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Evening Star, Issue 7166, 21 March 1887, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

The amount of revenue collected at the Customhouse on (roods cleared to-day (or consumption was L 1,407 63 4d. It is announced that a now company is to bo formed, with a capital of L 300.000, for providing an entirely new fleet of river passenger steamers for the Thames. The steamers will be built of steel, and will have the most conomiaal typ: of engines. Thirty-two cl them will bo adapted (or metropolitan service chit fly, and will run at short intervals io tween Chelsea and Greenwich, calling usually at all piers, but at certain times running express. Two li r gor vessels ot high speed will take the excursion service to (ho Irweil and Medway, and other vessels will bo specially designed for the Hampton Cou t and Kow service. Forty new steamers in ail will be built. Mr Montagu Pym reports having held an auction to-day of 1,800 mats Mauritius sugars, ox S naragd, on account of whom it may concern. There was a full attendance ot the trade, tlie competition was keen, and every lino sold. MINING NOTES. Tho returns of the Ueefton mines for tho past week wee J: - Koep it- Dark, 2870z of amalgam rom 200 tons of stone ; Welcome, l,X7froz of amalgam (the month’s yield) from 325 tons; Just-in-Timc, 125 zof amalgam from 00 tons. A Hccfton telegram to Iho 1 Daily Times’ states that there was considerable activity in the local sharemarket on Saturday. A spurt in Pandoras commenced at an early hour and continued throughout the day, prices rising rapidly (rom about 2a 9i on tho preceding evening to 6s. At this figure there were many sales in tho early part of the evening, but later on the tendency was in the direction of a dtolino. A small movement In the No 2 South Keep-it-Dark began early, and was oigcrly followed Up, pport giving the closing p ice at 2a 01. South Wealth of Nations, which ii end on to tho Pandora, is th night to ho a good show, and there has beeneo.no inquiry for shares. Nil o.;spenridums have had some attention during the last day or two up to about Ba. Glob.-s and Progress have been quit during the past day or two, attention having been absorbed in other directions; but as ihe latter resume on Monday (to day) and tho Globe at an early date, a movement in both directions may bo looked for shortly. THE LONDON MARKETS. Messrs Datgety and Co. have received tho following telegram (rom their head oflios, dated London, 18th inst.“ Quotations for tallow aro : Good to prime mutton, 23s 6i ; good to prime mixed, 21s 3d; and average to good mixed, 21s 3d. c.f i, London; while the market is still declining Since cur telegram of the 11th inst, tho wheat market 8 6d lower.”