COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5196, 16 November 1877, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

The following are the duties collected at the Customs yesterday :

The Customs duties received at this port for the four weeks ending November 8. were aa under

A moderate amount of business has been (lone (luring the month in spite of tho complaints of tininess that hare prevailed. Heavy stocks are unfortunately still the rule, anti have counterbalanced the increased and daily increasing demand that is noticeable both in town and country, and have also prevented any improvement in quotations, which still remain low, with very little variation from last month's rates. ■ Our arrivals during the month have been the Waixoa, 1015 tons, from London, on October 18 : the Ze alandia, 1110 tons, October 28; St. Leonards, Ul6 tons. November 5; and tho May, from Foochow, November 7. The following vessels are due or are expected : —Mataura, sailed August fl : Crownthorpe, August 12 ; Waitara, sailed August 18; Hurunui, Loch Fleet, Hereford, and I’lako, from London. From New York, the C, A. Littlefield, 548 tons, soiled on August 15; and the Launda Boastal and John 0. Stanhope, are loading. The Orarlis laid on for London, and has part of her wool on board, and the Schiehallion will bn placed on the berth so soon as her inward cargo is out. Tho San Francisco mail was delivered hero on tho sth November. Bates of freight to London.—Grease wool, Jd per lb.; washed do, Jd per lb.: tallow, in cases, 60s: In casks, 70s; and hides, 55s per ton. Bank Kates--Exchange for hills on London, on demand, 2t per cent, premium; atSOdays.lJ percent, do; at 00 days, U per cent, do; at 90 days, j per cent. do. The banks' baying rates are—For bills at 90 days, J discount; 60 days, J discount; 30 days. par. Discount on local bills, under 95 days, 7 per cent.; under 125 days, 8 per cent,: over 125 days, 0 per cent. Interest is allowed on deposits lodged for 3 months, per cent. ; for 0 months, 6 per cent.; for 12 months, 5J per cent, Mr. K. J. Duncan, on the 30th October, sold the undermentioned goods by auction, the attendance of the trade being good, although tho biddings wore far from satisfactory Hams (Canterbury in cloth), 5Jd toSJd; cheese, s}d: 4 cases plaid vestas, 4s Od per gross; 30 cases Leonard Cox's ale, 10a per dozen; 30 cases Star of India stout, 8s lOd per dozen; 60 drums- raw linseed oil, 3s lid; 50 do boiled oil, 4s: 30 do turpentine, 4s; copal varnish, 12s per gallon; putty £lO 15s per ton; whilolead, £34; 10 tons Adelaide flour at £lB per ton; Associated Vineyard brandy in bond, 20s 6d per dozen for case and 6s 8d per gallon for quarters; St. Jnlicn claret, 13s 6(1; Xa Bose, 17s 9d; Haul Bt. Emilion, 23s Od; Chateau Haut St. I’ric, 30s per doze*, in bond.

At Mr N. J. Isaacs’ extensive trade sale of groceries, etc, on Wednesday, November 14, the following prices were realised under the hammer: — 400 sacks oats at 3s 9d bushel; 100 sacks maize, 4s 6d per bushel; 200 sacks bran, lOd per bushel: 150 sacks pollard at £G 10s per ton; 120 boxes De Roubaix’ and Brandon’s candles at 9jd to lOd per lb; 40 hfchests tea (new season), Is 9d; 50 boxes do, 2s per lb; 10 tons Victorian flour at £l6; 10 tons Dunn’s Adelaide do, £l7; 10 tons Duflield’s do, £l7 5s per ton; 100 ca‘es Morton’s pickles, Ss 9d per dozen; 2 tons Sydney IC sugar at £45 per ton; English crushed loaf at £52 per - ton; 50 cases Hobarton jams at 7s per dozen; 5 cases Keillor’s assorted confectionery at lOd per lb: 20 cases do marmalade, 7s Cd per dozen; cases do assorted sauces, 5s Cd per dozen; 20 cases Bryant and May’s 250 s vestas, 19s per gross; SO do Townshond’s sarsaparilla, 355; 2 cases Fry's chocolate. Is 3jd per lb; 5 do 2 b tinned frills, 9s per dozen: 5 5 do American oysters (2lb), 9s per dozen; 10 cases hf-sardines, 8s; 5 do qr-s .rdines, 5s per dozen ; - tons rice at £lO per ton, &c, On the 12th instant Mr. J. 11. Bethunc sold by auction Guinness'Boar’s Head stoutatlOs lOd; Bass psod per dozen: Dunville’s whisky, ICs perdozen; bulk do, 5s per gallon; Stewart’s Scotch do, 10s per dozen; Hcncke’s schnapps, 10s to 10s Cd per dozen in bond; Melbourne sperm candles (Kitchen’s), Oja per id; Dovoe’s kerosene, Is lOdper gallon; Wellington soap, £ls 10s per ton; fine salt, 90s per ton, &c. On November 10th Mr. G. Thomas sold, by order of Plimmer, Reeves, and Co., 11 tons Hay and Bairs flour, £ls to £ls 2s Cd; 20 tons Anderson’s, £l3 10 to £l4 10s for sacks and bugs; 20 sacks oatmeal. £l7 5s per ton- 20 sacks pearl barley, 10s and ICs Gd; bran, lOd per bushel; sharps, £0 5s per ton; 150 sacks chicken wheat. 3s lOd to 4s Id per bushel; oats, 3s Did per bushel: bacon, 4jcl; potatoes. 19s per ton. Ale and porter (duty paid, bulk, Is per gallon ; bottled Is 3d per gallon.)—Bottled ales and stouts have continued dull, and beyond ordinary retail requirements there has been no change in value from last month’s rates. Stocks continue more than adequate for current wants, and best brands cannot be quoted higher than 10s Cd to 11s 3d per dozen. Bulk ale in fair enquiry at £lO per hhd. Bags and woolpacks (duty, 10 per cenfc.)~Cornsacks are comparatively neglected, but owing to stocks haring been brought down prices have slightly advanced, and holders now ask 11s Gd per dozen ; Woolpacks are in better supply at 3s 9d to 4s 3d, for 81b and 101 b packs. Stocks fairly supplied. Candles (duty, Id per lb.)—Sperm candles are in full supply, owing to recent arrivals, and sales of Brandon and Do Roubaix’s make have been made by auction at 9Jd per lb. Holders quote lOjd to 10*d per lb. with fair demand at thoie rates, Price's make ruling Xosd to lid per lb. , , Cement (duty, Is per barrel.)—None in stock, and greatly in demand, holders of small lots asking 255. Coffee (duty, 3d per lb.)—Usual tracto demand at Is 2d to Is 3d per lb. in bond, for plantation. Chicory (duty, fid per lb.)— Barry’s chicory is in fair enquiry, at Gkl to 7d per lb, duty paid. Confectionery (duty, 2d per ib.) —Very little doing in English-made goods. Keillor’s make is quoted at • lOd to lOid per lb, but sales by auction have been effected at lower rate*. Flour (duty, 20s per ton.)—Adelaide flour has exhibited a st ady decline in value since the commencement of the last month, and holders have been obliged to make further concessions to effect sales. Small lots have been quitted at auction at £l7 and £l7 5s per ton, and wo report the sale of a line of 100 tons privately at £l6 per ton within the last day or so Stocks are only moderately ample, but we hear of a shipment of 300 tons being on the way, and as prices in the Australian colonies have given way to an extent hardly anticipated, there can be no doubt that in the New Zealand markets quotations must bo much lower daring the next three or four months, as our own harvest lias yet to come in, and prices down South have already given way to a considerable extent. , . , . , Fruits (duty, Id per lb.)-The demand for dried fruits has been only moderate, and prices remain without any alteration. We quote currants 4Jd to 5d per lb : eleme raisins, sjd to Cd per lb ; sultanas, Cjd to 7sd ; muscatels, Is Id to Is fid, according to condition. , , _ r Hops (duty, 3d per lb )—ln little demand. No Kent hops in this market. Tasmanian hops are quoted at is 6d to Is Td, with little inquiry. Nelson hops dull at Is 3d. , v „ „ „ _ ... Malt (duty, Is 6d per bushel.)—No English malt in Metals (duty, 10 per cent.; fencing wire and corrugated iron 20s per ton).—A steady inquiry has been maintained during the past month for galvanised iron, and prices are well sustained, most of the stocks on hand having become low in consequence of the increased demand. Braby’s Sun brand is quoted at £2B to £3O for 24 gunge, and £3O to £32 10s per ton for 20 guage : other approved brands at a similar figure. Fencing wire is dull of sale at £lO 10s to £lB per ton for Nos. C, 7, and S. Other metals—little d °Oifs (duty, Gd per gallon).—Kerosene is in full stock, and prices are quoted at Is lOd to Is lid per gallon. The C. A. Littlefield is advised as due at this port from New York in a few weeks, and has 1700 cases on board, so that quotations are not likely to improve. Paint oils are overstocked, and sales at auction have been made at 3s lid per gallon for tins of raw and boiled linseed. Oilmen's Stores (duty, 10 per cent.)—Oilmen s stores are overstocked and difficult to place. Rice (duty, id per lb.)—Full stocks at £26 to £23 per ton. Spirits (duty, 12s per gallon).—There has been the usual business doing in spirits during the month, but we can report no improvement in quotations, owing to the stocks of every kind being so far beyond our requirements, while the desire to effect sales keeps down prices. Brandy remains at 9s 3d tor Uartell’s and llennessy’s in quarters, and 31s Gd to 32s Cd for case: other brands nominal. For other spirits we report no change in values with excessive bonded St Sugar (duty, Id per lb).—Stocks of sugars in bond are lower than usual; but prices show no improvement, quotations remaining the same as last month’s. No 2 W, £47 10s per ton ; IC, £4B per ton; C, £42, and Y £4O to £4l per ton. We report a good business done during the past month, with improved demand as compared wi:h last year. English crushed loaf is worth £52 to £54 per ton. Tea (duty, Cd per lb),—The arrival of the May has fully supplied this market with new season’s teas, and we understand that her cargo is much approved of by the trade, who have already bought largely. • Tobacco (duty, 2s Od per lb).—Best brands of tobaccos continue to meet with fair inquiry at Is 7d per Ib for Black Swan and Is 9d per Ib for Venus tens ; other brands not meeting with the same amount of favor. ... Cigars (duty, 5s per Ib).—Usual demand. Wine (duty, 4s per gallon)—Dull. Full stocks in bond, mostly of low quality ports and sherries. Good sound wines meet with favor, and sell at a fair profit to the importer. colonial produce. Butter — l There has been absolutely no inquiry for salt butter during the month, and quantities are spoiling in the dealers' hands. Fair quality is nominally quoted at Cd to 7d per lb, but v/e hear of no sales. Maiy of the curers now regret they did not accept a fair price three months ago ; and, although we doubt it, we hope the lesson may prove a salutary Ol ßacon and Hams.—Full stocks of Canterbury-cured, with sales at prices varying from 4d to 8d and 9d Overstocked, and difficult of sale at 8d per lb. • Flour.—The price of Canterbury and Oamaru flour has become easier, and holders now ask £ls to £IG per ton. Stocks are heavy, and owing to the low price of flour in the Australian markets, and the ex cellent harvests reported elsewhere, we fully expect to see much lower rates ruling during the next three months. , , Grain.—Oats remain at about our last quotations. We report sales at 3s 9d in a lino of 500 bags, while under the hammer a similar figure lias been obt lined. Wheat is worth 3s lOd to 4s 2d for fowls' teed; ma.ze, 4s fid to 4s Sd per bushel. . Potatoes.—Overstocked with old potatoes, which have been quitted at 18s per ton, holders are now asking 40s, Timber.—Sawn timber in full supply, with active demand for builders’ lots. Wo quote 110 sto 120 s per 1000 ft. for red pine, and 160 s to 170 s for totara and kanri. Wool.—Fleece wool in grease is worth from Cd to 9a per lb; washed fleece, lOd to 14d per lb. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) AUCKLAND, Thursday. Mr. Alexander Saunders reports; —Sales; South British, 775: Moanataiari, 80s; Alhnrnia, 635. Buyers; Bank of New Zealand, £22 ss: Moanataiari. 77s Cd; Thames, 30a. Sellers ; Bank of Now Zealand, £22 7s Cd; Colonial, 49s Cd: Thames. 40s; Welcome, ss. (per press agency.) DUNEDIN, Thursday.. Fat cattle are quoted at from 25s to 30s per lOOlbs Fat sheep, shorn, 14s 6d per lOOlbs; unshorn,’ 255. Wheat, 0s to Cs Od, quotations nominal. Oats, no business doing, but feed are saleable at 2s lOd to 2s lid; milling, 3s to 3s Id. Barley quite neglected.

£ B. d. £ 3. d. Spirits 2il a l Coffee.. .. 5 12 0 "Wine .. 30 2 5 Goods, weight 107 12 8 Tobacco 22 7 6 Ad valorem .. 932 19 0 Cigars.. 22 8 0 Other duties 75 13 0 Tea .. 23 4 0 Sugar 33 i 10 Ale (battled) 76 15 0 Total ..£1000 3 0

£ 8. a. ' £ 3. d. Spirit.? .. 3801 2 6 Goodabywght. 1971 4 2 .. 123 0 Ad valorem -. 3935 13 0 Tobacco .. 1U2 2 0 Other duties-. V03 18 5 Wine .. .. 313 19 4 Light (lues, Beer .. 532 11 3 shipping, etc. 702 10 2 Tea .. .. 1028 10 0 .. 10114 Q Sugar.. .. 1409 9 11 Total £1 i 3