COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5633, 19 April 1879, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The following are the duties collected at the Customs yesterday

Tho amount of Customs duties collected at this port for tho week ending April IT were as follows •

We report no improvement in trade during the past week, everything being o£ a hand to mouth charai n e r.

Quotations for imported goods remain nominally at our last month's rates, but great concessions would In many cases be made to effect a cash sale. In colonial produce, prices remain comparatively stationary, with no business to any amount beyond the actual wants of the retail trade. Butter is quoted at lid per lb for best guaranteed quality for shipment. Canterbury chee-e continues low in stock, and is selling at Bid to BJd per lb. Flour, unaltered in value, remains dull at £9 to £9 10s per ton, according to quality. Grain remains at last week’s rates ; oats, 3s to 3s 3d; wheat, 4s to 4s 3d; maize, 5a to 5s 3d per bushel; potatoes, fair stocks in dealers hands, at £5 to £5 5s per ton; bags, Is each. BY lELEQRAPB. (mu PRESS AGENCY). CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. The grain market is quiet. Wheat is quoted at 3s 2d to 3s Cd ; oats, £s Sd to 2s Cd : barley, 5s to 6s; flour, £9 to£lo;'bran and sharp-** £5 to potatoes, 47sCd to 50s. Farmers arc inclined to hold for higher rates, but no speculation is manifest on the part of merchants. Butter, lid to la; haras and bacon, Bid; cheese, 7£d to Bd.

Spirits £ s. d. .. 134 15 1 Wino.. .. 14 2 0 Tobacco .. n o e t Igara .. 40 2 10 Tea .. .. 8 11 8 Sugar .. .. 02 13 8

Ale (bottled). £ s. ► 62 13 d. D Ale (bulk) . 7 10 0 Weight . 23 12 9 Ad valorem . . 668 S 1 Total. £1033 8 I

Spirits £ 3. .. 770 12 i 7 Cigars.. .. 67 11 11 Tobacco .. 114 1C 0 Wine .. .. 01 5 1 Beer .. ... ' 248 12 4 Tea .. 208 9 3 Coffee.. .. 14 0 Sugar.. .. 292 8 1

Goods by weight .. 2=0 3 n Ad valorem .. 1004 Other duties.. 4B1 2 '2 Light dues. shipping, &c. 80 K io , . Total .. £3594 (i 2