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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6695, 2 October 1882, Page 2

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Naw Zealand Times Office. Monday morning:. The Custorae duties collected at the port ol Wellington for the week ending Saturday amounted to L2I6G 14s 7d. . George Thomas reports produce as follows; Cheese, rather bare, 9<l to Ujd being readily obtained lor prime qualities. Potatoes have sold freely at L 3 to L 3 6s. Oats (feed), 3» Gd to 3s 8d; milling, 3s 9d, with no alteration; wheat (feed), 3s lOd to 4s 3d; barley, 3s 9d to 4s; flour, Lll 6s to Lll 10s ; oatmeal, Ll 6 10s ; bran, LG; pollard, L 7; chaff, L 4; bacon, Sd ; hams, 9d; onions, for good samples, L 9; butter, salt, Is; fresh. Is to Is 2d: oranges, 9a to 9s6d; mandarins, 13a 6d ; lemons, 18s ; pines, 9s ; loquats, Cs 6d ; fowls, 3s Gd ; engs, lOd; bananas, 4s. Trade has been fairly sustained during the week.at a small commission. , , . Laery and Campbell report that their market sale was well supported on Saturday by both buyers and produce, and was remarkable principally for the large quantities of butter and eggs, there; being close on half a ton of the former, which realised 9d to Is Id ; eggs, 9d to lOd ; fowls, 4s Gd per pair ; cheese, 9d to 9Jd; hams and bacon, Bjd. Potatoes delivered from the wharf at67b Gd, sacks extra. Onions scarce, at about 10s cwfc. No alteration to report In other produce. J Hasell and Co. report Flour, Lll 10s ; oatmeal, Ll 6 10s; bran, LG; pollard, LG 10s; chaff, L 4; potatoes, L 3 to L 3 10s ; onions, LID per ton ; oats. 3s 6d to 3s 8d; wheat, 4s to 4s Gd per bushel; bacon and hams, B£d for best brands ; inferior, unsaleable’:; salt butter. Is; fresh, Is 2d : cheese. 9d per lb ; eggs. lOd per dozen ; fruit, per Wakatipu, sold readily at f U prices. Poultry in good demand at high.rates. SHARE REPORTS. The Wellington Sharebrokers* Association report 30th)Sales for week—Bank of New Zealand, L2S lls Gd; National Insurance, 29s 3d; South British, 63s ; Union, 20s Gd ; Accident, 5s 3d ; New Zealand Shipping, L 4 17s Gd ; Wellington Gas, I*lol6s ; Reef- ♦ ton mining : Welcomes, L 6 10s ; Great Westerns, 3s'; rHomeward Bounds, 9s 3d ; Picton Coal Company, half promoter’s share, i*29, Sellers: Bank of New Zealand. L 23 15s : Colonial Bank, 47s 6d ;* National Banks, 78s ; Colonial Insurance, 10s ; National, 29s 6d ; New Zealand, 78s ; .South British, 66s ; Standards, 16s3d; Unions, 20s Cd; New Zealand Shipping, 97s Gd; National Mortgage, 33s ; New Zealand Drugs, 24s 6d; Northern Land and Loan Company, L 4 7s; Wellington Gas, LlO 15sandL5 7s 6d; Wellington and Manawatu Railway, par. Mining, Reef--ton: Welcomes, L 6 10s ; Homeward Bounds, 9s 6d; Great Westerns, 3s; Keep-it-Darks, 70a ; (Terawhlti); Golden Crowns, 3s; Albions, Ss; Picton Coal Company, promoter's. L6O. Buyers—Banks: New Zealand, L 23 10s ; Colonial, 46s 9d ; National, 775; Insurances : Colonial, 9s 9d ; .Standards, ISs 9d : Unions, 20a: Nationals, 2Ss 9d; Accident, 6s; New Zealand Drug, 245. Quotations—Banks: New Zealand, L23TsGd. New Zealand Insurance. 78* ; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, 120 s ; Mosglel Woollen, 62s to 83s; Equitable Building and Investment, L 5 14s to Lsl4s€d; Wellington and Manawatu Railway, par ; Golden Crowns, Ss ; Albions. 3s : Golden Bar, quarter share. L 33. Deacon and Bushell. James Kir ton. John W. Stevenson, P. W, Telford, D. T. Stuart (Chairman). The Association further reportßeefton returns for last Week: Keep-U-Dnrk Mine, G34ozs amalgam from top plates and boxes (fortnight’s gold, SOI^-ozs); Welcome Mine, 3GSozs amalgam (top plates) from the usual 90 tons. The retorted gold for the month is 6280z5. Advices have been received that the returns from the Golden Fleece Extended amounted t04990zs cf retorted gold from 290 tons of stone. From the Wealth of Nations 162 tons were crushed for a return of 191ozs. The Association further report—Humphrey’s Gully. Hokitika, 23s 6d. ■ Messrs Williamson and Co. report for the week ending 30th September as folIows:--rSales —Humphrey Gully gold mine, 23s 6d ; do, Reserves, 24s ; National Insurance, 28s 3d : Colonial Banks. 475. Quotations — Banks: New Zealand, L 23 10s; Colonial, L2 7s 6d; National, L 3 7s 6d. Insurance; New Zealand, • I*3 19s 6d, National, 295; Union, Ll ; South British, L32s ; Colonial, 9s; Standard, IGs 6d; New Zealand Accident, 5s 3d. Shipping: New Zealand (Limited). Li 17s Gd. Gas: Wellington (Limited), Lll. Miscellaneous : Wellington Trust and Loan, 114 s 6d ; Wellington Equitables, 114 s Gd ; Northern Land and Loan, 85s; Wellington and Manawatu Railway. par ; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, L 6; National Mortgage and Agency, S2s 6d ; Mosglel Woollen, 82s Gd : New Zealand Drug, 24s Cd. Mining; Homewards, 9s 3d ; Welcomes, To7s Gd; Darks, 665; Humphrey's, 23s 6d ; F«ery Cross, 15s 3d ; Fleeces, 16s Gd ; Ross Flats, 70s ; Terawhlti—Golden Crown, 3s ; Albions, 2s 9d ; Wealth Nations (Extended) Is. Note.—Reefton telegram received 8 p m. Saturday: —** Keep-it-Dark returns. 6340 z amalgam from 193 tons. Gold for month, 628i0r. Welcome, this week, 2IGBoz amalgam ex 80 tons.