Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3249, 19 July 1873, Page 2

Commercial.

The amount of revenue received at the Cus-tom-house on poods cleared for consumption this day, was Ll6l 15s Id. A Mercer reports for the week ending July ID retail prices only Fresh butter, in £ and X ib. prints, best quality, Is fid per lb.; second quality, Is 5d per 11). Fresh butter, in lumps, Is 3d to Is 4d per lb.; powdered and salt butter, Is 3d per lb. Salt butter, in kegs, Is Id to Is 2d per lb. Fresh butter has been remarkably scarce this week, and there is every chance of an advance in price for next week. For salt butter in kegs there is very little demand. Cheese is still selling at Is per lb. for good quality. Side and rolled bacon, smoked or otherwise, 9d to lOd per lb. Colonial hams, Is to Is £d per lb. ; English hams, Is 9d per lb. Eggs are getting plentiful, and selling at Is 6d per dozen.

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Christchurch, July 19—Royse, Stead, and Co. quote wheat at 5s f. o. b.; flour firm at Ll2 to Ll2 10s ; feed oats, 4s 9d ; milling, sa; butter, Is 3d ; cheese, BM. Melbourne (via Hokitika). July 11.— Country flour, L1212s 6d to L1315a. Wheat at auction fetched-middUng, 5a lid tofis3d; pnmo and feeding oats at auction, 5s 3d. Kerosene (Devoe’s), la B£d. Wool firm. New Zealand green hides : ox, 28s to 37s ; cow, 18s to 295; wet salted, 5d to fid per lb. Tallow active: mutton, 35s lOd to 37s lOd. Mauritius sugars : white crystals, L4O; greys, L 39 to L 39 15s, yellows, L37s 10s to L3B ; fine yellow counters, L 36 to L 37 I yellow brewing crystals, L3b XUs; soft grey counters, L 36 5s to L 36 10s; low grainy, L3sto L 35 10s ; medium counters, L 33 to L 34. Hannessy’s pale brandy, 7s fid; case, 26b 9d. Common congou tea, in boxes, Is fd. Wheat, 6s fid. Good feeding to good milling oats, 5s 2d to 5s ~ Sydney (via Hokitika).—Wool firm. Colonial shares active. The wool shipments turn year are 8,000 bales short.