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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4260, 14 November 1874, Page 2

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The Customs duties received for the week ending November 12, were as under:— & s. a. Spirits 543 0 .9 Cigars.. ■• .. .. .... 1 11 11 Tobacco .. .. ■ .. .. 123 12 0 Wine 134 12 9 Deer .. .. 28 2 0 Tea ■ .. .. 117 19 0 Coffee and Chicory 22 7 9 , Sugar 143 12 9 Goods by weight .. .. .. 189 10 0 Goods ad valorem G 77 10 8 Other duties.. .. .. .. 275 9 7 Light and shipping dues, &c. .. 74 11 10 £2332 2 .0 The trade of the past week lias been moderately "brisk, but owing to the large stocks in importers' hands and the quantities coming forward, prices continue exceptionally low, and' in many cases have a downward.tendency on our last quotations; this is more especially noticeable in the article of bottled beer, and at Mr. R. J. Duncan's salo yesterday, when large parcels of various brands were offered there was an evident disinclination on the part o? the trade to invest at even the low figure at which some of the lots were offered. The following prices were realised, the bulk being withdrawn, the bidding not biing considered satisfactory :—2OO. casks Tennent's ale at lis. per dozen ; pints do. 7«. 9d. per dozen; 50 casks Salt's ale, quarts, 10s, Gd.; 50 casks Jeffrey's alo at 10s. Id.; 50 casks do. in stone bottles, lls.,'and pints do, 7s. 3d. ; 30 casks Arrol ale at Bs. per dozen, and 50 casks Blood's stout at Ss. and 9s. 3d. per dozen. A few bales of full sized woolpacks were quitted at 3s. 9d. per pack. , On "Wednesday Mr., George Thomas offered at auction a shipment of English furniture imported by Messrs. TV. M. JJannatyne and Co., which realised a fair advance on cost and charges ; and at his auction sale of the surplus stores, ex Dougbls, moderate prices were obtained. In New Zealand produce keg butter meets'with little attention, and may be quoted at IOJd. for prime cure. Bacon and hams command full rates for Canterbury in cloth, a recent shipment haying been sold at 15d. per lb. for hams, and 12d. to 13d. per lb. for bacon. Cheese is scarce, and wanted at 9}d. to 9jd. per lb Kionr remains at our last week's quotations', with moderate inquiry. Oarnaru mills, in sacks, is worth £l3 12s. M. per ton ; Canterbury do., £13.2». M. per ton. Wo hear lhat Adelaide Hour has been offered at £lO to £lB 10s. por ton. In feeding grain . Oats continue low in stock, and prices are firm at Or,. 3d. to 6s. Id. per bushel for good samples. Maize at former rates. Potatoes have advanced to £0 per ton

at which rate the balance of a recent importation has been cleared, and as there are very few in the place, higher rates may be looked for until the new crops come in. Wool is coming in fast for shipment, but we hear.of no sales, and fa-zcy the bulk will be shipped on growers account. BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, Friday. _ Mr. Alexander Saunders reports : Sales : Fiji Rank, 00s. ; Caledonian, 102 s. Od. : Tokatea, os. od. liuvers: City of London, 235. Cd. Sellers: Bank of New Zealand. 3005.; National Bank, 70s. ; South British, 51s. ; Fiji Bank, 01s. Mr. Buckland reports:—Fat sheep in moderate supply and demand at last week's value. Store cattle iu short supply, and in demand. Fat cattle, average numbers. Throughout the greater part of the sale last week's rates ruled. There was an improvement towards the close. Mr. J. W. Binney reports the grain market firm. Flour, £l3 10s. to £l4 : wheat, Os. 3d. ; oats, «s. to 6s. Gd. ; maize, os. Od. ; bran, £7 10s. ; barley, 4s. Od. ; pollard, £S; hams and bacon, lOd. to Is.: butter, Is.; cheese, lOd. Timber is much firmer. Baulk, Cs. to CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. Quotations f.o.b. at Lyttelton :—Wheat, ss. 3d. to ss. Od. ; oats, Cs. ; flour, £l2 10s. to £l3 10s. ; bran, £0 10s. ; pollard. £0 ss. ; sharps, £7 ; cheese, £d.; potatoes, £9 to £lO. Millers' stocks low. A rise in rlour is expected. DUNEDIN, Friday. At a sale of sugar, ex Ardeer, from Mauritius, finest Snowdrop fetched £34 ios. to £35; brewing crystal, £33 to £34. But little was sold, as the trade can purchase Yarraville and Melbourne sugars at lower figures. Fresh butter, Is. 4d. to Is. 5d.; salt, Is. 4d. ; cheese, 10(1. to Is. ; colonial hams. Is. 2d. to Is. 3d.; English, Is. 4d. to Is. Od. ; beef, 9d.; eggs, Is. 4d.