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Otago Daily Times, Issue 314, 22 December 1862, Page 4

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DAILY TIMES OFFICE, Saturday Evening. This day export entries for gold were made at the Custom House for 27 oz .13 dwts, the duty on which amounted to L 3 9s 2d. The revenue duty on imports at the Custom House to-day amounted to JL3B3lps lid, of which the following are the principal items: —Sugar ? 23,091 lbs, LlO6 4sld; geneva, 189 gals, LBS los 8d: brandy, 149 gals, L&6 12s ltd;'whiskey, 66 gals, L 29 14s; tobacco, 171 lbs, Ll2 16s 6d. .

DUNEDIN LIVE STOCK MARKET. i Dkivek, Maclean, and Co's Report, for week ending 20th December, 1862. %& Fat Cattle. - Thejmarket has been entirely bare of cattle during the past week, none having been yarded. J Most of our butchers are but scantily supplied; and ~~ we expect any lota offered during the ensuing week U J will meet with ready sale at an advance upoa late quotations. We have to advise the arrival of the third cargo of cattle (80 head) from Gipps land,, per Free Trader. This vessel loan about 12 per cent, of the number shipped. The remainder landed in very IT fair condition, which we will sell oa Monday, 22nd JL insfc. We have received from Gipps Land, up to the out present time, 210 head of cattle, and we do not ex.- Ojh pect much increase in this branch of the trade, so var long as shippei'3 are obliged to pay the present high Sc rate of freignt. We do not hear of any Provincial ant cattle near to hand, the diggings requiring ail that ] ' are Jit for the butcher. We quote best quality beet^ ne{ at 60s to 65s per 10U lbs; secjnd do, at oOs per 100 upi lbs ■ Fat Calves continue very scarce; if of good ral quality would realise L 4 to L6los. Ba ' Store cattle. —We hear of no transactions of importance in this description of stock. Therein how- '. ever an active demand for really good mixed herds, and particularly for stores over 2 years' old. We quote former.at L 9 10s to Lll 10s, and latter at Ll2 to LH. T\ Working Bullocks anu Dairy Cows,—Bui- ,j locks continue in active demand at L6O to L 65 per na pair. Quiet unbroken strers'at L4O to L 45 per pair. First-class dairy cows are scarce and saleable at Lls to'L2o. Fat Sheep,'—The market has been entirely bare - ; of Provincial-bred sheep. We have sold 400 Vie- ' toxian wethers, ex Nor' Wester, at an average of n i 31s 6d each, < The trade are but poorly supplied, and J > any lots comingto hand during the'coming week will Q meet ready sale at 9d per lb for prime wethers in D wool; do shorn, 8d per lb. > Store Sheep.—We do not hear of any sales in , Provincial bred stores, but we look for a more active . demand after shearing is more generally finished. I We quote present market rates, say for .New Zealand *- ; bred ewes 2, 4, and 6-tooth 27s to 30s, do wethers do L 24s to 2(Js, imported ewes .do 23s to 265, do wethers , t do 22s to 245. We have sold 890 Victorian ewes at 1 v above prices. •Mr Beattie's pure rams and ewes have J' arrived in splendid condition, and can be seen at the White Swamp. . * , Station Property.—Although buyers and sellers are both, numerous, their estimate of the value of f , properties offered for sale being so different, no runs have changed hands. Horses.— The market this week, in the opinion of many who have taken their data from the knowledge > y ot so many horses being afloat and bound for this j is port, both from Victoria and Tasmania, "would exhibit j ', an unusual dulness, and that prices must recede, in i, fact, the supply would be greater than the demand; -\ on the contrary, we have to report an. unusual j d activity and firmness, arising, alone from the great j demand from the up-country and mining districts, q As stated in our last report, prices depend entirely j upon the description and condition of stock offered, rj n and for that class suiting the requirements of the market, we think that the current rates -will rule • quite as high for some time to come. During the y t week we have disposed of a great number of horses 1> for our usual customers, and 375 consigned to us by the following vessels :—Ex Nor'-wester, Omeo ? Eliza >n Goddard, Mariposa, and Derwent Hunter, were freely id sold at satisfactory prices, the week closing with firmness, animation, and good demand. The cur--3e I'ent prices are :—First-class draught horses^ 1.85 to lie LlO5 ; medium do do, L 55 to L 75 ; inferior do do, L 35 to LSO; first-class saddle and harness, LSO to L6O ; inferior do do, L2O to L3O; packers (much ■ sought after), L 35 to LSO. , » Wright, Robertson & Co.'s report for week g- ended 20th December:— There has been a fair- amount of business done 3. during the week, in nearly all kinds of stock, fat sheep being very scarce and in great demand. The n, market has been indifterently supplied with, prime beef, which is saleable at fully last week's quotations. Fat Cattle.—We quote good quality at from L 22 to L2B ; second quality, Ll6 to L2O ; prime beef, say ts, 65s to 70s per lOOlbs.; second, 555. Fat calves still in request at from Lsto L 6, scarce. The Freetrader ty. has arrived from Gipp's Land with a loss of 10 head out of 94 brought down at a freight of LlO a-head. Store Cattle.—We still quote good mixed mobs at Llolos to Ll3, according to ages. We have sold Cahill's mob of 800 head from Canterbury, mixed ages and sexes, from 18 months to 2 years and upwards, at Lll 10s nett cash. We have advice of several cargoes from Wellington now due, in which province this class of stock has lately risen in price very considerably. . . Working Bhllock3 and Dairy Cows.—Good working bullocks are worth about L6O a-pair. We have to hand, arrived per Storm Bird this day, two very fine teams. Good milkers are saleable at from Lls to L2O. Fat Sheep.--Shearing being now general throughout the province, few fat sheep are offering, and a Jot of good qualify would command exc^lent prices. We quote good quality mutton, shorn, at 7£d to 8d per lb. !St'RE Sheep.—Young New Zealand ewes are much enquired for, and worth about 30s. Australian very dull of sale, 2, 4, and 6-tooth are offering at about 24s to 255; wethers, 245. \\ c have a flock of 4,000 Wellington wethers in our hands for sale, which we could dispose of to buyers upon advantageous terms. ir( j Station Property.—We hear of no transfers haytaken place in thi3 description of prop arty. j re _ Horses. —We have to report numerous arrivals ra^." from Australia during the week, the market having the keen we* suPPu *ca* with every description of stock, v which have met with ready sale, the demand still continuing brisk. We have sold at our yards firsin t class draught horses at from L7O to LIOO ; second"tz class, L4O ttf L6O; good packers, L3O to L 45 ; good *z: hacks, L 35 to LSO ; light harness, first-class, L4O to ■£ m. LSO; second do, L 25 to L3O. arm "♦ 4th PRODUCE REPUiiT. has Week enoing 20th December, 1862. 3ort Flour -Held still in large quantity, and unaltered ;een in value* *ers Oats have sufferdd a material decline, last week's | she arrivals huviDg added at lea3t five thousand bushels lao, to previous fair stock. best Maize being now out of importers hands,, is well that put into consumers by the trade, almost every grain atu- dealer making it an article of stock will shortly ;ers. bring it into extensive notice, and though, still selling aud much under its real value, compared to oats, will stay doubtless right itself in course of time to its proper 3ape position in the market. No alteration in price. seen Bran in large supply, difficult to eftecb sales; green , the food plentiful. wof Hay.—Stocks getting into use ; price, unsn of altered. rgill Chaff. —No alteration.

PRICES. Flour.—Adelaide, £17 to £1710s per ton ; other brands,* £14 to £16 do. Oats.—Colonial, 103 6d to 10s 9d per bushel. Maize, whole, 6s 6d to 7s per bushel, wholesale ; cracked, retail, 8s 3d to 8s 6d do. Bean Is 8d to Is 9J per bushel. Hay £10 10s to £11 per ton. Chaff £12 to £14 per ton.