FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 15, 12 October 1907, Page 7

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

: • WELLINGTON PRODUCE ' i MARKETS. •'/ The New ZealiridFarniers' Co-opera-tive.'Distributing Company; Limited, report-as follow-:— ;'' '/Miiize, 4s. 6d.'f!wlieat| prime,;si' 3d.; inferior, ss.,"'Mar]cct rising. " Oats, . 6aH6nsSA. l 'gTado,''Bs. :Bill,-firm. _ Oats, prime ;fe6d,"3s.. 6d, Oat's, crushed, Bs. . lld, i per btishel. . . Pollard,' £6 IDs. t0,.£6 155.; brari, '£5 10s. to ,£5-. 155.; •''sucrosine, 200's, £0 10s.; 100's, £6 los.; .prime oaten ' shodf.'chaff;. £5,155. to'£6, iirni.. . . .Potatoes,,, Now .Zoaland, £4 55.,-mar- ; .• ketifirme'r. /,.Potatoes, seed Australian, ■ V Tip^ic^a/ft<jjs,...£7'5 -..Canterbury, ; up-to-'kidneys, early rose, ■\ beauty of, Hebron, northern star, white . >' -6tar,\from£4to £6. Onions; £8. per • tqnjj.firme'r. i . • ' l ißuttorr-Separator, : ,9Jd.;. milled, \ Bjd.; :dairy: pats, BJd. to 9d. per , lb. '••• Eggs,: ffesh, Is. Id. per dozen; scarce. V Bacon sides, 7-Jd..; rolls, Is. 8(1.; hamsf ( BJd.' ' Honey, 60's,'4}d.; BeeswAx, Is. . .-'' 6d. . Fungus, 4Jd. - Walnut-s; sd. to ',j 6d: jpor -lbV< ' i! : , . ' : i ""Porkers'; ; :70's lto 90's, : 5d.. 90's to i 100 s," ; 4Jd.; heavy; pigs, 3d;' to ,'4d. per / lb.;.good demand. . / pabbagOj 15s v ;;.good. demand. Canlir I ' flower, 10s. per oagk.., Greo'n peas, 25.i peri/peck... Asparagus', !'Bs,.,Rhubarb, ' )' Ss.' per dozen. ICarrpts,',table.red,-,45., ( per >Mck "camt'd, u .^.6'rj&), '';£~2.<.;105.; , ( swedeS, £4'per ton. Parsnips, 6s. por. saok.'j.iApples^Des'sert,/l'Os.'j cookers,' 9s. v Lemons, lis. ' OrtinMs, Sydney, : 6sj'";. Pines, l£>p'. 6d. Mandarines, 12s. Passion, frjuitj':l9s". "All 'in, short supply.('T,' Coiksfobt; 6Jd.'to 7d.' per lb. • . Ryegrass; ;.6s;,!per o bushel.'■ v .Poultry—Table roosters, ss. 6:1.; cockerels,. 6s; os. to-os. • 6d.;. ducks, 6s. 6d. to 75.; gcose, -7s. 6d, all at per pair; turkey gobblers, 9jd.; hens,. Bsd. per lb., live iveight. ' Dressed poultry—Roosters;'7id.; hens, 6d.; . turkey gobblers, Old.; turkey hens, B}d. per lb. THE SHAItE MARKET. At the call on 'Change, yesterday brokers .were able to show a greater volume of buying orders. No business was -reported,' -how Over, in investment stocks,. but there j were' a couple of sales of Talismans;: and Ngatiawa Scrip -. changed-hamls at 2s. Id., with further • bids'; at ! 'the" same figures., Talismans soHrar46s. 6d, and4Gs."9d./ 'Anddisplay ...a hardening tendency, ' The previous; sale was. made on Saturday of..last iweek,. when'4Gs,.; 9d. was obtained. ~The value eased off in the early part of the week, buyers offering as low as> 455.,' and sellers quoting- 455.-6 d. The - last return - from the • Talisman miilo was a very satisfactory one, and thero'is< a shilling dividend payablo on Tuesday, and, 110 doubt those two factors ljave had a favourable influonco. on the inarkiat iValue of tho. shares. Turning to the-various groups-'of investment tho, outstanding feature; of, yesterday's call was the increased number of buying orders. ; In bank shares thero was a call for Nationals" at' £5 85.,. sellers asking £5 ■ 95.-, Bank 1 of New Zealand , shares wdro again on bffer. at £10, but buyer? are;scarco. In.financial shares there was /a. bid of 295," 6d. for New Zealand, and-Kivcr -Plato shares, and £7 Bs. -was'-.offered for Wellington .Trust and Loan, but-sellers of the latter* are holding out .for £7 10b:'< Loan - and Mercantile shares' wero 'procurable at , 7b.; and Wellington Investment' at 125.'3d. : . insurance-shares'were.agaili neglected.'--. Gas ' shares havo do-, veloped a quiotness, that is keeping with;.the. general tone of the market. • There'was ,a bid l of .£9 10s.■ for second issue.; Wellington' Gas shares. ....for Meat shares thero were offers of 10s. for Christchurch Meat, and 475. for ,second issue Gears. The. firmness displayed for Gears- just- now points; to the prospect of a bonus in addition to tho • usual'dividend. The market, however, may be disappointcjl, for-at'best thoVeat'business "is'specu-' lativc, and risky, and tho directors are obliged to act with"'extreme'caution. Mantiwatu Rails .wero again offorcd..at 42B.,..Wellingtph Steam. Ferry at 18s., W.estport: . Stockton C0a1... at BsL, • and Taranakai Petroleum at 13s. 6d. New Zealand Paper Mills shares were; wanted at 235. 6d., sellers quoting 24s.and £5 10s. was repeated by buyers of - Wellington Opera House shares. In tho mining section, apart from the sales referred to abovo, thero wore sellers of W'aihi,.. -at £8 9s. "Waihis were last sold on tho Wellington -Exchange 011 tho sth. instant, • when the price realised was'£B lis. 6d., ;there is thus a decided weakening' tendency. -Kuranuis Svcre- wanted' at Is. 2d., sellers asking Is.. 3d., andNew Zealand Crown shares woro offered at 75.. . , : v : BRITISH CREDIT. .Imperial Consols have, during tho course of this year, declined from 87 to 80, but in spito. of the shrinkage Britislr.credit still -stands the best in theworld. Consols did not-remain at 80, and the improvement that has taken plafie since brings there up;to a lit.tlo over 83. • Tho test of national credit is tho price at which a Government can borrow.' .-That'is the: only ;fair tost to apply, and by that test British credit stands highest in the world. In "Tho Financial Review of Roviews" a writer presents a table calculated up to April last, T'hich illustrates tho position. Ofcourse, sinco -April there have been violent fluctuations in all Stock Exchange securities, but the position in April will servo the purpose of com-

WELLINGTON. SHARE LIST. ■ • '..." Scsetrt a£ PRICES. 1 • Yioia BANKS. . i . ■£.. -£ .', £ £ '£b.6.'£ s. d. £B. d. £s. d. l>ow Zealand.'. - , - 2,000,000 231,675 8j 3* 10 ■ 10 0 0 National ' - ■ - 375,000 ' 335.318 24 '15 U 58 0 59 0, ' ISSUEANOR. , National ' - r- - 100.000 288,243 i nnltd. 15 100 173170 511 1 Keif Zealand , - .200,000 336.765- .2 8 10 4 l 2 0 ' South British - 100.000 519,499 1 nnltd. SO ■Standard •'- - 75,000 ' 62,188 5 unltd. 10 1,1 0 .1 9.0 , FINANCIAL. ■ - i ■ Equitablo Buildinß ; - .- 50,000 41509 5 5 10 10 0 0 10 5 0 " Metropolitan Buildins 21.000 5.2-20 10 nil 7 12 0 0' Wellington Invest. '£0,000 ' 3.9 X) j | - 6 012 3 Wbl'BtonTiust&loan-101,250 39.620 5 B 8 780 U« 58 1 National Mortsaco - 200,000 112,250 2 1 8 10 33 0 35 0 340- 65 0 N.Z. and Diver Plato - 300.000 SSOBOB i 1 nil 7 19 6 110. 0 liCanandMorcatttilo - 155,223 157,358 4 84 6 O.G 0 010 GAS. " ' '' Auckland-.'- >•. • .-150,370 £0,553 -6 nil 16 14-0 0 14 5 0 ' ', ' . ' Christchurch . . 152,000 . 65,087 . 5 nil . 10 . 10 7 6 Foilding . 10,805' 103 1 nil - 017 0 018 0 017 0 Gisborne '17,100 0,239 1 nil 12} 213 0 .Hawdra ■. . - .-i - •"<8,550 GOl 3 J. . 10 1J O 13 0 Now.Plymouth.- 18,f00 3459 5 nil 10 ' ■ • 715 0 Napier - ) 10 nil 15 25 .0 0 „ " '- 22,517 5 5 15 16 . 0 0.. ) 1 fl 15 310 0 Palmorston North - • 27.000 11,002 4J i 10 72 6 018 o'7 2 6 66 4Wellington'--.' - •!. 57,988 10 nil . .10 ,10 0 0. ■ . „ 5 5 . 10 910 0 -. MEAT. ' • • ; Canterbury -V- , 153.727 , . 30,074 75 2i . 8 . 80 0 - , Christchurch . -, 165,920 .W. 337 10 .nil.' -8 10 10 0 .10 12 61010 0 712 i Geat.' -V- - - m'nml 85,192' .1 nil. 10 a. 7 0 2 7 0 i. 1 j82.000.f ■.' .1 i 6 10 27 0 ; Wellington Meat Esp. ■; ) ; ' 5 . nil. 8 612 6 ' . „• 105,766 f 53,767 4 . 1 8 52 6 •- - )' ' . 28. 23 8 3, 6 0 37 6 3,5 .6 68 3 Wancanfli' ■ „ 45.550' '11,401 5 nil. 8 35 6 55 0 • TRANSPORT. : . ,u ■- ■' ■ W. & 51. Bailyray: - - -170,C00 - 1-31,452 . . 1 ■ ■ 4 7 2 2 0 N.Z. Shippins , - •- 473.810 .113,751 8 nil.- 5 ' .6 0 0 UniOn StcainCoo,COO .472,503 10 ' nil. 10 1810 0 18 10 0 5 8 1 Wgtn. Stoam Forvy .: - : 30,250 C 5. J 1 nil. 6 018 0 coal; , -• ,■ Westport " - 2E0.000 117,215 j) U 15 7 14-6 1 laupiri- - "62,500 '5,339, 1 nil. 7J 019 0 11 0 . WOOLLEN. ; • : i Eaiapoi - . - :■ . 100, COO 32,854 5 nil. 6 50 0 50 0 Mosaiel - : 83,457- 17,152 '3| li " 24 215 0 ' - Wellington - - 60.000 ' 21,3C8 '4 1 , ,6 3,5 0 3 7,6 3 5 0 7 7 8 MISCELLANEOUS. . ■ . ' ■ DonaehyEopO'-. .7,";--47,000, it- 10 - nil — 5 7 6 • Loyl.and & O'Urlcni - 35,000 .. 31,035 1 nil 15 25 6 26 6 MauricovilloLimo '- V.OfiO' ' 205 1 nil.'. 8 15 0 N.Z. Candlo - - . '10,000 ■ —• 10 nil — IO 00 ' N.Z. Drugs ... '200,000.. .34,511 -2 nil 7 30 0 211 0 N.Z. Vapor Mills , 84,755 1,177 . 1 nil 7 13 6 14 0 1 3.75 519 0 N.Z. Cemont- " '40,000 ; '2,048.' l' nil 8 -13 6 115 0 Manning & Co. ' ' 96,000 ' 37,670 : 4 1 10 40 0 ' Ward & Co; ." to.ooo . £0,655. 4 1 10 '526 Wgtn. Opofa Houso ' 18,t : 30 1,705. 5 nil 8 510 0 . Wetn. Fresh Food ' 28,261 1 nil., r 0 S 0 " TOiitcombo it Tombs" ' 46,250 .30,153 5 nil 10 , 410 0 Bharland," Limited - 48,tj76 ; 9,311 1 , nil _ 74 018 0

pariso'n quite as well as that at'any other poriod. : The table referred to is as under:— ; ' Lowest Eato Yield % Price Porcont. £ s..d. OreAt Britain ... ... 25 2 19 Jt United States ... ..: ..ISO i .3 2.0 Franco ... ... ... 93 3 . 3 16 Prussia '.'• 05 ' Si '• "318 '8 Italy ... 100 5 4 0 0 Austria ... ... -...; 97 . 4 i 2 li Itussia ... 77.. 4 6 311 The yield on. the premier Italian security is less the Government tax or 20 per cont; Great Britain's position is unquestionably supremo, and tho British money market is in a bettor fconclitibn than that of any other European or American. Of the countries named above, Germany is suffering from the severest monetary troubles, and the aspirations of a Gorrnany to build up a fleet powerful enough to oppose tho. British under present circumstances may be written down as stupid. Apart from the troubles of dear money, it takes nearly twice as long to build a .battleship in .Germany as it does iii Great Britain. ' HALF-YEAR'S EXPORTS. Tho leaflet just issued by the Department of industries of Commerce gives tho quantities and values of tho principal items of domestic produce exported for the-half-year ended September 30. Th 4' f Valu"bV ; Sfo' r 'a's under:— 1.-'""' ' -. £ , - Dairyproductf'-'ws. tMifn'lii'V 635,741^' Froiion meat... • ... i ... ... 1,068,400 Wheat,oat3,potatoes <... . \ 765. Hemp ........ •-. 386.4® Poultry... ■ SCO .'Rabbits.,. ... . .... ... ... . ...' ,'39,707 ;Tow . / ... • ...-: ... ...' ... ■ 34,875 Kauri Gnm ... ' 312,678 Grain, pul6o, &c. • ... 43,783 -Hops ' 6,754 Hides and skins ... ... ... 583,305 Tallow ... ... ... ... : ... 273,565 1 Timber ' ... „. 171,333; Wool ... • ... ... ; ' .... 1,823,214 •Gold ... 1,052,040 ]■ Total.;. , ... ; -... ... £7,239,217 '1 The figures for the corresponding period of last year are not available for all the items, consequently a comparison cannot be mado,..but for dairy produco and frozen, meat, which are of greater interest than the other, the comparison of values is as under: —'' . 1907 190S Increoso Per cwt. £ £ £ Jluttor ... 341,185 203,919 140,566 69.C0 Cheeso ... Wl.g/iB. 70.120 JV7.VI6 J££l' " ■ib&.m.mtM Jaiwi w.a Theso figures are eminently satisfactory, and . speak for thomsolves..-" The gain in cheeso is marvellous, but, ol course, ■ quantities have increased also,' as the following will show: — 1907 : MOG Increase iy ' .cwt. cwt. cwt. ' Butter - .„ 69,790 42,795 20,995 63.08 Cheeso ... .07,8?0 .30.0-27' Ml nagfl , 137,610'' 73,722 '..BMSHB 86.66 The increase in the production of cheese this year is notowortliy, and for the six months nearly as much cheese as butter was exported.- The price of cheese is very attractive just now., and naturally there is an increased output, but tho conditions that prevail here exist-in other producing centres, and sooner, or later tho production will overtake tho demand, arid values will decline. : [' Frozen meat exhibits tho small increase of, £73,729, the figures for tho two half-years showing the following comparison:— '1907' 1006 Incrcaso Jlccf ... ' \ 27-27768 215,133 : 57,636.. Mutton ' ... ... 739,2U8 725,529. 13,709 Logs and pieces ... 23,932 - 33,107 4,235* Lamb ... ■..> 027,402 jW43 r..fitn "X 1,958,400 £l,bW,t>7l' i-fiJ/fcU . . LONDON MARKETS. '.A WHEAT. By Telegraph.—Association.—Copyrisht. London, October 10. The American visible supply of wheat and flour is 59,001,000 busnols.' . . METALS. Copper—Oil spot, £62; three months, £61". ~ " . Tin--On spot, £149: three months, £146 oS. Iron, 545.' 7d.' LONDON MARKETS. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wellington, have received tho following cablo messages from their London liouso, under date of October 10:— Butter—Market firm., The Copenhagen official quotation is higher by 2 kroner (about 2s. 3d.) per cwt. The total imports of butter into tho United Kingdom for week onding October 5 amounted to 66,000 cwt., as compared with 85,000 cwt. for tho corresponding week of 1906, showing a decrease of 19,000 cwt. Frozen meat—Frozen mutton prices aro'weak, and.wo expect a decline of about Jd. per lb.. New Zealand crossbred frozen lamb prices aro unchanged. .Thoro is more demand for frozen beef, but at lower prices. Tallow—Tallow in general is unchanged. Fair demand for spot parcels, "but there is lass disposition to do business. WOOL, SKINS, AND HIDES. Levin and Company, Limited, report:—We hold our fortnightly salo yesterday, offering 20 bales of wool, • : 2600 skins, 580 hides, and a quantity of tallow and horsehair. Thoro was'a good attendance of buyers. For wool there was good competition at last salo ■ rate. Wool:—Wo quote—Coarso crossbred, 7d. to Bd.: rough and inferior, . 6d.. to 7d.; pieces and bollics; 4jd. to ajd.;'locks, 3d. to 4d.; crutchings (good), sd. to 6id.; .crutchings (seedy),

4(1. tosrl. Skins were easior to extent of jd. to Jd. per lb. in sympathy with London realisation. Green skins fell 6d. to Is. o quote—Morinos, 7d. to Bd.; fino crossbreds, B}d. to 9d.; coarso crossbreds, to Bjd.; dead skins, 6}d. to 7}d.; dead hoggets, 6Jd. to 7d.; dry pelts, 3d. to 6}d.; green skins, os. to 7s. 6d. Tallow firm. Parcels in shipping order, £26. Tins, £17 to £23. Rough fnt, £13. Horsehair, 13. to Is. 4d. por lb. Horns, 6s. to 255. 9d. por 100. Cowtails, Is. to Is. Bd. per doz. Hides wore . easier all round about a farthing. .Wo quote—Ox hides (oxtra hoavy), 6Jd.; ox hidos (601b. to 701b.), 1 ojjd. to GJd.; ox hides (501b. to 591b.), sd. to v 53d.; cow hides, 4 .Id. to 4ijd.; calf skins (best), 6d. to 7d~; calf skins (cut and slippy), 3d. to 5d.; hides (cut and slippy), 3d. to 4d.; stag hides, 3d. to 3ijd.; bull hides, 2}d. to 3Jd. Our rioxt sale will be held on Friday, October 25, 1907.

Murray, Roborts and Co. report as followsAt our usual fortnightly sale wo submitted a catalogue- of ""1700 sheepskins, 500 hides, besides a few bales of wool. Prices all round were a triflo easier, and this was specially so in faulty and damaged liides, for which there was Very little competition. Good sound hides, on tho other hand, fairly maintained their value, and thore was'littlo or,no change in heavy sorts, which were in request. For skins tliore vras a fairly strong demand, but at a lower rango of prices than last sale, and tliqso may be quoted a farthing lower. Crutphings sold at prices equal to lato rates. . Wo quote prices ruling as below: — WoolCrutcliings, fair to good, 5Jd. t'6 6Jd. per lb. ; crutcliings, inferior and/.seody, 33d.'to 4s. por lb.; straggler's fleeoo and dead wool, ■?}d. to B}d. per lb. Skins, find crossbreds, 9d. to 9jd. per lb.; coarse to medium crossbreds, 8d; to. BJd. per lb.; lambs, 7id. to.Bd. per lb. ;inrerior pelted skins, s&d. to 7:} d. per lb.; hoggots, fid. to 7-jd. pet lb. . Hides ox, 6d. to 6Jd. per lb.; light to medium ox, 4Jd. to s^.'per' lb.; mediuni cow, 4Jd. to 4Jd. per lb.;. light cow, 4jd. to 4sd. por lb.; damaged cut and slippy, 2Jd. to 3jd. por lb.; calf sound and good, 6d..t0 7d. per lb.; calf faulty and damaged,' 3Jd. to old. per lb. Tallow: In casks in good order, 245. to 265. 3d. per cwt.; iii tin's, 225. to 235. 6d. per qwt. Dato of noxt sale is October 25, ■ MURRAY, ROBERTS AND GO. Wellington, Octobcr 11, 1907. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as follftt'3At yesterday's salo we offered a few bales and bags of crutcliings and dead wool, about 1000 skins and a large number of hides and calfskins, also a fow packages of tallow. Tho ■ demand was good for skins, heavy hides wero about level of last sales, but light and damaged hides wore lower in sympathy -with tho low prices ruling in Australia for this class of hides. Calfskins woro rathor easier., Tho wool offered was of indifferent quality aiid realised full valuo. Wo quote:—Wool— Medium crutcliings, od. to 5Jd.; inferior, 2sd. to 3Jd.; doad wool, BJd. Sheepskins— Merino, nono ' offered; crossbred, line, SJd. to • 9d.; coarse, 7-Jd. to BJd.; 4Jd. to 53d.; green, ss. to 8s: 9d. each, 4Jd. to 6Jd.; greeil ss. to Bs. 9. oach. Hides—Ox, light, 4§d. to s|d.; cow, 4|d. to 4:] d.; - damaged,: 1 Jd. to 4d. Calfskins, best,'to 7Jd. per -lb,; medium to 6Jd. 'per,.lb.; cut and damago'd, 3d. to sd. por. lb. Tallow—lii tins to 235. per cwt.; rough fat, to 15s. 6d. per cwt. .

. The New Zealand Loan and Mcrcan'tilo Company report' that at' 1 Feilding oh; Friday, in consequcnoe of tho particularly rough weather ' prevailing, there was only a small yarding of sheep and cattle. ' All lines, however, wore .quitted at satisfactory prices. Hoggets made 15s. 2d.; fat' and forward ewos, 18s 1 . - 3d.;' fat and forward wethers, 21s. 9(1. ; two and two-and-a-half year steers, £4 4s;; yearling stoors,' £2 35.; and storfe .cows, £2 Is. 6d. 1 Laery'arid Co., Ltd., report wholesale prices ruling on tho Wellington market Wheat, ss. 3d. to ss. 6d. : : oats.-3s.'6d. to 3s. Bd.; barley,, fowls 3s. 6d., Cape barley, 3s. 7d. to 3s. 9d.; maize, 4s. to 4s. 4d.: horse beans, 4s. 2d. to 4s. 4(1.; crushed malt, 85..; partridge peas, 45.-fid.'; Prussian blue peas, 65.; fowl peas 4s. Gd.; rye-corn 4s. 6d. (all at por bushel); flour, Now Zealand and-Australian, £11 15s. to £12; pollard, £6 15s. to £7; bran, £5 ss. to £5 10s.; pearl barley, £15; split poas, £15 10s.; bean moal, £6; bone-dust, £6; superphosphates, £5 55.; chaff, oaten-sheaf,. £6 to £6 10s.; onions, £7 to,£B; oatmeal,. £16 10s. to £17; potatoes, Derwents, £4 ,to £5 (all at por ton) ; bacon, factory, sidos 7-Jd., hams Bjd.,. rolls 8d;; butter, bulk pastry, Sid., faotory. rolls, lid. (all at per lb.); poultry, liens 3s, to 4s. ducks '6s. to 75.; turkeys, gobblers 14s. to 165., hens Bs. to 9s. per pair; cauliflowers, ss. to 10s.; cabbages ss. to 13s. per sack; fresh eggs, Is. dozen. Messrs-. Dalgety and Co. report that at thoir Feilding sale there was.a small entry owing to the extremely rough Avoather. Following is a list of the prioes jbalisedEwes with lambs at foot, 17s. 6d.; springing heifers, £4 Is. GRAIN MARKET. ' By Telegraphs-Press Association. Dunedin, October 11. Oats—During" the past week there has been better inquiry for all classes. A grade are in most demand, for local use, while, for shipment B grade have ■preference in most cases. All sorts aro saleable, at prices jd. to Id. per bushel in advance of last week's quotations. Seed lines (for which thoro is now Ismail inquiry), 3s: 2d. to 3s. 6d.; prime milling, to 3s. Id.; good to best feed, 2s. llid. to 3s. Id.; inferior to medium, 2s. 9sd. to 2s. lOj-d. per bushel (sacks extra). ' WTieat—Tho markot shows no change. Prime linos are readily taken by millers at late quotations, which in most cases holders' are not disposed to accept. Medium milling quality meets _ with steady sale ,as .fowl wheat, which is. scarce. Seed' lines, 4s. lid. to 55.; primo milling, 4s. OJd. to 4s. lid,; medium milling and whole fowl wheat, 4s. Bd. to 4s. 9d.; broken and damaged, 4s. 3d. to | 4s. 6a. per bushel (sacks extra). CUSTOMS RETURNS. Tho Customs returns for yesterday amounted to £6,197 7s. Id.