COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 39, 24 March 1863, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

INVERCARGILL TTOR-E. TATTLE, AND SWEEP MARKET. Messrs. Roburts-^x & Co. Report : — llobs^p. — We have to report thnt during th° last ten days the market has been continually fallinj, in conseq ie;ice of the large mobs that have been forced forward for snip, an also it may in some measure be attributable to th« fact that rao^t of the horses have been sec^d-dns-i hacks, arid not in the best condition. For first-class heavy or lisht draught, really superi> r buck horses, <ro>d prices can still bo ohtnined. We have sold superior draught at £'65 to £75; medium, at £-"5; Itirht. £35": fW-eims hacks (scarce), £2G to £35; inferior. £18 to £25. Cattlk. — Mixed mob* we quote af LlO to Lll per head, according to quality; good milch cows avprage LI S each. Fat Stock — Very scaree — none at present r-WwnrT. First-class boef. worth 55s to 60s per 100 lb. Sheep— Store, worth from 25s to 275 ; fat, heavy weights, from 32s to 355. We have sold tho cargo of horsc9 ex Jan Van Schaffelaar, and Ocean Bride, at very fair prices. . «. . llebsrs. Hamilton asd Procter report : — I'at Cattle. — The market for the hist fortnight has been supplied with a smaller number of cattle than usual : consequently, there is a considerable demand for fat stuck. We quits first-quality beef at 60s per 100 lbs : medium, 5-js. Fat Sheep — Heavy weights, 40s to 455 ; store •beep, ■wethers, 275 ; do ewes, imported, 25s to 30s. Store Cattlk — There are rnanv inquiries for this description of stock ; mixed lots are worth from £10 to £13, according to age, condition, and delivery. Milk enws, from £15 to £20. Horses — There is a fair demand for heavy draught horses and good ha eta. Our quotations are a little below our last in consequence of large numbers coming in ; superior draught are worth from £75 to £90, medium, £60 to £70; harks, superior, from £35 to £50; do medium, £15 to £25.