COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5426, 17 August 1878, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Tho following aro the duties collected ai,3Jio-Cas-toms ycstcrJay:—

Wo report dull, trade during the pas.t. week; all transaction/; bcihg limited to actual retail wants. We note no change,in quotations of importc-tl.'goods calling for special remark,prices beisg-as a-rule low and in buyers' favor. In colonial produce butter has shghtly improved in value, 'and prime samKes in.).C£9 are quoted at lOcl ' id 10}d tier lb’., but the demand Is only limited, no shipping orders being tfeiwnrt: Cacou and Ham* $ continue in excess of tbp retail demand, and prlir ,e quality cannot obtain,, mere than 8d to-W per’,l,; inferior nominal. Chcrfrio.ove'stocked with. Canterh* ary make, which j? \vh> dhlidblty quoted at Tel to7M per lb ’ i’lour- and. Camara Ilnur has ‘been sold by auction at. a low figure, but liotders her e are. quoting £ll per ton for *ucks. and even m, thfiA, Ilguro slupp.ers would sustain a loss o*o theAr quotati ns! tttocits <lown South are heavy, twl tins* season there is dillioulty In inducing sale of b.rgclbicws in tho face .of the enwramw yield reportot frornall. thi grain growing tries. and for which a macJlcb. i, just be found. continue in light supply.amh good samples ard worth 4s 10jd to 5s per bu-shcJl.wllb*; improved demand. Maize is firmer, and w?riihs3 to Ci Id. in demand atdfl iScMo-lmOd per bushel,* ’ Pollard, £7 to £8 per ton. (tfhtineai, £*J2 per ton. Howl feed, 4s Cd per busheC* potatoes are' coining forward from the coast miliicient quantltb'S. W>- prevent an inordinate riu» ftnprice, and sales in wholesale loti have been uiadrt *fc.l>os pes-ton. Mr. George Thomas reports;—VJoar, Adelaide, £l7, no stock: colonial, £11; o'kte, in Od to ss, scarce ; bran, Is Od and much wasted ; wheat, 4s 3d, in good demand: hams, bid;, bacon, 7-id; cheese, 7i'l and overstocked; pollard, £7, 10s, none in tho market and wanted: maize. ssiid; stocked; butter, Is; prime samples potatoes, t \ 10 s, in good demand. V>Y Tl'f<i:(!UAriL AUC uL AN/?. 8 i lAIIK SI A fCK FT. (FilO.M OCA.OVX CO:;ItKHPONOICIM*.) AIfCiCLANI.I, I-ridav. Mr, Alexander ikiundors reports:—Payers Punk of New Zealand, fi’l l ; Colonial bank, 034 ; National JJink, 80s;. South British Insurance. 70*; New Zealand Rwurance. 80s: National, ( tls : Union, 13* (H; Shipping, 85»: Auckland Gas„ £lO ‘li 0(1; Corby, lui; Alburnia, 45s ; Caledonian*. s'ja; Kuru* nui, hs. (per press aobncv.> T-IXiaKIT, Monday. There is no change in tho grata market this week, but oats arc ruling higher, and wo now quoted at 3s lid. The weather is very favorably and tho young crops arc springing up in all directions. OAMAIiU, Friday. The grain market quotations arc similar to those given last week. V. Cunningham and Co. contemn plate loading vessel# boio with grain for Kngland. CiIKHTCIIUKCIf, Fiiday. The produce markets arc exceedingly (piict. Heavy , slocks are held by many, and very few orders arc coming In. Christchurch prices, not free on board, are as follows ; -Wheat, 4s Id to 4s 2d; oats, fed 3s hd to 3s IM, mllllu /4s 2d to4s 3d : barley, unaltered ; Hour,£lo to£U ; potatoes, £l7a Odto £4 15s ; butter, Pd to Ihd ; cheese, O'.d te £d : hams and bacon, cloth, VUI to 8«l.

Spirits.. Wine .. £ s. to 13 cl 4 1U 5 0 Tobacco 50 7 0 Cl gar* 12 0 0 Ala (bottled) to 17 G Ale (bulk) 10 0 0 Weight to 0

c. « a Tea .. 4t> 7 r> Sugat A (1 "avforeni. 28- 8 . 17 12 2 C Use* .duties . 20 . 0 0 Total-.. 13 0