COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5319, 13 April 1878, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Tlie following are the duties collected at the Customs yesterday.:— _ . «

The Customs duties collected tins port for the week ending April 10 were as under:—

The import trade has been more than usually quiet (luring the past week, and although a certain amount of sales must, to some extent, be n■ >' eces J“JJ r , consequence of our daily increasing S° plaints are rife amongst tlie wholesale houses e * - cessive duincss in demand and no improvement in quotations. Sticks continue heavy in every tion of goods, and unless importations are .better regulated low prices will be the rule f “ r * come. English and foreign sperm in better inquiry owing to an accident to Messrs. Kitchen’s works, but prices remain at last rates Rumors were current some days ago 1 ? suspension of one of our traders, but wo understand matters have been arranged. , d,™ The produce trade has been dull, and prices show little or no change. Keg butter is 011 " retail parcels at Sd. per lb. for prune, while for shipping parcels holders would accept 7d. Bacon ami Earns are in moderate demand at M. to W. per lb. for prime Canterbury in cloth. Chee»o dull at 7id. per lb. In flour there has been little doing, having come under notice calling for remaik. IMta quote £l2 to £l2 ss. for best brands of Canteiburj and Oamaru, for parcels A sale of isreportedat £ll ss, for a largo parcel. Potatoes aio in full supply at 80s. Oats have been more inquired for, and good samples of milling sorts are worth 4s. Id. to 4s. 2d. per bushel. Maize has been father scarce, and full prices are obtained ; we quote> Cs to Cs. fid. for New Zealand maize. Chickwheat dull at Beauchamp, Campbell, and Co. offered sale yesterday the brigantine Exoma, 102 tons register, with all her masts, sails, gear, &o. The vessel was bought in at £1450. BK TELEGRAPH. SYDNEY, Friday. Brandy, case and quarters unchanged. Rice, £22105; New Zealand wheat, os 3d ; New Zealand oats, 4s 3d to Os. Barrett’s twist, Is 01 to Is 7d. Sugar and candles unaltered. ADELAIDE, Friday. Flour, unchanged. Wheat, os Od. AUCKLAND, Friday^ Mr. Buckland reports dairy cows £7 to £l3. Fat cattle in full numbers 24s to 2Ss per lOOlbs. Fat sheep 2-1(1. ’‘sharemarket.—Buyers: Bank of New Zealand, £24; National Bank, 745: South British. 735. Sellers: Colonial Bank, 52s Od; New Zealand Insurance, 945. , TIMAEU. Friday. The grain market is animated, and large quantities are being delivered in the town which had been slacked outside the railway stations in the country. The quality of both wheat and oats is good, wheat, 4s; oats, 2s 3d; barley, nominal, very little offering. OAMARU, Friday. The transactions in the grain market have been of a limited nature, ami prices are somewhat lower than those of last week. For good samples of wheat 4s is now offered, but farmers are disinclined to sell at that figure oats. 3s to 3s 4d, for best samples; good bright samples of malting barley, 4s Bd. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. The grain and produce market is very quiet, and but little outside inquiry exists. Buyers’ quotations are as follows;—Wheat, 4s 4d to 4s Cd; oats, 3s 3d to 3s Cd* barley, 4s Id to 4s 3d; butter, Bdto9d; cheese, CiVd to 8J<1; flour, £l2 to £l3; bran, £4los; sharps, £5 10s; potatoes are dull at £3.

Spirits iae i. Tobacco £ s. (1. .. 129 3 0 .. 10 13 7 .. 01 10 ;0 . & s. Ale, bottled .. 23 18 Goods by weight 2 15 Ad valorem ■.. 0 4 d. 9 8 0 Tei .. Sugar.. ... 30 15 0 .. 0 9 4 Total £250 9 4

Spirits Cigars., Tobacco Wine .. Heer .. Tea ,, £ s. 1021 -8 .. 221 15 . 312 7 .. 71 16 .. 3(1 11 .. -327 8 a. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sugar;. -1*0 18 8 Goods by wght. 103 9 10 Ad valorem .. 765 4 3 Other duties.. 23 18 6 Light dues, shipping,&c. 64 3 0 Coffee.. 7 10 0 Total ., £30-10 0 0