Commercial.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2534, 31 March 1871, Page 2

Commercial.

E'-enino War Office. Friday evening.

The amount of revenue receive 1 at tin- i’us-tuni-house <’n goods ch-aied for con.somjn.ion to-day. w»« £6ll Is Bd. The total amount of revenue collected at the Customs during the month ending the 61st March was H7.239 18s lOd.

Mr W. H. Hindlcy, in his annual circular, has the following remarks on New Zsdaud !lax :—Now Zealand flax or hemp has hocn largely' used by ropemakers, and is already a very formidable rival to the claims of other hemps, especially Manilla, —a circumstance not surprising when the comparatively low price at which it is selling is taken into consideration. Only two years have lapsed since it became regularly dealt in by merchants, and yet the imports to London last year were 6045 tons, and the deliveries 2790 tons. The present stock is 1185 tons. Though the supply can be rendered almost unlimited, the necessary machinery for its proper p-epavation having been now supplied, stid as yet nothing has reached this country suitable for weaving purposes. The prices range from LI6 to L 33 per ton, the best, finalities being the most saleable. Mr J febnuth Schwartz? reports The tone in the mruket continues brisk ; there is a good inquiry, and rales arc frequent. It wifi probably not bo everlasting the case to say that since the close of last series from 4000 to 5000 hales have changed hands—a considerable quantity, if the time of the year be talc n into consideration. The prices paid in these traiisncti'-ns came up fully to November during quotations, and in not uufrequent cases exceed them. The prospects for the ensuing series may. under these oireiims’ances. be considered favorable, esp - dally as the quantty to be offered is hut moderate. — \ l.ondon telegram, dated Fob M-, saps .-—The wool sales have opened, and sales continue to he spir ted, at an advance of id to Id ; and one dated the ISth, reports that the Letter kin is of wool arc steady'. Poorer kinds are lower in price. An Adelaide- tcFgram dated March 14, reports ; —\n English wheat circular, under date 27i-h January, quotes Australian wheat at 60s to (Us. The local market here is linn, amlo. is freely offering for wheat to-day, but there arc no transact ons. Up to the 4th March *22,000 tons of breadstuff's of this year’s crop have been exported. The news by the mail has as yet had no effect on the markets, although advices are generally considered to be favorable.