Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3356, 21 November 1873, Page 2

Commercial.

The amount of revenue received at the Cus-tom-house on goods cleared for consumption this day, was L 559 15s. Messrs Driver, Stewart, and Co. sold to-day by public auction, 9a. ‘Jr. 2Gp. of suburban property, part of section 27, North-East Valley, fenced in and having a frontage to the main road, for the sum of Ll2O. The bidding, which started at L2CO, was animated. The quarteracre sections at Purtobello —only a few of which were sold when we went to Press —realised an average of Ll2. They sold readily. A. Mercer reports for the week ending Nov, 22 ; retail prices only : —Fresh butter, in prints, best quality, 9d to lOd per lb ; second quality, 8d to 9d j>cr lb. fresh butter, in lumps, Sd per lb. Prime new seasons salt butter, in kegs, 8J per lb. Cheese, Is per 11>. 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 8d per lb. Eggs Is 2d per dozen.

[By Telegraph.]

IVelmnt.ton, November 21.- Oamaru flour of the Phcenix brand fetches Lid IDs to Jill 10s; Canterbury, Ll2 10s to Lid 10s; oats, seed, 5s 3d to 5s 9d; feeding, 5s to os Gd ; wheat, chick, 4s Od to 4s lOld ; milling', 5s (id o 6s, AUCKLAND, November 21. -Messrs Hunter and Nolan report : Sheep, limited supply. Shorn wethers, 18s; merinos, Ids to 1 Is ; Jambs, Ids to 15s (id. ('attic- The supply of fat beasts is inadequate. Yearlings, s(is to 00s; weaned, 17s ; three-year, L 7. MELBOURNE, November 14. -The banks have increased the interest on fixed deposits by I per cent. The new rates are da for six mouths, and 4 for twelve Interest on overdrafts bas been increased to 0 per cent. No nitration in dufpunt rate* Th« crops promise well. The

import markets are dull. Country flour parcels, Ll3 10s. Prime wheat, 5s Oil to Gs. Oats in active demand; common, in large parcels, a 4s sd. Sugars of commoner sorts have declined. Teas are moving slowly. Sales of I asmauian hops have been made at Is.

THE SHARE MARKET.

Mr Bradshaw reports having to-day effected sales of Bank of New Zealand shares at Lib 10s.