COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5759, 13 September 1879, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The following the duties collected »tthe Customs yesterday, £ g, d, * *• U« j SniriU .. 133 18 4 Ad valorem., 65 18 0 .. .. .34 4 4 OtherdUtlc*.. 26 10 8 Coffee..' .. 3 0 0 Sustain. •• 235 IS 6 ~~ Weight .. 29 7 5 Total .. £529 1 3 la the import trade there has been little doing during the week, owingtothe existingdepreasion throughout the colony, and the various local elections, which appear to have absorbed a large amount of attention to the detriment of business matters. Stocks of im* ported goods continue heavy, being constantly eddea to by fresh shipments : as a consequence, prmes are in favor of the buyer, and barely yield co*t and charges. We give no quotations, which remain nominally at . last month’s rates, but cash offers in the present state of the money market would not bo refused il .not absurdly low. . In colonial produce there is little change from our last week's report. Keg butter Is coming forward m fair supply, and prices have given way. w© quote fld tolOd per lb for first-class cure. Cheese steady at 7d to Bd*per lb—light stocks. ‘ , r Bacon and Hams.—There are no parcels of Canterbury cure in the market, and under the circumstances it Is almost Impossible to give quotations. Holders state 9d to lid as probable value. Flour.—Canterbury and Oamaru flour has con tinued to have an upward tendency for some days part, anti U now gworth £l2 to £l3 per ton for bakers' lots. Wo find that stocks down South are not so large as wo had been given to understand, and In that case the current rate for flour must Increase steadily until the now crop comes in. Grain.—No change in value of oats, which are in full supply at 2s 9d : maize, 3s Od ; bran dull at 8d ; poiiard, £5 10s jjer ton. Potatoes advancing fn price, and worth 110 s per ten.

BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND. Friday, Mr W F Buckland reports—Fat cattle In steady demand at prices from 27s for ship borne to 31s for Auckland fatted stock. Good mutton is slightly improved from last week's quotations. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. Messrs. Robert Wilkin and Co. quote prices at their weekly sales as follows:—Fat steers, £9 10s to £ll 10s fair quality: fat cross-bred sheep as high as 10s 3d each: well bred pigs at 35s each ; tallow, best clean 2Jd per lb: second quality to IJd per lb; inferior and heated, Ijd: calf .'.kins, 4d.