Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3148, 22 March 1873, Page 2

Commercial.

The amount of revenue received at the Cus-tom-house on goods cleared for consumption this day, was L6lO 5s Id.

For wheat there is a good enquiry at 4s 6d. The quantity coining in is scarcely sufficient to satisfy the millers, who, however, are not over eager to buy largely at the price quoted. Some of the millers in town are refusing to buy at a price over 4s 3d, but at present they cannot be satisfied. In Hour, the demand extends only to trade parcels of fine. The priceowing to an idea that wheat will be easier—is unsettled. Sales are made at Ll2 for best brands ; Ll2 10s in bags. Oats are still scarce, the market is quite bare, and to meet immediate wants many of the dealers have been compelled to buy at extreme prices. The value may be quoted at 2s id for milling, and 2s 3d for feeding. Sales have, however, been made this week at 2s 5d and 2s fid. Oatmeal is firmer; there is no alteration in the price, which continues at Ll2 to Ll2 10s. There is no barley offering; malting samples are worth from fis to 6s fid. Pearl barley, L2fi. Potatoes, L2lss. Bran. L 4. Pollard, L 5. Hay, L 3. Chaff, L 3 ss. Straw, L2. A. Mercer reports for the week ending 22nd Marchßetail prices only : Fresh butter, in and 11b prints, best quality, Is Id to Is 2d per lb; second quality, Is per lb ; fresh butter, in lumps, lOd ; powdered and salt butter, lOd and lid. The supply of fresh batter has fallen off to some extent, and a slight rise in the price has taken place this week, but the market is well supplied, and even some of the storekeepers are still salting down their surplus quantities. Several enquiries have been made for salt butter in kegs, but holders decline selling except for present orders ; for good samples, lOd per lb. There is a good demand Vi.„U., »uj looKing up ; good samples scarce; good quality, 9d per lb; side and rolled bacon, 9d to lOd per lb (scarce); colonial hams Is to Is Id per lb ; English hams, at present none in the market; eggs are very scarce, and selling at Is fid per doz.

A dividend at the rate of 66 per cent, per annum has been declared upon the shares of the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company for the past year. The shares, L3O paid, are worth L 250, and the Company has a reserve fund of half-a-million. Its insurances amount to one hundred millions sterling. London Tima, January Ifi.