Commercial and Shipping. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIOSN. LONDON, 1st May.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 103, 3 May 1890, Page 2

Commercial and Shipping. [UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIOSN. LONDON, 1st May.

At the wool Bales prices are unchanged, but tho hide market is improving. Merino sheepskins are a farthing and crossbred sheepskins a halfpenny below tho prices r&'ling at the March sales. Ne'VT Zealand mutton, 4id; Sydnoy, 4d; Rockbampton, 3§d j lamb, sjd. New Zealand and Queensland beef is quoted as follows :— Hmdqaartcrs, 4Jd; foroquarters, 4d. Now Zealand hemp, good qqualityy y £22 ; fair, £20. 2nd May. Arrived— Barque Carrizal, from Lyttelton (17th January); ship Falkland Hill, from Lyttolttfu (13th January); ship Berwiokshiro, from Napier (14th January) ; ship Soukar, from Napier (17th January) ; barque Lorraine, from Tiinn.ru (23rd January) ; barque Peri, from Gisborno (21th January). (Received May 3, 12 30 p.m.) London, 2nd May. A shipment of wheat by tho barqpo Corrizal from Lyttelton sold at 34* 9d, and s shipment by the Oberon from the same port realised 34s lOJd. Tho .total reserve in the Bank of England ia £14,448,000, being a decrease of £718,000 as compared with the previous week. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 41 per cent. Melbourne, This Dat. Arrived— Modioa, from Kaipara. Sailed— Maile, for Auckland ; Madura, for Kaipara ; Slieve Douard, for New Zealand. Hobart, This Dat. Sailed— Gotha, for New Zealand. Sydney, This Day. Arrivod— Zodiao, from Kaipara; Grecian Bend, from Whangaroa. Newcastle, This Day. Sailed— Parnell, for Manukau ;■ Northern Chief and Brunette, for Auckland ; Jessie, for Timaru ; Jasper for Pioton.