COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2751, 15 December 1894, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

TIMARD WOOL SALES.

Owing to the large quantity of wool offered on Tuesday, some 1925 lots, the sale was postponed from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., to enable buyers to thoroughly examine and value the various lots. The quantity of wool offered, 7028 bales, was 97 more than the combined totals of the first and second sales last year. This large increase may be accounted for by the absence this year of the usual private buying; by the increased quantity of wool growers; and by the favourable weather experienced foV shearing, as compared with the past season. On the whole the clip was equal to that of last season, being light and well grown. Before the sale commenced it was known that prices would be quite Id to IJd below the rates ruling at the first sale last year, and that the brokers had a difficult task in making growers realise the situation, and accept the inevitable, may be gathered from the heavy withdrawals, which amounted to quite one-half of the catalogues submitted. Immediately the sale commenced it was seen that the drop was rather more than was anticipated, and the absence of the usual animated bidding was very apparent, in fact, the sale may be described as sluggish throughout, and was extremely disappointing to both sellers and buyers. Fifteen buyers, eight local and seven outsiders, operated, while the number of wool growers present was unusually large, and gloomy faces werfi quite the order of the day, as farmers came understand that the drop in prices meant quite £2 to f 2 10s per bale. The ruling prices for the day, compared with last year’s opening rates, were as follow : 1894. ’1893. Halfbreds ... fid to 7jd 7d to 9d Three-quarter-breds ... 5d to 7d fijd to Bjd Crossbreds ... 5d to7d fid to B^d Merino ... 4d to 5d 5d to fifd Pieces ... 2d to 5Jd 4d to 6|d Locks... ••• lid to 3jd lid to 3|d A considerable quantity of the wools withdrawn will be shipped, and the remainder held over for next sale. The Canterbury Farmers Co-operative Association report as follows:—A drop of from l£d to 2d per lb on last season’s; opening sale. They report sales effected as under: —2S, 1 bale bellies and locks, 2id; AD conjoined, 1 bale locks, 2id; AR conjoined, 1 bale half-bred, fiid, 1 do three-quarter-bred, matted, sjd, 1 do three-quarter-bred, 6Jd; W over O, 1 bale half-bred, fifd; IG, 3 bales half-bred ewes, fiid; U 7,1 bale half-bred hoggets, 6|d, 1 do three-quarter-bred hoggets and half-bred ewes, 6Jd, 1 do three-quarter-bred hoggets, 6Jd; Wy conjoined, 1 bale pieces, 2fd; GR over K, 2 bales oieces, 3Jd; O over I, 5 bales half-bred' ewes, 7 Jd, 3 do three-quarter-bred ewes, 7 Jd, 4 do cross-bred ewes, fifd, 1 do cross- ■ bred ewes part matted (9 fleeces half-' bred), 6Jd, 1 do cross-bred matted and; rams, sjd, 1 do pieces, 3|d, 1 do pieces and locks, 3jd; JP, 1 bales half-bred; fifd; 3 do three-quarter-bred hoggets, fid, • 1 do merino, 4Jd ; SP, 5 bales hklf-bred; ewes, fifd, 1 do half-bred hoggets, 6|d, 4 do three-quarter-bred hoggets, fiid, 1 bale half-bred and three-quarter-bred matted,: fid; X, 4 bales bellies and pieces, 3|d; HS, 4 bales half-bred, 6Jd, 1 do three-quarter-bred, 6Jd, 1 do bellies, 3Jd; KI, 1 bale merino, 4Jd, 5 do half-bred; belly and pieces, 4Jd, 1 do locks, 3Jd; R,; 1 bale cross-bred ewes and hoggets, fiid,; 2 do merino ewes, 4Jd, 1 do bellies and pieces, 3d; SEAFORTH, 1 bale crossbred matted and black, 5 id, 6 do Ist pieces, 4d, 2 do 2nd pieces, dirty, 2Jd, 2 do locks, 2d; J over 4 bales half-bred ewe (No 20,12 hogget fleeces), 7Jd, 3 do ‘'alf-bred hoggets, fifd; 2 do three quarter; Kr«rl fiid, 9 do three-quarter-bred; hoggets, fiju, 2 do cross-bred owea fijd ; I do Lincoln ewes 6 Jd, 3 do pieces, 3Jd; ZO, 3 bales three-quarter-bred hoggets, fid, 1 do pieces, **4°’ TR conjoined, 1 bale three-quarter-bred matted, fid, 1 do bellies and pieces, 3 id ; A A, 3 bales half-bred ewes 7Jd, 3 do three-quarter-bred ewes 6Jd, 5 do three-quarter-bred hoggets, 6Jd, 1 do bellies; aud pieces, 3id; B- <i, 3 bales pieces, 3d; KO, 7 bales cross-bred, fijd; 1 do merino, I 4Jd, 1 do bellies and pieces, 4d; O over i 00, 2 bales cross-bred ewes, 6Jd; 56,1 i bale half-bred, fifd; 6 do cross-bred, 6Jd; Y 6, 3 bales cross-bred hoggets, fijd; i WJT, 4 bales cross-bred ewes, 6Jd, 1 do hoggets, 6|d; A over S, 5 bales half-bred, 6Jd; SA, 1 bale pieces, 3Jd; BY, 1 bale; pieces, 3Jd; HWconjoined, 5 bale* half-; bred hoggets, fiid; MO, 8 bales three-; quarter-bred hoggets, fijd; 1 bale matted aud rams, 5Jd; NO, 2 bales three-qnarter-bred ewes, 6|d; 3 do pieces, 3Jd; SM, 8 bales half-bred ewes (6 rams fleeces No 15), 6|d, 7 do cross-bred hoggets, 6Jd; 1 do bellies, 4d, 1 do locks and pieces, 2Jd; Ace of Clubs, 1 bale merino, 4Jd, 1 do b.d., 5 Jd; J McK, 1 bale merino ewes, 4jd, 1 do bellies, pieces, 1 fleece and dead 4Jd, 1 do pieces 2d; M over bar, 1 bale belly, pieces, 3d; 7L, 4 bales three-quarter-bred ‘ ewes,6id; JC, 2 bales merino wethers, 4Jd, 1 do merino ewes (8 cross-bred fleeces, 6 wethers), 4jd, 1 do Leicester ewe and hogget, 5Jd; JP conjoined, 10 bales three-quarter-bred, 7d, 1 do 15 pieces and fleeces, sd; TG, 5 bales three-quarter-bred, 6 Jd, 1 do half pieces half matted, 4d; 86,4 bales three-quarter-bred ewes, 7d,l do bellies, 4d, 1 dopiocis,2jd; Meat-hook, 2 bales bellies, 3Jd, 2 do pieces, 3Jd, 2 do locks, 2Jd ; WS, 5 bellies and pieces, 4d, 1 do locks 2Jd, PI, 4 bales halfbred ewes 6Jd ; GO, 4 bales crossbred ew. a GJd> 2 crosbred hoggets 6Jd; Y, 4 bales ewes 6Jd, 5 do hoggets fijd, 2 do Lincoln, No. 9 part hoggets, fid: U 6, 4 1 tales halfbred hoggets (No, 10 pt. ewes) GJd, 1 bale crossbred SJd,B do merino ewes 4JI; TB, 7 bales halfbred ewes 7d, 10 do halfbred hoggets 6|d, 6 do three-quarter-bred hoggets fijd, I do three-quarter-bred ewes fijd, 2 do crossbred hoggets, 6Jd, 1 do half-bred ewes and eross-hpad hoggets GJd, 1 do sandy (fourteen eotiei crossbred fleeces) sd, I do first pieces hoggets ; 17 rams 4d, 2 do first pieces half-bred j hoggets 4Jd, 2 do first pieces thiee- | quarter-bred hoggot® 4Jd, 3 do second pieces 3jd, I do hatred bellies 4Jd, 1 do locks IJd; N over 1,2 bales halfbred wethers GJd, I do half hired hoggets GJd, 3 do crossbred hoggets fijd, X do crossbred ewes and hoggets fifd, I do; merino aud crossbred ewes 5 jd, 1 do; bellies 4Jd; over PW, 6 bales crossbred hoggets C Jd; 1 do cross and halfbred fid; W, 5 bales hoggets fijd; VVP, 2 bales ewes fijd, I do part ewe and pieces 3d ; 3 in diamond, L J?.4e bellies and fourteen fleeces 4d, 1 do locks 2Jd; W, 3 bales half-bred 6J ; conjoined, 2 bales halfbred ewes 7d, 3 do three-quarter-bed (five merino fleeces in No. 3), Gfd ; JS, 3 bales halfbred fijd ; MD, 7 bales halfbred (eight matted, No. 4) 6J4, 2 do halfbred hoggets fijd, I do bellies 4Jd; JE conjoined, 1 bale halfbred and matted sfd, 3 do pieces A 2,1 bale bellies and piecos sd; Res, 3 bales pieces (No. 68 part locks) 2|d; Bar over HR conjoined, 2 bales bellies and first pieces (two crossbred fleeces in No. 36) 4Jd, 2 do bellies 4d, 3 do second pieces 3Jd, 1 do dead and crossbred

pieces 3Jd; over V, 1 bale halfbred 7d, 7 do three-quarter-bred 6jd, 1 do rams and matted 6Jd, 2 do bellies and pieces 3fd; CJH, 3 bales first combing halfbred ewes 7d; 2 do second combing halfbred ewes 6|d, 3 do first combing three-quarter-bred ewes 6|d, 2 do comb l ing three-quarter-bred hoggets fifd 7 do combing three-quarter-bred hoggets fijd; 1 do mixed crossbred hosrgets fijd, 2 do crossbred pieces 4Jd, 1 do half and three-quarter-bred ewe pieces, 4d, 1 do half and three-quarter-bred ewe pieces and locks, 4jd, 1 do mixed and dead sjd; EVERSLEY, 3 bales half-bred ewes 6Jd, 5 do halfbred hoggets fijd, 7 do -three-quarter-bred hoggets 6}d, 6 do ewes and wethers 7d, 2 do merino, 4jd, 1 do matted, 6 jd, 3 do pieces, 3 Jd; <# over G, 4 bales hoggets fijd, 4 do halfbred fijd; B, 4 bales three-quarter-bred ewes 7d, 3 do pieces (No. 24 part dead) 3Jd, I do locks, 2|d; FY, 1 bale pieceS'2Jd; X, 4 bales Romney halfbred hoggets, comb-; ing, 6Jd,l do halfbred do do superior fijd ;i under 3, 3 bales three-quarter-bredl fijd; Diamond, 8 bales halfbred ewes 7d,i 9 do crossbred hoggets fifd, 2 do pieces 3d ;j F over bar, 12 bales halfbred 7d, 5 do! three-quarter-bred fijd, 1 do matted ewes s|d; F, 1 bale pieces and matted, 3d ; (X), 16 bales crossbred fijd, 2 do matted fid, 4 do pieces 3|d; Bar through S, 2 bales pieces 3fd; JB over P, 2 bales halfbred ewes 7d, 3 do crossbred ewes 7d, 3 do hoggets fifd, 1 do bellies and! pieces 3|d; HRB, I bale merino 4Jd;| 77, 5 bales halfbred hoggets fijd, 4 do ; three-quarter-bred hoggets fijd; TO, 1 bale rams and matted sjd, 1 do bellies! 3Jd; DC, 1 bale pieces 1 3Jd; SC, 2 bales 1 bellies and ’ pieces 4d; RB, 2-bales halfbred ewes 7d, 1 do half and crossbred l fijd, 1 do crossbred hoggets fiid; JJ over O, 3 bales halfbred ewes : 6fd, 2 do"halfdown hoggets s|d, 1 do crossbred ewes 6 Jd, 1 do crossbred and halfbred ewes,' fijd; F 4,1 bale pieces 3jd ; TJ, 3 bales halfbred ewes 6d, 3 do crossbred hoggets fijd; T over diamond, 6 bales hoggets fijd, 5 do merino 4Jd, 1 do halfbred 7d; bar over £J, 1 bale halfbred ewes and three-quarter-bred hoggets 6|d, 2 do pieces, half and crossbred 3d, 1 do merino pieces and locks 2Jd; W 6, 3 bales halfbred 6Jd; 1 do three-quarter-bred fijd; 6W, half and crossbred 6d; 40, 3 bales three-quarter-bred hoggets, 6d; Z 7, 11 bales halfbred 7d, 1 do bellies, rams, and matted 3d; w over JR conjoined, 3 bales crossbred hoggets fijd; 38,! 6 bales half and three-quarter-bred fifd, 1 do bellies and pieces 3Jd; | through V, 4 bales halfbred ewes 7jd, 4 do crossbred hoggets 7d, 1 do halfbred ewes and crossbred hoggets, pieces, 4Jd; K over 1 bale halfbred, 7jd; G in diamond, I bale half bred 7Jd; SU, 1 bale halfbred ewes 6jd, 1 do halfbred hoggets, 6J,T do half and three-quarterbred fifd; JS, 3 bales halfbred fi|d; DB, 1 bale first pieces, belly pieces, 6 matted, 3fd; I through 0,1 bale mixed rams and matted sj, 4 do bellies and pieces 3Jd; AK over A, 19 bales halfbred and three-quarter-bred 6Jd, 6 do three-quarterbred hoggets fijd; AY conjoined, 1 bale cross-bred fijd, 1 do bellies 3jd, 1 do pieces 2fd; EA, 7 bales halfbred ewes 7d, 2 do halfbred hoggets 6 jd, I do crossbred ewes fifd, 5 do crossbred hoggets fijd, 1 do pieces 3fd, 1 do pieces and locks 2jd; 2W, 1 bale halffired hoggets 6fd; 88, 3 bales halfbred' ewes 6jd, 4 do crossbred 6jd, 1 do pieces and 5 rams fleeces 3fd; M, 3 bales merino 4Jd, 2 do three-quarter- bred 6d, 1 do pieces 4d; C H conjoined, 2 bales halfbred ewes 7d, 3 do three-quarter-bred ewes (12 matted in Nol) fifd, 2 do tbreeqnarterbred hoggets fifd, 1 do bellies and pieces 3 jd; 2P, 2 bales halfbred hoggets fijd; through H, 1 bale merino 4 jd ; 4M, 1 bale crossbred fijd, 1 do merino 4Jd ; W 6, 3 bales first combing, halfbred GJd, 1 do first combing, half and three quartet-bred, 6 J; AS, 4 bales halfbred 7 d, 1 do crossbred fijd, 1 do pieces and bellies 3d; 6X, 2 bales crossbred fijd; over EX, 2 bales three-quarterbred ewes fijd; AD conjoined, 1 bale pieces 3jd; 0 over —, 2 bales halfbred 6|d, 2 do three-quarterbred fijd; 6R, 1 bale halfbred ewes 7d, 1 do three-quarterbred ewes fijd, 1 do three-quarterbred hogget •' 2S, 1 bale halfbred ewe, part merino, 6d,’l do merino 4Jd; 55,1 bale 5Jd; over TP, 2 bales sd; EP, conjoined, 3 bales halfbred ewes 7d; EK, 7 bales Leicester ewes,fi|d, 6 do Leicester hoggets 6 id, Ido pieces 3jd; J through C, 10 bales halfbred ewes fijd, 3 do pieces (five ram fleeces No. 21) 3Jd; S HI conjoined, 10 bales halfbred ewes 7 id, 18 do crossbred hoggets 6jd, 2 do matted sfd; IK, 3 bales three quarter bred ewes 7d, 3 do three-quarterbred hoggets fijd, 2 do crossbred * ewes fijd, 3 do crossbred, GJd, 1 do half and crossbred hoggets fijd, 3 do merino 3 jd; SI, 1 bale crossbred ewes 5 Jd, 1 do crossbred and matted 4d, !■ do locks Ijd; JC, I bale merino 4jd, 3 do halfbred fijd; D 7, 1 bale crossbred ewes and rams fid; AC, 2 bales three-quarter bred ewes 6|d; AC, 1 bale coarse ewes and hoggets s|d, 3 do ewes belly pieces 3Jd,l do hogget pieces 3|d, I do hogget and ewe pieces 3jd; G spade, 5 bales halfbred fifd; 77, 6 bales three-quarter-bred ewes fifd, 1 do pieces 2 |d; GO, 2 bales halfbred 7d, 1 do crossbred fijd ; CW, 1 bale crossbred ewes 6d; g;Y conjoined, 1' bale three-quarterbred ewes fijd, 3 do three-quarterbred hoggets GJd, 1 do bellies and pieces 3f d; AH conjoined, 14 bales crossbred ewes 7d ; EE,I bale crossbred hoggets GJd, 2 do crossbred owes GJd, I do piecef, 3fd; DM, 1 bale pieces 3|d; bar over F, 1 bale three-quarter-bred ewes 7 Jd; AL, 4 bales three-quarter-bred ewes 6|d, 6 do three-quarter-bred hoggets GJd, 1 do hoggets matted and 1 merino fleece 5Jd, 1 do kellies and pieces 3 jd ; | | in diamond, 3 bales halfbred Gfd, 2 do three-quarterbred 6Jd, 1 do rams and 14 matted fleeces merino 4Jd, 1 bale bellies and pieces aud dead 4Jd; RT over T, 1 bale crossbred pieces 3Jd ; QO, 1 bale three-quarterbred hoggets 6 J 1, 1 do matted sd, 1 do locks and pieces 2jd; M, 1 bale locks and pieces 2d ; co i n C conjoined, 7 bales halfbred ewes 7jd; AM, 4 bales halfbred, 7jd> EB conjoined, 1 bale 6d; AP, 1 bale fid; over JB, 1 bale locks 2Jd; FB, 1 bale crossbred aud rams sd, 1 do bellies 3 id; dojb aboy.9 and below horseshoe, ]. bale mixed 4fd> 1 bale half and crossbred GJd, 1 do crossbred fijd; $3, 1 bale half aud crossbred 01,2 do halfbred fijd : HP ; conjoined, 2 bales halfbred hoggets 6Jd; A 3,1 bale pieces 2jd ; 3 bates thmn-quarter-bred ewes 6Jd; LB, 9 bales half and three-quarter-bred fifd ; PX, 2 bales half-bred ewes 7d, 1 do three-quarterbred ewes fifd, I do three-quarterbred hoggets fifd, 1 do merino 41 d, X 4° piee oß 4d; over J. 4 bales crossbred Jd' JjAMBROOK, 1 bale locks 2d. X do Jocks and . pieces 2Jd ; PH, 8 bales halfbred hoggets ! GJd, 1 do merino, 2 black aud pieces, jd, I do pieces Ijd ; PH PH, 1 bale halfbfed ewes sl4; HE, 6 bales three-quarterbred hogget's 6*4,2 do crossbred hoggets GJd, 10 do half »n 4 three-quarterbred ewes Gfd, 1 do crossbred eyr&a 6d, 3 do bellies and pieces 3]d, I do locks 2d; J. bale cross aud halfbred 6d, 2 do halfbred GJd; KINGSBOROUGH, 1 bale (half rams half I) sd, I do stained pieces 2Jd ; HADLOW, 1 bale three-quarterbred owes, matted, GJd, 2 do 'pieces, threequarterbred hoggets, 4jd, 3 do piece*, three-quarterbred ewes, 4.1 d, 1 do halfbred hoggets, half fleeces, half pieces, fid,

1 do three-quarter-bred bellies 4d, 2 do three-quarter-bred ewe bellies 4d, 1 do halfbred ewe bellies 4Jd, 1 do locks 3d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Limited, hnd Messrs H. B. Webster & Company report having held their first sale of wool for the season on Tuesday, 11th inst., when they submitted a catalogue of 673 bales, of which about 300 bales were sold. The following are the prices realised by the different lots :—M, 2 bales, three-quarter-bred fijd; JSH, 3 bales halfbred fijd, I do halfbred and crossbred fid, 1 do crossbred hoggets sjd; BRM, 1 do crossbred fijd, 1 do three-quarter-bred fijd, 4 do! halfbred fijd; over X, 1 do part three- 1 quarter-bred hoggets and about 30 fleeces; meriuo wethers 6Jd, 3 do three-quarter-; bred ewe 6|d; WD conjoined, 2do half-'j bred ewe fijd ; KM,-6 do three-quarter-! bred ewe, three-quarter-bred 4 bales! 1 fadge 7d, 1 do three-quarter-bred ewej (matted) fijd, 1 do three-quarter-bred! bellies and, pieces 3fd; 1 do three-1 qnarter-bred ewes (slightly matted) and I 3 ram fleeces fijd; EHT, 3 do three-quarter-bred ewe fijd; 1 do, 41-fleeces 1 three-quarter-bred (matted), 18 fleeces three-quarter-bred hogget, s|d; RE, 3 do crossbred hogget fijd, 1 do crossbred f ewe and hogget fijd, 1 do three-quarter-bred fijd, 1 do bellies and pieces 3Jd; M and T, 1 do three-quarter-bred bellies, pieces, and locks 2Jd, 2 do crossbred hoggets fid, 5 do three-quarterbred-hoggets fid; 86, 3 bales halfbred ewe fijd; JX, 4 bales halfbred ewe, 10 fleeces hoggets, fijd, 75, 2 bales three-quarter-bred fifd, 2 do fijd; Me, 1 bale crossbred ewe fijd, 2 i do halfbred, fifd, 1 do halfbred hogget fijd; JE, 1 bale three-quarter-bred hogget fijd, 1 do halfbred ewe fifd ; SAWDON, 1 bale dead wool 4d; O over 00, 2 bales pieces (1) bellies and (1) pieces 3Jd ; FOYERS, 1 bale locks (1401 b) stained pieces (2351 b) 3jd ; E, 5 bales halfbred ewe 5 do halfbred hogget 7d, 4 do three-quarter-bred ewe, 5 do three-quarter-bred hogget fijd, 1 do part halfbred (12 fleeceis dead)'fid, 2do half and three-qharter-bred bellies 3fd, 1 do part pieces, part crossbred fleece 4jd, 1 do locks 2Jd; JS over 0,1 bale bellies and pieces 4Jd; AN conjoined, 3 bales halfbred hogget fijd, 7 do three quarter-bred hogget fid, 1 do locks and pieces 3d; AORANGI, 6 bales halfbred hogget fijd, 2do locks 2Jd; over triangle, I bale three-quarter and halfbred ewe fijd, 1 do three-quarter-bred ewe fijd, 1 do halfbred pieces and bellies 4Jd, 3 do three-quarter-bred pieces arid bellies 4d, 3 do 2nd pieces IJd; VP, 2 bales three-quarter-bred ewe 6|d, 1 do halfbred ewe 7d ; RN, 1 bale halfbred ew«\6|d, 1 do three-quarter-bred fijd; JP, 1 bale locks IJd, 2 do pieces 2d, 5 do three-quarter-bred ewe fijd, 16 do three-quarter-bred hoggets fijd, AMK, 1 bale locks 2d, 1 do pieces 2Jd, 3 do bellies 3|d; JA,lbale halfbred 6}d, 1 do rams fid; JR, 2 bales halfbred hogget fijd; WH conjoined, 2 bales half and three-quarter-bred fid, 1 do halfbred fijd ; JHD conjoined, 1 bale crossbred ewe fijd, 2 do part Southdown hogget, 16 fleeces crossbred ewe fijd; Bin heart, 1 bale three-quarter-bred fijd, 1 do pieces 4Jd; B in circle, 1 bale locks and pieces with 7 matted, 5 rams fleeces 3|d; B over —, 1 bale three-quarter-bred hogget fid ; MJ, 1 bale three-quarter-bred 5Jd ; MT conjoined, 1 bale bellies 4d, 1 do locks 2jd; JW, 3 do halfbred ewe fijd; No. 9 do halfbred ewes and hoggets fijd, 1 do three-quarter-bred ewes fid, 1 do three-quarter-bred pieces and halfbred bellies 4|d ; Tt 2 do Leicester, fijd; S, sdo halfbred ewe 7d, 2do crossbred hoggets fijd, 1 do belly pieces 3jd; HH, 1 do hoggets fijd; T 2,2 do hoggets and ewe fijd, 1 do hoggets aud ewes fadge 5Jd, I do dead wool 4fd ; 000, 1 do Ist pieces and fleeces sd, 1 do 2nd pieces aud bellies 4Jd; Ido locks, 2|d; JF conjoined, 3 do halfbred ewes fifd, 1 do bellies and pieces fadge 4Jd; W, 1 do half aud three-quarterbred (2 ram fleeces) fid; EG over O, Ido merino ewe 4Jd; JE, 2do halfbred hoggets fijd, 2 do three-quarterbred fijd, 1 do bellies and pieces 2d; 54,1 bale two-third hoggets one-third ewe, fijd; 1 do halfbred ewe fadge, fijd; 1 db meriuo 4Jd; TB, 3 bales halfbred fifd; BG, 2 bales halfbred hogget fijd; TO, 3 bales three-quarter-bred fijd, 1 do three-quarterbred hogget aud ewe fijd, 3 do three-quarterbred ewe fijd, 1 do three-quarterbred matted fid, 1 do three-quarterbred pieces 3d, 1 do three-quarterbred bellies fid; MF conjoined, 3 bales halfbred hoggets fijd, 2 do merino 4jd; 91,1 bale merino 4fd; 98, 2 bales halfbred 6jd ; bred ewe fifd, 1 do Ist pieces 3fd; P 3, 9 bales halfbred ewe fifd, Ido crossbred with few pieces 6fd; X—C, 2 bales halfbred ewe fijd, 2 do three-quarterbred hogget fifd, 3 do three-quarterbred hogget fijd; OX, 7 bales halfbred hogget 6|d, 10 do merino ewe 4 jd, 1 do merino aud halfbred locks 2jd; O (red) 8 bales threequarterbred hogget fijd ; BRM, 5 bales three-quarterbred; ewe fijd, 2 do threequarterbred ewe (matted) fifd; CX, 1 bale mixed fijd 1 MY, 2 bales meriuo 4jd. Messrs Miles & Co., Limited, report as follows ;—We submitted a catalogue of 282 bales of wool besides bags and fadges. The fall in prices w®t Very marked, and bidding was by no means brisk, but in all cases where farmers were prepared to accept the present condition of things good business was dona. The following is a list of the principal lines disposed of :—HA, 1 bale halfbred fifd, Ido merino 4jd; TK, 1 bale rams fijd; W over H, 7 bales three-quarter-bred fifd, 4 do three-quarter-bred hoggets fifd, 1 do mixed 3|d, 1 do three-quarter-bred matted and mixed fid, 2 do belly pieces 4d, 5 do crossbred OJd, 1 do 2nd pieces 2)d, 1 do locks Ijd ; KLA, 1 bale matted sd, 2 do locks 2fd; 1.3, 2 bales bellies and pieces 4d; WW, 1 bale pieces 4d; conjoined, 1 bale bellies and pieces 4Jd ; JQ, 2 bales three-quarter-bred fid, 1 do half and threerquartur-bred sfd, 1 do locks 2Jd, 1 do bellies and pieces 4d ;H7, 8 bales halfbred ojd, 4do throe-quarter-bred GJd, 2 do half aud three-quarter-bred hoggets fid, 1 do bellies 3fd; 6 bales crossbred pieces 3jd, 1 do halfaud quarter-back pieces 3Jd, 1 do haifbrpfl pjqcea gjd f FF, 1 bale halfbred (jjd, I do'ojerjnq'Jd ;$$ bales half aud crossbred GJd ; DN, I bdle hal£bre,4 sfd ; over F (reversed) S, 1 bale halfbreo ifloggets Gfd, 1 do halfbred Gfd; 68, 6 bales merino 4jd, 2do crossbred Gfd, Ido ‘halfbred hoggets fijd ; SS (line through), 2 bales halfbred hoggets OJd, 1 do halfbred and 4 black fleeces $Jd, 1 dq meriuo Jd ; MT, NESSING, 6 bales combing halfbred hoggets fijd ? 4 do combing halfbred hoggets 6d, 2 do Leicester rams 5 jd, G do combing halfbred 7d, 2 do combjng halfbred Gjd, 1 do double fierce merino 4d, 4 do halfbred pieces 4jd; MB (conjoined), JL b®l o crossbred pieces 3fd, Ido locks Ijd, J do » JTB, 1 bale threo-quarter-bred hoggets J 4) 4? I bale halfbred Gfd; J2, o bales do bajss .crossbred 7Jd, do 1 bale merinO 4Jd, do I iah» n)isod 4id: oyerjlj, 4 bales halfbred hoggets fi|d, do 2 bales crossbred hoggets GJd ; P, 4 bales halfbred 6 jd, do 1 bale matted sid, do 1 bale crossbred 6d; 9T, 3 bales three-quarter-bred hoggets ,0d; Z, 1 bale half and threequartefbred pieces, 3jd; 8,4 bales merino 4fd ; GG, 1 bale pieces 3J4, do 1 bale locks 3ld.

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS- | Sydney, December 12. Wheat, chick, 2s 3d to 2b' sd; milling; new, 2s 4d. Flour, roller-made, nominally, £6lsa to £7. Oats, dull, prime feeding, 2b Id. Maize, 2s. Barley, Cape, 6d. Bran, BJd; pollard, Bjd. Peas, Prussian'blue, 3s'lod. Potatoes, prime, new, £1 3s'to £llss. Onions, £6los. Butter, dairy-made, s£dto6jd; faCtbrymade, 7d to B|d, Cheese, prime, sid to 6d. Bacon, 4Jd to 6d. A correspondent writing to the Herald suggests that Sydney shareholders Of the; Bank of New Zealand ; shoald meet tol discuss the call. | Melbourne, December 12. | Wheat, 2s 2sd, j Oats, fairly active, Algerian, Is 3d;| stout, Is 9d; daoish tartarians, IsTjd. Maize, Is 9d. Bran, 6d; pollard, 6£d. Potatoes, £ll7s 6d to £2. Adelaide, December 12. Wfaeatj firm, 2s 3d. Flour, roller-made, £6 10s. I Bran, 6Jd to 6Jd ; pollard; 6Jd to 6Jd.| December 13. | Owing to<the inability to pay interest on I its debt, it is etpected that the deficit of; the Northern Territory for the current! year will swell to £354,000. | MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. I London, Decemberl2. The health officers have condemned the' peas l and asparagus ex Cuzco’ and Valetta. The peas landed 1 from the’ first-mentioned vessel were to a large'extent, mildewed and' rat-eaten, While the asparagus was rotten. The Yaletta’s peas, when Cooked, were not eatable, and emitted 1 an offensive ftaVor. C olOn ial stocks are depressed. The-total quantity -of wheat'and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,620,0001 quarters, and for‘the' Continent 1,070,000 quarters. The American visible supply of wheat is 12,800,000 bushels. \ ' The market is resenting the call on the shareholders of theßank of New Zealand, and shares will not' sell at 16s discount. Baron Schroeder’s' Assets Company, to take over the guaranteed mortgages of the Union Mortgage and Agency Company, has been largely over-subscribed. December 13. The Bank of New Zealand Shareholders in Great Britain have" formed a committee to oppose the payment of the call recently made by the directors. It is believed in financial’ circles in the city that a Tasmanian loan with a minimum of 99 dr 100 will be issued at the end of the year. Paris, Dec. 12. The Tariff committee have pronounced in favor’of a Sliding scale of import duties on cereals, wines; and cattle. St.. Petersburg, December 13. The Russian loan Of £15,500,000 was over-subscribed, the greater portion of the money coming from France. St. Johns, December 12. The Government are applying for Imperial assistance. Owing to the financial ■ panic there is a lack of cash, and fish valued ■ at *£500,000 is lying rotting in the stores unsaleable.