COMMERCIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2135, 24 October 1867, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Lyttelton Times Office, Wednesday Evening. . The Customs revenue collected at Chriatchurch to-day, amounted to £239 Is 9d. The following were the items;— Wine, 177 gallons,,3oj 8s; spirits, 23G gallons, 138Z 17s 8(1; spirits 1 sample 2s 6dj tea, 481 lbs, 122 Oj 6d; tobacco, 351 lbs, 131 17a Gd; chicory, 418 lbs, 61125; musjard, o cases, 313s 7d. The Customs revenue collected, at Lyttelton this day, amounted to .£163 8s Bd. The following were the items: — , Spirits, 27 gallons, Mi 4s; wine, 28 do, 51125;

rjrar, 11,200 lbs, 40? 13i 4d; toa, 114 lbi, 2n.7f1, cnudlcß, 1250 lbs, a 4a 2d; tobacco, 110 lbs, 131 IBs i coffee, 031 lbs, 11? 12i Od; kcroimo, 1692 gala. 89? 16s,* pianos, 3 cases, 11 2s 6d; draflerr, S cases, B{Es 6d; mustard,.lo canes, 21 69 XOd; carts, 6 pkffi, II 16a! harness, 1 oase, 2i_ 9s Gd; light dues, 11 10s 3d: morchrrat skipping fiies, 6s.

At the Carlton cattle sale yards, to-day, 46 head of cattle were yarded. The attendance was good, and prices realized were satisfactory. 11. Matson and Co. sold 26 head, at the following prices Milch cows, £10; store cows, £5 15s to £8; two-year old it«era, £1 each j twelve to eighteen months steers, £4 2s 6d to £5 12a Gd; twelve to eighteen month heifers, £4 7s 6d to £6 2s 6d, In consequence oi the great amount of business done at these yards, Mr Money finds it necessary to enlarge them.

Wilson and Alport report a large attendance of buyers and sellers at the Carlton Yards on this day. About 60 head of cattle sold at full rates ; cows from £lO 10s to £l6; 3-year old steers £lO to £l4 ; choice heifers £lO 5s to £1110s; yearling «t»era £3 17s Gd to £5 12s 6d.

Christchurch. lyttelton. £ 8. d. £ b. d. Wine 43 19 6 ... 4819 0 Spirits 319 4 6 ... 229 18 6 Beer, bottled ... 14 6 3 ... 80 10 0 Stou?, bottled ... 415 0 ... 00 0 Tea 06 18 0 ... 63 14 6 Coffee # 6 0... 00 0 Sugar 00 0 ... 12418 3 Tobacco 117 6 3 ... 73 13 9 Cigars 0 3 0 ... 00 0 Candles 0 0 0 ... 212 1 Cheese ... ... 00 0 ... 23 5 Goods— Per measurement 208 2 7 ... 126 3 6 Per wight ... 60 11 9 ... 95 1411 Ad valorem ... 00 0 ... 218 6 Other duties ... 316 6 ... 34 8 2 Light dues ... 010 8 ... 11 010 Arms fees ... 00 0 ... 04 0 Pilotage and harbour dues ... 00 0 321510 Merchant shipping fees 00 0 ... 016 0 Pilotage exemption fee 00 0 ... 5 5 0 Total ... £BB4 0 0 ~.£1106 4 9 The whole amounting to £1970 4s 9d. Horitiki.—The TPest Coast Times of Oct. 21, reports We are glad to be able to give a more satisfactory account of business in the import market for the past week, several of the vessels detained in the roadstead having succeeded in reaching the wharf, including the Christina John Bullock, Bungaree, Lizzie Coleson, the Isabella, lighter, with cargo from several steamers, and some smaller craft, making a very desirable addition to stocks, and although coming to hand late in the week, the resumption of activity has been very perceptible. Markets have not been closely tested at the auction marts, a considerable portion of goods landed going into store for trade purposes. We understand half the cargo of flour, ex Bungaree, was placed privately at £l7, the balance been held for £lB, fully maintaining the tone of the market in our last report; other staples are without material alteration. There has been more enquiry for first-class pale brandy, but no improvement in price has transpired. Cereals have not been offered freely: at auction, oats have realised 3s 68 to 3s 9d; bran, Is 7d to Is 8d; potatoes, £6. New landed parcels would probably realise a considerable improvement on these rates. The amount of import duties collected at the customs for the week, amounted to £lßßllßs 4d.

The following remarks on Australian and New Zealand Securities, are from Westgarth's Circular of Aug, 15 The principal Australian and New Zealand Government Stock hold a satisfactory position in the state of the market. In moat instances they have made a further advance in price sinco the: preceding circular of July 28. Thiß has been most conspicuous in some stocks that had been shortly before depressed by new issues being placed in considerable amounts upon the market, and Queensland bonds (both descriptions), have in particular recovered a further 2J- per cent. In other Australian bonds, the New South-Wales 6 per cents, 1888-95, and 1867-76 (by drawings) are each about 1 per cent, -higher. In Victoria 6 per cents,, the Eailway Xoan is J per cent., and the Water Supply 1 per cent higher, and the short term stocks are also in more demand at about £ per cent, adrance. Tasmania? may tie quoted about 1 per cent, higher. The New Zealand 8 per cents, March and September, are 1$ per cant,,' and the Juno and December 1 per cent, higher respec ively, The 6 per cents, are also 1 per cent,; higher, The chief Provincial bonds are also rather highor. There has not been muoh demand, but holders are indisposed to sell excepting at advancing prices. Wellington 8 per cents, and Otago 8 and 8 per cents, and Canterbury Kailway Loan may all be quoted rather higher.

Exports from 14th to 19th Oct;, 1887. For b, read bushels; c, cwt,; g, gallons; p, packages; f, feet; t, tons: bs, bottles. £ Tanks, 15 Whale oil, 1460 Whalebone, 1 p g ... 45 '220 35 £300 STOCKS 15 B02ID For Week ending Oct. 19, 1867. 1 Delivered Goods. M V £ 1 © o S -a n a" 0 It M TJ 0 .£ 'a 1 i •4 f 1 0 © A © 3 ! a *s flj T3 § H A 8 § n m Brandy, \ hhds Do, cases ... Geneva, red cose Do, green case Rum, J hhds Do, cases ... Whisky, Do, cases ... Bw. gin,Jhhds Do, cases ... Other spirits, I hhds . ... Do, cases ... Wine, hhds Do, cases ... Ale and beer, hhds Do, casks ... Do, cases ... Tobacco, trcs Do, i do .. Do, boxes .. Do, unmanufactured hds Do, bales .. Cigars, cases lea, chests Do, J do „ Do, boxes .. 911 1203 1469 256 161 8 429 1392 229 1079 7 245 300 1614 3468 1238 3400 7 26 .222 85 148 26 3 136 352 on 3 2 7 6 2 9 4 4 38 84 4 8 1 2 31 23 11 30 1 10 4 65 20 6 1 1C 905 1165 1385 258 169 8 421 1391 227 1048 7 245 284 1603 3473 1238 3370 7 25 227 84 148 17 3 81 322 Coffee, casks Do, bags .. Snuff, lbs .. Sugar, pkgs.. Chicory, cases Chocolate, do Oilmen's atrs pkga Paper, pkgs,. Z\ 19 102 180 118 121 mi 284 105 if 20 19 102 416 118 121 4077 2 The following is the Customs revenue collected at Christctiurch and Lyttelton, from Oct 16 to Oct 22;—