COMMERCIALS.

Evening Star, Issue 7188, 16 April 1887, Page 2

COMMERCIALS.

The amount of revenue oollested At the Customhouse on goods cleared to-day for consumption was L 690 Us 6d. , . _ The business transacted during the week in the import market has been up .to the avenge. Sugars have been dealt in to some extent, the general impression being that prices must advance, and as a matter of fact quotations are fully 10s over last week’s rates. The New Zealand Sugar Company have also advanced their price. We quote snowdrops, LS2 IGs to L 23; whites, L 22 fis to L 22 10s; greys, L2ll6eto L 22. In fruits, currants continue in shortsnpply, and 6Jd is easily obtainable. Sultanas sell at 6jd to 6jd; elemes, 6Jd. Some business has been done In fish. Good brands of salmon bring 8s fid; cocktail, 8s 9d; sardines, halves 8s 9d to 9s, quarters 4s 9d to 6s. A small parcel of ling, now landing ex Benoleuoh, has been sold at 4Jd. Soda crystals and whiting sell freely at 7s fid and Gs. Carbonate of soda is scarce, and full price wanted. A shipment of new Patna rice arrived on Tuesday via Melbourne. The bulk of the parcel has been placed op to LX3 6s in bond. Corn sacks ate moving oft at fisfid. Messrs J. A. Park and Co. offered at auction this afternoon a number of sections atßelleknowes. There was a large attendance, and the bidding was brisk, the results being as follows:—Section 22, block 1, LlO2, D. Hastings; sections, 17. 18, 19, and 90, do, LIO4 each, J. Orindley; section 4, do, LIDO, Allan ; section 1, block 8, LX22, D. L. Chapman ; section 8, do, LlO5, J. Hunter; section29,do, L6O, J. Watte; sections IS and 14, do. LIOO each, O Fox; section SO. block 3, L 125, H. Carter; sections 87and 28, do, LIOO each, J. M'Pfaee ; section 87. block 4, LSO, B. Johnston ; section 4, do, LI 00, J. Perrin; section 3, block 10, LlOl, R. J. Matthews; totsl, L 1,621. Alter the sale several other sections were sold privately. THE LABOR MARKET. Mr Skene reports—There is no work to be got in town, and prospects are bad for the winter. The only 8 respects are for those for farm, station, or dairy. Copies are in fair demand. MIMING NOTES. The Mont d'Or Company at Hokitika have obtained an additional cake of llfioz. At Lawrence yesterday applications for special claims in Gabriel Gully were made on behalf of the Lawrence and Gabriel Gully Tailings Company, Golden Link Sluicing Company, and others. Warden Bevel), in. relating the applications, said that, before the applicants went to the expense of surveying the owtme, he did not think it advisable to gnat any more special claims under the droomstanoes at Bine Spur. It was iound that the special claim granted to the Gabriel Gully Tailings Oompsnv did interfere with the free discharge of the tailings into the gully; but this had beep granted at the time lor special reasons, when was being tried. He considered that the claims applied for. if granted, would Injuriously interfere with the wonting of the Blur Spur claims It waa not at if the method they purposed using was a new invention. As tbs Bine Spur olaimholders had sent Home an agent to float their claims on the London market, the granting of a special claim in the petition applied for would, he conceived, be injurious to futon interests. It also appeared that the claims had bom taken op mote for speculation than lor actual working. The mm remarks applied to the claim applied lor in Monro Gully.—' 1 Tuapska Timas.’ THE LONDON WOOL HAT.RS- * The British and Now Zealand Mortgage and Agency Company hare received the following wool telegram from Messrs Helmuth Schwartzs and Ok. dated London, 14th task“ The sales reopened with large attendance of both Home and foreign coopers. Competition ts fairly animated. Prices are unchanged."

(Bt Tiuiim] Sydney, April 15.—.Whpat, milling, 3s 3d to 8a 8d ; Oats,2sto2sld \ maize, 3s 3d to Bs9d.