Commercial

Evening Star, Issue 3801, 30 April 1875, Page 3

Commercial

The amount of revenue received at the Customhouso ou goods cleared for consumption this day was L16514s lid. * Mr Frederick H. Evans reports having sold Colonial Bank Shares, 30s paid up, at 275. 8 It looks as though the New Zealand Royal Pottery Company is to be a great success. Public faith mit is strong. Already (says the ‘ Bruce Herald ’) applications for considerably over 2,000 shares In ve been received from Milton and suburbs, and 800 shares have been promised to he taken up iu the district, giving iu ail over 3,000 shares. At the Bank of New Zealand half-yearly meeting at Auckland yesterday, the report showed a uet ¥« fi ni« of A 4 ?: 0 ® 8 ,- , Tho Llmce last year was L 13.016. A dividend was declared of 10 per cent., Kg 5 IP 1 ® balance carried forward being L 16.975. The ch urman, in moving the adoption of the report, referred in terms of condemnation to the system introduced of paying large interest on deposits, and said it was calculated to divert money from legitimate channels of investment It was in jurious to the Colony, and a pinch would come which he desired merchants to bear iumiud was not brought about by that Bank. (By Telegraph.) Wellington, April 30.—Mr O’Shea reports flour at Lll 10s to L1210s; bran, Is 3d; maize, 7s 6d ; potatoes, L4os to L4los ; oatmeal, L 24105. The market is bare of barley, hams, and bacon.