COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5203, 24 November 1877, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The following are the duties collected at the Customs yesterday.-

Thy Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington lor the week ending November 22, were as follows:

In imports we report afair amount of business doing during the past week, tut transactions being mostly of a nature restricted to the usual supply of country orders and wantsof the local dealers there is no change in values. In colonial produce -butter, bacon and hams, and cheese remain at last week's quotations, stocks being heavy, and shipments changing hands at a figure that cannot he otherwise than unsatisfactory to the consignors. Flour continues to show indications of further weakness, and best brands of Canterbury and Oaniaru mills cannot be quoted higher than £IC per ton for baker’s lots. Oats are firm at 3s 9d to 4s per bushel, the dry weather down South indicating smaller crops than were anticipated. Maize firm at 4s 7d to 4s 9d per bushel. Potatoes dull at 30s per ton, for old; new potatoes are selling at Id to lid per pound. AUCKLAND. Friday. Share market.—Lank of New Zealand, buyers, £22 .*>•, sellers. £22 10s; National, 09s; Colonial. 40s paid up. buyers 43s Od. sellers 50s; South British Insurance, 70s; Moanataiari, 80s; Caledonia, sellers. 80s; Union Beach, 27s 0d; Thavn •», 31»; Kurunui, 17s to 13 s. Mr. Buckland reports: Fat cattle, 20 to 325; sheep, heavy weights, 2£; light, 2J. NEW PLYMOUTH, Friday. Courtney’s cattle sale Fat bullocks, £10; cows in calf, £0 5s to £7; store cows, £5 5s to£Gss; yearlings, £3 Is to £3 7»; eighteen month steers, £3 15 to £4. Largo number yarded. TXMAKTT, Friday. Wheat, very dull, .'s; flour, £l4 10a; oats, firm, 3a 6d; barley, no sale; bran, £4 10s; sharps, £5 10s; potatoes, none in market. OAMAKU, Friday. The markets are still declining. The following arc the quotations to day;—Wheat, 4s lOd to 5s 3d; oats. 2s i?d to 3s: barley, none; Hour, £ls to £ls 10s; oatmeal, £l7; pollard, £ss ss; bran, £3 5s ; all f.o.b.

Spirits GO 9 d. Wine .. 3 8 0 Tobacco .. .v; 7 V, Tea .. 5 0 0 5 0 0 c;l) 4 1G G

£ s. (1. Goods, weight 1 U G Ad valorem .. ICO 3 1 Other duties 10 0 0 Total .. £317 15 7

£ s. cl. Spirits .. 802 14 i Cigars ,. 54 10 10 Tobacco .. 338 17 6 Wine .. .. 170 17 5 Kecr •. .. 220 5 0 Tea .. .. 520 2 0 Coffee.. .. 70 12 0 Sugar .. .. 825 13 5

£ s. d. Goods wght... 43f> 7 3 Ad valorem .. 103S 3 iO Other duties.. 120 11 3 Lii;ht dues. shipping, etc. 92 5 4 Total. _. £4721 5 11