7* 10d, 100 mixed crocs-bred* at 7e6d, 98 *2-tooth croas-breda at fia fid, Ac. Fat lambs—--20 at 7*. 35 at 7s 6d. *3 at 8s 3d, 10 at 8s fid. ISatfis fid, 18 at 8s 3d. 16 at 7a, 52 at 7* fid to Bs. 2* at 7s, 57 at 6s to 7s fid, 12 st 7s fid. 22 at fia lOd, 22 at fia fid. 33 at fi* fid, 48 at 7» 6d. 50 at ?s fid. Fat cattle—iat £7 10», *at£7 13* fid. 4at£B, *at£B 10*. 4at £B. 6mt £5 12s fid, 7at £5 15s, Bat £6 s*. 7 at £5 1 -a fid, 8 at £8 ss, 3 at £7 12s fid, 3 at £7l6s, 2at £7l7s fid. Stores, nominal. CavTKBBBBT Hooss Msazst. For onr last Saturday’s Tottersall’s Sale, 102 horses of various descriptions—in addition to a number of supplementary entries ot dray a, harness, Ac.—were submitted for tbe day’s auction. Of tbe class of hones o> offer, there were none requiring spatial mention, the catalogue being made np ot n mixture of draughts, plough horses, backs unbroken colts, Ac. The attendance waa about as usual, with tbe addition of a few country buyers, and taken as a whole there was decidocly more spirit in the biddings for anything useful than nos been noticeable ot late. Of tbe total eotry we succeeded in disposing of between 60 and 70 bead at prices os per deaeription-Bonnd, young, active home for form work, from £ls to £25; aged do, £l3 to £ls; well-bred hacks, £l4 to £fo; ordinary do, £8 to £l3; weeds, 40s and upwards. At Leeston on Friday lost, the usual bi-monthly sola ot live stock was held, but election matters absorbed the greater port of public interest, and comparatively little business was transacted.

Wool, Sukbpskivs, Fat. Hinu, abb Tallow Ektobt.—On Thursday, at onr Canterbury Wo-4 Stare*, we held onr usual weekly sale of the above. There was an average attendance of the trade, and biddings for everythin(r'{eioept hides, which were nnaoid) were extremely spirited, remilting in a clearance of ail lota at value* fully equal to those of last week, Onr catalogue for the day consisted of 3010 sheepskins, pelts, end lambMm, 111 bags rough tat, 60 hides and calfskins, several bags and packages tallow, and several bogs of wool, looks and pieces, all Of which were sold at prices sa under—vie., Batchers* best cross-bred pelts, Is 8d to Is ltd each; second quality, la 4d to is 7d each. Butchers' beat merino pelts, Is 5d to Is Bd etch; second quality. Is 2d to Is Id each. Small and badly saved pelts, either cross-bred er merino, 6d, Bd, to la Id each. Best lambs*. Is lid to 2s fid eaph; second quality, la 6d to Is Bd each; small. Is, Is 2d, to la «d each. Full wool cross* brede. Is 63, 6«, 6» 6d to 6a lOd each; second quality, 4s Bd. 6s to 5s Id each. Fall wool merino, 5s Bd to 6* 7d each i second quality, 4s Bd, Sr, to Ss 6d each.; Country skins, for best nude, fls to 6s 8d; second quality, 4s Bd, 6s, 6s 6d to Bs Bd each; medium, 2s Bd. Bs, 3sGd,4s to t»4d each; Interior, is, Is 'ld to Is 104 each. Butchers* best dry tough fat, 2Jd to2{d per lb; second quality,2t4 None at a km figure, swept one bag dlspoied of at Id per lb. Hid « aod calfskins unsold. Tallow, lid, 2|d, 2id to 214 per lb. Wool is bags to 8d per lb. Here*, Id to 6j4. Locks. 2d to 4|d per lb. MEBCABtJUf,—Tlicre his been nothing fresh to record in our markets, and the dulnem in all branches of trade still continues. There is a little more activity noticeable (u woolpacks aud cornsacks, but the quotations leave no margin of profit. Money continues very easy and superabundant. Laid mu PaownTT.—There Is still a good demand for favourably situated properties at fair values, and whenever a good opening offers, there are ready purchasers. At our Lind Bale, on Bat nrday last, we effected tho following salevt—Two sections on the Ferry road of 27 perches each, were sold respectively for £l5O and £120; a section in the township of Derby, at Amherley, containing 1 rood and 21 perches, fetched £3O, Another section in the same township, containing quarter of an acre, sold for £25, Next Saturday, Dec. 17.. wo shall offer by auction the beautifully situated township of Beafortb j also, the valuable property on the Papanul road known as Finglas, adjoining the estate of T, I. Joynt. Esq-

Messrs Aci.anh, Cahi'iisu. k Co, report on the live stock market for tbe week ending Thursday, Dec. 15, as follows t At the Addington yards yesterday there mi an average supply of let sheep, dim of all claases being penned. The market was a very dull one, and on fat stock then wm on uu average, a further drop about equal to Is per head. We quote very heavy prime cross-brads 1 m to 12s6d: medium,Bs6d to Ps Gd ; light. 0«fld to 7e 9d. Fat merino wethers made Os to Os (Id. Tbe entry of stores was not eo large as it has lawn of bite, but quite large enough for requirements, as biddings were very stock, and sale# were effected with difficulty at a reduction on late rates. Crossbred 2-tooth wethers, Os 0d to 7«; mixed seres, S 5. tooth. Os 3d to Os Od; eroas-hrod owes and lambs, 7s lOd to Be 0d; 8-tooth merino wethers, 3n 9d. There was a large entry of fat lambs, all of these selling readily at from 6s to 6e 3d. according to quality. Cattle. 634 yarded. The market for fat cattle wan a very dragging one, but most lots wore placed at prices about equal to last week's rates. The entry of store cattle was about an average one, and, although buyers wore not eager to operate, most lines changed bands, prices being slightly easier. Messrs J. T. Fo»i> asm Co. report on the live stock market for the week ending Thursday, Deo. 15. as follows;—Although the Addington market on Wedneiday waa only moderately supplied with fat sheep, yet it was in excess of the demand, and prices bad to give way at least a shilling a head on previous week's rates. The

trade wnrUina el <lnUn«* of hastm*, and AJ their padlock aoeommodatloß it onlv limited and feed sewnra. they oslj buy (rein band »* moirth, <n«t enfllriant to meet their requirement* we week, ©tore sheep are 00l lu such d®mnd m they were, etui to effect salsa reduction* been to be tekt-n. Thu ract l», the oo««W7 *eaw* ally is badly in went el win to (when upouf pm* iure«. Mid until we gel snood downpour we e»*U here no In Pri«f- There were ter too many (at cuttle yarded, and several Knee ware tnr owl out tittsoM, pHeoe offered not taeellftf owner*’ reeeme. We quote mntwn, a* eotd ea Wedeatday, at a ehade owf IW lb (excont for ehoiw quelliy, which mightJmre hwwht a shade hlgh-t) i end he®(, 20a per l"Otb. Store Cattle were la teir demand, and food yoeaff steer# can he qnltte t at, ■*» f 'ffhweiantmtht to two-} ear*, old, from £3 *Vt? wash. The total entry comprised C«l sheep, 63* head of eattla, and U 9 pig*- Wur onlHwwere on •ocounto( Meaare Andrew the Pareora estate, Ueddee, of Booth Canterbury, W. Pitt, Early Bros, «. Oartorth, W. Cbercrton, Chptaln Toeawilt, 0 tlr. Hon, Hawkena, D. M tones, fan, them, C. J. Harper, J. tlwbason, 3. *”»#, J. Maddiaon, Wilson, iamw Holmaa, and ollmwm The 'Pareora eroaa-brad wethere IJMJeold at Pa M. and owe* at Sa »*oh. Mr Pitt a line (ND) sold at®* 3d each all round. Merino weihora op account Mr John Brabaaon brought 6a fid to ta fid each. Capto(B Toaewlll*# otoa»*l>red« sold Al ta 3d mob. A line of merino wcihera (tow the South (1600) sold at 3s Pd each, Mr llolmrs* uro««.breda brought Ss 6d eachj Mid other lines In proportion to weight, Ac. Pat Lambs —Wo sold on account o( rartout client*, at prices varying (rota 7s fid to 8* esch. We sold tat steers, (or Mr Uawktns and others, at (root £Blo* to £9 each ; and fat bolfere, on account Mr Qeddea, at irom £6 6a to £7 each. Wool, Skins, Hides, and Tallow,—At our sale of the above on Thursday wa had the usual attendance of fellmonger*, and obtained rery satisfactory prices, iflifor well-saved roogh fat j la 7d to Ss pelts i6s M to Si 61 tor ftfll-woollod skins ; 4d par lb for hide*. Wi-ol.—Onr neat sale wIU late plans pa Tuesday unit, Deo. SO, when wo shall hare the pleasure of offering 600 hales. We invite buyers to inspect before the sale, as we bare sene exceedlaxly choke clip* of raeriae and half-bred wool, that hare been osrelnlty clauted and skirted. Load. - On Thursday, at Messrs Friadlsnder Bros.* Saleroom#, Ashburton, we iubmtitcd, on behalf ot the trustees ot the late Sir J. 0. Wilson, a portion ot the Binds Estate, comprising 1868 acre* of free, hold, dirideu Into ten Cartas, ’i ho estate has bees highly entUrated and under skilful management! ft DOM, Ac., In perfect order. There was an un. usually large attendance, and competition was very keen tor tho various lots. The sale was a success, asd also an eridoacc ot hotter things to eon*.

Messrs JL Wan* A*» Co. leporti—At the AAAinvtnn Yards on Wednesday 6*Bl eheep and 53* head of cattle came forward for tho wooh’a •apply. The supp.y of fat ateek waa in cxomb of the rsquiremente of the trade, for which the biddings wore dull throughout the day’s sale, while tberots still a fair demand for croia-bred stem tbeep. Owing to the dry state of the weather, creators are terctng their store oattla into the market, which change hands et absurdly low rates. We sold prime cross-bred wethsro at 12s, 12* 3d and 13a 3d each; ditto, lighter mights. 10s. Fat lambe-A Urge supply offnred. Prune lots sold at from 7s M toSe§d| medium do, at DaSdt merino owes, with Umho at foot, 8* fid. Fot holfero from £6 to M Wei do calves, to 17a. OnTbonday we bold our weekly sale of sheepskins, rough fat, Ac., In our New Zealand Wool atoroi. There was an avenge attendance of boy ora, and spirited competition throughout. 307* eklne were oalatoguodj and all di«poe«d of at saUsEactory prices. BnUmsn* oroea-brod, foil wooiled, mold up to 8* 7dj do merino, do do, 6a 8d; lambekiaa, large, Is Jd, le lOd, 2# Id t do, second quality, iOd, le id, la <d, la 7d t pclte. largo and early shorn, is sd, Is 7d„ Is fid; do, eocoad quality, fid, la, IsSd; country crossbred. large. Sa?d to fiet do do, second. Its 7d. 3a fid. 4a6d,S«7d{ do merino, large, to fid to fis id; do do, medium, Ss&d, ss 7dL *a cd, ssSd| do do, small, 3» Id, 2« sd. Fat and Tallow—Fat, best quality, clean and well aared, 3}d per Ibt aooond quality, to 3d par lb; inferior,at Id par lb; tallow, la small lotvte fifed per lh. Hidcs-Soand. at td per lb, awl *fed per lb for some heavy bides j hides, damaged, weighing 561 b and over, at 3d pur lb; do do do, under 661 b, at fifed per lb; calfskins, sound, at *d per ib; do, cut and damaged, at fid par lb. Messrs H. Bsgasm abd Co. report on the stock market for the week ending Thursday, Deo. IS, as ioilowa :-At the Addington wdayurda on Wednesday there were yarded for the day’s sales 6*Bl fat sheep {including fat lambs), 63* head of cattle, awl i*9 piga. Fat Sheep.—The entry, though not over waa fully equal to trade reqmremeato. The bidding opened languidly, which waa mac if eat throughout the sate. Prices still have a downward tendency. Bteroi.—A fairly large number came forward, all classes being represented. There was hardly as much spirit shown in the bidding as of late, though most tinea changed bands. Fat Lambs.—A large supply penned, chiefly of good quality, for which there waa better competition, prio a slightly iu favour of vendors. Fat Cattle.—A large number yarded, the quality generally being good. There wore also a few choice lines, which changed hands privately. The sale throughout was very dragging. Prices atUi keep low. Stores.—A largo number again oamo forward, the greater portion being good useful aorta, competition being wit over brisk, sales wore somewhat difficult to effect. Pigs,—A large number being penned, the alight advance that wa* obtained last week was not maintained—la foot, lower prices had to be submitted to than for some tittle time past. Our entries were 109 sheep, 137 head Of cattle, and 53 pigs from Messrs £. Spsaoer, W. OortrelL H. Kimher, J. Smith, A. Parkinson, C. Dyer, C. Bryce, E. Gtmblott. Q, Bioor, F. Miuiobamp, T. Clegg, P. Duncan, J. Gregg, Bennetts Bros, and others; the following being tbe principal BilesSheep—Bo at 7s 9d,23 at7s3d, 17at6s fid; lambs,Bo at Bs, fi at 7s fid, 10 at 5s fid. Fat cattle—l at £fi 10a, 8 at £fi,3 at£7se. 1 at £s 15s, satßß.fi at AS 15a; stores,fiat£2 13rfid.fi* at£B 7e fid.2o atßfifis, 18 at £l7s fid, *at £2,13 at £2 6s, Sat £9 Ifis, 3at £* 7s fid. 10 at £1 12a. Figa-1 at 80a, *at U)a. 1* at lis, 10 at 12a fid, 20 at 10a, 2 at fia. At onr City Baloyards and Amotion Booms on Saturday last, there waa a good attendance. Tbe entry of poultry was very much better than usual, nearly every pen being foil. Every line was cleared at Batistan lory prices. Good table fowls sold at from Ss fid tote fid j inferior, 2s fid to 3s fld ; darks, is to 4s fid; geese* Ss tolls fid; turkey*,Bs to9* fid. There were also esferal lines of hens, with broods of chickens, which sold from 5s to fia fid. The entry of pigs was fairly good, but bidding was inclined to drag. We, however, succeeded in clearing nearly every line. Prices : Bm«U stores, 6* to 13s; light-weight porkers, 15s fid to fifia fid. Several small calves were sold et from 6s to 10s 6d. Wo would re mind our clients that an extra sale will be held on Thursday next, at tbe usual hour.

Mr T. Pbxbcb reports badness at hU'wdeyards, Lichfield street, to date, a* follows The yard* were well filled on Set onto; lent with various hinds of live and dead stock. The attendance wao lane, aod the competition in moat cases, more especially in pigs, mu»n better than the previous Saturday. Horses—A few were sold at owners* values, bnt there is no sensible improvement in price or da* mand. For dairy cattle there is little call, and unless something realty good and, reliable, values are low. Calves have a ready sale at prices satis* factory generally to vendors, ISO pigs, from suckers to good size porkers, were penned, and prices throughout wore an improvement upon the last few weeks. Suckers, 6> 3d to 6s fld; small stores, Bs to 13s j larger do, 15a to 20a; small porkers, 22s to 255; larger do, 901 b to 1201 b weight, 28s to 325; breeding eowe in pig, 40a to 80s. There was a laree supply of poultry, and prices were about equal to last quotations. Several new and second band spring carte and drays have been disposed of as follows i— New small Whitechapel dost cart, £2O; second band spring carts, £ll, £ll 10s and £l3; spring dray, £l3. COMMEEOIALTE LEGS AMS. Timabd, Deo, 16. Ur M. Jonas held a large sale sf wool to-day, when ell bnt a few small lots were disposed of. Merino averaged Od per lb; half-bred, Bd per lb; end cross-bred, Bid per lb.