COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5112, 11 August 1877, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The import trade has been moderately active during the week; but prices, owing to heavy stocks, are far from satisfactory, and the arrival of the Endymlon and Glenlyon will tend to keep matters in the same state for some little time to come. Quotations remain unaltered, but with a further downward tendency. In colonial produce, keg butter remains at 8d to 9d per lb. for prime cure, sale's being entirely restricted to the supply of ordinary local tra<le wants. Canterbury cheese is in full supply at 7d to 8d; bacon and hams overstocked, at 9d to lOd. Flour has been cbming forward'from Southern ports in considerable - quantities: best samples of Oamaru and Canterbury mitts cannot be quoted higher than £lB for trade lots. Oats are firmer, and holders are asking '4s 3d per bushel for prime milling sorts ; good feeding oats are worth 3s lOd to 4s. Potatoes in full supply at 60s per ton. Mr. Thomas reports produce prices as follows:—Flour, colonial £lB to £lB 10s, Adelaide £23 to £24 10s ; oats, 4s per bushel : bran, Is Id do ; pollard, 7s 0d per 100U>s ; wheat, 4s Cd per bushel; hams, 9d per lb: bacon, BJd do ; cheese, 8d do; potatoes, £3 10s to £3 10s ; maize, 4s (kl per bushel. - - I BY TELEGRAPH. -< \ AUCKLAND SHAKE MAEKET. \ -. (FBO.II OUJt OWN COKIIKSroNDENT.) i ATTCKLA ND, Friday. : Mr. Alexander Saunders reports :—Sales: Colonial ; Bank, 48s; CalcdpniaD,'7os ; Moanataiari,..l4os'; Alburnia, lt>» ; Kurunui/18s M; Thames, 40s. Buyers: National Bank, 70s ; Alburnia, 635. Sellerß: Bank of New Zealand, 4«s ;> South British, 82s Od ; New! Zea-. land Insurance, 102 s. - (PEII W.ICSIi AGENCY.) , i . CHKISTCHUKCH, Friday, , Wheat saleable at 7s 8(1 for best milling. Oats, 3s Cd for feed, 3s 9d for milling. Barley dull at 3s fid to 4«od. ...Fotntooi, £3; stocks low> Flour, £l7 tol£18; bran,£4los ; sharps, £5 10s ; cheese, 6J<l. Butter is duil of sale, ,and quotations are nominal. ! .: i.; ■■■■■'.' ' '•' '■' DTJNEDIN; Fridky; ■"- Mr. Bradshaw reports ;—Bank "of "New Zealand, £22 Ss ; Colonial, 43a ; National .Insurance, [33s ; Standard, 77*; South British, 80s ;'New Zealand,'? 100 s; Mosglcl, 05s; Shipping Company, 78s. (The: number of shares applied Jor in tKo Union Insurance C»mpanyrnp to date in Donedin is 100,000. Application* arc sfijt coming In for shares in Guthrie] and larnach's timber factory. Produce quotations : Wheat, 0s Od; 7s Cd forprlme" 'samples;' oats', 3s 7d to Bs !>d ; barley, 3s' to 4s 6d ; bran, £4 15s ; flour, l£lß ; oalzneal, £lB ; potatoes, 00s; hay, 100 s. '

AUCKLAND, Friday. • Canterbury potatoes, 03s to 645. .. Mr. Buckland reports :—Fat cattle have advanced,' 3s to 4s per lOOlbs, realising S2s to 34s ; sheep, 3Jd. GEEYMOUTH,- Friday;* . G. "W. Moss and Co. report sales during the week as follows:- Hopeful, 100 s, now freely held for 110 s; Wealth of Nations, £5; Energetic, Z 6 10s; Welcome, £2; Just-in-Time, 13s 6d to 14s ; Alexandria, Us ; KeYip-it-Dark, 12s Od to 14s; Nil Desperandum, 2s 9d; Golden Fleece, 21s ; Andersons, 5s ; Boatman's Creek, 15.8 d.;, JDefiance, 5s ; Fiery Cross, 17s.

The follow! ng are the duties collected at: the Custools yesterda y:— ■•■.,• £ s. d. . £ a. a. Spirits 131 B 7 Goads by wghfc 232 14 10 Wine .. 15 7 2 Ad valorem .. 2375 17 9 Tobacco ■ 3117 fl Other duties.. 2117 0 Sea .. ' 54 1 6 Sog»r .. 18 10 0 Ale(bottled). 3 19 0 £2885 10 8 Tlie Castor ns duties received at this port for the week ending 1 Vugnst 9, were a? under: — & 8. d. £ s. d. Spirits Sgars.. 1114 10 9 Goods by wght 281 7 10 5 0 11 Ad valorem .. 1885 12 3 Tobacco 270 0 0 Other duties.. 65 10 9 Wine .. . 168 19 11 Light dues, 38 6 3 shipping, etc. 238 14 11 .201 2 0. ii 14 o - ; Beer .. : . Coffee'.'. Suffar 44113 4 Total £4287 "I 11