Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3432, 20 February 1874, Page 2

Commercial.

The amount of revenue received at the Cus-tom-house on goods cleared for consumption this day, was L1,27815s Gd. 1 (By Telegraph.) Christchurch, February 20.-Wheat, 4s 6d, at which figure large sales have been made, oats are offering. Barley, 4s to 4s Gel. Butter scarce, at 9Ad to lOd. Hams and bacon, 9£d. Auckland, February 20.—Messrs Hunter ana -Nolan report the sheep offering to be scarce and of poor quality. Merinos realised 2s to 2s Gd per 81bs; fat cattle, 24s to 2Gs per lOOlbs.; b“te?l s P sdtS2 a d US 301 N ' h< "‘ ,tCSh Fe] X aar y 20.-Wholesale market prices . 1 lour, Oamaru, Ll3 10s to Ll4 : t0 . Ll2loa * oats . 4s 3d . old, 4s 9d to 5s ; wheat, 3a 6d to 4s Gd no in market; pollard, Is 3d; bran. Is Id; maize, 6a fid ; bacon, lid ; cheese. 7id * butter, Is; eggs, Is Cd. ’ J ’ London, February 7. —Discount remains firm. . ranee m importing gold. Business in stocks is restricted. Australian securities dulL Subscriptions hftv'e been . invited for L' 406,000 of Taemaman railway certificates at L7O, The

com market is languid. Flax depressed ; parcels have sold at Ll7 to Ll9. Wool remains unchanged. Melb urne, February 14.—Wheat, 6s 6d to 6s 8d; oats, feeding, 5s 7d; milling, 5s lOd. Sugars are moving off freely. Candles in moderate request. Geneva still attracts attention, and sales have been made at 14s 3d. Oilmen’s stores are in good request. Sales of salad oils have been made at an advance.' Latest Mauri- , tins news states that no vessels are loading for Dunedin. Freights to New Zealand have improved to 50s.