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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5487, 28 October 1878, Page 2

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The following ate tho duties collected at the Cos- \ toa&'ap.&tadex*- , ' , „ i £ a. d, ! £ s. di Spirits .. .. 138 711 Weight .. 73 3. SWine .; .. 36 18 0 Ad valorem .. 37D* 18- lo Tobacco .. 26 17 6 Other duties .. 20- & » , Tea'. ..15 12 0 Sugar, ... .. 911 0 j Ale (bottled) .. 69,1 3 Total ..£772 12 5 BY TELKQXAPB. AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. (aiOlt OOV* OWN. COUBBSPOKBESI.) AUCKLAND, Saturd-T . Mr. Alexander Saunders reports Sellers: / and Mercantile. £3 7s Gd: Sash and Door, f i 0 SS;5 S; Hank of New Zealand. £2l 10a Colonial Bar lk 57a w : National Bank, 80s South British Inr i:raßce , 633 ;■ Nctx-Zealand Insurance, 80a ; Unioo Ir . aa ranco, 16sColonial, 03 : Albnrnla, 3te: Moona’ 493 . Hurnnni. Hill, Ifla; Corby. 103: Tokalea. ! , a ’ LONDON WOOL MARKS' Messrs. Edeahorough, Doxat, and ' co„ of No. 2, Moorgate-stroet buildings, report oa nth September as fallows: — Since out last report of the 2Stn tilt., a somewhat flatter tone has sei in, French . Ts preserving their attitude of reserve, whilst Home trade, having supplied their immediate wan ;g, are no longer so cager as at th.b opening., Fr,r really good merino combing wool the decline is not Important, but for other g?*des the risa then established has been, in WS*!, instances, lost, and cros s-bred wools are, in very Juany cases, lower than, during the l*st series, and, even then, difficult of sale. < The quantities catalogued. Inclusive ot this evening, uro as follows: Bales. New South Wales and Queensland .. 31,168 Port PbilUp .. 33.941 Adelaide 8,935 Swan River 658 Tasmania.. .. .. .. ». 5,809 New Zealand . • 43,403 * Capo .. .. .. •. .. 32,063 Total bales 163.482 Oat of winch about 12,000 have been bought in or withdrawn. . , . Arrivals for next scries are so far very light, viz., Australian .. 16,690 Capo - .. .. .. ,« .. 9,203 ‘ Total bales ... .. .. 25,083 And should prices at the present series show any further decline, we think it not improbable that some large parcels may be held over for November, on the . chance of short supplies at that period causing an Improvement. Messrs. Sanderson, Murray, and Co. of No. 2 Gresham Buildings, report as fallows on 12th September:— Since our report of,thd 29th Au jiist, there has bees a considerable change’in the saleroom. The attendance Is much smaller, prices are certainly weaker all .round, and on scoured wool, more particularly ilioso of medium qualities, the fall i*conThe French buyers continue to operate with great reserve, and middle class greasy wools, for which their competition Is usually so valuable, arc exceedingly slow of sale. The best descriptions, however, of which the supply Is limited, continue to fetch satisfactory rates. Cross breds, of which there is a considerable quantity in the market, are also lower, and notably so io the case of the longer and thicker haired wools. During the earlier part of the sales nearly everything put up was sold, but during the lost week considerable withdrawals have taken place, and It is very evident that unless prices harden before the present series closes a considerable quantity of wool will bo held over in first bands until next sales. Up to date 163.353 have pawed the hammer, of 1 which about 13,00 0 have been withdrawn. Total arrivaU to date for next sales, 20,592 bales.