Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3178, 28 April 1873, Page 2

Commercial.

The amount of revenue received at the Cus-tom-house ou goods cleared for consumption this day, was LI,OGO 9s 7d.

Saturday, noon,

Business during the past week has been quiet and uneventful,the broken weather of the last two or three (lays contributing to a dull feeling. In the import markets some moderate transactions have been carried through, with, however, little of a specially noteworthy character occurng. (rood orders from the up-country districts are to hand, but owing to a scarcity of carriage, it has been difficult to get aw.ay loading. The grain market has shown a steady trade, and more numerous growers’ parcels offering. Brices show no change, and prospects are for the present unaltered. Ideally good wheats are atari average ((notation of Is (id, and some fairsized lots are reported as having changed hands. Oats remain worth ds, and as even at this figure there has been a disposition to hold, the sales have been but moderate. The few lots of barley coming in have been readily placed, and the value for good malting samples is about 7s dd to 7s 6d. A little export inquiry continues to enliven flour, and millers report a good demand, during the whole of the past week. Quotations are JMI 10s to JA2 for the best town-made. Provisions of all descriptions are in good request, and prices look slightly better. Good Canterbury cheese is quote* I at Sd, and parcels of hams and bacon readily bring Old to lOd. Butter, which is now imported from the North in only small quantities, is worth Old to lOd. Sugars have been in good request, and, in the face of present advices, are very firm. Stocks have been augmented _by the arrival of the Hadda, from Mauritius, but we believe no further direct supplies will immediately reach. For shipments of iron and fencing wire now coming in, advanced rates are 9, ked, but recent sales have been small, and higher rates cannot bo considered as established. Ales and stouts in glass continue to be inquired for, but the incomings are so small that the consumption is almost thrown upon Colonial. Ales in bulk are commanding no sale, and are not now coming forward. In spirits there has been a rather better inquiry, prices remaining stationary. Hennessy’s brandy stands at 7s, and case of the same brand 28s. Other brands range from os 9d to (is (id; and case, 19s to 2 Is. There have been light sales of malt at prices below last week’s ((notations, and the market is now supplied with parcels arrived and to come. Hops have been very quiet, and the good supply of Colonial baa much lessened the inquiry for 'English. In kerosene there lias been a little business, though holders have scarcely made a sufficient concession to induce business to any extent. ('onisacks quoted at 1.8s; sales trifling. There has been a good demand for most light grocery goods and oilmen’s stores, values for some of these items showing improvement.

Messrs Wright, Stei’HKN.sox, and Go. re port, for the week ending April 2fi, as follows

Stock.— Fat Guttle: A fair number came forward, 57 head, chiefly good quality, being yarded. We sold 31 head at from Lo os to To 15s for bullocks, L 4 10 to Lfi for cows ; equal to 20s per 100 lbs for good quality, and 17s for medium do. We also sold privately to the Meat Preserving Company 425 head, at 17s per 100 lbs. Fat Sheep; 1,200 merino wethers and ewes of good quality were penned. We sold 710 merino wethers at from 8s fid to 9s; and 210 merino ewes at from fis fid to 7s. We quote prime half-hreds, 2.bl per lb; do merinos, 2,fd. We sold privately 700 merino wethers at 8s fid each. Store Gatth;: < food grown cattle for forward delivery are inquired for. Wo quote bullocks, 3 to 4 years old, L 4 ; mixed lots, L2 10s to L2 15s. Store Sheep : Half-bmls and merino wethers are still in active request. We sold 700 merino ewes, full-mouthed, at os ; 400 do, at Is 9d ; 2,000 store wethers, full mouthed, at fis. We quote half-hreds, 2, 4, and fi-tooth, at from lls to 12s ; mixed lambs, 8s fid to 9s ; merino wethers, 4 and fi-tooth, 7s ; do, full-mouthed, fis; full-mouthed ewes, 5s to 5s fid. Horses: Good draught stock and strong coaching colts tkeep in demand. Wo quote first-class draughts ■L4S to LfiO ; medium do, J .25 to L 35 ; good and light harness horses, LlB to L 25 ; Medium do, Ll2 to Lls ; light and inferior, L 3 Km.

’ool, Sheepskins, &c.—Two public sales ween held this week. We sold on ThursIbw odd bales of wool, and 1,700 sheep*

skins, as follows : —Greasy merino wool, lOjcl to Hid per lb : ditto half-bred, 11 $d ; scoured (mixed lot), 19,-Jd; station sheepskins, 8?d to 91d per lb ; green skins, merino, Is fid to 3s 7d each; ditto half-bred, 2s 3d to 4s Id ; hides, 19s to 24s fid.

Grain.—Wheat continues in fair demand, and good milling samples are worth 4s fid to (s 98 per bushel ; inferior, 3s 9d to 4d. Oats are scarce, and wanted at 2s lid to 3s for feed, and 3s Id to 3s 2d for milling samples. Barley: None offering.