Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 4104, 22 April 1876, Page 3

Commercial.

The amount lot revenue received at the CustomIPUd* 016810(1 fot conaum Ption this day

The extent of business on the whole has been satisfactory during the week now closed, the approach. of winter having induced many up-country storekeepers to increase their stocks; and although, as usual at this season, rates of carriage have advanced, the increase is not ao great as to check demand. Imported beer is in request, and several parcels have changed hands. Tennant's ale is at Us 6cl. Blood’s stout is in short supply • Guinness s may be quoted at lls 9d to 12s. Pm brand, 12s 3d. Candles are firom at lOd, and kerosene maintains the advance reported last week Devoes commands Is 6Jd. Dried fruits go off steadily at fair prices. Currants, 4*. elemes. 6*d Fish is somewhat sought after. American salmon commands 8s 6d, Sardines—halves, 9s; quarters os. Dairy produce continues to -maintain wh prices. Butter, Is 4d. Cheese, 104. Bacen, lid. tiams, is Id. Oats are coming into the marketverv freely from the country. In the early part of the week a, good sample of feed sold at Is lOd per bushel, but since then the price has somewhat declined and not more than la 9d could be obtained for simi»qUv orn sacks are in dtemand at 10s.

At ttie annual meeting of tha Third N.Z. Building Society heldlast evening, the directors reported as follows" During tbe yearit was found necessary to sell one of the securities, but the sum realised did not cover the amount |at the debit of the account, and after consideration the Committee advisable to provide for the deficiency of L58207s 5d out of the as it is doubtful how the “atter wiH result. It is proper to say, however, that the deficiency does not arise through any over advance made by the Committee. The balance of profit and loss is now L 3519 10s lid. which divided amoMat 378 shares, gives L 9 6s 2d 311P - wa f elected president, and the following committee of management— Messrs T M Af S +R * H ' Blundell, and T. M. Hocken. At the half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New Zealand, held at Auckland yesterday, the report showed a not profit on the 31st March of L 58.440 12s 6d, givmg, with the premium on the new shares and balance from last quarter, L 125.598 10s 8d available for division. Out of this a dividend of 10 per cent, and a bonus of 5 per cent, were declared. L 70.000 was carried to reserve fund, and LC.848 10s 8d carried over ihQ report and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted, and a resolution was proposed altering the deed of settlement so as to admit an unlimited extension of the resale fund, and this was conmeeting & SpeCusl meetin 8 held after the ordinary