COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XI, Issue 4094, 28 December 1874, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

New Zeaxaxd Heraxd Office, Saturday evening, Melbourne. —The Argus of the 12th reports:— Flour is unaltered, there is little inquiry, and not much offering. We arc without any sales of wheat to refer to; we quote at 5s Sd to 5s 9d for prime Northern qualities. Oats are decidedly firmer again; we hear of sales of common quality at 5s Id, and for good feeding we quote up to 5s 3d. Maize is very dull at 5s 5d to 5s Gd; there is n»*» general inquiry, but we learn of tho quittance of a considerable parcel, and stocks are now getting into much narrower compass. Sugars arc quiet, andonlytradesalesare reported. Brewing crystals have been disposed of at £34 to £36. We also hear of a brewer's parcel of Slioobridse's 1574 hops (a very

fine sample) ho-vhig been placed at tho extreme figure of 2s. sales of new currents are reported at Gd. We continue to note a very considerable demand iudeed for teas, chiefly in boxes. One line of 2000 boxes congous is stated to have changed hands at about Is Sid; in another case about 1000 boxes were got rid of" at Is to Is 3d and Is sd. Half-chests have also found buyers; a lino of low con* gous was placed at lOd, and about, 600 packages medium to fine were quitted at Is 7d to Is lOd. In liquids tho sale of 1000 cases JJennessy's brandy is said to have been effected privately at 2Ss 4jd. Under tho hammer, SO hhds. and quarters Hennessv's were taken up at 7s IOJd, and common brandy sold at 5s 6d. Bisquit Dubouche's very old brandy realised as much as 12s Od; $50 cases JDKZ geneva, 15 battles, wero taken xip at 13s; sherries sold at £1615s to £31. £37 to £42, and £5i up to £80? red wine brought £1455; and low port was disposed of,at £34. ENGLISH COMMERCIAL. ■ Cocoanut Oil: Little business has taken placc in Sydney for w,\nt of stock; present quotations are £31 to £36 10s, according to quality. Copra continues in demand, and a parcel of Auckland of fair quality in bags recently reali-ed £2117s Gd. Cottonseed; 362 bags New Zealand sold by auction; sound at £9 to £9 ss; heated, &7 2d Gd. Kauri Gum: The large supply of U«io cases 8 casks offered by auction met a good de.svuui;, and 050 cases 8 casks sold at an irregular dust, 21s; good chips,* 36s to 395; pickings, 26i CI: ordinary to low middling, partly scraped ;.orts, 42s tc sl:s Od; middling to good middling sorts, 53s to 595; good scraped, G2s Gd to 755; fine pale, 95s to 100s; good to fine selected transparent, £5 10s to £7 10s. Paper Stuff: 70 bales half-made Zealand sold ftt £4 per ton. Cotton: "Mr. Mort reports:—" Since the date of our last there has been a decided improvement in Fiji long staples, and about 40;> bales have changed hands at from 6£d to lOd for stained and inferior, and lid to 14d for better descriptions, being an advance of fully Id per lb. We should not, however, like to lead our'friends to imagine that this is the commencement of a return to old dates, as such a consummation must, wo think, be inevitably checked by tho heavy stocks of American Sea Island cotton now lying in Liverpool, and which amount to 10,470 bales, as against 7470 at tins time last year. Ail the higher prices have been given by Continental buyers, and have been realised in London, tho Liverpool brokers finding it impossible to movo the small quantity of Fiji cotton lying in that market." CALLS AND DIVIDENDS. The following are the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below ;—

THE MAILS. Mails will close as follow:— For Thames, this day, at 5.30 p.m. For Coroniandel, this day, at 10.30 a.m. For ICapier, per Southern Cross, tliif day, at 9 a.id. For Wanganui, per st. Kilda, this clay, at 10 a.m For Kapler and Gisborne, per Pretty Jane, this day, at 3 p.m. For Whitiargi, Tairun, Opotiki, and Kapier, per Southern Cross, this day, at 3 p.m. For "Wangarei, etc., per Clyde, this day, at 4 p.m. For Hus?el'. AVangaroa, and Mongonui, per JJowena, this Monday, at 4 p.m. For- Kftwau and Matakana, per X.ady Bowen, tomorrow, at 10 a.m For the undermentioned places, per s,s. Cyphrcnes, . this day, a* follows For Sandwich Islands, United States of America, Canada, British Columbia, Central and South America, and British and Foreigu "West Indies, at 5 p.m. For the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 5 p. in. For msney orders, registered letters and newspapers, at 4 p.m. Late letters hearing ru extra feo of Gd. will be received by the mail agent on hoard up to time of sailing. For Taranaki, Southern Provinces, and Australian Colonies, per Fhoubo, on Thursday, Slat instant, st 5 p.m. v Revised Kew Zealand Postal Guides can be obtained at this office. Priec, oa. S. B. Bias, Chief Postmaster*

=• DAILY MEMORANDA. ~I>jECTiij;EB 2S. SALES: ■ -y:r:-p;-, Messrs. Samuel Cochranearid Son—Furnituio, &c., at the residence of Michael Hannaford, Esq., Remuera.ll a.m. - .1: ; Messrs. Grant and Morion—Balance of Ironmongery, Stock, &c., on the premises of Mr.'P. A, Philips, 11 a.m. Messrs. B. Tonks and Co.—The "Whaling Barque ' Martha,' noon. Mr. G. W. Binney—orange3, Apples, Plums, Pears, &c., 3 p.m. - COURTS: Police Court, 10.30 a.m. AMCTSEMEISTS: Prince of Wales Theatre, 8 p.m. City Hall—Christian Concert Company's Gsand Musical Festival, 8 p.m. Lorne-streot Hall—Social Gathering of Court City of Auckland, A.0.F., 6.50 p.m. Panmure Hall—Grand Vocal and Musical Entertainment, S p.m.

Calls — ,C 3. d. Bate. Black Angel 0 10 — Dec. 2G 1 Nil Desperandum ..010 — Jan. 13 Lincoln Castle .. .. 0 10 — Jan. 13 Kxeliange 0 10 — Jan 13 Vanguard 0 0 0 — Jan. 13 Dividends — Tol;atea 0 5 0 — Jan. 1