COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4886, 18 November 1876, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Customs duties received at this port yesterday were as under■ , £ s. d. £ s. d. Spirits .. .. 84 5 4 Goods by wght 10 1 fl Wine .. .. 5 6 5 Ad valorem .. 80 5 3 Cigars .. .. 49 10 0 Coffee.. .. 22 10 0 : Sugar .. .. 916 0 Total £261 14 6 The import trade has been exceedingly dull during the week, prices remaining unaltered for most imported goods. Brandies are firm at the advance noted in our last report, and as the advanced quotations in London show a rise of about Is Gd per gallon upon 1875’s and the older vintages, they will probably bo further advanced here, as stocks are only moderate —we quote present rates of holders for Martells and Hennessy’s brands, 8s Od per gallon for quartets ; 3.s to 33s per dozen for case. ... In colonial produce there is no change, with the single exception of flour, which has gone up to £l6 15s and £l7 per ton for Canterbury and Oamaru mills, for sacks in trade lots. Oats are held for 2s 9cl to 3s 3d per bushel, according to sample, our stocks being light, and the Southern farmers being apparently in a position to hold back supplies at present values. Potatoes dull at 7os to 80s per ton; bacon and hams, in moderate supply at Jil to ICkl per lb for prime cure; cheese, dull at 9jd to 10U per lb. BANK OF NEW SOOTH WALES. Aggregate Balance Sheet, September 30, 1878 (including London B-nnch to 30th June, 1876, and New Zealand Branches to 4th September, 1878.) Dr. £ 8 flic Bank stock M99’!199 9 ? Reserve fund 410,000 0 0 Notes in circulation., .. •• 662,234 0 0 Bills payable 2,240,347 6 5 Deposits and other liabilities .. 8,375,303 6 0 Profit and loss .. •* 123,659 0 8 £12,801,543 12 1 Or. £ s. d. By Coin and cash balances .. .. 4,046,297 14 1 Bullion in hand and in transit to . . „ London .. ~ ~ . • 250,369 1 6 Notes of other banks .. .. 18.823 0 0 Bank premises 204,797 16 3 Bills receivable, bills discounted, . and other debts duo to the bank 8,274,255 17 9 Insurance account 9,000 2 6 £12,801,543 12 1 PiIOTIT AND Loss. Dr. £ s. d. Sep! ember 30, 1876 — To Rebate (at current rates) on bills . discounted not due at this date 22,878 17 6 Dividend at the rate of 15 p r cent, per annum 75,000 0 0 Bonus at the rate of 2J per cent. per annum •• ,12,500 0 0 Augmentation of the reserve fund 10,000 0 0 Balance carried to “ Profit and Loss,” new account .. • • 3,280 3 3 £123,659 0 8 Cr. £ s. d. March 31,1876- , •By Amount from last account .. 3,679 12 1 September 39, 1876 By Balance of half-year’s profits after providing for bad and doubtful debts, and including recoveries from debts previously written . off as bad ; ■ 120,079 8 7 £123,059 0 8 Reserve Fund. Dr £ 8 - A. September 30, 1876 To Balance 420,000 0 0 £420,000 0 0 CR. £ *• AMarch 31, 1876 „ „ „ By Balance . .. •. •. • • 410,000 0 0 September SO, 1876 By Amount from profit and loss .. 10,000 0 0 £420,000 0 0 Audited 30th October, 1876. James H. Neale, ) A ,,,i it;ori , J. S. Harrison, j- Auaitors - BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, Friday. Mr. Buckland reportsßeef, 25s to 28s per lOOIbs; mutton, shorn, 2d to 2Jd; in wool, 3d per lb; lambs, 10s to 15s each for good; inferior, 6s. Mr. Binney reports : Adelaide flour, £18; star, £l7; super, £l6; sharps, £8 10s; bran, £7: bacon, 10d; cheese, 9d to lOd; butter, lOd; oatmeal, 14s; Peak's jams, 7s 9d; Hawkins’ 7s 6d.