COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XI, Issue 3949, 9 July 1874, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

AUVKI.A-NI) STOCK AND MINING REPORT. <"■ .tatjons—Julv S. 1574.

.\'E-.r Zealand Herald Office. Wednesday evening. The Custoas ilu!!.-s collected to-day amounted to £j7S I'i 3.1. 'i'hr-following are the items:— £ s. d. P.r-.ndv, 2t;4 calltns 159 C 10 i;,..-.ov\, iiffillom 5 12 (.; Wine 14-2 gallons 25 1 S l'uni colonial. SlO pallons .. .. 1)3 3 S 8.-iudy, colonial. 20 gallons .. .. li 12 0 lie r (fettled", -Jl gallons .. .. 513 ft T-α 52.'lbs 20 10 0 Su'ir, 25s 1 lbs 10 15 1 Tobacco. 127 lbs 15 17 (i Kk-e 2:00 IN 5 1G S K-TO-ene 4i.0 gallons 10 0 0 vivilorem 11l 0 0 Sundries 9 13 5 Mfli'.ovuxf.—The Melbourne Argus of the 27th ult r>-i.orts:— In the import markets business is extreinoly •i»iot, and an unpleasant feeling of heaviness i.rer,-.ii~. lirc-rulstulfs cannot be moved, and should tli" rrr' r ent duiness continue it is more than probable ilia' Hour will ?o lower, even in the face of the high price .-.til] rur.nr.'d for wheat. There is no inquiry for i.i'rcl- "-'.-d it is rjuite impossible to give any reliable 'inouiiioß. lic.lders would take £13 15s, but we understand that -IS 10s ™ offered for a large line and refused Between these figures, however, business might be don>'. We liia-c not heard of any alteration in the mill pri'.'ft of .e"i4 ">' to £14 10s, bags returned, and tiuot itions for bakers' lots generally are unchanged, uf wlu-'it there is very little offering in the market. Good to tine samples are worth Us 4d to Cs od. oats r.ro steadily looked after, but we have no speciil business to refer to ; quotations for feeiiing range from 5a to 5s 4ld. Maize is also inactive. We do not hear", howerer, of anything being offered under yesterday's ij uotations of 4s 10d to 4s lid. Sugars are not moving freely. To teas yesterday's operations hare imparted a very much improved tone: inquiries have been stirred up, »nd the prospect of a better demand is more decided. Trade sales of medium congous are m,ntjnr,ed at Is 0d nnd Is 7d. Transactions in salt continue to be effected. A line of 153 tons, coarse iii;d lino to land ex Galatea, has changed hands on private terms. Holders are upheld in their determination to advance the price for trade parcels by the small (iiuntity advi't-rt by the incoming mail. At the am tiou sal.: of brandies this forenoon, old vintages cl:ielly were =.>ld, and 10s lid to 13s 3d was realised, the latter hciug paid for Jules Robin's dark ISUS. Marteli's 1≤72. pale, brought 9s 3jd, and Otard's 1572, wa.i suld at >s Oα. Case brandies were at the same time quitted at -_'2-i !OUI to SOs. Geneva was disposed of at 14s G-!. .IDKZ", 20-bottle cases, were sold priv.i;.' yat lCs '.'-I. Cherries were disposed of at £23 10s rate r-.j i.-st at CfA: line and eordage. sjd; Oax, £1!); >"cw Zcal..!id sailed ccwhides, 5d to 53tJ.

! ENGLISH COMMERCIAL. The iC.'fOp-vtn -'•/.'..' of the 15th reports the followi:v'■■> ab.iut tiio present position of Au-.tralian and >ew Z'-alaiid produce in the London market:— 'Ji:i;cn-htii.i eof.o.i. ordinary, SJd up to S?d for tine; Fin t 2!d i.urlb., as in quality, with but modemic »;.li-s: 1W bales Fiji sold at tijd to 15d; Hides • iiii.-: ■!) ■:.::.,»■!, Sydney first hea\y at GJd toUJd; iir.--. ::,-;i-.. <;;.!: second s»il. New Zealand, fair :21st R-.avy, 6W: first light, CJd to cow, CW; n-.-o-.! cl-ys. :.'d to f.'J.l. Leather dull »t lO.ld to ls'Jd per lb New Zealand hemp irregular of sale present q«oi.i!:oi.-s li ii-f con.mon, CIS 10s; fair, JElil 10s: «o>l. jC'M to £•_-: and fine, £27 10s per ton. Tallow has rir;v.u:red U to Is <;d per cwt.; the latest rates are mutton, fair to guod. 37s Cd to 3Ss Gd; beef, 25s 9d to 30j 0.1. I'.-f.urvod mr:ats are quoted lower, 41b. and Mb. -.nv.tton, srl: 2lb. mutton, Gd; 21b., 41b., and Clb. '....-'■f, cjd [•"r lb.: fancy meats also sharing the deprttsii.'U. The supply and consumption of meat and 11-jiir -.:)■:.■.;: li.i'aac-. Adelaide wheat is quoted at GOs j to 07-pe--;:*■■ Ibj.: flojr, 47s to 4Ss, and Melbourne, I 4."i4 t'j 40s per 2*j lbs. Sydney cocoanut oil. 31s to 35s ].er en:.. <:>:v<l mimosa bark ij much wanted AdeI laiile ielli:ig at JCa Wα to .CIO; Tasmanian, £7 10s to x'.i i«:r tin. .Although there has been somewhat more competition at th* wool sales, prices have not recover. •! fr :m thi> depression noticed in our last. 50 casi s N'<-w Zealand glue sold at 20s to 4Gs: one lot gix'l il.ii: at 51s per cwt. Coccanut oil is steady but iuictiv-- *: tl.c fallowing ({ustatinns: Cochin. 333 to 3Hs: Ce/lon, Dij di to 355; aud Sydney, 31s to 35s psr cwt.

CALLS. . The following are the current calls payable in the companies named below:— Calls- £ s. d. DateCure 0 1 6 — July 13 Exchango 0 1 0 — July J 3 Sons of Freedom ..050 — July l=

I Business Closing Prices. ' done. Buyers. Sellers. !':l = .J.- , f -■.-.•.• Xo:l1:iai'. — — .£1715/ Nj4;i..:. a ;r;.-.::i£.. ..I — — 70' S. l:. li.-m-iiitt.! .. 50/ 40/ — .-l.-uilar'l Ir.suranoe .. — 1?' 13' KijUisnl: .. .. T!i:i:u » Him .. ..| — S4.C — Uiiii.;i Si h ai.d Door' — £910' — MIMN-tl. I MoA!!:it»ir: .. ..| 40/ — — c.-.ti.-<I..it!:<.:i . ..I — .£07,0 £015' City/ Luii'i.m ..I — 28 'C 30/ l;ir'cl-n:-):......! .. ..| — 30/ — i;c) ( '..:ii I'-iii. d'.'ilb'c .. — ll'ti — lr.Vi.-rr.L;.< .... — — 3't> j;isiiiii>-i .... — — 7/ OKI 'U ii.ui .... — 60/ — Union I ■<•:,.•■ 15/ — — Ciiy o;" V --V .. .. — 10/3 11/ .'uro 17/. 19/ IS/ 19/ 1 • ; i .. .Liii .. 2. i>, 2/3 ] 2/ 2 3 _i:..-il IJrr 2' I — 2/6 J. NjiWMAM, Chairmau. I