COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 5592, 9 February 1881, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

The amount of revenue received at the Customhouse on goods cleared this day for consumption waa L1,1'27 Ifaf>d. Mr M. Pym reports that immediately after tho close of hi* auction sale yesterday ho placed tho entire balance of the Menmulr's cargo of teas private, y at satisfactory prices. Messrs Wright, Stopheuson, and Co. held a word s-ilo on Monday and reporr. a full attendance of bsth * local and foreign buyers. Competition for light, wol'.conditioned crrcasv wools was spirited, and the prices obtained were fully equal to tluso ruling at farmer galea. Coarse- and heavy sorts were not in much demand, and wore consequently sold at a reduction on late rates. In washed and scoured wools there were no material alterations in valuo The cataloiruo comprised 525 bales and 31 bags, of whi'h 353 bales aad 27 bags were sold. [By TKLBaajL.ru. 1 I MKLBOURSF. February B.—Mauritius advices to tho . I 28th of January report that shipments of sugar for j Adelaide amount to 155 tons; for llobaon Bay, to J 2,500 tons, Lut tounago is not yet eleartd. 'lho . maikctim a hardou'mg tendency in consequence of 1 tho decreasing stocks of sugar. j