COMMERCIAL.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1857, 6 July 1874, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

ADVERTISER Office, J TKe businessjof jhjjionth lias^ee^confined.' to actual' requirements, and no very great in- • crease- of * -stocks -has"been-noticeable; •- The • trade in timber and kauri gnm has-,shownjWf anything,-an improvement during the month,' but mining matters' have been dull, and prices of all shares depressed in consequence.' The brigs 'Drover' and 'Minora' have arrived, coal laden, but the on: to Auckland'fo'r^drVchirgo; 1 - The'barque' •Lady.Emma has left with 130,000 feetofsawn timber shipped at mill, and has ■ arrived at Lyttelton after&quWrutU Thearrivals f rbm,the,B.iy ooajs, haye. been of the ■s'ufficjent.with thit from Newcastle,'to keepH'bKb^fceries, well supplied. The breakdowj of the English company formed to work the coal deposit on th'e"' opposite side of the Thauiesigulf'hlfr b s ee'n : b!eard ; ' of with regret, and from the positiqajawhich the'' land k placed;ibi thisMlur4the'r , but* little hope of any.lpcgtl, company [succeeding [in;;; its formation. We .hope, , however,' ithat\a.U/ effort will be made witlilhis vievj,'..in ; cbnsfi # 'j (( quence of the great value of a supply so easy-Of. access to this place. The shipbuildia j v jntereßt! is represented at Mr Stone's yard, where ■two-' orders are inlSborße/ of r 'le^ec! < iitionii 'andi tHe'' : Waihou flax mills regular.' '. monthly supplies. — The Customs returns for the quarter ended; the 30th ultimo show a slight 'inWa'se 'over' those far the corresponding quarter .last'year;'!: The amount for the .last quarter is £2,650, and for the corresponding quarter -lasfeyear^is-. £2,559. The value of imports'!or the quarter ' is £8,118, but this does not represent the actual duties paid on goods consumed here, ,as by far the largesi proportion of duties are. paid; \ before the goods,leave Auckland, whefe t, Buip- '■ ments are usually consigned firsts The ; ' direct exports for the quarter have been con*fined to timber, the gold being shipped by the Auckland branches of the banks to which it is sold here. One small- parcel of •-afid> a-half ounces appears to have been forwarded to pos^ subsequently'cb'necYellliy' trie''Customs officer at' this piace. The following are the latest market quotations from other provinces of New Zealand-:— --••—-■— - '■■

Weilinchoh.—Flour—Oamaru, £13 12s 6d, £14 9d; Canterbury, £12 ss, £13. Wheatmillinff, none; chicken, 4s v 4j 3d. Oats, .45.9 d, 53. For ifepd; Potatoes, scarce, I -ss, 10s. JBran, 41 #pbllard,t 7s u cheese, 7d, 741T Gutter, 2s; hams-bacon, 7d, 8d; fowls, 3s 6d per pair; turkeys, ,Bj,;, ducks', ss. OußisiotiUßOH,— Wheat, 5s to 53 3d; oats, 4s 9d; tarley, 5s 3d to 5s .6df; %\ix/,£\s 'to? £13; butter, Is Id to Is WioKmefa'm&i potatoes,:£4 ss. The above prices are f .0. b. at Lytteltoii. 6at£i meal, £25; plarf blrley" £25 7 ' oran, £s;"' pollard, £6; chaff, £6 lj)s;.,Jiay, r potatoes, 90s; carrots, 40s;f butter, Is 2d to Is 3d; cheese, 6d to Bd. We append our ususal prices current:—"- > " > BUILDING MATERIALS. ■ TiUßßßiißbards|an|i) |a'ur|i|jlss] per luO feet*; toagued," and yr6oVe'd, a l7s od";" kahikatea, 9s per 100 ft; plai)ed,jtoqgued,and>, grooved, lls6d; New Zealand ipaiifig's,. &feet;i lis to 12s; tea-tree rails, £3 5s per 100; shingles, 14s to/19* per 1,000; HobartTown palings, 5 feet, 19s; 6 feet, 21s; Hobart lfiwif rails, £4 ss.

■s, j * COAL AN^-FffiE^OOD^MAßKET.iJ'rf'r! Coal.—Newcastle, wholesale, none offering; Bay of Islands, 30a <$ey vessel; do.,delivered', "31s per ton; no slack! ' Firewood —Beat tea-tree wood, 13s person, at the yard, BREADSTUFF.', PRODUCE,,(&.,,. T i&v&W ( Southern do., £15; Auckland do., £16; sharps, £11; bran, 12s per bag; maize, 8a per bushel; oats, 63 9il; barley, none; pearl barley, £4 10a; chaff, HS 10s per ton; hay, £8; fresh butter, Is 91 per lb ; salt do., Is 4d; bacon, 9d to Is; cheese, Bd-; potatoes, £610 ato £710s per ton. - Provisions.— yiams and bacon, English, none; Colonial, lid; cheese, English, none; provincial, 8d; Canterbury, 101; rice, Java and Patna, 28*; salt, fine, £5 10s; tea, common, Is 9d to 2s 3d; medium to fine, 2s 6d to 2s 91; orange Jsjij; Jusoii.slrin,,. 2s lOd to 3s ST; "sugar, No. 1, s|l; dark, 4|d. I «,-.»„; GROCERIES, OILMEN'S STORES, <£c.\; 0 Candles.—Pe Roubaix's, Price's Belmont' 8 lljd; Coudajlld. Fish,—Sardines halves, 13s; salmon, Morton's, 15s; slrdioeV'qrs, r ',7sV'| ljbifierij 113s ? tolls. I •^^^i.lUU.i-rt: Fruits.—Currants, sd; raisins, Eleme, 6d; Bult8ll«S, i! Oilmen's Stores, &o.—TFr f uit3, .Hattys and Morton's, lss j)d to 163,65; jJickles'j prion's,'; Us 61 to 12s;] do., Whybrow's", lis to lis 6d'; salad oil, pints', ,13s to 14a, half-pints^-7§, .;6djj castor pints, 123, half-pints, 7s; 15s to 17s; 8s 6i to 9 3 6d; starch,,. white, sd,'do*, blue, s'] ; vinegar, bulk, 2s6a to 3s, bottlesiquarts, IO3; fruit, .Colonial,. 10s to 10s 6d, Hobart Town Jam, '8s j. sauce')' Les andPerrins', 14s t0,1456d. WINES' AND-BHaiTS."-"-- ■-«''- Spirits in Bond.—Brandy, Martell's, pa'e, 9s 6d; Hennessy's, dark, 7s 61 to 8s; pale, 9s 6d. In case: flennessy', 325; Geceva, lis Gd to 18s; Schnapps, 21s; old torn, 12s to IS3; whisky, Dunville's bulk, 7s to 7s 6d; bib'e, 15s; rum, 30 0.p., 4s 9d to 5s 6d. ,; Winks, Duty Paid.—Port, froml2s upwards; sherry, from 12s upwards; champagne, from 50s upwards; claret, from 25s upwardß. j.' , MONTHLY SHAREMARKST. The sharemarket during the has ; been somewjiatl languid, being; limited towards the latter end of tbe month. The majority of stock? have had-ja; downward; tendency, Alburnias and Old Whaus more so thm is warranted; ;by; the .prospects rofl'i.the

mines; there are, however, two notable exoep, turns to the almost general decline—theiCityiOj ,tori a.nd'vQueW'biithe .Thames ;|tbie':former snares have advanced firmly from 5s to lis, easing a little after touching lls6d, closing with. , buyers of large parcels aUOs 6d. Queen of the Thames, sold 'in the early/pairt of hat monthi at 4a (kl, hCv>:nowjfeaQhe'di7a.l!City(.'o'£i'Lbhdo'n stock has also improved ,;,afte£ rising from '.25.3' to 32s 6d; they rather suddenly drooped to 265, springing again'! to? 32s;!.closing j.we4fc*at! j-303 .v Queenqf.the May have ,been sold as low rWltfs'f'D'utiavd'ralHed "ag'tin ip', 1 Is;'6 V, Bird-, in-Hand have beeh > -quited «froni'34r'to 29'3;Bright Smiles have drooped fromSSjsJid.to., 955, sellers., Bxohange have advanced'*from " 15s 6d to 18s.j -. Grown-Prinoe jfrom ljßfj to ; closing sellers ; "6d. , '*pure3 at from Us 6d to 16a, falling'to-lOs'when a cill' made, ;th,ey then hardened-up.to 14s,- .closing, buyers yl2i," ■l|ave 1- ; iluctuatedj between JE9'lt)3 and' M paV.closirig with" buyers at £9. Inverness'' haVe' made their' appearance on the market once more, and some little busineSsVto'sUbe.enS:d6he J .atufrdmi. ty'-M hs Little or no business has been donein OoHbans., Watchmans are quoted from Cs 'to% 'buyers iAlb,«rnia,- ( (nsV i ,jbsu9], have, dropped^ fti'e diit' of the' market at prcae'nt7i GKybies'-'aVe' afeWquiU, 1 laiitlialc'potations ss. ~.oldWhau,hayei s u|fQr,ed;a were, deoline, caused 'in 'a' 'great meiis'ure' by big holders Hooding the market with their shares and unfavourable reports of the working of the mine;;'from::,£5 * thiy fe|^tasH9 fllightrally to M -17*<H t% ««!«#. to**i

recovering again to £1 32s gradually came down to 55], fljpsing with buyers timid A The general wpectafcion'oT • a' : .decreas<nq tHefgold-yleldijm'k) iaVe tended $ : . weakeriSthe tonbg bf i .-the- rejstnpt; business,-but there; ar^ign'S - ! jof improvement;,j The large and uifexbecte^.indi-pse^f v oi?erp,GOCJ' ounces-more than- last ffioikfi!||yMf£willKdqubt£ less cause a brisker businessin mining stocks.-" — " THAMES STOCK AND SHARE MARKET. .«'-•.:■ ■; --, *,' Saturday, 6.45 p.m. SAißsi-Caiedonian, £9 ss; Old Whan, 57b 6d, 559] 57s'6d? 555; Cure, 12s; City of York, Us; Queen of the Thames, 7s 6d, 7s Jdj Jxcjiange, JBs „ „ w ~ SEMEiu.-Old Whau, 60sj Golden Calf (new ii63ue),:43'6a; (Gityljlf Ldjfdoii.i'aofa.Sd.j'Oityl. of York, lis 3d; Queen of the May, lis 6d; .Queen-of.the.Shaiue3 r 7s-3d-: : 0rown-PrineeT - BDVERB.-r-Caledonian, £9; OldWhau, 52s 6d; Cure, 12s; Queeu of the Thames, 7s; Bird-in-Hand, 295. Johh Prater, .Chairman of Association, EHI T& 'o r/ i THAMES PROVISION MARKBT.-JtWE 5, # Wholeswr Prions.,—Fresh batter, 2s; salt !dit|o, Is U to; Is (id per lb; eggs, 2s 4d per "dozen; bacon, N.Z. ?royisioncpnipiny's, 9|d;. Shams' ditto ? 'i*la / -2d; Wiw', -'Canterbury, 9d; .potatoes',! £6 $5$ to K7--p'er ton.- 1 ■*- FJKsftiL Pbioes.—fresh butter, 2a4d; salt -ditto, Is lOd to 2s per lb; eg»s, 2s 6J per .dozen;; bacpy,,N;Z.;Provision company's, Is 2d; Juuns ditto, .ft. 4d; cheese,, Canterbury, Is; p)tj'toes, 83Jo v 8i6|p"exo.fftiH.(j. . ,„. The. following are the Customs Duties for the Sift inly ,:^ :M •■•''■ ■ .£3912.7 .v •,■ •; For. the/weet ending 4th July: 19 11 Irms'fees • '^ a •' ■ • .280 f (JBogl [). . . .£l3l 7.11