COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4459, 28 February 1876, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Njtw Zealanb Herald Office, Saturday evening. Tho Customs receipts for the week ended to-day, amounted as follows : — Duties .. .. •• •• £3,203 9 4 Lighthouse dues .. .. 21 7 0 Merchant Shipping fees.. 16 13 3 Arms fees .. .. .. 7 6 0 Other receipts .. .. .. 4 8 0 Total .. .♦ £3,253 4 4

Lyttleton, Feb. 21.—'l lic Lyttdton Times reports :—lmport trade has been quiet during the week, but there is a fair up-country business being done by traders. Stocks of English goods have been again increased by the arrival of the Kangitikei on "Wednesday last, from London- Goods by recent arrivals have come freely to hand, and most importers are more anxious to push sales. The consignee ol the Canterbury portion of the Queen of the South's sugar, consisting of 200 tons, has not succeeded in placing it in Dunedin : the vessel brings it on here. There is a fate demand still for first whites and yellow crystals at late quotations. Spirits are very quiet. Hennessy's case brandy finds buyers at 318, bulk, Ss. Some fair sales of bottled stout have taken place at lis 3d to lis Gd.. Ale in glass is neglected. The first Basß' in bulk will find a ready market, but the outlet is very limited. Sales of prime 1875 Kent hops have been made at Is 104 d to Is lid ; arrivals are moderate. Timber remain as unsaleable as ever, with no immediate prospect of improvement. Cement meets with a sale te arrive at 203 6d, notwithstanding rather large supplies advised. Galvanised iron remains dull, and is offering at very low prices. Cornsacks are rather more firmly held, and there are fewer sellers at under lis for full weights, and then only for moderate parcels. The past due San .Francisco mail was delivered to-day, with dates to December 16. The Suez mail may be expected at the Bluff about Monday.

THE SALISBURY, The following is the analysis of cargo on board the ship Salisbury, 1094 tons, from London, which arrived in port yesterday:— Plain cottons, £397 ; coloured cottons, £340; printed cottons, £52 ; woollens and worsteds, £1274; flannels, £1352 ; linen in bales, £67 ; linen in cases, £'6; cottons and woollens, £33S ; shawls and mantles, £851 ; millinery, £194; hosiery, £523 ; haberdasher}-, £1494; umbrellas, £234; cambric handkerchiefs, £102; cotton handkerchiefs, £5; cotton and linen shirts, £454; apparel, £4090; blankets, £23136 ; carpets and rugs, £509; felt.hats and "caps, £SSS; dressed leather, £410; wrought leather, £241 ; saddlery, £1069 ; table baize, £97'; rails and general machinery, ; £4545;- books, £1S; paper,, 224 eirfc;. stationery, £58; upholstery, £5; tin \rare,

£28l3:. brushware, £43; pianos. flSO; clocks x »nd' watches, £12S ; ingi material, £13; inrtS^k". -WSreranU-. cutlery, •13'Jtons;"" galvanized iran, M*P 'lead;c2 tons; iron 9 \tora,; jjpaint; .colours,: £18; flint glas^£34chma-and earthenware, £IS7 ; .glass,, bottles, £52; 'corda-e, £77; brandy in bnlk, 11/7 gallons; brandy in case,-450 gallons; ram,-,179S gal-. lons ; geneva, 472 gallons ; British spirits in .case, 141 gallons; beer.m'bnlk, 35'barrel3 : o£ 33 gallons; malt, 54 quarters; 16 cases ; bacon and liams79"cwtr; .assorted oilmen's: stores, £30 ; vinegar, 1250 gallons ; cocoa, 5 ewt.j caustic soda, 10 tons; candles, 335 cwt. ; soap, 23 cvrt. ; raisins, 36 " cwt. ; apothecary ware,; £157; saltpetre, S cwt.*; tea, 62 cwt. Total, "£27,800. THE CITS' OF AUCKLAND. The following is the analysis o£ cargo shipped at this port per ship City of Auckland, for London :— & a. d. Wool—ll3G bales, 436,347 lbs ' .. 28,380 5 9 Kauri guiii—l62o cases, 166$ tons .. 6,221 0 0 Leather— 50 bales, 35,487 lbs .. .. 4,159 0 0 Cotton—9s bales .. .. .. .. 2,100 0 0 Pearl shtdl—ll6 cases, 10 tons .. .. 1,200 0 9 Tallow 110 casks, 33£ tons .. .. 1,00110 0 Mixml minerals—l7l tons .. .. 604 0 0 Paintings—B cases .. .. •» .. CSO 0 0 490 bags, 30 tons .. .. .. 600 0 0 Personal effects -12 cases .. .. .. 250 0 0 Timber—2s2 pieces, 40,000 feet .. 200 0 0 DruggLt* sundries—l case .. . .. 160 0 0 Hoot uppers-3 trunks, 451 pairs .. 114 14 6 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 85 0"0 Slag—s .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 Zinc—sS ingots, 2J tons 40 0 0 Bonfs—s3 bags, 4 tons .. .. .. 40 0 0 Coal—ll tons 17 0 0 Hair—2 biles, 783 lbs .. .. .. 5 0 0 £45,977 10 3