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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5185, 3 November 1877, Page 2

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————* The following are tho duties collected at the Cus-toms-yesterday : £ 5. d. £ 6. d. Spirits .. 83 411 Ad valorem.. 0 4 0 Wine .. .. 7 8 0 Other duties 20 0 0 Coffee.. 8 11 6 Sugar.. .. 18 9 2 Goods, weight 26 17 1 Total .. £179 14 8 The Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington for the week ending November 1, were as follows: £ b. d. £ s. <l. Spirits .. 851 2 8 Goods wght... 311 310 Tobacco .. 302 5 9 Ad valorem .. 250 3 7 Wine.. .. 60 4 5 Other duties.. 35 14 2 Beer .. .. 43 11 3 Light dues. Tea .. .. 232 9 0 shipping, etc. 52 12 10 Coffee.. .. 11 9 0 Sugar.. .. 311 5 5 Total.. £2492 111 The import trade has been fairly active during the pa3t week, but as transactions have been limited to the supplv of current wants of the retail trade we re-' port little change in quotations. Adelaide flour is easier, and at auction the highest bid was £lB per ton for Duflield's flour, at which rate only a small lot was sold, the remainder being withdrawn. Since then 100 tons of Victorian flour have been brought in, and as the Southern markets show signs of lower rates we can hardly look for any improvement in quotations. There have been several auction sales during the week, at which low rates frr both imported and colonial goods have been accepted, the bidding being wanting in spirit and tho attendance of the trade limited. In colonial produce we notice a general declin" in quotations. Butter in kegs is quite unsaleable, and quoted at Od to o}d per pound. Cheese unsaleable at CJ'l. Bacon and liaas, s|(Uo Bid per lb. Canterbury and Oamaru Hour, £l6 10s to £l7 per ton for best brands. I'carl barley, £2l per ton. Oatmeal, £lB 10s per ton. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND SHARK MARKET. (KJIOM OUIt OWN CORKF.SI'ONDRNT.) AUCKLAND, Friday. Mr. Alexander Saunders reports:—Sales : Bank »f New Zeaiand, £23 5s ; Loan and Investment, 453 Cd; Moanataiari, £3 7s(kl; Alburnia, £3 7s 01. Buyers: National Bank, 60s 0d; Colonial, 49s Rd; National Insurance. 32) Cd ; Union, 12s Od ; Loan and Mercantile, 110 s; Kurunui Hill, 15s. Sellers: South liritlsh. 73*; Piako, lis; Harbor View, 7e 6d; Welcome, 6s. (mil PBEB3 ACIKNCY.)' AUCKLAND, Friday. Sharemarket.—Bank of New Zealand, £22 ss: Colonial Bank, 40s (id; National Bank, 09s 6d; National Insurance. 32s 6d: Union, 12s 6d; South British, sellers, 78s: Standard, 23s;Loan, £5 10s; Loan and Investment, 455; Moanataiari, 67s Od; Albumia, 07s 6d. Mr. Bucktand reports: Fat sheep plentiful and lower in price, 15s to Iss 6d: lambs, 7s 0d to 15s; fat cattle, 10s lower; dairy cows, £6 to £8 10s; heifers, £4 to £4 10s; Auckland flour. £l9. The creditors of Mr. Niccol refused an offer of 5s in the £. OAMARU, Friday. Tho grain and brcadstuffs' market is still very dull. Flour continues to exhibit a downward tendency. There are no transactions in grain, and none is offering. Wheat, 6s 9d to 6s; oats,. 2s 9d to 3s; barley, none; flour, £l6 to £iolos, f.0.b.; oatmeal, £l7; pollard, £5 13s; bran. £3 10s.