Commercial Intelligence.

New Zealand Herald, Issue 12, 10 December 1863, Page 4

Commercial Intelligence.

The following is the report of the sale of wharf ■dues, toils, Ac., liekl by Mr. S. Cochrane, yesterday : —The tolls leviable at the two gates at Newmarket, purchased by Mr. Wrigley, for £200 per month ; the feeß leviable at the Slaughter House, Newmarket, purchased by Mr. Thomas Shove, for £28 per month ; the fees leviable for the supply of water from the watering place, Wynyard pier, purchased by Mr. Robert Brown, lor £4 10s. per month; the tolls leviable at the Queen-street wharf and weigh bridge, purchased by itr. .Tolm Russell, for £177 10s. per month. The crane dues are postponed for a week, in order that the Provincial Law Oilieer should make the conditions of letting more explicit and satisfactory. lIOBAKT TOWN. The following is from the Mercury of the 19th lilt :— '* The continuance of inclement weather has much interfered with business, and consequence, we have no alteration to report in any description of produce again to-day. The ' Circassian,' from Laun£eston has brought 4500 bushels of wheal, hut as its i'oining has been notified for some weeks, its arrival cannot at all ailed previously existing quotations." I. A tJNCESTOX. We take tin: following from Hie Chronicle of the lSlh ult:—" Considerable quantities of wheat and flour have been exported hence lately. The ' Alma' ffi.kes nway 115 tons of Hour, 2.100' bushels of bran, ftnd other produce to the Mauritius. Wheat is becoming scarce, and is in brisk demand at ss. per bushel. Bran. Is. 'Id. Flour, firm at Cll 10s. to £12 pep ton. Oafs, nominal at Os. per bushel. The ' Northam' brings advicis of the shipment of large from Great Britain to Victoria and New ssi\aland. Potatoes remain at.CI 10s. to £1 155., bags ill. The ' Havilah' takes away 30 tons to-day, and • the 1 Alina' 43 tons. • j