COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5456, 21 September 1878, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Ilia follow! ’g are tho duties collected At the Customs yesterday:—

The C'mtom-5 duties receiv'd! ut this port for the week ending September 19 were aa under i

We report a fair amount of bit* I oars iu imported goods during the past week, with no change in quotation* calling for comment. Generally, owing to heavy stocks, prices are in favor, of-, the buyer, and transactions are limited to the supply of current -in New Zealand produce trade has been inactive and the same remarks apply. There is a general disinclination .to speculate; in spile of low quotations, and dealers limit their purchases to current wants. Butter ijt in improved,demand owing to short supply, of really good quality, and worth Is. to Is. Id. perlb.yseaubf ; quality dJflipult to move at 7d. to SI. peril). Bacon and hams are in full supply at Sd, to S.Jd v T>er lb. < f *heese overs'ockcd at 7d. to "J-I. for prime Canterbury. Flour: Southern brandy of flour are difilcult to'move at til to til <sa. per ton, stocks in importers’ lands being full; Adelaide flour is soiling at £l7 per ton. Grain : oats aro Urm at R SM, to us. per bushel, stocks, being only sufficient for ordinary demand: rmiiz j dull nt 4s. XOd, to-cw. par bushel: fowl wheat An. 3d. to'R -Id;*, bayley 2s. Ud. to3s. U;l; bran Is. yd. to. ls. Od. jw bushel. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND SHAKE RIABKET. (yKOil OUR OVTK CORRV.HPONDK.ST.) AUCKLA'ND, Friday. Mr. Alexander Saunders reportsßuyers : Colonial Bank, 6Ss ; National Bank, 80s : Bank of New Zetland, .821 ss; Union Insurance, 11s3d: South Britluh, 70s; National, 27« Cd; Shlpp’ng, B'n. Sellers ; South British, 725; New Zealand, 90s; Colombo's 8d; Alburnia, 4'Ja: ICurunui Hill. 13a CJ; Tookcy, 2s Cd. C<per press AOKN'CY.) TIMAIJU, Frld-y. In the grain market there la no variation In prices since last week. Wheat is stagnant at 3.i I'.kl; oats *re in active demand at from R to 4a 2d, with a small bapply; prime malting barley. 5s Oil. CIIKKTC'; 1117 P.CU, Friday.

The wheat market Is thill at -1* to 4» Cd f.0.b., nominal quotations. Oats are firm at 4s 31 to 4s del; the demand hf brisk. Flour, £ll to £l2 and dull; bran, 5s sd; sharps Cs Od: cheese, o}d; butter is wanted, and there is none In stock. Potatoes, £5: the price is likely to recede as the season advances. Hams and bacon, 7£d In cloth l

DUNFDIN, Friday, r 'Wheat is quoted at from Ss XOd to 4s 4d; oats. 3s lOd to 3s lid; barley, 5s to 5s (Jd; pollard, £G; bran, £slos; flour, £lO to £lO 10s; oatmeal, £2O; potatoes, £5 to £5 10a. Mr. BnuUhaw reports Colonial Hank share*, £2 ISs: National Hank, £4 ; .Standard Insurance 21s Ud; National Insurance, 235: Colonial Insurance, 5s Cd:; Hosgiel Factory, £3 10s: Shipping £4 Gs; Union •Steam Shipping, £7 15*; Cuthrio & Lanmch. £3 4s.

Spirits .. .. sis vj (> ■\Vino .. .. W 1 10 Tea .. 33 15 0 Coffee .. .. ‘2ii 0 0 Soxrar .. .. 152 15 1

nvei-ht .. 2ft IS 4 A (I valorem .. 113., S U 1 Other dutica . . 4'J 10 0 1 Total ..411 It 3

Spirits .. 1018 13 u Cigars.. .. 8*.) 4 0 Tobacco .. 285 8 0 Wine .. .. 78 0 a Beer .. .. H» 0 0 Tea .. .. 101 r Coffee.. .. 21 1<> 8

Sugar.. - 130 13 0 CrowU by wgt. 001 1) Ad valorem .. 20T,2 4 0 Other duties.. 312 1-1 0 Llrrht* dues. Shipping,&c -152 5 Total ., £1082 0 1