Commercial News.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 229, 29 January 1876, Page 11

Commercial News.

The amount of Customs duties received at tikis, port for the week ending January 27, 1876, wis as follows ;

In the import trade of the past week there ba's-6 been no transactions of sufficient importance to 3K>port, and prices are as a rule unchanged. A fair amount of business has been done, the demand i«r the country and out-ports having a steadily increass»e character ; but the regatta and holidays have interfered with the town trade.

In New Zealand produce, butter in kegs is qwiiie neglected, and Sd. to 9d. per lb. is an extreme quotation, holders being unwilling to seU. Bacon ax»d hams in moderate supply at Is. to is. 4d. for prirae. Cheese scarce, and worth lOd. to lid. per lb. #>»:ir unaltered at £ll ss. to £ll 10s. per ton for Canterbury and Oamaru mills in sacks. Oats in fell supo'Jy at 2s. 6d. to 2s Del per bushel for ordinary feedingsorts, Good milling oats are still worth 3s. to 3s. 2d., market moderately stocked. THE WELLINGTON MARKETS. Wholesale Prices.

Building Materials. Timber.—Boards and Scantling, 100 ft., 9s. to 26a.; lis. 6d. at mill; planed, tonguedand grooved, 13s. <W. to 12s. sd. Red pine palings, 12s. per 100 ; red pine iia&'ber, 16s. per 100 feet ; kauri timber, 18s. per 100 feet; red pine, tongue groved, 225. per 100 feet; totara posts, "Js. 4d. each ; birch rails, Sd. each ; white pine shhsaJoß, 16s. to 18s. per 1000. Coal and Firewood Market. Coal. —Newcastle, £2 ss. per ton. Firewood.—2 foot rata, 30s. to 40s per cord ; 1 loot wood, 455. per cord ; 4 foot wood, 365. per cord ; 6 foot wood, 365. per cord.

CHRISTCHURCH. (From the Lyttelton Times of Saturday.) Grain and Prod cue.—A little more activity has been displayed in the grain market during the week, but operations, first hand, have been principally confined to oats, a large quantity of which have been offered. Prices, however, are weaker, as merefcaats show no disposition to operate freely in old grain, except at reduced rates. Barley remains neglected, and there is little or nothing doing in wheat. A parcel of 400 sacks was sold second hand to a milier at prices withheld. Butter is in less demand, as several Australian orders have been withdrawn from this market. Cheese, of good quality, fit to stand shipment, is in fair inquiry. For good clean ryegrass, a fair demand exists. Buyers' quotations:— Oats, 2s. 9d. to 2s. lOd., for old ; wheat, 3s. 9d. to 4a.; barley, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 9d., nominal; butter, 7}d. to 83.; cheese, 6: t d. to 7d.; rye-grass, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 9d. Stock and Stations —Since our last report, the weather has been much more favorable for the operation of hay-making and sheep shearing, little or ao rain having fallen till Friday morning, and no doubt a large amount of work has been got through in all parts of the country. Harvest has now commenced in some places, and will be general within the next ten days. Little or no change has taken place in tie value of stock, and we know of no large transactions to record. The business done in station store sheep, up to this date, has been very limited, buyers being afraid to give even the low prices asked, the price of fat stock holding out such small inducement to graziers. As the lambings throughont the country have been very good, a large number of sheep win have to be moved off in some way, and it is diificnJS to see where a market will be found for thexo. At the Yards, on Wednesday, there was onJy a small attendance, no doubt owing to many of the habitual attendants being occupied on their farnss. The number of sheep yarded was 3200, amongst theia several lines of very superior fat sheep. Best ero»breds 10s. 6d.; merinos, Bs.; mediums, proportionately less. We leave our last quotation of i?d. per lb. to stand, although, in several instances, it was barelhr maintained. Good lambs are now coming forward, and command prices up to 10s. for best. Only 160 cattle were offered, and the price of beef was wcE maintained at 30s. the lOOlbs for all of really good quality, and suitable for the season. The demand for stores has not slackened, and prices are such thai even the most sanguine grazier can scarcely hope to be repaid for his grass by the price which the animal is likely to realise when fat. We observe that the Papanui Sale Yards are to be opened c-a Tuesday, Jan. 18, when, no doubt, there will be a large attendance, especially of people from the North, to whom the new yards are likely to be a great convenience.

BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND. Thursday. Mr. Alexander Saunders reports :—Buyers ; Bank of New Zealand, old, £l7 ; National Bank, £3 - South British. £2 125.: Fiji, £2; Waitekauri tm - City of London, 225. Sellers: Standard, 135.; Colonial Bank, 315.; Caledonian, £2 165.; Cure, ".to.; Beach, £3 ; Tokatea, 10s.

Spirits .. Cigars .. Tobacco.. .£ s. d. .. 730 4 5 29 5 0 .. 338 4 0 1 £, s. a. Goods by wght 7 8 0 Do. adralorem 237 b 3. Light dues, Wine Beer 82 0 0 33 3 9 shipping, &c. -23 6 7 Tea .. 107 4 0 Sugar 59 13 10 Total ..£1641 15 2

1'ABM and Dairy Producj :. s. d. s. d. e. d. «. d. Butter, fs, lb 0 10 to 1 0 1 Lard, lb 0 ot 00 t. Butter, sit, lb 0 8—0 9 1 Bacon, Pro.. 0 11--1 Cheese .. 0 0 — 0 11 1 Hams. Pro.. 1 0~:i Do., Ct'bury. 0 10 —0 11 | McConnell's 1 0- - l 2 Eggs, dozen 1 4 — 1 0 | Ct'bury hams Retail Price. 1 0--2 2 Milk, quart.. 0 4toO 6 1 Fowls, pair.. 6 (Ho 7 0 Butter, fs., lb 1 2 — 0 0 Ducks, pair.. 7 0--8 0 Butter, salt.. 1 0 — 1 0 ! Geese, each.. 6 0--7 0 Cheese, Col.. 1 2 — 1 4 Turkeys, do. 9 — 2 0 1 Bacon, lb .. (i 0--10 0 Eggs, dozen 1 0 0- - 1 4 Lard, lb .. 0 0 — 0 10 ! Ham, lb .. 0 0--i 6 Rabbits, pair 2 6 — 3 0 j Potatoes, new 0 13--0 2 Cabbages, dz 2 6 — 3 0 Carrots 2 6--3 O Turnips, doz 2 6 — 3 01 Potatoes 10 0--12 0 A'd veg'bl, dz 2 0 — 2 6 I- Bread, 3d. to 4d. 23b. .loaf. Flour. Market. Wholesale. £ 5. rf. Superfine Flour, silk dressed, per ton £12 to 12 10 o Fine Flour, ditto, household .. .. 11 0 0 Seconds, per ton 0 0 0 Sharps, per ton .. 8 0 0 Adelaide, per ton .. 16 0 0 Oamaru, ditto .. 12 10 0 Dunedin, ditto .. 12 0 0 Canterbury, ditto ..12 0 0 Bran, per bushel — © 1 4 Hay and Corn Market. Wholesale. s. d. s. d. | £ s. £ 3 Maize, Sydney 4 6 to 5 0 1 Hay, ton 6 10 to 7 10 Do. Crushed 4 9 — 5 0 | Oaten, ditto 0 0--fc 10 Oats (South)..4 0 — 4 3 i Lucerne, ditto 0 0 - -e i» Wheat (fowl) 4 0 — 4 3 Straw, ditto 2 10--3 0 Potatoes" .. 0 0 — 5 0 1 Chaff, ditto Retail. 7 0--0 0 s. d. s. d. 1 s. d. 9 a. Maize .. 5 6 to 6 0 1 Peas 6 6to 7 0 Oats, ditto .. 4 0 — 4 6 Do. crushed 7 3 — -7 a Do. crushed 4 9 — 5 2 | Lucerne, cwt. 0 0--C c Bran, ditto 1 9 — 2 0 | Oaten, ditto 5 10--6 0 Wheat (fowl) 4 6 — 5 61 Straw, dit o 5 10--6 10 Hay, cwt. .. 5 10 — 6 10 | Chaff,' ditto 7 08 0 Beans .. G 0 — 7 0 O'Sheath's do. 6 07 t> Do. crushed 7 3 — 7 6 [ Brocolo from Seeds. 0 3--1 6 Ryegrass, bsh. 7 OtoS 0 Alsyke, lb. ..1 £to0 0 Do. Pov. B., do.S 0—0 0 Cow grass, do, ...1 3--0 0 Cocksfoot, do. 10 0—0 0 Rape, do. ..o e--0 0 Wt. clover, lb. 1 2-0 0 Lucerne, do. . .i e--0 0 Red do., do... 1 0—0 0 | Timothy, do. ..1 0—0 ©