COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 244, 20 April 1866, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTHLAND Tiaras Office. lhursday, 19th April. The following are the Customs Eeturns for — Wednesday, 18th April. Iron Fencing ... ...£222 10 0 Tobacco, 229 lbs. ... 28 12 6 £251 2 6 Thursday, 19th April. — Nil. Messrs. Boyse, Mudie and Miller, of Dunedin and Oamaru, report under date 12th April : — We have to report an unabated demand for every description of store sheep, lamb 3 and ewes especially, causing a slight advance on former quotations. That advance is certainly moderate, as buyers and sellers are equally firm, the former being' only tempted by the hitherto easy prices to invest largely at profitable margin to stock-up country. Store cattle are scarce, many enquiries, but. few completed transactions, and holders are firm. The market for fat sheep has not participated to any extent in the present improvement; large numbers are offered in both Provinces at firmer rates. For fat cattle the demand is steady, with an upward tendency. Squatting properties, safe and reliable investments, meet with ready purchasers at increased rates. Total number of bales of wool shipped from our port to date, 5837. Cattle, Fat. — On the station, in Otago, we quote at 40s to 42s 6d per lOOlbs ; in Canterbury, 50s per 1001 b for prime. Fair demand. Wedders, fat. — May be quoted in both provinces at seller's price, 3£-d to 3__ per lb on the sstation. We have e_ected no sales of importance. _ Ewes. — 2 and 4-tooth aie readily saleable, and from well-bred flocks are worth 18s 6d to 19s per head. 2, 4, and 6-tooth, we have sold during the past month 5400 at 17s to 17s 6d ; and 7900 8-tooth ewes at from 10s 6d to 12s each. We have also sold to Messrs. Campbell and Low 500 Messrs. Julius' 2-tooth ewes from stud flocks, a r , £2 2s each. Lambs. — The market is still barley supplied and the demand large. Since our last report we have sold 16,300, at from 20s to 22s per pair, according to place of delivery, age, and whether shorn or unshorn. Earns — Buyers have now nearly supplied their wants for the season. Since our last we have only to report sales of altogether 450 4-tooth at £2, and 120 mixed ages at £3. We have still for sale 200 pick of Hermode's, Tasmania, and 200 of Mr M'Lean's Morven Hills first-class rams.