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New Zealand Herald, Volume XI, Issue 3847, 12 March 1874, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Xew Zealand llkkald OiUco. "Wednesday evening. The Customs duties to-day amounted to £1,871 13s lid. The following are the items :— Brandy (ease), imported, 102J gallons £01 13 0 Brandy (bulk), do., 104 gallons .. 98 8 11 Rum, do., 75 gallons .. .. .. 42 4 10 Geneva, do., 7Si gallons .. .. 47 o 2 Whiskey, do., 73 gallons .. .. 43 1G 0 Old Tom, do., 35 gallons .. .. 21 0 0 "Whiskey (colonial), 31 gallons.. .. 9 G 0 Brandy, do., 20 gallons 8 13 r» Rum, do., SO gallons 23 10 5 Tea, 1,015 lbs. .. .. .. .. 26 2 C Sugar, 1,343 lbs 5 11 11 Tobacco, 124 lbs. .. .. .. .. 15 10 O Candles, 1,500 lbs. G 5 0 Flour, S.UO2A centals 337 11 11 Malt, 410 bushels 31 4 0 Ad valorem 1,006 19 8 Sundries 20 7 2 Syp.vkv.—The S. M. Ilcrald of the 3rd instant reports:—ln the import markets there was very little doing, the state of the roads in the interior being still in so bad a condition a&to prevent the transmission of supplies to the interior* The demand for breadstuff's !a steady, and prices firm for trade quantities. Fish is in seasonable request, and quotations hardening. In liquors, wc hear of small sales of bulk ale and bottled stout at iate rates. Sugars are dull of sale; the cargoes recently to hand are going into store for the present. A. large shipment of salt arrived to-day from Liverpool, but as it was almost the only one cleared during the month for this port it will not afFect prices, which are tolerably firm at present. Meluovp.ne.—Tho Melbourne Aryu#, of February 2S, the latest to hand, gives the following ao the stato of the markets:—ln tho import market business today has shewn no improvement whatever. For trade requirements, however, moderate sales continue to be effected. BreadstufTs are still hardening. Flour is selling in bakers' lots at £14 10s to £H 15s, and there is more desire evinced to get into stock. There are no pn.rcch oflYrr £ im;<l«jv *~" . .v v/hit:h lmsinr?.s bas buun truuiu'jicu. Al ino auction bales this fore-

noon very little wheat was offered; close on 400 bags were sold at 6s 3d to Gs 4d, and in the face of the advancing tendency evinced, it la generally allowed that to get hold of a good parcel of prime quality, Gs jQ might be paid. For small lots this price has already been given. Oats are saleable at fair rates; a parcel of milling lias again been placed at 5s 6d, and ÜBder the hammer about 430 bags of feeding were quitted at 4s 8d to 5s 2d. Maize is rising in value, and quotaUons are firm now at 5s Od to sslod. For a pwcelo second-rate quality, however, 53 8d was accepted. Hie stock on hand is very light indeed. For * moderate demand for trade purposes is reported; one grainy yellows have been quitted at .€25. There is more doing in teas; fine to finest congous are in demand. "We hear of 500 half-chests having been taken at is 9d to 2s 2d; boxes are scarce, and sales are making at improved rates. Shipments per Poonab, Tartar, and Crested "Wave were offered tlixs afternoon; the Poonah's was sold, all faults, at 73d to 103 d* the o -3r Hnds realised Is 3jd to Is 4*d for medium congous; half-chests ord ? uary were placed at 11(1; about ISOO packages in all were cleared off. The first of the new 1574 Taswauim hops have just readied market. A few bales of Jamieson's have been sold at Is 9d; the qu-ilisy is reported as very good. Candles, imported brands, are in request. AVe also learn of the disposal of a large line of Kitchen s white petrolines at 103 d; sale:! of mining petrolines are also making at lOjd. Messrs. Goldsborough report of hides: —Although the imports to this colony from New Zealand have been very moderate, we cannot report higher rates for wet salted hides. The market remains steady at lite prices, viz.; — Victorian, 4'd to f)*d, and New Zealand, s}d to ssd per lb. Uutchers'" hides, freshly slaughter, are in goorl request, and sell readily at the following prices, accordng to quality and weights;—Ox 21s to 33s each; cow hides, 13s to 23s each; aud calf skins, 7sd per lb. &