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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5524, 10 December 1878, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The following are the duties collected at the Custom* yesterday:— * - t> » .1 o ■ A

BY TKtRGHAI'II. AUCKLAND SHARK MARKET. (from our own correspondent.) AUCKLAND, Monday. , . Mr. Alexander Saunders reports Sellers: Bank of New Zealand, £23 7s Gd ; Colonial. 53a: National, ' 70s; New Zealand Insurance, 82a Cd; South British, 67«: National. 275; Union, 15a ; Colonial, 5s Od ; Loan ■ and Mercantile, £5 17s Gd : Guthrie, 90s; Sash and Door, £lO 2s Od; Auckland Gas, £10; Alburnia, 20s; „ Caledonian, 20s. MELBOURNE MARKETS. The following Is Messrs. Goldsbrough and Co. s report for the week ending November 27; - ' 'W'ooc —Wo catalogued 1515 bales for our sale to-, ■*"da y, and sold 3300 bales. There was an excellent ■ -—attendance of buyers, and competition was well «us- • ’ talned; good lots ruling at last week’s rates. Ordinary * to average were a shade lower, but sold well, consi- '' "dering the English news. Greasy ranged from 7.1(1 to * : ' l2jd, several lots realising Ud to 12d; scoured, up to 22]d ; and washed fleece, from Md to 23-id; the latter for 131 bales froia-Rosobrook,Another ; lot of 153 bales from Gerogery, near Albury, realised V*; . 32d, and other clips in proportion, Altogether, we' Lad *a very satisfactory sale. ' SunßiMKiNS.—We hare cleared out a full supply —during-the past week; prices eased towards the close ' ‘ In epnseqtieoce of the fall in value of wool; but the ' market Is now steady. Wo quote Butchers’ green afa 5s Co & mb; do Or} do, &Gd Co ffc Gd Web;

pelts, at prices ranging up to 2s, Cd each ; dry skins, inferior to medium, 3d to 5d per lb; do medium to superior, 5d to Cid per lb. Hides.— -An average amount of business has been done during the week at about late rates; the demand for heavy weights and good hides has improved, only inferior and calf-skins being difficult to move. Ox hides realised from 16s to 27s each, cow hides 10s to 15s each ; Victorian salted, 2Jd to 3-icl per lb, , Kancuroo Skins.-- The little demand which prevailed for superior lots for some months past has ceased, buyers being quite inactive at present. Nominal quotations for superior fresh skins are from <d to Dd per lb; other descriptions may bo reported as unsaleable at present. , . . Tallow.— We submitted a large catalogue at auction yesterday, the bulk of which was cleared at Wo report a we*k market, ami experience great didiculty In meetingvendors valuations Mutton rea ised from £27 to £3O 10s per ton ; beef, £25 to £29 ditto , mixed. £2llos to £27 ditto. GRAIN'. Wheat.—Owing to tho large arrivals from the country, and the decrease of export orders, the upward tendency reported in our last has been checked, and lower rates now rule. Wo have sold 732 bags at the following prices Prime milling, ss; medium to good, 4s lOd to 4s lid; and inferior, 4s 8d per bushel. Flour.— Wo quote good country brands at £lO 10s sterling per ton. Oats.—We have sold several parcels of v ictormn feed at 5s osd per bushel. Barley. —We obtained 7s 9d per bushel for a parcel of prime willing. Melbourne, Nov. 25. Wool.— We held our usual auction sale of small clips to-day, and had a fall attendance of buyers. The catalogue comprised 414 bales and 222 sacks, of which 385 bales and 218 sacks were sold. Prices were well sustained, considering the unsatisfactory English news, inferior to good avorago greasy realising 7d to OJcl, and ordinary fleece 14d to ICd per lb.

& a. a. & 8. i. .. 325 C 10 Weight .. 142 17 0 Wioo .. .. 71 15 3 Ad valorem 01 3 Tobacco .. 180 15 0 Other duties .. 27 19 0 Cigars .. ..0 0 0 Tea ..17 0 Sugar .. .. 80 17 5 Total ,£851 14 l>