Commercial News.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 227, 15 January 1876, Page 11

Commercial News.

The amount of Customs duties received at this port for the week ending January 13, 1876, was as under :

The import trade has been exceedingly quiet during the week, the few transactions being merely to cover present wants of the retailers, and there is an entire absence of speculation. Dealers operate with great caution, in the face of the large stocks held by importers and the continually increasing amount of goods coming forward, prices are consequently difficult to quote, and must ultimately be lower, if shipments are forced into the market for absolute sale.

The Pleiades arrived on the 12th with a fuU cargo from London for this port. In colonial produce things have been quiet in the extreme, and, with the exception of a few minor transactions in oats, there is absolutely nothing to report. Prices remain at our last week's rates. Flour, £ll 10s. to £l2 per ton. Butter in kegs, nominal, at 9d. per lb , with no sale. Cheese, moderate sale at 10id. Hams and bacon, do., at Is. and Is. 2d. per lb. Oats, dull, at 2s. 9d. for ordinary feed and 3s. 3d. per bushel for good milling sorts.

THE WELLINGTON" MARKETS.

Building Materials. Timber, —Boards and Scantling, 100 ft., 9s. to 155.; lis. 6d. at mill; planed, tongued and grooved, lis. 6(J. to 12s. sd. . . \ Red pine palings, 12s. per 100 ; red pne timber, 16s. per 100 feet ; kauri timber, 18s. per 100 feet; red pine, tongue groved, 225. per 100 feet; totara posts, Is. 4d. each ; birch rails, Bd. each ; white pine shingles, 16s. to 18s. per 1000. HOBARTGN TIMBER AND FENCING MATERIAL. Shingles, £1 per 1000 ; palings, from 20s. to 255. per 100 : rough spokes, 255. per 100 ; felloes, from 100 s. to 200 s. per 100 ; timber, 235. to 255. per 100 feet, superior; posts, £5 10s. per 100; rails, £4 3s. 4d. per 100. BONE DUST. Bone dust, No. 1, £8 to £lO ; bone dust, No. 2, £7 10s. to £8 10s.; bone dust, No. 3, £6 to £6 10s. Coal and Firewood Market. Coal.—Newcastle, £2 ss. per ton. Firewood. —2 foot rata, 365. to 40s per cord : 1 foot wood, 455. per cord ; 4 foot wood, 365. per cord ; 6 foot wood, 365. per cord.

Spirits .. .. 406 13 8 Goods by wght 258 9 9 Cigars .. 51 2 6 Do. ad valorem 337 19 5 Tobacco.. .. 411 19 0 Do. other duties 213 9 0 Wine .. .. 149 9 8 Light dues, Beer .. 169 1(5 3 shipping, &c. 257 14 1 Tea .. 110 19 0 Coffee .. 13 4 6 Sugar .. 252 17 10 £2633 14 3

Wholesale Prices. Farm and Dairy Produce. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Butter, is, lb 0 10 to 1 0 Lard, lb .. 0 0 to 0 5 Butter, sit, lb 0 8—0 9 Bacon, Pro.. 0 11 — 1 Cheese .. 0 0 — 0 11 Hams, Pro.. 1 0 — 1 Do.. Ct'bury. 0 10 — 0 11 McConnell's 1 0 — 1 2 Eggs, dozen 1 4 — 1 6 Ct'bury hams 1 0 — 1 2 Retail Price. Milk, quart.. 0 4to0 6 Fowls, pair.. 6 0to7 0 Butter, is., lb 0 0 — 10 Ducks, pair.. 7 0 — 8 0 Butter, salt.. 1 0 — 1 0 Geese, each.. 6 0 — 7 0 Cheese, Col.. 1 —1 2 Turkeys, do. 6 0—10 0 Eggs, dozen 1 9 — 2 0 Bacon, lb .. 0 0 — 1 4 Lard, lb .. 0 0 — 0 10 Ham, lb ..00 — 16 Rabbits, pair 2 6 — 3 0 Potatoes, new 0 2 — 0 0 Cabbages, dz 2 6 — 3 0 Carrots ..2 6 — 3 0 Turnips, doz 2 6 — 3 0 Potatoes .. 10 0 —12 0 A'd veg'bl, dz 2 0 — 2 6 | Bread, 3d. to 4d. 21b. loaf. Flour Market. Wholesale. £ s. <1. Superfine Flour, silk dressed, per ton £12 to 12 10 0 Fine Flour, ditto, household 11 0 0 Sharps, per ton .. 800 Dunedin, ditto .. — 12 0 0 Hay and Corn Market. Wholesale. s. d. s. d. £ s. £ S Maize, Sydney 4 6 to 5 0 Hay, ton ..6 10to7 10 Do. Crushed 4 9 — 50 Oaten, ditto 0 0 — 5 10 Oats (South)..4 0 — 4 3 Lucerne, ditto 0 0 — 6 10 Wheat (fowl) 4 0 — 4 3 ; Straw, ditto 2 10 — 3 O Potatoes ..00 — 501 Chaff, ditto 7 0 — 0 0 Retail. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Maize ..5 6 to 6 0 Peas .. 6 6 to 7 0 Oats, ditto ..40 — 4 6 Do. crushed 7 3 — 7 G Do. crushed 4 9 — 5 2 Lucerne, cwt. 0 0 — 6 6 Bran, ditto 1 9 — 2 0 | Oaten, ditto 5 10 — 6 0 Wheat (fowl) 4 6 — 5 6 1 Straw, dit o 5 10 — 6 10 Hay, cwt. .. 5 10— 6 10 i Chaff, ditto 7 0—80 Beans .. 6 0 — 7 0 O'Sheath'sdo. 6 0—7 0 Do. crushed 7 3—7 6 | Brocolo from 0 3 — 1 6 Seeds. Ryegrass, bsh. 7 0to8 0 Alsyke, lb. ..1 2to0 0 Do. Pov. B., do.8 0—0 0 Cow grass, do...1 3—0 0 Cocksfoot, do. 10 0—0 0 Rape, do. ..0 6—0 0 Wt. clover, lb. 1 2—0 0 Lucerne, do. ..1 6—0 0 Red do., do... 1 0—0 0| Timothy, do. ..1 0—0 0