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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 6, 7 November 1877, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Wellington, November 1. GL Thomas reports wholesale produce prices as follows :-^Jflour, colonial, £16 to £17; Adelaide, £19 ; oats, 3s lOd j bran, Is; wheat, 4s 6d ; hams, Bfd ; bacon, Bid ; cheese, 7d ; maize, 4s 6dj pollard, £7; potatoes, £2. , Chbistchtjbch, November 1. Wheat, 6s 6d to 6s 9d j flour, £16 to £17; bran, £4 10s ; sharps, £5 10s; hamß and bacon, 8d- m cloth; cheese, 6£d ; butter, 8d to 9d ; potatoes, 25s to 37s 6d ; rye grass seed, 6s 6d. Bulls, November 1. Mr John Stevens reports — At the sale held at my yards to-day there was an excellent attendance, bidding being brisk and competition for the various lots very spirited. 310 head of cattle, 1,000 sheep, and between 50 and 100 horses were yarded, and priceß ranged as follows : — Highly-bred shorthorn cattle from Napier^-Bought ,by Messrs Douglas and Co., 1 cow and calf, (Countess), £34; ditto, 1 bull, 9 months, (Lord George), £18; D. Fraser, Esq., 1 cow (Lady), £22; D. ScotCEsq., 1 cow (Abbess), £20 ; the Hon. W. Fox, 1 cow, (Princess "Royal), £33j J. Bull, Esq., 3 cows — Snowdrop £20, Buttercup £17, Belle £30; R. Hammond, Esq.,. XorkFarm, 2 cows— Sarah 2nd £20, Lady Napier £22 ; ditto, 1 bull calf (Lord Oakburn), £27 ; W. T. Owen, Esq., 11 cows-r^cimrose 2nd • £12, Strawberry £18, Whero.£'l6, Birdseje and calf £18, Mayflower £16, Lady"of Oxford £13, Rose £19, Gentle £13, Madam £15,. Dewdrop £32, ( by Abbot Rissington £20; ditto, 1 yearling heifer, (first prize at Agricultural Show), £25 ; J. Paulin, 1 cow . (Blossom), £12; ~ — Purcell, Esq., l^cow (Snow), £14; F. Robinson, 1 cow (Fanny), £16 ; A. Amon, Esq., 6 cows — Beauty £16, Silver 3rd £17, Clusterbury £14,.Sarah £15, Tulip £9, Dora £16 ; G. Hadßeld, Esq., 1 cow (L^iy) Ordinary cows, £5 to £8 10 ; heifers, 2 and 3 years, £5 to £9 ; steers, £5 15s to £7 15s ; yearlings, £2 10s to £3 ss. Sheep. — Fat wethers, 9s 6d each ; wethers, with wool on, 9s 6d each ; hoggels, 6s 6d. Hoksbs.— Draught, £12 to £26 ; saddle, £3 to £15. ' ■ «* ' • DusEDiN, November 2. Pboduce is quoted as. follows : — Wheat, 6s 9d to 7s ; outs, 3s to 3s 6d ; barley, 3s to 4s 6d ; flour, £16 9s to £17 10s; hay, £5; oatmeal, £17; potatoes, £2 10 ; prime beef, 30s per lOOlbs. ; mutton, 27s 6d.