Commercial News.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 209, 11 September 1875, Page 11

Commercial News.

The amount of Customs duties received at this port for the xveek ending September 9, 1875 xvas as under ;

Everything has been excessively quiet in the import trade during the past week, and with the exception of tl.e large increase in stocks caused by the almost simultaneous arrival of the Toviotdalo and Dilawur from London, there is little or no change to report. Ba,les by auction keep doxvn prices, as many goods are forced into sale that are not just now in demand, and consequently, do not realise their real value In the ordinary course of trade there is no alteration from recent quotations. At It. J. Duncan’s sale of flour, spirits, groceries, &c ”. 0,1 Wednesday last, the folloxving prices xvere realised, the biddings being dull and wanting in spirit: 5 tons Adelaide flour, Craxvford’s mills Cl2 • 5 do Hawke’s mills, £l2 15s. ; and 12 tons Dunn’s flour, at 13 las. per ton ;’ 100 sacks bran, Is. 2d. per bushel; Ferments ale, 10s, Cd. quarts: Ss, pints;

Bloods stout, 10s. 9d. per dozen quarts; 7s. 9d. pints; Martell’s brandy, in quarters, Ss. (id. per gallon, in bond ; case, 545. (id., d.p. ; Champagne \ ineyard do, 475. Gd. per dozen ; Lowndc’sb.p. rum, in quarters, 10 per cent, 0.p., 3s. 9d. per gallon ; Swiss cigars, 775. per 1000, d.p. ; geneva, key brand, 3J gallons, Ids. Cd. ; 4 gallons, 10s. (id. per case ; oilch.th, 3s. per square yard ; hams, Is. Id. per lb.; cheese, 10L1 ; bacon, Sid. to 10d. : butter, in kegs, 7Jd. to fid! per lb. : kegs, ss. ; 10 tons No. S fencing xvire at £22 ... ’... °! ls •’ 6°, at £22; 5 shares in Gas Company, Wellington, at £ls. In New Zealand produce, bacon, hams, and cheese continue scarce, and in good demand at 10d. to Is. 4d. for bacon and hams, and IOAd. to lid. for cheese. Butter in kegs, nominal. Sales by auction have been made at Shi. and Oil. ; oats, in full supply ;vt 3s. 7d. to .is. Oil A line of 2000 bushels was cleared at auction at ~s 4d. Flour, dull, at last week’s rates, LII to ,Ll.. 10s. per ton. Sales by auction at £lO 15s. TI IE AYELLIN<i’I’ON MAUKETS. Wholesale Prices. Farm and Dairy Produce.

Hay and Corn Market. AVholesale.

Buildino Materials. l imrer,— Boards and Scantling, 100 ft., 9s. to 155.toP’s -d 1 lllane< *’ tongued and grooved, Us. od.’ 12 , 5 -. l ,er 100; red pine timber, . ’ 1 J 1 100 feot : kauri timber, ISs. per 100 feet ; roil ljine, tongue groved, 225. per 100 feet; totara posts, Is 4d. each ; birch rails, Sd. each ; xvhite pine shingles 10s. tolSs. per 1000. RONE DUST. Bone dust, No. 1, £8 to £lO ; hone dust, No. 2 £7 10s. to £8 10s.; bone dust, No. 3, £G to £0 10s. ’ Coal and Firexyood Market. Coal.— Nexvcastle, £2 ss. per ton. Firewood. — 2 foot rata, 30s. to 40s per cord ; 1 foot wood, 455. per cord ; 4 foot wood, 30s. per cord ■ (j foot xvood, 80s. per cord. IIORAItTON TIMBER AND FENCIN'! 1 MATERIAL Shingles, £1 per 1000 ; palings, from 20s to 25s per 100 ; rough spokes, 255. per 100 ; felloes, from 100 s. to 200 s. per 100 ; timber, 235. to 255. per 100 feet superior ; posts, £5 10s. per 100 ; rails, £4 3s 4d ner 100. CHRISTCHURCH. (From the Lyttelton Times,') Grain and Produce. —Transactions in grain during the xx-eek have been almost nil, and from appearances there is no prospect of improvement. Eatest English telegrams indicate a decline in wheat, as the fine xveather had set in. There have been no transactions in our market during the xveek, and millers and exporters are not offering over 3s. lOd. to •Is., the latter for line hard xvheats. There is no demand for oats xvhatever in this market. All outside markets are fully supplied, and xvo quote 2s. (id. as the very highest price for good milling samples. Feed, 2s. 3d. to 2s. 4d. In barley there is no change—demand nominal. For flour there is no demandbusiness is confined to toxvn trade. Stocks in outside market arc considered sufficient for requirements for the next four months. For potatoes, the lateness of. the season has caused several orders to he cancelled—-x\-o quote £3 15s. as market value at Christchurch station. In dairy produce there have been no transactions—demand nominal. Stock and Stations. — AYc are noxv fairly into the second month of spring, and so far the xveather has been everything that could ho desired. The fields begin to present a tinge of verdure, but there has not been enough rain to start the grass to any extent. Fat stock of all kinds continues abundant, and it is noxv evident there xvill he no scarcity tins season. Cattle xvill not reach the price xvhicli everyone expected, owing to various causes, one being the low price of beef at the West Coast, xvhicli puts anything like keen competition between dealers and butchers out of the question. On AYodncsday the yards xvere crowded xvitli sheep, including a large number of merino "’ethers. Prices did not disclose much change in the market, and certainly there xvas no advance over last xxceks quotations. A fexv pens of really good merino xvntlior.s made 155., and the highest price for crossbreds xx-as 18s. AYe leave our quotation to stand at •»,d. per lb. on the «iver*i#e. Store sheep are in demand, especially hoggets, which range in value from 10s. to 145., according to quality. Only a limited number of cattle was yarded, and prices for fat stock showed no improvement. Top price stands ati J.is. per lOOlbs., medium and inferior quality somewhat less. Store cattle bring high rates, especially cattle likely to come on fat within the next twelve months.

Spirits .. Cigars .. Tobacco.. Wine .. Ale Tea Coffee .. £ s. 720 10 .. i.w n .. ::o-2 s .. 101 10 .. 22f> 0 .. 104 10 .. 101 2 <1. 5 10 0 s 0 0 :i . £ Onodsby weight Os2 1 >o. ad valorem 2020 I>o. other duties 00 Light dues, shipping, ■See. 70 s. d. 0 0 2 0 11 0 10 G Sugar .. 32M 10 i £0.101 4 0

s. d. s. d. ll C, <1. o nutter, fs, lb i Hotter, sit, lb 1 8 to 1 1 10 4 Hard, lb .. 0 0 to 0 Racon. Pro.. 0 111 Cheese 0 0 — 0 11 Hams, Pro.. 1 0 -1 Do.. Ct bury. 0 10 — 0 11 McConnell's 1 0— 1 <> Kggs, dozen 1 0 1 S Ct'bury hams 1 0 — 1 2 Retail Milk, quart.. 0 Hotter, fs., 11) 0 Hotter, salt.. 1 ■1 to 0 0 — ■> (i — 1 (5 8 Howls, pair.. 0 Docks, lair.. 7 0 to 7 0 —S 0 7 0 0 Cheese, Col.. 1 0 — 1 2 Turkeys, do. (i 0—10 0 Hggs, dozen 0 0 1 0 Macon, lb .. 0 Hard, lb Rabbits, jiair 0 0 — 0 10 (1 — 3 0 Ham, lb .. o Potatoes .. 7 0—1 0 s <> i abbages, dz 2 (i — 3 0 Turnips, doz 2 (» — 3 0 Parsnips .. -2 <; — 3 Pumpkins, dz A’d veg’bl, dz <; 2 0-7 0 — 2 0 (i Pumpkins, dz 5 0 — 0 0 Bread, 3d. to 4d. 21b. loaf.

Flour Market. Wholesale. Superfine Flour, silk dressed. per ton £12 to 12 in n rine Flour, ditto, household .. .. 11 00 Seconds, per ton 0 0 0 Sharps, per ton .. .. ’ ’ • .. s 0 0 Adelaide, per ton • .. 14 0 0 Oamaru, ditto .. . „ ” 19 1 A ft Dunedin, ditto .. —1 ’ ’ • . . 1-j u 12 0 0 Canterbury, ditto .. '' . .. 12 0 0 Bran, per bushel .. ’ ’ — 01-1

s. Maize, Sydney <; d. s. d. ■ ,£ s •£* Oto 7 0 T fay, ton (i 10 to 7 10 Ho. Crushed ’ 4 9-5 () Oaten, ditto o o — r. m Oats .4 0 — 4 ,'! Lucerne.ditto 0 0 —in Wlieat (fowl) 4 Potatoes .. o 0 — 4 ,‘i 0 — 5 0 Straw, ditto Chaff, ditto 2 10 — :i 7 0 — 0 0 0 Retail.

s. Maize .. c, Oats, ditto .. 4 d. s. 3 to 0 0-4 d. (i 3 s. Peas .. a Ho. crushed 7 (1. s. (> to 7 3—7 (T. 0 o 1 >o. crushed 4 9 — .9 o Lucerne, cwt. 0 0 — 0 o Bran, ditto X Wheat (fowl) 4 9 — 2 0 Oaten, ditto !> — a o (> — 0 0 Straw, ditto 5 10 —G 10 Hay, cwt. .. 5 10 — (i 10 Chaff, ditto 7 0 — S 0 Beans .. <; 0 — 7 0 O’Sheath’sdo. G 0— 7 o Ho. crushed 7 3 — 7 G Brocolo from 0 3 — 1 0

Ryegrass, bsh. 7 I)o. Pov. 13., do.S Cocksfoot, do. 10 Seeds. OtoS 0 Alsyke, lb. ..1 2to0 o 0-0 0 0—0 0 Cow grass, do...I Rape, do. ..0 3-0 G 0 0 o AY t. clover, lb. 1 2— 0 0 Lucerne, do. . 1 G—0 0 Jted do., do... 1 0-0 0 Timothy, do. .. 1 0-0 0