COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5179, 27 October 1877, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

In the import trade there is little or no improvement, but nevertheless a fair and reasonable amount of business doing. Prices remain comparatively stationery, and show few fluctuations. Auction sales have not been so frequent as heretofore, and at Mr. N. J. Isaacs’ sale of imported goods on the 25th inst. the attendance was good and tho bidding more spirited than usual. The following prices were obtained, and several large lines cleared2o halfchests tea, various shipments, 2s 2d per lb ; 20() boxes do, 2s; 300 boxes sperm candles, Ho Kaubaix and Brandon’s, 10Jd per lb ; Prices. lOjd per lb ; 100 cases kero ene, at Is lOd : 20 cases Bell and Black s vestas, 5s 9d per gross ;15 tons salt, at 100 s to 110 s; 50 cases entrants, 4jd; 100 bags maize, at 4s 6d; Columns mustard, H. S., Is 6d per lb; quarter boxes sardines, ss; Morton’s marmalade, 5s Cd; Hobarton jam, 7s 2d; Star lobsters. 8s Cd per dozen ; oatmeal, 22s per cwt; IC sugar, £4G per ton ; 100 boxes figs, at 3s per box : Batty’s pickles, 8d per dozen ; 600 sacks oats, at 3s 9a and 3s lOd per bushel. &c., Kc. t . . In colonial produce there is little change to report. Butter and cheese are overstocked and neglected. Bacon and hams equally so, but in fair inquiry at the low rates ruling. Flour shows a tendency to a further decline in value, and sales have been made at a concession on last week’s quotations. (At Mr. It. J. Duncan’s sale by auction, held on October 26th, 15 tons Evans’ Oamaru flour were knocked down at £l3 per ton.) Grain comes under the same category, there being only the ordinary amount of trade doing, quotations remaining nominally a per last week’s report. , , ~ Mr George Thomas reports prices as follows Klour (Adelaide) £2l to £22; Colonial, £l7 to £l7 10s ; oats. 3s lOd to 3s lid ; bran, Is; wheat, 4s 4d ; hams, Sfd; bacop, BJd; cheese, 7d; potatoes, £2, bags included; pollard, £G 10s ; maize, 4s od.

MELBOURNE WOOL SALES. We would direct the attention of those interested in the wool trade to an advertisement of Messrs. R, Goldsbrough and Co., Mumourne, in our business columns. This firm contracts to carry wool from the principal shipping ports of Now Zealand, at almost nominal rates, in accordance with their special arrangements made with Messrs. McMeckan, Blackwood, and Co. This wo have no doubt will act as an additional inducement for growers to try the Melbourne market, which is now established as the central wool depot of the colonies. Messrs. Goldsbrougn have just completed another large wool store in addition to their well-known central warehouses thus enabling them to offer unrivalled facilities for the storage and display of clips. The extent of their storage capacitv is, wo understand, equal to from 40,000 to 60,000 bales, and their outlay in buildings alone exceeds £IOO,OOO sterling. Melbourne is now so thoroughly established as the great wool mart of the colonies, that comment is almost unnecessary ; hut it “may be mentioned as showing the extent of the business transacted, that over 70,000 bales passed through Messrs. Goldabrough’s warehouses last season, and that about 120,900 bales were sold in Melbourne and Geelong, at prices fully approximating to those riding in London. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, Friday. Share Market. —Buyers : Bank of Mew Zealand, £2l 15s ; Matronal, (SSs ; Colonial, 48s; National Insurance, 32s 6d ; Union, 12s 6d. Sellers: South British, 7Ss: Moanataiari, 60s; Alburnia, 80s ; Kurunui. 14s ; Thames, 40s. Mr. Bucklaud reports *. —Fat cattle, 33s per lOOlbs ; fat sheep, 3Jd per lb ; fat lambs, 7s fld to IBs each, Biuney reports: Melbourne flour, £2l; Southern do, £lO to £l7 ; sharps. £8; bran. £5 10s ; oats, 3s Sd ; maize, 4s 9d; oatmeal. £2O ; bacon and hams, in cloth, Sd to 9d ; pearl barley, £24. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. "Wheat, Cs 6d to 6s 9d, good milling scarce: oats firm at 3s 4d to 3s Sd ; barley dull; potatoes, 35s to 37s Od ; flour. £lO 10s to £l7 10s ; bran, scarce, £4 10s ; sharps, £5 10s ; cbeese, 6Jd ; hams and bacon, Old in cloth.

The following are the duties collected at the Customs yesterday : £ s. d. £ s. d. Spirits 61 12 11 Goods by wgt 17 7 11 Wine.. 9 11 10 Ad valorem . 160 4 2 49 18 6 Other.dutiea. 0 14 0 Sugar.. nr a ,4 Ale. bottled.. 9 12 6 Total . £446 8 2 The Customs duties collected at the port of Weillngton for the week ending October 25, were as follows:— £ s. d. £ s. d. Spirits 337 10 0 Goods wght.. 502 15 4 3 0 4 Ad valorem . 405 19 1 Tobacco 4S8 17 6 Other duties. 107 I 8 Wine .. 67 8 11 Light dues, Beer 234 12 6 shipping. etc . 154 5 5 Tea .. 391 8 y 32 15 0 Sugar .. 605 4 2 Total.. £3491 4 8