COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 8772, 12 March 1892, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The amount of rerenue ociittlei at the Oustom-house on goads oloared to-day for o>n sumption was L4lB 6* 4d.

Business during the week in the import market has been rather quiet, Sugars continue in good Inquiry. Whites In trade lots bring up to L 26 103 ) finest grejn, t26. Dried fruits are unchanged, with only small business passing. Dressed Japan rice is selling up to L2lloa, and new Patna L 22. Oornsaoks are moving off at up to 6a 8d for 44*s. Messrs J. A. Park and Go. tbb afternoon offered for sale by public auotion two suburban sections—one at the corner of Forth and Font street, Boslyn, and the other in Scott street, St KUda. For the former a bid of LIOO was made, and for the latter LI 10, but neither of the offers was satisfactory, and the sections were passed in, T?E LABOR MABKBT, Mr Skene reports: —With grand harvest weather, "rattling" crops, and plenty wotk offering and in prospect, surely we will manage to pull through. Inquiry U brisk for all aorta of country people, and wages very fair. SUCCESSFUL SHEEP SALE. Oamaku, March 12.—At Waimate yesterday Mr Bui bury, on behalf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, sold for Mr A. Hayeo, of Ccntrewooc*, 11,844 sheep, which brought the best prices ever recorded in South Canterbury. Two-tooth cross-bred ewes bought 14s 6d, two-tooth crossbred store wethers 13a, cross-bred store lambs. 9s 2'. Bnyerß attended from all districts between Ohristchweh and InvercargUl,