Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 4199, 11 August 1876, Page 3

Commercial.

The amount of revenme received at the Custom* boose on goods cleared for consumption this day was 1-1,4512s Od.

Henry Driver (on behalf of the N Z.li. and MA. Co.) reports for the week ending August 11,1876: — "Wool.—Since date of our last, advices per cable are to hand confirming the previous reports of a fall of 80 per oent. in values from the rates ruling in June of last year. The worst features of late advices are the despondent .tone pervading them, and the absence of any ground for expectation that prices wul improve at the later series of this year. Sheepskins.—At our usual sale on Friday last prices were well maintained, notwithstanding the depression in wool. Butchers' green cross-breds sold at 3s 3d to 3s lOd ; do merinos, 2s 6d to 2s fldj dry skins, Is 3d to 3b Id, according to quality. Hides, at same sale, bi ought from lis to 17s for light to good medium, and 19s to 24s for good to extra heavy weights, or equal to 3}d per lb. We sold 110 sound saltod hides. Tallow.—Kone offered.

Grain.—Wheat has been in good request, but no sales of any Importance have transpired, as stocks in first bands were almost nil, and arrivals have been slight. Quotations are, nominally, for prime Northern, 4s 9d to ss: good ordinary, 4s 5(1 to 4s 7d; inferior, 3s 1M to 4s 2d. Oats have been eagerly hatred, for d,urU)B; tb,e pftst wvefe u y U V>d,

*•,?,! lld S» r 4 «2° d *° .*»• *»•*» «* *• *o 9§ Id for auliog and teed tauplei. Barley oonttauei auite S Oxxxf, only the beat malting qualities meeting with any demand at about 4s 6:1 to 4s9dj quotations for inferior and crdingrj range noiuinalfy from 2s 3d to 4a, according to quality.