Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3590, 25 August 1874, Page 2

Commercial.

« Hie amount of revenue received at the Cun tsm-house or. «,oods cleared for consumption this day was L 916 Os 9d. [Bt Telegraph.] London, June 30.—Messrs Charles Balme and Co. report that the short interval which has elapsed since the close of the public sales of wool has been characterised by daily inquiries lor one description or another of our staple, and although the quantity actually sold was unimportant, the feature is interesting, showing a disposition on the part of consumers to make further purchases at rates recently current, as indicating that notwithstanding the unprecedentedly heavy quantities so recently arrived the market is not overstocked with raw material.—The New Zealand hemp market is inanimate, about the only business passing being in the damaged portions of late arrivals, which not being likely to improve in the present condition of the market, holders sell to the best bidder. The following are some of the lots disposed of at the public sales Ex William Davie: Sound EB, LlB 15s ; FE, Ll; Douglas FC in demand, Ll7 10s to Ll7 14s. Ex Punjaub : Sound E, L2l. Ex Ceheno: E. and Q- in diamond, Aat side, L 25 10s; 6 at side, L2015s ;A at side, sound and good, L 22 ss; sound, 6 at side, L2O ss; tow. LlO 10s \ 6 at side, L2O 15s j A at side, sound and food, L 22 5s ; sound. 6 at side, L2O 5s : tow. -10 10s; sound, W and CT, Ll7 10s. Ex Lady Jocelyn: Sound, J C over L on heart. Ll4. E z Ben Nevis : Sound, RW, LlB 10s. • Ex Celestial Queen: JA, L2O ; J W, LlB. Little is doing in hides' the only transactions being 127 salted Australian. Horse at 5s each. Tallow is at Ll4 10s. Casks of Australian found buyers on shipboard for good to fine •at L 43 to Ll3 6s. One lot, rather greasy to good fair, sold at L3B to L4l 9s: dark, very greasy, at L 36. San Francisco, July 28.—Flour: Extra. 2oc to sdol 75c; superfine, 4dol 50c, in sacks of 1961b. Wheat, Idol 57 Ac to Idol 70c. Liverpool quotations: Hslodtol2s 4d. Bariev brewing, Idol 150 to Idol 70c. Boston. —The wool reports show large stocks, Jut ft good demand. Sales of best fleeces have been made at 50c to 60c.