COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 10400, 23 August 1897, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

The amount of revenue collected at the Customhouse on goods cleared for consumption to-dav was £1,049 6s Id. Greymouth last week exported 4 401 tons, while Westport shipped 6,844 tons. MINING NOTES. The Clyde Dredging Company washed up on Saturday for 9Coz, making 28Soz, value £1,10316s for the week; Dunedin dredge, 320z for five days, GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. report that'prices ruled as under at their auction sale to-day : Oats.—We submitted a few lines, medium to fair feed, which sold under rather weak competition at 1s 10 Jd to Is lid per bushel. Por lines suitable for shipment there has been more inquiry, but at prices which are no improvement on those current last week. We quote: Prime milling 2s Id to 2s 3d; seed lines, 2s 2d to 2s 6d: good to* best feed, Is lid to 2s; medium to good, Is lOd to Is lid per bushel (sacks extra). .. Wheat.—Sales are difficult to effect although prices are nominally unchanged. Potatoes.—The market is fully supplied and values slightly easier. We quote: Best Northern Derwents. £2 12s 6d to £2 15s; best Southern Derwents, £2los to £2l2s 6d per ton (sacks in). Chaff.—Despite the wet weather a fair quantity was on offer to-day, and prices were lower than might have been expected. Best oaten sheaf sold at £3 7s 6d ;o £3los; medium to good, £3 to £3 5s par ton (bags extra).