COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4476, 24 July 1875, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Customs revenue collected at the port of Wellington yesterday was as follows: —

The Customs duties received at this port for the week ending July 24, 1873, were as under :

The import trade during the past week has continued dull and inactive, with increased stocks, owing to the arrival of the William Fruing and Collin gwood, which have been discharging their inward cargoes. Transactions are mostly confined to ordinary supply of local wants, with no large sales to report, and prices, are, as a rule, unaltered our last quotations. Henneasy's case brandy is quite out of the market, other brands receiving a greater share of favor in consequence. Martell's case is firm at 31s. to 325. ", Blsquit Bubouche, 235. ter 245.; Otard’s, 235. to ‘Z4b. Candles continue scarce and are firm at IOJd, to 103 d. per lb. At Mr. G. Thomas's sale yesterday, 150 casks of Portland cement went under the hammer at 265. per barrel. In the produce market there is no alteration from last week's quotations. Oats are in full supply— are in fact in excess, owing to recent arrivals from the South ; 2s, sd. to 3s. 6d. is asked for a fine sample of milling oats.; pollard very scarce, and wanted; butter dull at Is. Idi to Is. 2d. per lb. for prime cure; cheese, scarce and good demand; bacon and hams are also much wanted. The Rose Anna Rose, from Southland, brought a cargo of sawn timber, which was sold by auction at 10s. 9d. per 100 ft. Potatoes in good demand : sales at 100 s. per ton.

£ s. d. £ s. d. Spirits . 80 12 4 Ad valorem.. 116 6 2 7 3 9 Goods by ■Wine .. . 41 14 10 weight .. 57 19 3 . 13 1 9 Total .. £316 IS 1

£ £ s. d. Spirits .. .. 722 0 Goods by weight 18S 0 9 .. 30 *2 6 Do. ad valorem 1034 2 8 .. 280 2 6 Do. other duties 154 1 TVine .. .. 56 0 3 Light dnes. Ale .. 164 12 6 shipping, &c. 73 0 .. 70 5 6 Coffee .. .. 32 2 0 £2SS1 12 1 Sugar .. .. 7C 15 4