COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4951, 3 February 1877, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Customs duties feoelved.at this port yesterdaywere asunder:—: '■> '■>[ ■• '•'■'.' ' ■''

.-• s.-The Customs duties- received 'at this: port, fpr, the ■■"" week ending February}, were as under:— ' "■,

;.-, Vv goods', continue heavy, i.arjd* with the prospect of three "English,, ship* Just .about'; due, we do not look for much Improvement in present' / •- . low quotations. Cairdles'are firmly held at a small' advance; De Boubaix's.makfl 10}"(l,.flnd Price's Bel-'-' raont IOJd per lb. JJrandies are dull at On 6d per gallon for MarteU's and Hennessy's in quarters, and, - r b Ad.' A4:irgo shipment of j kerosene has-beeriTeeeived per Josephine, for which importers are quoting 3a Cd per gallon, d.p. ; sales at . r3s Sid token from tbe ship's side; At auction on the , ' -SlsV Iflt.i 'JTx.' 5 'obtained' "the following '! prices:—l.O. sugar SAT-yiii ton; tea, in half-chests, 2s 3d per lb.; vestas,-sa-8d per gross; half-sardines,. 2» 5dT per gallon ; Van Houten a cocoa, 4s per lty.; cornflour, 7ck starch (Orlando Jones), 3|d; tartaric' acid,! 2st"' v .'IK; 'C,V.P; brandy,:. 24s -per! dozen; Dtin,„XlU«^ dozen;. new.- currants, in —iswes, s*d"per lb ;• I»imceston~floiir,-£ir to-£ls per ' ton; Adelaide do, £lO ,16s. per ton; Oamarudo, £l4 ton; oats.- 2a'lod'to- Siy-maizej 6s 3d; fowls, ~ b«£(ey/t&j? el &usliel,"three;crWn"B"oap,'£2s"i<sß' rJer iIUMt-L A ii -L 'I ..1 f \ In colonia,l; ; produce;,stocks are; moderate,; with) a fair business doingt We quote " bacon and Canterbury cui?eif.at-lxd'tO,ls per lb.; cheese, BJd per - lb.;-flour, £HlOd to: £l6,per ,ton for old; newrfloiir;" 'SXZ to £l3" 10s/ riew'oi»ts, J 3s per'bushej;'miize,'ss 3d to 5s 6a^bran, f ts'pe'r bushel/' ' ■■> ><'■ '-■■> J

’ Is aitatAneld of the'amounts of the" ,: :i< I average IlabllitleS'dad asset* \6t the’ ’ various 'banka .dolngT busness in) Ksw" Zealand-during .the.'quarter —ead«d3oth.Pccamber r 1876: j , - Basio of NiBW -ZaALAND.-rrXiJahUUies; -Notes jin "■ ■•eirthlatlbn, ,'lod i ; J billjMh*elteuUtlQn, 30,7208.tfe5d;;bafancei duetto other;banks, 4638 Its- - v 14; Oorernment.deDosits.- 719,526Jr16a;,0ther deposits, j .■ i interests 1 1,344;9288 *lßs od r bearing inion'*4st;l,2l»,92o<4* 6d[! total average llabil It lea, 3,760,5761 10« Gd. Assets—Coined gold andsllverandqtjwrcoined r jnetals. 513.65P8,6s 3d; gold and, eilver,ln-bullionJog, *, bWs, 87.2678T04 lid;’ notes And" billa''of itucr'bants,nbf.l6,1901 Os due frdm bthfer banks, 10,0i6J; Is 8d; landed property. .-48,62187,188 >lO4.- Amountlof Jo i sV^,(jo6rn<)tHffr-funxled'aecaHti^i,’ / 76008; J dobl» dueto debtsnabandontid/aarj bad),i 2,002,011814 s sd: aecuritjep jnot |nslnded uijder, the, above heads, 88,7748 13s ;" total average assets, AitfTjSSSras Ifd.XaitttsiUstock paid up at the closelof W>JLVA5tf r^nd «4 25th December, 1870,700,0008. Lgst> mrWehd, equal to 18 per cent, per annum. Amount of the reserved profit# at the time of declaring such dividend, 313,0778 S< lid. Union Bank.—Liabilities: 114,0598 6s 10d; bills In circulation, 20,4388 Os; balances due to other banks, 8628 4) 4a; other deposits—not bearing interest,

405,173 19s 3d; bearing interest, 608,350 8s Od; total average liabilities, 1,148,3002 7s 2d. Assets : Coined gold and silver and other coined metals, 300,735 14s Sd; gold and silver in bullion or bars, 90131 10s 4d; notes and bills of other banks, 25442 2s; balances due from other banks. 3523 t Is 7d; landed property, 60,5002 ; amonnt of all other securities/ notes and bills discounted, 769,2962 15s 6d; debts due to the bsnk (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad), 748,4962 ISs 10d; securities not Included under the above heads, 26,372 10s 7d; total average assets, 1,921, 3822 18s 6d. Capital stock paid up, 1,250,0002. ’Bast ■ dividend, 10 per cent per annum. Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend/507,816217s 6d. Bank of Hew South Wales.— Inabilities: Notes in circulation. 87,6172 Cs Od ; bills in circulation, 7662 7s 9d ; balances due to other banks, 7171217 s 4d; other deposits—not bearing interest, 239,4792 la lid; bearing interest, 330 2162 4s 4d ; total average liabili r ties, 671,2502 17s lOd. Assets: Coined gold and silver and other coined metals, 340,1722 4s 3d; gold and silver in bullion or bars, 301,6742 9s lOd; notes and bills of other banks, 3390211 s3d ; balances due from other banks, 12,0762 9s 3d; landed property,. 24.6112 2s 8d ; amount of all other securities, notes and bills discounted, 572,6272 13s 9d ; debts duo to bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad), 030,5302 14s 3d;; securities not included under above heads, 62,446! 4s Id; total average assets, 1,076,428! 9s 4d. Capital stock paid up, 1,000.0001. Dividend, 15 per cent; per annum,‘and bonus' 2jper cent, perjannum. Reserved profits at time of declaring‘such dividend, -610,780! 3s 3d. Bank or. Australasia.— Liabilities: Notes in circulation, 51,929! 6s 2d ; bills in circulation, 5657! 14s 4d-; deposits—not bearlnglnterest, 142,630! 12s 3d; Government deposits,-ll,513! Is fid ; .bearing interest, 180,988 12s lOd : total amount -of liabilities, 392,619! 6s Od. Assets: Coined gdld and Silver and other coined metals, 79.057M54d-: gold and silver in bullion or bars, 2705! Is fid.; .landed-property, 81,473! 9s 6d : notes andbills of other banks, , 1612!ls Id ; amount of all other" securities, notes ‘and bills discounted, 467,413! 10s 2d ; debts-due to the bank (exclusive of ■ debts abandoned- as bad), 336,7651. 3s lid; securities not included tinder the above heads, Ss fid. Total, amount of assets, 913,016! 10s lOd. Capital stock paid up, 1,200.000. Last dividend, 12! 10s. Reserved profits at time of declaring such dividend, 882,242! 5s 7d. I Nationa l Bank.— Liabilities: Notes in circulation, 105,418! 6s; bills in circulation, 5344! 17s 7d; balances due to other banks, 2136!-Us 10; Government deposits, 597! 9s 10d ; other deposits—not bearing . interest, 252j126!8s 6d; bearinginterest,'29o,393! 10slid; total,: 656,017! 4s ,Bd. Assets : "Coined gold and silver and other coined nietals,Ts3,o33! 16s 2d;’gold and silver in bullion or bars, 30,950! 19s 8d; notes and bills of other banks. 4135! 10s Id? balances duafrom other banks. 13,958! 13s; landed property, 55;i97! 8s 9d;" amount of all other securities, notes and bills discounted, 764,789! 9s Sd;. debts, due to tile bank (exclusive of debts abandoned .as b*a"d),, 582,929! 2s 6d-: . securities not included'iinder tlie .above heads,. 12,530! 2s,;B<i , total average; assets, 1 1,617,578 i 2s-ld.- ‘Capital stockpaid up, 350,000!. Last dividend, ,6 per: cent.! per annum. Reserved .profits at time of declaring such dividend, 11,918! 15s lid. .. -. Colonial Bank. —Liabilities; Notes in "circulation, 58,662!654d; bills in"circulation, 4,192!4510d; balances due to other banks, 5251!-12s 5d ; other deposits—not bearing interest, 174,984! 7s; bearing interest, 221,260! 125.9 d; total average liabilities, 464,381! 25,4 d. Assets; Coined gold and l silver ‘ and-other coined l metals, 105,631! 4s lid; gold and silver in bullion or bars, -12,8311-Os lOd; notes and bills of other banks,'l237! 0s 3d; balances due from Other banks, 6215! 6s 4d; landed property, 3360! 16s 2damount of. all other securities, notes and bills discpunted,i3so,l2s! 7s 2d; debts due to the bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad), 347,074! 11s 6d; securities not Included under the above heads, 16,420! 4s 7d: tots) average assets, 850,035! 11s Od. Capital stock paid up, 320,632! 6s 9d. No dividend. Amount of the reserved profits, 11,151! 3s. . - - l

BY TELEGRAPH.' ’• AUCKLAND, Friday.' ;Mr. Bucklarid reports :-fFat-cattle average 26s per lOOlbs; fat sheep, 2i<Lto_3.d. I

( Sydney Gp.ain Maßk'et.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report, under date January 24, as followsWheat.—The market is somewhat-excited. Stocks are getting low. Sales pf Adelaide have been made at 6s 3d and 0s 4d, and some holders ask 6s‘ : 6d, Flour.—Best Adelaide is .worth £l6 per ton-™.—.——

.-, £ «.,,d. :£,a. d. 'Spirits'..-' •'. .,...350,16 9, | Sheepwash .. ■■ 2 10 0 Wine .. .'."20 8'10 Weight ' -.21 18 i0 ilXobatc&v. i .' .-. 10a : Jl2'.i6 Ad .valorem ■ ..: ; 89.15 |0 Tea • .. ... 20 10, 0 [ Other duties .'. . 0 5 ;o Sugar .. .." 121 10 2 I Coffee .. .. 35 12 r Ale (bottled itJ-'.iB'HW. T Total .. £798 2 ;6

...... ,. ,£-.».,.. d. _.,.,_.. .,..,£, a... d. (3g«rs ;■:■■ ■-■ i!' '58Z-lilO Goodsbywght.- 684 -8 i 2 • -.ti ,110,19-6 AdMlorem..,. 3730 13 !s Tobacco * ■".';■ 105'19' 6' Other duties.. 535 0 i° Wine.. t fe/.L 122.10.4 Light dnen,. ..'. ■ J v Beer .. ,,.„, 137 15.0 , shipping, &c. 225 8 |4 •Tea*'-.?' > [ '«1"5''e - •'■'■■'■■- ■- L | Coffee .. 43 1» -9--I t i.a:seri3ao 1 ]*-