Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3326, 17 October 1873, Page 2

Commercial.

[By Telegraph,]

The amount of revenue received at the Cus-tom-house on goods cleared for consumption this day, was L 1,939 15s 6d. A. Mercer reports for the week ending to-day, retail prices only Fresh butter, in prints, best quality, Is per lb; second quality, lOd per lb. Fresh butter, in lumps, 10d to lid per lb. New season's salt butter, lOd per lb. Old butter is almost unsaleable, but may he quoted at from (id to Dd, according to quality. Cheese, Is per lb. Side and rolled bacon, 9d to lOd per lb. Beef hams, 7d to 8d per lb; boiled beef hams, 9d per lb. Colonial hams, Is to Is 2d per lb, English hams, Is Sd per lb. Eggs are scarce, and selling at Is 2d per dozen.

Christchurch, October 17.—Flour, Lll 10s to Ll2 10 iat the mills. Wheat and oats scarce at 5s to 4s Gd f.o.b. Butter, 8d to tdd. Cheese, 7Ad. Adelaide. —A private telegram iroin London reports wheat at 70s, and 75s on the Continent. . Melbourne, October 9.—Flour is depressed ; country brands, LIG. Fair wheat, (is 3d to Gs 3M. The market is very unsettled for grain. Oats at auction realised from 4s od up to os 4d. Candles (Brandon’s), to arrive, comsacks, 12s 3d ; Byass’s stout, 10s 9d ; JBKZ Geneva, labelled and sealed, 15s 9d; sugars, active, at full rates ; teas, new season’s, sales brisk. A speculative demand continues for brandies. Wool is brisk at full rates, corresponding to London telegraphed prices. Clean wool is active, and sales have taken place up to 22Ad. 6s 7d has been refused for the Atlanta s cargo of Californian wheat. London, October 7.— The wool sales opened on the 2nd, Total of arrivals is upwards of 100,000 bales, and upwards of 5,000 were offered. Sydney and Cape wools preponderated. The attendance of home and foreign buyeis was moderate. The biddings commenced with spirit, and prices range about the same as last series. The competition continues extremely vigorous. Combing, fleece, and greasy wools were a halfpenny dearer. Clothing sorts are Tnchanged. Capes are easier. The rate of discount has been raised to five per cent, .there have been heavy withdrawals of gold for Germany and America. Wheat remains unchengod. The East and West India Bock Company notify that they will undertake the ■wool business, their warehousing charges showing rates 20 per cent, below those hitherto quoted. The London business is to be conducted in warehouses specially provided on the south side of the West India Bock. Point DU Galle, October 2.—The Bangalore arrived yesterday from Australia. The Baroda Bailed on September 23 for Australia.