COMMERCIAL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4535, 2 October 1875, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

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

The amount of Customs duties received at this port for the week ending September 30,1875, were as under:

The import trade of the past week has been dull and unimportant, as might be expected in the last week in the month, and when moat persons have been occupied with their correspondence by the San Fran cisco mail. Prices continue in favor of buyers, owing to large stocks and strong competition, but we have no transactions worth recording to report. In colonial produce the same remark applies, quotations remaining unchanged. Oats exhibit some tendency to improvement, owing to the Southern holders refusing to execute orders at former rates ; but as stocks must be jßtill heavy we do not anticipate any material increase in value; we quote 3s. Sd. to 3a, sd. per bushel as present value. Bacon, hams, and cheese continue low in stock, and in fair demand We quote keg butter, if prime, at lid. per lb.; bacon and hams, 10d. to Is. 4d. r Canterbnry cheese, lOd. to lid. per lb,; flour. £ll per ton for sacks ; Oamaru do, £ll 10s. per ton for bakers’ parcels ; potatoes, moderate stocks at £5 ss. per ton. . , s , , The following produce telegram has been received from the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, dated London, 15th September, 1875 Wool.—Up to date, 184,000 bales have been sold. Market easier for lambs and cross-bred; unchanged for greasy, and for Victorian scoured. Seedy and burry wools are neglected. The principal decline has been in New Zealand cross-bred medium and inferior greasy. Tallow.—Market firm. Stock of all sorts is 0000 casks. Mutton, £4B per tori; boof, £47. Leather,—Market quiet. Mimosa bark,Market is declining. Stocks are in excess of trade requirements. Quotations for Adelaide ground, £ls per ton. Copper. —Market brisk. Tin,—There is a good inquiry. Supplies available for United Kingdom on Ist instant were 12,000 tons. Wheat.—Off coast cargoes have declined ss, since last report, Adelaide is worth 545. per 4901b5.; New Zealand, 525. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, Friday. Mr. Alexander Saunders reports:—Sales : Bright Smile, 35.; Beach, 70s.*, Caledonian, 100 s. Buyers: Beach, 68s. 6d. Sellers: National Bank, 715,; South British, 615,; City of London, 325. Cd. Mr. Buckland reports:—Fat cattle, 30s. to 87s, Od. per lOOlbs,; «wes and lambs, lls. to 235. per couple; fat sheep, in wool, 81s. 2d.; shorn, 235. 4d.; best lambs, 10s. to 12s. Friday. Export prices, free on board at Lyttelton: —Wheat, 4s. 6d. ; oats, 35.; barley, nominal; flour, £lo'to £ll, Owing to competition between millers wheat sales by .farmers have been made at 4s. Od. to 4s/9d. Probably higher rates will yet rule. DUNEDIN, Friday. Produce quotations:—Wheat, 4s Cd. to 4s. 7d.; oats, dull, 2s. 7d. to 2s. Bd.; milling, 2s. 10d.; 0000 bags have been shipped to Melbourne on growers' account. Barley unaltered, quotations nominal, ss. Cd to Os. for malting; for grinding, 4s. Flour, no alteration.

Spirits " £ 8. 171 3 d. 7 "Wine .. 7 10 2 Ale and beer 25 15 0 Tea .. 23 7 6 Tobacco and cigars 24 2 6

£ s. d. Ad valorem goods 58 19 3 Goods by weight . 1 1 0 Total . £309 19 0

Spirits .. £ 8. 987 6 d. 4 Cigars .. .. 22 0 0 Tobacco.. .. 211 14 0 Wine .. .. 100 18 1 Ale .. 15 15 0 Tea .. 75 10 0 Coffee .. .. 42 0 0 Sugar .. .a 139 10 2

£ s. d. Goods by weight 45 0 4 Do. ad valorem 518 13 8 Do. ofchei duties 2 14 0 Light dues. shipping, &c. 39 17 2 £2201 4 0