Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3357, 22 November 1873, Page 2

Commercial.

The amount of revenue received at the Cus-tom-house on Roods cleared for consumption this day, was L 44 Os 7d. 'Hie principal features of the last week s markets remain unchanged. Demand is brisk, and on the whole prices, with slight exceptions, may be considered steady. I he new seasons tea's are very good in quality ; inferior congous, Betheas, and Hoolonga, which used to form so large a proportion of our imports, being altogether excluded. The late arrivals are moving off rapidly, some heavy sales having been made during Abe week at very fair prices. No change has taken place in sugars, so far as value is concerned ; but second yellows are becoming scarce and are much sought after. Dried fruits are in good demand; no alteration has taken place from last week’s quotations. A rise has taken {dace in the value of rice, in consequence of the advance which has taken place in the Melbourne market, advice of which was received by the Albion. It is miw held for 20s higher than last week. In spirits, but little movement lias taken place. Brices of brandy are firm at hist week’s quotations, but rum has advanced in consequence of the information by the Albion that purchases cannot be tnade in Melbourne under 4s. With tlm exception of sardines whic i are somewhat easier, no change has taken place in oilmen’s stores. Sardines are now obtainable at Gs 9cl for quarter, and 11s for half boxes. Salmon, which has been ruling vj„|, f„ r some time, is m better supply, and {Sow a "had* lower. There have been W*; jUflivaU of fceppene, P« vo ««ptept u-

held for Is lOd, and Diamond Is Od. Candles continue in short supply > prices are firm at 111 (1 - Prime wheat is in better request. Mock* in millers’ hands are becoming exhausted, and as there is not much offering, the value continues lirm. Best milling sorts are worth os 2d tons ■ld. Good ordinary samples are m sale at os ; inferior at -Is fid. In oats there has not been much business done. Quotations are firm at is to 4s :id. Flour has a better demand Good brands arc quitted at LI2 os to LH 10s. The requirements for shipment are improving. Second-class dour, L 0 10s to Lll. Oatmeal, L;’H. Pearl barley, 1/29. Bran firm at L I 10s. Bollard, Lo. , To-day Messrs Hepburn, and Go. submitted to public competition allotments in the estate of Opoho, the property of ('aptam Boyd, adjoining the new Botanical Gardens. There was a very good attendance. Ihe sections, especially those more favorably situated, met with ready purchasers, and in some oases the bidding' was well sustained. Sections situated in block 2, with frontages to Signal Hill road, averaged from 1/20 to 1/2.1, On the oiortli side of the block, sections with frontages TO (lie (district roads, realized L2O, L2<, and 1/30, according to situation. No. 10 being a corner section to No. Three street, was knocked down at L 24 ; corresponding section at No.Four afreet, L 27, and the corner in the opposite side of the street, L 32. Section 25, having a corner frontage to district road unci higUft-l Hill, brought L 49. The sale had not concluded when wc went to press. ' Tlie sale of booths, grand stand, gates, Ac., in connection with the forthcoming raoeineeting on the 2nd prox., took place to-day, in the Provincial Sale Yards, with the following results;— Gates, Lot), Gouzens; grand stand, Lit), do ; stabling paddocks, Lit) 10s, do; stablhig. LI, Gallaghan ; race cards, Li t, Langley and Driscoll; stand booths, L2l, J. Matson; booths 3 and 4, L 0 each, Goodison ; right of selling fruit, L 5, Elliot; total, L 135 10s. Last year the prices realised were; Gates, L6J ; "rami stand, LB4; saddling paddock, L 7; stabling, Lll; race cards, Lll 10k; grand stand booth, 1/21 ; No. 2 booth, L 7 10; XSo. o do L(»; total, Llsl, There was a large attendance at to-day’s sale, but few seemed inclined to speculate, owing to the uncertainty of the weather.

THE SHARE MARKET.

Auckland, November 21. ■•■ Mr Alexander Saunders reports; - Buyers ; National Hank of New Zealand shares, U2 10s ; South British Insurance Company, 1.2 ; Bismarck, LI Us; Crown Prince, 10s 6d; Moanataiari L‘i 10s ; Bank of New Zealand, Ll6 17.s 6.1; Una, os.