COMMERCIAL.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2437, 27 January 1882, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Customs duties collected at Christchurch on Wednesday, January 25th, were as follows: Spirits. £234 7s 3d ; tobacco, £l4O 7s; cigars, £39 6a 3d; cigarettes, £23 Bs9d; sugar, £l3 18s 3d ; tea, £Bl 13s 4d ; goods by weight, £lO 9s ; ad valorem, £258 19s ; other duties, £124 18j ICd. Total, £952 8s Bd. COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS. Timaru, January 26. Two important sales of wool, skins, &0., were held to-day. At Messrs Wildio, Allan and Stumbles’, merino realised from BJd to 913, and crossbred £4d to 9sd. Two clips of merino wool were passed in, owing to all not being delivered. Mr Moss Jonas disposed of crossbred at BJd to B}d, and merinonp to 9J and 9£d; also, 140 bags of mixed at 5d to 7d, and 3000 Bkina at 4s 6d to 6s 2d. CORN EXCHANGE.

Report for the week ending Friday evening, the 27th instant:— The past week has not differed in any respect from its predecessor. Business is very qniet; very few transactions have as yet taken place in the new crop. The weather which had broken and had for a few days a very threatening appearance, has_ cleared np, and is now all that could be desired for harvest operations. It is still difficult to form a correct estimate of the yield, as accounts from the different country districts are so contradictory. On some farms the crops are exceptionally heavy, while others, particularly on the light lands, are just the reverse. Wheat —Old wheat, good milling samples, are ■worth 4a 2d to 4s 3d per bushel; good second quality, 3s 5d to 3a 8d ; chick wheat, 2s 6d to 3s per bushel. New wheat—a largo sale has taken place contiguous to Timaru, the price being 4s per bushel delivered at the foregoing station. _ Oats—Old oats, milling samples, are being sold at from 2s to 2a Id ex store; Tartarian, Is lld per bushel. The new crop is hardly yet in the market, and prices are not yet established. Barley—No samples of the new crop have as yet made their appearance. All accounts agree as to short supply of this cereal. In the absence of transactions, it is impossible to quote values. Grass Seed—Well cleaned farmers’ samples are worth from 3s 6d to 4s per bushel. Other parcels according to sample. Cheese and Butter —The former is in good demand, and saleable at 6d per lb. GRAIN AND PRODUCE. The recent heavy rains have retarded harvest operations generally, and will canse reaping to he somewhat later in several districts than would otherwise have besn the case. On the whole, however, the downpour will do good, more particularly to the pastures, which were badly in need of a good soaking. Business continues quiet, with only nominal values mentioned, and will continue to do so until farmers have time to come to town with samples of the new crop. Grass seeds continue in good request, at 3s 3d for rye, and 3id for cocksfoot. Butter is in rather better dexnand, and sales have been made at 6Jd. Cheese is, however, not enquired for in any quantity.