COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XII, Issue 4395, 14 December 1875, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald Office, The Customs revenue to-dsy amounted™ 7»6d. Messrs Samuel Cochrane and Son offered to-day by order of the City Council, the lease for Gβ years of live allotment 3 in Hepburn-street. Lots 1 and 2 only were sold, and these realised a rental of £12 per annum each. For a term of eight years lot A, with a frontage of C 9 feet to Karangahape road, and a fourroomed cottage thereon, sold for £24 per annum. Lot 13, 37 feet frontage, and four-roomed cottage, £18. .Lot 0, with 31 feet frontage, *nd flve-roomed cottage, £18 per annum. In the estate of 11. M. Jorvis, allotment 12, containing 24 perches. In Newcastle, fetched £18; and allotment 25. 37 perches. £20. 104 acres, Walwera. being allotment No. 105, eold for 12b 6d per acre. Lot 12, of subdivision ol allotment 2. MoDgonui, 0a Cd per acre. The eight acres and villa residence, Parawai, was withdrawn. VICTOBIA. The Argus of the 27th ultimo says:—ln the Import markets business has been without animation, and seldom Los so quiet a day been passed in commercial circles, scarcely »n enquiry haa been experienced, and even for ordinary trade wants only tho most trifling tales have licen reported. Breadstuffs hare been particularly slow, both iluiir and wheat having been treated with the utmost neglect. Klour is still quoted at £13 S3: no transactions have, however, hoes retarded. Wheat has been more particularly

dull, the millers having shewn much less desire to operate in the market, owing to the lower rates now Quoted in Adelaide, Tuere has been more offering, but great difficulty has been experienced inJselHng. Quotations still rule at 6s 7d to 63 8d for prime Northern, and a small parcel was sold at the latter figure. OaU maintain llrmness, though no special business has reached us; 3s Sd t03310d is wanted for good to milling qualities, nnd common to good feed are now saloablo at Ss 5d to 3s 7d. AlatzQ is steady at S3, aud thoro is a moderate tracto demand experienced. Sugars havo been less noticed, the large quantities disposed of in the course of the week having so amply supplied requirements for the present. In liquids, wo note the quittance of Hennessys pale braudy. 1S71), at Ss 7d. Mixing brandy was disposed of at 3s 3d. Twiss and Browning's 10 per cent. o.p. rum was placed at 3s 3d; and yellow seal geneva was sold at V2s 6d. The usual weekly sale of wool, held by Messrs. Hustings, Cuningham and Co., took place at their stores this afternoon, and attracted a full attendance of buyers. Competition was maintained with spirit, and the result of the sale shewed that prices were fully up to the rates obtained last week. The sales by auction and privately amounted to 1457 bal«s, greasy fetching from Sii to 14jd for a small lot from the Western District; scoured, 104 to 19Jd per Hi.; fleece, 17d to 21d per lb. The very landsome cabinet, containing 32 samples of wool for exhibition at Philadelphia, was on view to-day, and was universally ndniired by a large number of visitors. The wool represented some of tho choicest clips of this colony and Kiverina, which were as near perfection as possible, both in get up and condition. CALLS AND DIVIDENDS. Tlin following aro the current calls and dividends payable in the companies named below :— Calls— £ s. d. Date. Tairua 0 I 0 — Dec. 13 Stir of the South ..004 — Jan. 12 DIVIDKMD— A.S.P. Co 30p.c. — Dec. 13