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Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1869, 5 October 1874, Page 2

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THAMES STOCK AND SHARE MARKET, Saturday, October 3, 6.45 p.m. Sales.—Bright Smile, 52s 6d; CoJiban, Is ; Queea ofthe May, 8a • • . Sellers—Caledonian, £7; Old.Whau, 37s 6d; Moanataiari, 37s 6d; Cure, 8s 6d; City of London, 25s 6d; Bird-ih-Hand, 20a 6d' Crown Prince, 14s 6d j Coliban, Is 3d; Queen o£ the May, 9s. . ■ • Bdyehs—Caledonian, £612s 6d; Old Whiiu, 35s j Queen of the May, Bs. John- Abater, Chairman, The following are the Customs Duties collected at the Port of Thames for the 3rd' October:— Port charges ■ ■ . - ■ £73 .8 3 CnRiSTOHCROH, October 2. Meyers Brothers and Co, quote, f o.b in Lyttelton:—Wheat, ss; chicken, none; oats, 5s 3d; barley (prime), none; seconds,. _4a Cd; malt, splendid samples, 8s to 8s 3d; flour (sacks), £1210s; potatoes, none; cheese, 7fd to 8d; butter, none; hams and bacon, 10£ dto lid ; bran, £6; sharps, £7.. Oats are very scarce,'not nearly sufficient 'for local consumption. The millers have advanced Hour 10s per. ton all round, and ' a further advanco is ex-' pected. A cargo of potatoes has just arrived from "Watrnimbool; and are advertised for auction on Monday, They are expected to fetch £8 and upwards, The curers have advanced bacon and hams Id per lb all round, and cannot execute orders, as there are no. stocks in hand. No export doing, owing to light stocks and prices. The farmers have now completed plough-, ine; and sowing, and as a much larger area (nearly one-third) is laid down in cereal crops; than last year, we may look for prices to rule; much lower.inthe.opening season. .. No.vessels loading. ; , ; ■''' j