Commercial News.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 317, 9 March 1878, Page 11

Commercial News.

The amount of Customs duties collected at this port for the week ending March 7 was as under:—

Quotations for imported goods have been without change during the past week, although the large accessions to our stocks which have recently been received have not been without their effect in prices, which continue low and unsatisfactory. Kerosene is dull at Is lOd, with heavy stocks. A decrease in tbe stocks of Adelaide flour has enabled holders to maintain their quotations at £lB per ton, but we do not anticipate higher rates. In colonial produce quotations are unaltered, and generally business may be said to be unsatisfactory owing to low prices and heavy stocks. Butter in kegs is difficult to move off at 8d to for prime samples, while questionable lots are sold at 2d to 3d per lb under the hammer ; bacon and hams, new cure, are in fair demand at 8d to 9d for clo'h-packed at Canterbury ; cheese, large stocks, at 7d to 7J-d per lb ; flour, few transactions have come under notice, but we hear of sales at £l3 for guaranteed brands of Oamaru mills. Grain—Oats, in lair supply at 4s to 4s 3d per bushel; maize, 5s 3d to 5s 6d ; bran and sharps, unaltered ; potatoes, £5 per ton. Mr. Thomas reports produce prices as follows: Flour, £l3 to £l3 10s; oats, old, 4s 2d; bran. Is 2d; wheat, 4s; hams, 9Jd; bacon, Sd; cheese, 7d; potatoes, £5 15s; pollard. 7s; maize, ss: butter, Is. Bran scarce and difficult to obtain; oats, old, buyers only purchasing requirements in consequence of the new oats coming forward.

Timber, —Boards and Scantling, 100 ft., 9s. to 155." 11s. Od. at mill; planed, tongued and grooved, 11s. 6d. to 12s. sd. Red pine palings, 12s. per 100 ; red pine timber 16s. per 100 feet ; kauri timber, 18s. per 100 feet ; red pine, tongue groved, 225. per 100 feet; totara pests, Is 4d. each ; birch rails, Bd. each ; white pine shingles 16s. to ISs. per 1000. MELBOURNE WOOL MARKET. Messrs. J. H. Clough and Co. report under date Melbourne, 27th Feb. : Wool.—During the past week there have been no public sales held, the wool now in the warehouses being held over until telegraphic advices are to hand of the opening of the London February sales, which were to commence yesterday. We have, however, sold privately a few lots at full current rates. Sheepskins.—We have had a good supply forward at our sales, which have passed off satisfactorily, the following being the quotations, viz; ; —For green pelts, Is. 3d. to 3s. 3d.; lambs, Is. 9d. to 35.; dry skins, 3s. 6d. to ss. each ; and station skins in bales, to 7id. per lb. Hides.—During the week we have disposed of a large supply as follows Green ox, 18s. to 40s. each; cow, 2Jd. to 2}d. per lb.; Victorian salted, 3Jd. to 4g-d.; Queensland, 3A-d. to 4£d.; New Zealand. 4J to 5d.; and calf skins, 3jd. to 4d. per lb. Tallow.—The market is firmer than it was, and we have disposed of an average supply as follows, viz.:— For inferior, £26 to £27 ; mixed, £2B to £32; beef, £3O to £32 10s.: and mutton, £33 to £34 per ton.

£ s. cl. £ s. d. Spirits .. 1136 16 8 Goods by wght. 397 15 5 Cigars.. 84 18 8 Ad valorem .. 2574 3 11 Tobacco . 643 7 C Other duties.. 613 0 3 Win a .. 81 0 6 Light dues, Ileer .. .. 267 3 9 shipping. &c. 266 12 0 Tea .. 322 16 10 Coffee.. 6 5 0 Sugar.. .. 2G2 7 2 Total .. £6556 7 7

THE WELLINGTON - MARKETS. Wholesale Prices. Farm and Dairy Produce. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Butter, fs, lb 11 0 to 1 0 Lard, lb .. 0 0 to 0 5 Butter sit, lb 0 6 -0 7 Bacon, Pro.. 0 7 — 0 S Cheese .. 0 S - -0 9 Hams, Pro.. 0 9 — 0 10 Ho., Cs'Dury. 0 7--0 0 McConnell’s 0 9 — 0 10 Eggs, dozen 1 9--2 0 Ct’bury hams 0 9— 0 10 Retail Price. Milk, quart.. 0 4 to 0 6 Fowls, pair.. 6 0to7 0 Butter, fs., lb 1 2 - -0 0 Ducks, pair.. 7 0 — 8 0 Butter, salt.. 1 0--0 0 Geese, each.. 6 0 — 7 0 Cheese, Col.. 1 0--0 0 Turkeys, do. 6 0 —10 0 Eggs, dozen 2 0 - -2 3 Bacon, lb .. 0 0 — 1 0 Lard, lb .. 0 0--0 10 Ham, lb .. 1 2 — 1 1 Babbits, pair 1 6--0 0 Carrots .. 4 6 — 5 0 Cabbages, dz 2 6--3 0 I Potatoes .. 0 0 —7 0 Turnips, doz 2 A’d veg’bl, dz 2 6--3 0 1 Bread, 4d. to 5d. 21b. loaf. 0--2 6 1 Flour Market. Wholesale. £ s. d. Superfine Flour, silk dressed, per ton £16 0 —15 0 0 Flour, ditto, household .. £14—15 0 0 Seconds, per ton 0 0 0 Sharps, per ton £5—6 0 0 Adelaide, per ton 17 10 0 Oamaru ditto £15 10-16 0 3 Dunedin, dit 15 0 0 Canterbury, ditto ..£13 10—14 0 0 Bran, per bushel — 0 1 0 Hay and Corn Market. s. d. s. d. £ s. £ s. Maize, Sydney 5 0 to 5 3 Hay, ton .. 7 0 to 0 0 Do. Crushed 5 3 - - 5 6 Oaten, ditto 0 0 — 4 10 Oats (South). .4 0 - -4 3 I Lucerne, ditto 0 0 —5 0 Wheat (fowl) 4 6--4 3 Straw, ditto 5 0 — 0 0 Potatoes .. 75 0 — 80 n Chaff, ditto 7 0—0 0 Seeds Ryegrass, bsh. 7 0to8 0 Alsyke. lb. .. 1 2to0 0 Do. Pov. B., do.8 0 —0 0 Cow grass, do...l 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 Bed do. do... 1 0--0 0 Timothy, do. .. 1 0—0 0 Retail. s. d. S. d. s. d. s. d. Maize .. 6 0 to 6 6 Peas .. 5 0 to 0 0 Oats, ditto .. 4 6- - i 0 Do. crushed 5 6 — 0 0 Do. crushed 4 9 - - 0 0 Lucerne, cwt. 0 0 — 7 6 Bran, ditto 1 4--l 5 I Oaten, ditto 5 10 - 0 0 Wheat (fowl) 4 3--4 6 Straw, dit o 6 10 — 0 0 Hay, cwt. .. 7 6 - - 0 0 Chaff, ditto 7 10 — 0 Beans .. 5 0 - - 0 0 O’Sheath’s do. 6 0 — 0 Do. crushed 5 9- - 0 0 Brocolo from 0 — 0 Building Materials.