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New Zealand Tablet, Volume I, Issue 10, 5 July 1873, Page 5

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Messrs Weight, Stephbnson and Co. report, for the woek «nding 28th June, »b follows :—: — Fat Cattle. — 90 head were yarded, of which a considerable proportion were good quality- Our sales consisted of 75 head. Prime quality brought from 23s to 25s per lOOlbs ; middling do, 18s to 20s. Fat Sheep.— 7oo were penned -, but as the trade had large supplies on hand which had been contracted for, only about 10<J merinos i of medium quality, at 8s «d each, were sold— the balance being turned out. We sold privately 500 merino wethers, at 2Jd per lb We quote prime half-breds 3d per lb ; do, merinos, 2£d to 2|d. Store Cattle. — STe have enquiries for full-grown cattle for delirery in spring. We sold for delivery ia August, 100 bullocks, 3to 5 years, at L 4, and 200 spayed cows at L 3 5s ; also, 56 head mixed cattle, at from L22s«d to L 2 ISs. We quote bullocks, L 3 10s to L 4 : mixed cattle, L 2 10s. Store Sheep. — We have no transactions* to report, but we have Btill buyers for half-breds and merino wethers. We quote half- bred wethers, 12s to 13s; do ewes in lamb, 15s to 20s i do lambs, l6s j merino wethers, 4 and 6 tooth, 7s to 7s $d ; merino ewes in lamb to Leicester rams, 6s to 63 6d. Country Sales.— On Monday, 23rd inst., at Waikouaiti, by order of Mr J. Moir, we held a sale of the whole of his live stock and farm- : ing implements. The attendance was satisfactory, and everything *old well. On Thursday, the 26th inst., we held a sale at Keith Hall, East Taieri, on account of Wni. Milne, Esq. There was only a modei ate muster of buyers, but competition was active, and all the stock sold at good prices. Dairy cows brought from L6to L 10;1 0; fat cattle, L7to L 8 l2s 6d ; young draught colts, L 25 10s to L 43. Horses.— There are still enquiries for good draughts. We shall offer at our yards on Saturday, otli July, on account of Mr John Trestrail, 24 head very superior draught mares and geldings, ex Xararua, !rom Melbourne. We quote first-class draughts L 46 to L6O ; medium do, L 25 to L3O ; good hacks and light harness horses, L2O to L 25;2 5; medium do, LU to LH j light and inferior, L3to L 6. \ Wool.— By the Tararna we have cable advices that a further adVance in price is expected at the opening of the next series of sales, to •commence 11th July, which must be very satisfactory to both growers a,nd shippers. We are also informed that private advices have beea received of the clip (river washed) from Marewhenua station having been disposed of at the May sales at an average of Is lOfcd per lh., being a higher price than it fetched last year. 0-raiu.— Wheat continues in good demand, and first-class samples are saleable at from Ss 3d to 5s 6d per bushel. Oats.— There is a good local demand at from 4* 2d to 4s 3d for feed, and 4a 3d to 4s 4d for milling samples, and as high as 4s 6d ha* beeu paid for .extra •quality milling for forward delivery. Messrs Deivee, Stewakt, -akd Co. report for the week ending 2ud July :— B Fat Cattle.— About 90 head were yarded at the weekly sale — the greater portion being of good quality. The whole' went into consumption at about quotations. At yards we sold 45 head, and have privately placed 25 head. Prime quality brought up to 25* : medium about 20s per lOOlbs. Fat Sheep.— lso cross bred* and 120 merinos were the only lots penned. A portion of the trade having short supplies for the week, took all offered at 17s for former, and 9s 6d for latter. The crossforeds were very prime and heuvy weights. We quote prime crossbreds for immediate delivery, at 3d per lb. ; merinos at 2fcd to 2£d per lb. We have sold for forward delivery 500 cross-breds and merinos. Store Cattle.— There is a good demand for quiet steers and heifers at 708 to 90s for former, and 50a to 70s for latter. We have placed 100 head at quotations. Store Sheep.— For reasons stated in previous reports, transactions continue to be limited. We quote cross-bred wethers at 12s to Us • do, ewes in lamb at 15s to 17s 6d ; do. lambs, 9s to 10s ; merino ■wethers, 7s to 7s 6d ; do. ewes in lamb to long-wool rams, at 6s 6d to 73 6d. Wo have sold 1000 ewes and 500 wethera at quotations. Wool, Sheepskins, Hides, and Fallow.— At the request of several buyers our usual sale falling to be held thi« day was postponed till tomorrow, Thursday, when we shall offer a few bales wool, a quantity of skins and hides, and about 10 tons tallow. New Zealand Hemp.-The market for this fibre continues exceedingly dull, the demand being limited to small orders for the lower qualities for the Australian market. The quantity coming forward is not large, and we are hopeful that very shortly advices from the home market will assume a more encouraging tone. The heavy losses sustained by shippers through damage to this fibre on board ship demand that stops be taken to ensure more careful stowage, and to provide insurance against alj risks— as in the case of wool— at a moderate rate of premium. Gbain.— For wheat there is a good local demand at from 5s to .5g 3d for inferior to medium, up to 5s 6d for choice samples. Oats continue in good request at 4s 2d to 4a 3d for feed, and 4s 4d to 4s 5d for choice milling. Me F. Meexan, George street, Dunedin, reports the following as the latest quotations : — Potatoes, L 2 15s to L 3 per ton ; flour, Ll2 20s to LI 3s; outmeal, L 25 j pearl barley, L 32; pollard, L 5; bran, L 3 10s ; chaff, L 3 ss; hay, L 4; turnips, L 2; carrots, L 3; oats, 4s 3d per bushel ; wheat, bsst milling, 5s b'd ; fowls' wheat, 3s 6d to 4* ; Gutter, lid to Is 4d per pound; cheese, 9dj bacon, 7*d j hams, 9d.

The exact amount of the Customs revenue collected it DuneiSm during the financ-iul year ended on the 30th June Was £238,855 19s Bd, a« compared with £212,023 10s collected during the preceding- financial year, the increa«e this year thus being £25,932 9s B,J. Tljeduty on gold paid during the .financial year 1872-3, amounted to £17,826 t» lOd, representing 165,592 cancer of gold. The amount ofdutypai'ii during each quarter of the financial year was as follows : — September quarter £358» 16s Id; December do, £274« 12s j March do, £7370 Is, lid,; June do, £4119 19s lOd. During the firak two quarters the duty was 2s t»d per ounce ; and during the second two quarters 2s per ounce. During the latter period, therefore, 114,901 ounces paid duty as compared with 50,691 ounces, which paiil u ,duty during the first half of the financial year. The applications were so numerous at a late meeting, of the Canterbury Waste Land Board that the Board was compelled to adjourn till next day when the business was completed. Up to that date, the amount realised for the month of June was £73,182 16a 10d. Th«rn is still, says a local journal, another Bbard day in the month, and it is believed that the sales for the month will most probably realise about £80,000. The land fund of Canterbury, the ' Press ' states, •« is at the rate of £400,000 per annum, and increasing every monih." The same journal adds that " the sales for the last month (May) have brought m upwards of £60,000, or at the rate of nearly £750,000 a year." The Christchurch millers have established an advance of 10s per ton on flour, and a corresponding advance on wheat ; quotation, 4s 6<l to 4s 7d. Oat« are easier* owing to Melbourne advices, bat, prices an [ unaltered. California!! barley, 6s 9J ; sail; butter in demand at 1§: The export of cereals from South Australia to the end of May amounted to oxer £1,000,000. Section ii and part of 43, block YIL, Dunedin and East Taieri district, all under cultivation, with buildings erected thereon, have been sold by auction, at the rooms of Messrs Q-illies and Street, to Mr Macintosh, for £610.