COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5278, 23 February 1878, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The following are the duties collected at the Cus-,-toms yesterday:— .v \ :

sugar .. ~ zuo 10 a v The following are the amount* of Cnslorh3*,duties. collected' at port of Wellington' during the' . week ending the 21st ot.ifebniary,;—

Trade Has been dull during the past week, with no change in quotations, for imported goods. Stocks being heavy, prices are still in favor of buyers, and at auction: much difficulty* has’ been, found in placing lines.- except at a. very, heavy concession..!; At Messrs. Levin and Co.’s stores, bn February 20, Mr, G. Ihomaa sold the following goods under the hammer:—3o casks .Younger Vale, pints.atOi 6d; 30 McEwen’s do, quarts, 9s 8(i;.10 coses No. 2 Moselle, 40s; 50 cases, Cameron and' Culland’s port, 325; 20 cases St. Julien. 22s 6d, duty'palcL Sp rits in bond—7o cases Muller Frerej s brandy, 18s 6d to 20s; 30 cases Mitchell’s Irish whisky, I£S; 6 cases;flask do,- 18s; 12 casks do, 4i 3d; 50 cases Courvoisier’s brandy, 28s; Hine’s brandy, flasks, _33s; Forrestlere’s sherry, 6s per gallon: Wisdom’s do; 6s 9d * per gallon;- 4 qr-casks Borgand’s brandy; 6s 8d and Cs 0d per gallon; 10 cases Boord’s old Jamaica rum, at 21s; tea, in hf-chests. Is lid per lb, duty paid; 40 boxes do, 2Xs; Mellor's sauce, pints, 21s:per doz; nests of tubs, 16s; No. 2 axe handles, Ss; No. 1,9 s: extra do, 9s 6d per doz; fine salt, 91s per ton; Ijln wire nails, 10 gauge, 9a>3d per keg; liin 11 gauge. 6a9 d; lin - 13 gauge, 7s 6d;, 5 cases American chairs, 31s; 00 boxes American lobsters, 3s 9d per doz; 8 casks cur,rants r damaged, 2d per lb; Belgian.glass; thirds, assorted-sizes; to 30 x 20, 20s per box; standards,;? holes, £lO per ton, etc. ■ *. 5 v ia colonial produce flour Ss unaltered in quotations, with few transactions reported beyond the current wants ;of the retail trade. : Canterbury and Oamaru mills are quoted at £l3 10s per ton for guaranteed quality. Bacon and hams are quoted at 7id to SJd for Canterbury T cure, in cloth; dull at 8d to B.sd per lb; heavy stocks; keg butter, which showed some signs of improvement at,the early part of the week, has gpue baqk in value, and cannot be quoted higher thart 8d to 9d for Crs^class 1 quality,"new cures;'oats are firm at 4s 3d, stocks being exceedingly light, the new crop may be in in about a week when lower rates ..will. rule;-chicken -wheat is worth 4s; maize scarce, at 5s to 6s 3d.; • ; 1 ,! ■ / I 1 Mr. George Thomag reports produce , prices as follows:—Flblir; colonial,' £l4. to £l4 10s; Adelaide, £lB 10s to £l9. * Oats. 4s ‘3d, scarre‘ ; bran. Is Id, scarce; jwheat,,4s; hams; 9d; bacon, 8d; cheese, 7£d; pollard, £5103; maize,’ss; butter, lid.,;. r . ■ -* .1 \ ■' ‘ : ‘ AUCKLAND SHARE 'MARKET. ‘ ' '• .i , (FROM? OVft OWN • CORRESPONDENT.) ‘ i , i . * :, . v AUCKLAND; Friday. « Mr. A. Saunders reports Sales: Moaaataiarl., 745; Alburttia, 70s Kurunui. 135." Buyers: National Bank, 71s; Colonial, 40s; Union Insurance/ 12s Cd; Prince-Imperial, 155." Sellers : South British, 70s i Caledonian;6ls;Bismarck, 8s Gd. ,j ■ ' *■■■ ■ : i }A (pBR YRBSS AGENCY:) , . ! V"-'I'*'—v' 1 '*'—v' ' “ * ’ AUCKLAND. Friday, i Sharemarket.—Buyers: National Bank, 71s, ex div; Colonial, * 49a; Union'-Insurancer 13s t 6d; Prince Imperial, 15s Od; Cure, 4s SdJ 'Sellers:‘South British; 795. /Sales: ; iMoauataiari, 745;- : Alburnia, 72s Gd; KurunuqJlSs'. ’ - - - ! Mr. Buckland reports: Cattle,, 25s to '27s poc lOOlbs. •Put sheep'have a downward’tendency; fatlambs/Ss to lls;' evVes, 2d to - 2Jd per pound.- »V ; i .*■ /'' j ' CHRISTCHURCH, Friday., i ‘ u An liuctioh'sale of grain was held by Messrs. Jame-i son Bros., and was well Wheat, 4s 3d to-4s-4d; oats, 3s 7d; malting barley, 4s; ryo-grasa-seed, 6s to 6s 3d. i OAMAKIJ,, Friday. : ' Tlie' farmers* are very busy, availing themselves, of, the magnificent weather;' ‘cutting their .props, and; very little threshing ; has'as yet-taUeu ’ place. No; deliveries in town jyorth* noting/ ;The.quallty this: year no doubt will .be excellent, and tjie yield of good; average. Quotations— Wheat,’4s;''oats,' 3s.to 3s 3d/ flour, f.o.b ,£l3 to £l3 15S; 1 oatmeal; £7; ! pearlbarley,} £2O; pollard, £5 ss; bran,-.£3 6s.j

■. V ■ A s. d. Spirits ... ' 40 0 0 Wine .. .. 30 10 0 Tobacco . 42 12 0 :Tea s - v "15 10 0: Sugar .. .. 205 15 1

£ 8. a. Goods by wgbt w 8 2 Ad valorem . 44 18 8 Other duties . 80 7 0 Total .. £489 1 11

wtiu& euv^u g iao -Ao £ r.-V» d. Spirits 484 19 ,2 .Cigars.,,. ... 43 2 3 Tobacco .. 191 0 0 Win® .. ./■ 60 3 10 Beer ,. .. 134 18 0 Tea .. 43 i5‘ 9; Coffee.. .. 46 15 0 Sugar.. .. 1CD ; 8 5

J ’ £ s. d. Goods by wgt 60 6111 Ad valorem . .206 Other duties. ■ = 184 13: 0 Light dues shipping, &c 133 7 1 X Total .. eiw 6 10