COMMERCIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2187, 28 February 1881, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Tho Customs duties collected at Christchurch on Friday, February 25th, were as follows: Spirits, £149 3s 9dj tobacco, £IBB 16s 6d; wine. £33 17s 6d; ton, £lB 5s i goods by weight, £l2 11s id; ad valorem, £ll ss; other duties, £1 18s Bd. Total, £413 17s 6d. LAND SALE. Mehsbs H. Matson and Co. hold a sale of land at their auction rooms, Cashel street, on Saturday last, at which there was a very crowded attendance. The attraction appeared to be centred in the bnildir.g sections about to bo offered in Going’s road, Sydenham. The auctioneer (Mr Walton) made a short but telling speech to the nndionco, and commenced the sale. Tho competition was very active, and the prices realised uncommonly good. Tho first lots offered were No. 2 to 10 on Going’s road, containing about 10 porches each, and realised as follows:—No. 2, £96; No. 3, £74; No. 4,

£62; No 5, £6l ; No. 6. £6l ; No. 7, £62; No. 8. £57 ; No 9, £56; No. 10, £55 ; No. 11, £55 ; No. 1., £55; No. 13, £77; Nos. 14, 15, and 16, containing 9 perches each, realised £69, £69, and £63. Nos. 17 and 18, containing about 15 porches each, realised £63 each. Nos. 19 and 20, containing about 9 perches oach, realised £3B and £39. Nos. 21 and 23, containing about 16 perches each, realised £49 each. No. 23, containing 1 rood 14 perches, realised JBI2I. No. 24 to 35, containing about 10 perches each, brought ns follow* :—No. 24, £77; No. 25, £l3; No. 26, £43; No. 27, £ls ; No. 28, £39; No. 30, £62 ; No. 33, £4O; No. 33, £3B; No. 34, £4l ; No. 35, £l4 ; No 36 to 39, containing about 10 perches, No. SO, containing about 16 perches, £63. Total sale, £2IOO. SHARE MARKET. For tho week ending 25th instßuyers : Now Zealand Shipping Company, £4 17s 6d ; National Bank, £3 4s; Colonial B nk, £2 2a; Union Insurance, £1; Colonial Insurance, 10s 9d ; South British Insurance, £2 I7s 6J; Christohnrch Gas Co., fourth issue, £3 2s6d; Canterbury Sale Yards, £7 2s 61. Sellers: New Zealand Shipping Co , £5; National Bank, £3 5s : Colonial Bank, £2 3a ; Union Insurance, 20s 6d,- Colonial Insurance, Us 3d; National Insurance, 295.