MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVII, Issue 4402, 4 October 1871, Page 4

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

Dazl? Sowmtwsr Cross Qffip'e, - ' ■ * "; Tuesday .evening../., BtMinwsduringthotfaat mo»tfihatf b'e»ni*i tb«r dull. A number of repejjtlnrgii tradtMlw brought a considerable amount of merohan* . due Sato the market, and Had a ttndenoy to' reduce the extent of private wholesale transactions., The sharanarkefc Has also exited . in unfavourable influence upon general b\ud k nets, the depressed state Of CaUdoniaft stock preyenting thefree" (arctl)»tibn of money in share transactions.. ' The' 'amount of goods received daring September was larger than" for several mwitbs*pMt,.and stocks generally are fairly , supplied j bo much do -that ; *t would, be difficult to mention any artiole in respect o£> which a; real aoaroity has bien experienced. J The cargo of the ' Countess of Kiutore^ from London, will soon come' into 1 consumption, as that veiwel has commenced' diachargingjiand there have in addition been large imports from the Australian colonies. The, barque 'East Lothian' sailed for Wow York on September 8. She took 24358 case* - and 193 bags kauri gum, also 176 Dales flax, 3' bales tow :', of a total value of 9,300*. The •hip J Excelsior' sailed for London" on Sep. ttraber 30, with a cargo valued at 83,4062. 18s Qd, . Of this, 54,900/. is represented by f>ld, 5.000J. in silver, 17,7452. in kauri gma. ho' quantity; of flax shipped was very small. Tlw particulars of her cargo will be found in our* shipping columns. The ship 'Beth Sh»A* ~ia i now leading rapidly for JjQndon, and her oargowill inolude shipments of gum, cotton, and wool. There are already about 2,000 cases of gum on board, and probably aboTiifr"l,006 more will be shipped. The torque 'Alice* is now expected, and will load for New York direct. She will pro- j bfibly be ready to sail in about twouaonths from date.' By the ' Nebraska,' on her, last trip from San Francisco, several American wool-buyers arrived, and have distributed themselves over- the colonies. The favourable Intelligence received from Eur'operesi peofcing the -wool industry has given much satisfaction both in New Zealand and Australia. The long period of stagnation had seriously injured the Bhtep-owners, and had caused a great falling off in the supply. The Southern provinces of the colony feel any depression in the price of wool more severely than is done in Auckland, where sheep runs are unknown. The revenue of tha colony has, however, been seriously affected daring' the past year by the dulness of the wool trade, and its revival will be felt beneficially throughout the colony. A summary of the financial statement of the Hon. Julius Vogel, Colonial Treasurer, is published in another column, and shows jthe present position of the colony, and the proposals of the Government bearing on the future. The month of September closed a quarterly term of the financial year, and we annex a

Statement showing the Amount of Customs Duties collected at the Forb of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand (according to the several heads of Revenue undermentioned), for the Quarter ending 30th September, 1871 : —

The following is a summary of receipts find payments by tlio Collector of Customs at Auckland, for tlio period froin the 1st to tho 30th September, 1871 :—

At the Thames, tbe amount of Customs duties collected from tlxo 1st to tbe 31st September, was : —

The following is a summary of receipts and payments by the Sub-Collector of Customs at the port of Thames from the 1st of July to the 30th of September, 1871 :—

Excrakges. — On London, payable on demand* 2^ per cent. ; 30 d»ys J sight, 1$ per cent. ; GO days' sight, 1 per cdnt. ; on Australia, 1 per ,cent. ; on the provinces of Now Zealand, 4 per cent. . , ' ;

Flax —We aro glad to be able to report an increased amount of speculation in New j Zealand prepared flax. With the abroach of flue mmmer weather the supply is increasing, and has been larger this month than fur' several month's past. * The lott brought for-, wardare nevertheless aold readily at advanced prices. -Well- prepared fibre fetches from I 221. to 242. per tou ; the demand for inferior ' is not bo. goad, .and prides range from J12J., to 18^. per ton. The exports of flax during; the. month were' very small, being confined to the shipments by.the ' 1&^io4' t &^iE«& Lothian.' ' * ."'£*'-"• ~£

Kauri Gom.— -The supply* f is; itm- vary; hervy, although ,n/»t quite no '. W%» ,«•.'!•£$' month. * A spiriied spoQi^j^op contmao« r - 'all parciel* which comelorwAtd'beingiboughfcfjreely at'27t per ton for »ver*g6 Quality; l'argl be rsden'M ticulara of the 'ExceUiorV 1 ao'd «EMfc

all i»%4<p&tfi&uii*4 IdA'iloiytiatt^wM jpDL ?b<S fOtuflJ^tMweS. * * i-wkiW ' ~ ! '* ft i '; v ; '\ 'jfifwM tfut'liit^I^riow qwtentron S 1 : j tawfc to-d»y of tew and groosneil ' Tnero wm Hr^aM ifiESeveicia- M a ?»'we«> wi% ctrwnrabt waiwia^ae • <3«?mp^y s, MS;' 5Jd ! |6t Ib.f wliSt^auntituJ'crv^alBi half-ohesti 'xWBQu6n' f &*,y Bfetriafrd »' No. - 93.;2ildj%ilf^bWiMW 1 &iftfe», ♦ A?by4'» lffi,'K%i bfiW veiy^eWor orwge pekoe 2*9iVck8tf» ) ndw'oumhts, 6a-; cases J d"6^n 'rckfceii -BEffitltf'Wfeetfbt ' table Vinegir, Wj^iVltomo^Blplaaa viSst^ 6s per gtoti') iigtftitomhi&Wtf^k* H 1& ; J OinterbtiTy Bhefeie^edV^witarbury 1 bacon, - e\d; oMM k^slne; 2s, 9d per ' gallon j'bales 'dateR jtaff^rtlft.; cases po»rr lagp,-2id; fial£-cjies»i«r tfo. 141, duty 'paid; 1 2« flialf.'o&estt «, Wo'dongi' te^, ' 2a;^6ca,'S|k/^2; ' .- "', ' '

Customs duties £ Mei chant Shipping Act, fees Anna Act, fees Marine Act, liyhthonso dues Sale of seizures S<Ue of charts Feeq under Steam Nav. Act Fines The gold duty collected dnriug the quarter amounted to ... £12,445 16 21 10 8 14 114 13 14 6 2 4 4 4 2 0 5.5G9 19 10 3 0 2 8 0 0 Q 3 Total receipts ... £18,183 14 2

Spirits, 3,736gal. at 128 . . £2,241 12 6 Spirits N. Z. (list., Olgal.at 6s 27 G 7 Cig.ira and snuff, 8471b. at us 21115 0 Tobacco, 5 9931b. at 2a Gd ... 749 2 6 Wine, l,GI3gal. at4s 322 12 3 Ale, beor, &c. (bottle), l,652gal. at Is 103 5 0 Tea, 2,4C4lb. at Gd 61 12 0 Coffee, cocoa, &c, 101b. at 3d 0 2 6 Sugar and molasses, 2G, 7721b. at Id Ill 11 0 Goods by measurement ... 73 15 5 Goods by weight 54 14 4 Ad valorem, £46, 10 per cent, 4 12 0 Obher duties 65 14 0 Total, £4,027 15 1

Consolidated Revenue : Ciutdms duties Bonding- warehouse duty £19 9 0 Mercjhaut shipping fees 6 G 3 Anna Act fees ... 112 15 0 £ b. d. 4,026 G 1 138 10 3 £4,164 16 4 Provincial Revenue : Port charges 23 1 8 ; 1 £4,187 18 0