Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3237, 5 July 1873, Page 2

Commercial.

The amount of revenue received at the Cus-tom-house on Roods cleared for consumption this day, was L 361 7s 2d. A. Mercer reports for the week ending July 5 retail prices only Fresh butter in jib and and 11b prints, best quality, Is 6d per lb; second do, Is 5d per lb ; fresh butter, in lumps, Is 3d, to Is 4d ; powdered and salt do, Is 3d per lb. Fresh butter is still rather scarce, and dairykeepers are looking for another advance in price. Salt butter, in kegs, Is Id to Is 2d per lb for good samples, but not much m demand. Cheese is scarce, and prices have an upward tendency; good quality, Isi per lb. Side and rolled bacon, smoked or otherwise, 9d to lOd per lb ; Colonial hams, Is to Is 2d per lb; Engfish hams, Is 9d per lb. Eggs are now more plentiful, and retailing at 2s per dozen. [By Telegraph.] Wanganui, July s—Beef is selling here at 15s to 17s per 1001b. Christchurch, July 4.-Messrs Royse, Stead, and Co. quote the grain maiket as quiet. Holders are indisposed to sell large parcels at present quotations. Flour firm at 1-12 to Ll2 10s ; wheat scarce at 4s 10c! to ss; oats scarce at 4s lOd to ss-all free on board. Butter and cheese are in excellent demand at Is and B£d respectively. Wellington, July 4.—Wellington preserved meats are succeeding at Home. The stock in bond little altered. Tea and sugar are reduced. Brandies increased, Exchanges unaltered. Discount has been reduced half per cent. Kerosene is low; 1,600 cases are to arrive by the Horatio Sprague, and 2,500 by Skimmer of the Wave. Hennessy’s scarce at 30s.—Mr O’Shea quotes : Flour, full stocks, first Oamaru brands, Ll3 10s to Ll4; Dunedin do, Ll3 to L1310a; Canterbury do, Ll2 10s to Ll3. Oats in supply at ss. At auction, King’s Dunedin flour realised Ll2 10s.