COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 9582, 31 December 1894, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

The amount of revenue collected at the Customs bouse on goods cleared to-day for consumption £74117s 3d. „. , . , The coal exported from Greymouth last week amounted to 2,282 tons, and from Westport 3,429 tons. The Customs duty for this month was £25,407 3s 2d ; and the beer duty, £1.61916s 3d. For December, 1893, the Customs duty was £30.495 14s sd; and the beer duty, £1,616 7s 2d. The returns for the quarter just ended were: Customs, £76,633 lis 4d; and beer duty, £4,176 17s lid. For tho corresponding quarter of last year the figures were: Customs, £87,640 17s 9d; beer duty, £4,11919s 6d.

OUR EXPORTS.

The 'New Zealand Trade Review' in its issue for this mail has an Interesting analysis of the export trade of the colony for the year ended on the 30th September last, a period which constitutes the best wool year for New Zealand, as it covers the clip of one season " complete and unmingled." The ' Review's' table gives details of the values of the several classes of products shipped from the colony as a whole, and from the North Island and South Island respectively, and from seven of our most important ports—namely, Lyttelton. Dunedin, Invercargill, Timam, Wellington, Auckland, and Napier. The exports from the minor ports not enumerated are included in the totals which are given of their respective islands. The respective totals for the two islands are as follow: Omitting Gold Gross. and Specie. South Island... £4,789,610 £3960,669 North Island,.. 4,200,394 3,965,126 Apart, therefore, from gold and specie, the trade of the North Island has slightly the advantage. The 'Review' gives the following as the values of shipments of New Zealand produce, apart from gold, from the seven principal ports:—Lyttelton, £1,620.220: Wellington. £1.372,938; Napier, £978.592; Auckland, £880,450; Dunedin. £672.862; Invercargill, £642,467: Timaru, £490.771.. Auckland's total of £*.166,023 (specie omitted) includes £620,137 for kauri gum-and gold, leaving only £545,886 for other merchandise. _ The chief wool ports are:-Lyttelton^B39.sß7; Wellington, £835.562; Napier,^6762,028; Punedin, £361,692; Timaru, £356,274; Invercargill, £306,894. In frozen meat Lyttelton leads with £343,392; Wellington is second with £202.475: then Napier, £177,098; and Invercargill £125,227. Butter shipments from Wellington are valued at £88,688; New Plymouth, £70,123; Auckland, £48,023; Lyttelton, £26,822; Dunedin, £26,381. ' Of the shipments of wool, the following curious | details are given: ,

Thus the South Island with more sheep by about 20 per cent exports less wool by abeutlOper cent., but estimates its total value as more: by nafciy 2 per cent.' The differences are ascribed to the classes of wool raised in the two islands. The total values of gold exported were #723,162 from the South Island, and £202.099 (all from Auckland) from the North. Butter. - £60,246 from the South, and £214,239 from the North: Cheese.-£76,060 from the South, and £28,669 from the North.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. J

Messrs Donald Re'id and Co. report that prices ruled as under at their auction sale to-day:— Oats.—Prime milling and best food, Is 4|d to Is 5d j medium to good feed. Is 4d to Is 4id; inferior and musty, Is 3d to Is 3Jd per bushel (sacks Wheat.—Only fowl wheat offered, and sold at 2s 6d to 2s 71d per bushel (sacks in). Potatoes.—Old Derwents, unsaleable; kidneys, £4 to £6 per ton (sacks in). .„.,.„ „. (SftvJest oaten sheaf. £2los to, £2 Mj. 6dj medium, £2 to £2 6s; inferior, £llos to £1- 17s 6d per ton (sacks extra). -

eon Offln Notice*.

Malls close at the Chief Post Office, Dunedto 'subject to any necessary alterations), as under:— For Northern Ports, overland, daily, at 10.30 a.m., G.P.O. Late letters, mall van, North train, atlla.m . <• ~: v - " To-day (Monday), December 31. • For Lyttelton, Christchurch, and Northern Ports, at 8 p.m. (to connect with the Flora at Lyttelton. Wednesday, January 2. For Lyttelton, ports. Sydnev, and Queensland.-Per Wakatipu, at 4,50 p.m. *Late letters, Port train, at 5 p.m. For Lyttelton, ChrUtehurch t Northerns Ports; Sydney, and Queensland—Per Tasmania at 4 p.m. '■'•'■>'"'«■ Thursday, January 3. For Lyttelton, Christchurch, Northern ports, Svdney, and Queensland.— Per Monowai, at 1.50 pim Late letters, Port train, at 2.30 p.m. DIRECT MAIL SERVICE. Tuesday, January 8. The direct steamer Kaikoura will leave-*Wel-lington for Plymouth via Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. 10th January. Mails will close as under i For the United Kingdom and foreign countries, etc.. on Tuesday* Bth, at 10 a.m. 1 . ~., •.. .„ Parcels mails for the United Kingdom, etc., will closest 9j3Qa.m., •, •*■ . . .» ; Late letters, mail van, North express,-at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 1, being a Post Office holiday, all mails usually despatched qn that date will be made up at 8 p.m. on Monday, 31st, A delivery of letters, etc., will'be made over .the counter by letter carriers, etc., from 9to 10.p.m. ••, . .■„ The Kahu will leave Lyttelton for Chatham Island? on,the 31st December at midnight. . Note the Chanm.—On and after Ist January, postage on newspapers for-.the United Kingdom and foreign countries will he charged by weightId for the first 4oz and id each succeeding 2oz. (Signed) Edm. Cook, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, THE THUOIJeH THAIMS-F*s«en«er» This Day. . From Dunedjn for tub North.—Far Christchurch: Mrs D. S. Mason, Mr J. Dagger, Mrs L. O: Beal.juri., Mr J. Piper, Mrs Fellowes, Masters and Misses Mr Leslie, Mr Wilson, Mr T. E. Bbyce, Mr F. W;.Flanagan, .Master F/anaganT Mrs William Taylor, Mr J. As.h'mo|e Taylpr, Mr J. Woodbury, Mr and Mrs Dixon, Mr.and Mrs D. Burt and two children, Rev. F. A. Hare, Mr J. T, Wilsoii, Mr E. Hv Shirley, Mr John Moloney. ForTimaru: Mr.C. E. T. Hall; Mr E. M. Lawßon, Mr C. J. Gladstone, Hon. Downie Stewart. For Oamaru : Opoho cricket team (12). . • • From Dunkdin for, the South.—Mr W. J. S. Hay ward; Mr C. Maytiew, Mr P. S. Dawson. Mr and Mrs Bolton, Mr and Mrs M'Donald, Miss Wilson, Port Chalmers Navals (11), Mrs Golding, Miss Cameron, Miss Allan; Miss M'Kay, Miss Cassey, Miss Warrington, Mr and Mrs HenshaJ.l, Mrs Colman, Misses Hull (2), Miss Ramsay, Mrs Graham; Miss Blackie, Mr C. Mullander, Miss Sharp, Mr and Mrs Cameron, Mrs E.. G. Edwards, Miss F. Wanpress, Masters Hall (2), Miss Hall, Master Joachim, Miss Helyer, Miss Gunn, Miss Albert, Mrs E. Packer, Air L. O. Beal, Mr G. Marshall, MrH. Cameron, Mr T. Brydone, Mr R. J. Sparrow, Mr E. Smythes, Messrs Mason and Roberts, Mr C. S. Owen, B Battery (8), Mr F. Beggs, Mrs Brebner and child, Miss Lyders, Miss Rodger. Mrs Swinsrd, Mr and Mrs T. S. Foster, Mr A. D. Campbell, Master and Miss Wright, Mr H. Woods. „ ~ VOU DUNBDIN FROM THE SOUTH. Mr W. Wilson, Mr A. Campbell, Miss Sutton, Mr R. Collier, Mr J. Carle, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Efford, Misses IM'Nee (2), Mr and Mrs Peters, Mr A. Nightingale, Mr and Mrs Sloan, Mr and Mrs O'Byrne, Mr J. E. Vernon, Miss J. King, Miss Allan, Miss Strang, Mr C. Hickers, Mr W. H. Lambert, Rev. J. dimming, Mr B. Sievwnght, Miss J. Thomson, Mr W. Williams, Mr R. Johnston, Mr R. Davidson, Mr J. Scurr, Mrs W. Ward, Mrs Hogan, Mr Heggarty ; 200 for all stations.

South • Island. The total values V were ... ... £2,214,736 Total weight;- 61,218,7031b Sheep (on 30th _ April)-... ... No. 10,991,842 Average value per lb... . ..:... 83d North Island. £2,174.809 67,261,7641b No. 9^130,714 7Jd