Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 4226, 12 September 1876, Page 3

Commercial.

Tbe amount of revenue received at the Customon.,.. -'c.vlb cleared for consumption this dav w-.s ‘105616s Bd.

The flrst shipment of new sugars ex Emma from Mauritius was offered at the rooms of Messrs ITliiindress, Hepburn, and Co., to-day. There was a full attendance of the trade. On account of telegrams received from Melbourne in the course of the to enoou stating that an advance L 5 per ton he. 1 taken place in London, and L 3 per ton in the Melbourne market, aom>. little excitement was manifested. The result of the sales etfected mus a decided advance of from 80s to 40s per ton, and at those rates the auctioneer only allowed small parcels of each_ line to pass the hammer and reserved the remainder for further advices. Finest whites realised L3B 2s Gd; second <V\ L' 36; finest yellow, L3B ss; second do, L32to L 32 os. BAILWAY BETUEK3. The following is an abstract of the earnings on the Otago Bailways for the month ending August 31, last I*NOETEEBN DIVISION. £ 8. d, £ S. d. Passengers 161 2 S Goods 5';4 0 0 Parcels, Ac 67 19 11 CSHTEAI DIVISION. Passengers 2383 4 10 Goods 4470 8 1 Parcels, &o 243 12 10 SOCTHEBN DIVISION. Passengers 893 12 ft Goods 1769 « 10 Parcels, &c BO 15 6 £10549 3 5