Commercial.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 681, 19 January 1866, Page 4

Commercial.

I AUCKLAND. New Zralind Herald Office, Thursday evening. The Customs Revenue received to-day amounted to £340 7s. od. WELLINGTON. NoLhwilhstimiing tlie braak caused by the Christma. i holidays, wo ;.ro glad to be able to noto a special improvement in the business of the past month of a mors than ordinoiy character. With t;ome few exceptions, all dencriptions of goods iiro quitted at payahlo rates, and as our stocks on hand urn exceedingly moderate, and thero is au absenca of all over speculation, wo may reasonably infer that a healthy state of trade is likely to predominate for some time to come. Iho cargoes of the ."lames Lister and Wild Duck, proved welcomo additions! to our diminished stocks—in some instance's suspiciously low—and quotations i.ro retained at a more moderate figure than they otherwise would have been, had these vessels been linger delayed. Draught ale and porter in moderate supply at £7 10s to £8 for porter: £8 10s to £9 for alos of esteemed brands. Bottle l beer 12s Gd to 13s 6d per dozen, duty paid. Brandy—Kartell's and Henne.-sy's 8s 3d to Ss 6d per gallon, usual supply. BJP. rum 3s fid to 3s 9d—stock. Geneva—JDKZ and anchor brands—l3s Bd. Winea—small enquiry. Tobacco and cigars havo been more enquired for lately, but the large stocks and heavy duty preclude any chance of much improvement in price. Good twist is worth Is 6d to Is 6d, and No. 2 Manilla Havanah shaped cigar.", 50-s to 555. Sugars have advanced from ±'3 to £5 per ton on our last quotations, and show evident of retaining their rise. 'J'ho stocks of Mauritius sugars are light, and there is good enquiry for all the sorts required for preserving purposes. Teas are dull, and stocks moro than sufficient to meet tha demand, which cannot be forced by low prices. Good congou, 2s 7d to 2s 9d. Coffee.—Manila, l'ld per lb. Plantation do., lGd. Flour.—Arrivals of Chilian flour from Otago have caused a decline in price, and it is now worth £23 to £23 per ton. There is an increasing demand for station supplies a!, this period of the year which will prevont any material fall below present quotations, and wc tbink it moro than probable that prices will rule higher in another month Colonial Produce. —Corned fcutter, Is Gd to Is Bid: Sperms Candles have advanced in price, and arc now worth Is lid for Price's (so. 1. Soap.—Thero has been some little improvement done in this article within the last few days in consequence- of the rise that has taken place in the adjacent colonies, and it is quoted at 42s to 44s per cwt. Colonial Produce. —Tallow, mutton, £28 to £30 per ton ; tallow, beef, £26 to £28 per ton; tallow, mixed, £27 to £29 per ton ; hides, salted, wot, 9s to 12s each; hides, sun dried, 2s to 3s each ; wool, greasy, 7d to 9d; wool fleece, la tol Vd. —Independent January 13.