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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9095, 2 July 1888, Page 4

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New Zealand Hkkald Office, Saturday afternoon. The Customs receipts to-day amounted to £119s 7d.

Comparative Return showing the amount of Customs Duties Collected for the quarters ending respectively 30th June, 1888, and 30th June, 1887.

Messrs. Arthur and Buddle's Weekly Report.—Produce of all kinds has been in fair demand ; in some cases the supply has not been equal to the demand, and prices have advanced, but little left on hand. Potatoes haTe improved in price ; all on hand, both local and Southern, was cleared out at Friday's auction. Onions have not been brought forward in such large quantities; prices firmer; all cleared out. Pumpkins in smaller supply; all sold. Carrots, turnips, and mangolds are firmer; supply not so great; all cleared out. But few vegetables entered. Grain, chaff, bran, etc., quiet; stocks light. Cheese : All godd quality sold readily at fair prices; only a few inferior on hand. Butter : The supply of fresh was not at all equal to the demand; all to hand sold at Is Oid t</ Is 2Jd per lb.; no first-class salt butter entered, — called ''prime" by the makers was not up to the mark, and a lot sent in as "first-class" was not even medium quality. There is a demand for first-class ; medium moves off fairly well, but little demand for inferior. Bacon and hams : A very large quantity both local and South- • ern entered and solo.; a great deal of it was of inferior quality. Some of our local enrers do not get it thoroughly 3alted, and much of it is Very roughly Rot up; it i.» often reserved at a price far beyond the value. It is very unwise to put reserves on any kind of produce; as a rule it will bring its value, and generally sell best when first brought in. Honey: Very little brought forward. Poultry: There was a large supply of fowls; none brought particularly high prices, yet the average price was much better. But few ducks entered; these were not in good condition. No geese. Turkeys were in fair supply. No pigs entered ; many buyers ; there was great disappointment. Dead rabbits were brought forward in large quantity, and all sold well, bringing 6Jd each. Fruit: Local apples of very fine samples have come to hand from Kaipara, NVaikato, Papakura, and all have sold well. Those from the Woodstock orchard, Papakura, were a beautiful sample—large, even, bright, sound, and firm; the whole brought 3d to 3jd per pound. A convincing proof that if proper care was taken by all orchardists, New Zealand can supply her people with all the apples they require, of a far superior quality to those sent here from America or Hobart. Lemons : But few to hand; some very small ones, a fair demand. Hobart apples are of inferior quality; good prices have been obtained. Household furniture and requisites have not been in great demand. Only six sale* by auction this week ; they have al! been well attended. Two sales for drapery, clothing, &c, at the mart on Monday and Thursday. A fair amount of business was done at satisfactory prices. One sale of household furniture at the mart on Wednesday. Bidding was very languid ; prices ruled low. There was a sale of properties by order of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, which drew together a large number of persons, on Tuesday, after which there wero sold a quantity of flower bulbs, at fair prices. Two sales of poultry, produce, fruit, &c, on Tuesday and Friday. The market-day sale was very largely attended; brisk bidding, good prices, large business done. The following are the highest and lowest prices obtained Fowls, Is Id to Is 9d; young, 10d to Is Id; chicks, 5d to 7d ; turkeys, 2s 5d to 4s; ducks Is 2d to Is Cd ; Spanish fowls, Is 5d to as Id ; Cochins, is 10d; game Is Cd to 2s Id; pigeons, 7d to 9d ; cockatoo!!, 6s to 8s; canaries, 7s 9d to 9s 3d; dead rabbits, 6Jd each ; potatoes, 2s to 3s ; kidneys, seed, 4s 9d ; now potatoes, |d to id per lb; pumpkins, Is 4d to 4s ; picmclons, 3s Sd ; carrots, Is 2d to Is 5d ; cabbage, Is 2d to 2s; turnips, 3d to 7d per dozen bunches ; potatoe onions, 2d per lb; seed onions, {& to gd; cheese, new, 3d to 4J!d; old, IJd to 2id; bacon, sides, 3d to G*d ; ahoalders, ljd to 3d ; hams, 3Jd to "id ; fresh butter, Jib pats, Is lid to la 2)d per lh ; salt butter, 4d to 7d ; pastry, ljd to 3}d ; honey, in small tins, 2\i; lard, 4 ] d ; comb, section, 2Jd ; local apples," 2Jd to 3?d; lemons, 0d to Is 7d; Hobart apples, us to 7s 9d per case ; fowl wheat, Is M to 2s lOd ; oats, 2s 3d ; bran, 3s Od ; sharps, 4s 3d ; biscuits, IJd to 4jd ; Scotch mixtures, 6id ; tea, half-chests. Is 3d to Is 6d ; boxes, 15s to 225. Mr. Alexander AITKEN'S report for the week ending June 30th.—A good business has been done in farm and dairy produce. Prices all round a trifle, better ; the supplies have been large, but not quitx) sufficient to meet demands. Sale butter, prime quality, still stands at the late quotations ; inferior quality, slow of sale ; fair quality sells readily for local consumption. Potatoes have improved -""-nod supply; market now very bare. Onions: An improvement is at hand. Southern shippers want Id for good samples ; stocks light. Fowls ; Kvery pen was filled to excess ; prices much better all round Pigs were penned in large numbers ; prices reallv good. Vegetables: Good supply; fair prices S Supply falling off; prices further advanced foi apples. Cheese : Good supply ; late prices fullv ma i \ tuned. The »]«. wcxe largely attended mJ

competition V.risk throughout, and the following prices were obtained ;—Fowls, poor kinds, lid to Is Id ; fair Conditioned, la 3d to in wl; good 'birds, Is 7d to is rid ; loosters, Is 3d to 2s Id; pure bred fowls, various kinds, 2s 3d to Cs each ; ducks, 23 Id to 2s Sd; drakes, Is <jd to 2s Rd ; geese, none; turkeys, in large numbers, 8s 3d toss each; pigs, small, inferior, 5s Gd to 6s 3d ; good, young pigs, His to 12s 3d ; fair sized, 11s 3d to 16s Gd ; rabbits, Is 3d per pair ; dressed pork, heavy, I\A to 3d ; tish, none came to Viand ; potatoes, local, £3 to £3 10s; Canterbury*. A3 03 ; Oamarus, £3 10s ; kidney seed, £5 to £6 ; potato onions, Hd to ljd ; other onions, id to Id ; pumpkins, £2 10s to £3 ; piemslons, 4s Cd to ss; carrots, Is 4d to 2s; turnips, 6d to 9d per dozen; parsnips, 9d to Is ; celery, is ; rhubarb, ts ; maize, 3s ; wheat, 3s ; oats. Is 10d to 28 3d : bran, £4; shares, £4; chaff, £3 to £4; cabbage, Oil to Is Sd ner sick ; salt* butter, prime, 9d to Ojd ; fair, t!d to id; pool;, 4d to Cd ; really bad, Id to 2d ; fresh butter, prime, Is; other kinds, Od to lOjd ; fresh eggs, Is 4Jd to is Ctd per dozen ; honey, 2sd to 4d ; bacon, 4d to IH ; hams. 7d t" BJd; cheese, prime, 4jd to 43d; other kinds, 4d to 4Jd; old cheese, Id to 3d; apples, good, local, 2|d to 4d ; good stone pippins, 3d to 33d; small and slightly damaged apple, 2d to 2jd ; Hobart apples, 2d to 2Jd ', medlars, Id ; peanuts, lfd to 2£d; cocoalmts, 7s ; bananas, Id ; sundries sold fairly v.ell ; trees and shrubs, all could not be cleared at any price. At the sale of Mr. A. Maguire's plant the. attendance was large, and all sold well. A general improvement in agricultural products may be considered at hand, and the previous low prices about done with for the present season.

The following are the Customs receipts for the week ending June 30,1888 Duties _ — «. M £2880 5 0 Beer duty.. .. _ . '• _ 98 7 8 • light —Auckland ; _ 3 27 2 11 „ Onehunga * _ ~ 0 17 10 „ - Hokianga " _ 0 5 7 „ Thames .. .. 11 17 11 Forms and fees (S. and S. Act) - 16 18 3 Merchant Shipping _ ... 2 0 0 Other receipts _ _ — 38 10 1 ' £3070 11 8 Statement showing the amount of Customs duties collected for the month of June, 1888. Spirits, 153 per gallon .„ _ -. £4,698 6 1 Spirits, 16s per gallon _ - - 123 3 0 Spirits, 21s per gallon „ „ _ 7 16 3 Spirits, Is per gallon 6 0 6 Cigars, cigarettes and snuff, 7s per lb.. 507 14 11 Cigars, cigarettes and snuff, New Zealand Manufactured, Is per lb .. 2 15 0 Tobacco, 3s 6d per lb 3,860 15 3 Tobacco, unmanufactured, 23 per lb .. 103 0 0 Tobacco, N.Z. manufactured, Is per lb 18 10 0 Wine, 6s per gallon .. ... .. 155 7 0 Wine, sparkling, 8s per gallon .. .. 57 5 4 Wine, Australian, 5s per gallon .. 101 9 0 Ale, beer, &c. in bottle, Is 6d per gal. 163 3 0 Ale, beer, &c., in wood, Is 6d per gal. 7 10 0 Tea, 6d per lb .. .. .. .. 440 10 6 Coffee, chicory, cocoa and chocolate, 3d per lb .. .. 61 2 3 Coffee, roasted, 5d per lb .. .. 0 0 0 Sugar, molasses and glucose, Jd per lb 792 0 2 Sugar, glucose, Id per lb.. ... — 11 4 0 Goods by weight .. . . .. — 1,792 9 7 Goods, ad valorem, 25 per cent. , _ 82S 16 6 Goods, ad valorem, 15 per cent. _ 714 11 0 Goods, ad valorem, 20 per cent. „ 2,054 2 0 Goods, ad valorem, 5 per cent... _ 13 3 0 Goods, ad valorem, 1 per cent... _ 528 8 0 j Other duties not specified above _ 872 3 1 Totals _ _ £18,202 5 5 Beer duty „ _ .< _ ,< — _ £745 6 4 Gold duty _ _ '• _ _ — 191 7 S

Quarter ended Quarter ended Jane 30, '88. June 30, '87. Spirits, 16s per gallon .. £423 3 0 — Spirits, 15s per gallon .. 4,987 11 7 — Spirits, 14s 6d per gallou 9,540 13 S 14,907 13 5 Spirits, 21s per gallon .. 67 7 6 31 ■ 8 2 Spirits, Is per gallon ., 6 0 6 — Cigars and snuff, 6s per lb 1,530 0 7 1,882 9 0 Cigars and snuff, 7s per lb .. .. .. 523 9 11 — Cigars and snuff, 13 per lb .. .. .. 116 18 0 SO 16 0 Tobacco, 3s 6d per lb.., 11,146 14 3 11,030 16 5 Tobacco, 2s per lb. .. 364 2 0 209 14 0 Tobacco, Is per lb. ., 172 19 O 88 6 0 Wine, 5s 6d per gallon 481 3 1 801 ' 8 2 Wine, 6s per gallon .. 176 19 0 — Wine, 63 6d per gallon 42 10 5 109 7 0 Wine, Ss per gallon .. 61 5 4 — Wine, 4s 6d per gallon 176 19 6 157 0 7 Wine, 5s per gallon .. 101 9 0 — Beer, Is 6d per gallon 573 0 0 796 4 0 Beer, Is 3d per gallon 6 5 0 31 5 0 Tea, 4d per lb 5,537 3 10 3,625 10 6 Tea, 6d per lb. .. „ 515 13 0 — Coffee, 3d per lb. _ 303 7 6 475 7 3 Coffee, 5d per lb. _ — 0 5 0 Sugar, Id per lb. «. 13,915 14 11 14,116 5 6 Sugar, Id per lb. ... IS 13 4 — Opium, 20s per lb.. .. . 23 10 0 9 0 0 Weight 4,911 9 7 4,470 2 9 Ad valorem, 25 porcens. 1,227 17 6 568 10 5 Ad valorem, 15 per cent. 7,335 8 6 10,965 7 8 Ad valorem, 20 per cent. 2,173 16 0 1,424 0 6 Ad valorem, 5 per cent. 13 7 0 — Ad valorem, 1 per cent. 574 18 1 — Other duties .. .. 3,155 7 5 3,115 15 8 Ad valorem, 10 per cent. — 11 6 10 Totals _ „ ..£70,205 7 0 £68,907 19 10 |

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. cat.t.s : £ s. d. Dae. Old Caledonian G.M. Co. - 0 1 0 _ July 4 MataG.M. Co. .. _ . 0 0 2 _ July 6 Observer G.M. Co. _ _ 0 0 1 _ July 9 Magnolia G.M.Co. _ _ 0 0 6 _ July 11 Trenton G.M. Co. .. „ 0 0 3 „ July 11 Archhill Brick and Tile Co. 0 1 0 _ July 10 dividends : Saxon G.M.Co .(OS. June 29 N.Z. Land Mortgage Co. .. 8 "J. p. a. _ June 30 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Co.10 /, p. a. _ July