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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8009, 14 February 1887, Page 2

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New Zealand Times Office, Saturday Evening. Tha Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington fur the week ending on Saturday amounted to LS6G3ZS 7d. Beer duty, George Thomas and Co. report profee prices os follows :-‘‘ Vruit-lhe market W been quite overstocked with certain descriptions Which have arrived from all quarters; Sums gages, and damsons are especially Effected bv the abundant eupphes and are “ling at'very low rates, only really prime uamules commanding any attention,; medium •SrtTbeing quite neglected; we fear that for Cute shipments returns will be anything but satisfactory as the public seem to have tired of these classes; .prices during the week have Mled from 31 to 3s per i-case; oranges, Sinous and pines are somewhat scarce, and iu lvalues are 18s. and SO,, respectively ; • Sm! apples, and peaches of good quality ! inquired for and command vendors’ valuations. Onions rsmidn dull at L 8; - ■ fairly saleable at Is 2d to Is 3d per do«n; fluke and Derwent potatoes, L 3 to L 3 10a j huk© Kids factory hams and bacon, fid- salt butter, pastry butter 3.1 per lb. Oatamay be quoted 'at either Is 9d or 2s 2d. bul tTshike an average we shall name 2s as a -fair value to the buyer; wheat is not yet fairly Er, the market, and prices for fowl gram (there being no local sale ifor milling) is exceedingly ■nwsteady at 4s to 4s 3d ; flour still remains at Tdl toLll 10a—none of the new grist has yet Jill to ai . ket . oatmeal is only slightly reached this oaten sheaves. U inquired ior at barley> feed> 2s lOd; XOs ; stra , pollard. L 4 10s; bran. L 4; ■'beans:3sMsjgf-Jf “'S’ S" Sed^ C t°3^dfgeoee. P 6s; ducks. 4s; turkeys, Ifeperpmr. an( i Steward report as Messrs C . o r o P.^ ed an “ o npks, I>7o to L9O; follows : bricklayers, 12s; blacksmiths, plumbers gifitters, 9s to 10s ; storemen, 3os to 4os , - «***' 25s ‘toltol beth » towo > r ? lent iful. We have farm bands and married couple,

during the week, and have still n few more first*olas3 married couples and farm nanus, with excellent references. Messrs Arthur Warburton and Co, report for the week Banks—New Zealand, bl? t>a ; National, 33a 6d s Colonial, 4ls 6d. Insurance —New Zealand, 70s ; South British, sales, 2os ; National, 13s 9d; Union, sales, IBs; Standard, 10s 61 ; Colonial, 4s 3d; Equitable, Is; New Zealand Accident, 3a 6d; Accident Association, 2d. Miscellaneous—Loan and Mercantile, 80s ; Land Mortgage, 21s 6d ; National Mortgage, 19s; New Zealand Shipping, sales, 30s; Union Steam, LIZ: Mcsgiel Woollen, 735; Kaiapui, 80s; New Zealand Drag,l6s 6d; Napier Gas, buyers, Ll2 10s, ex dividend ; Wanganui Gas, sellers, LI2 IDs ; Kaitangata Coal, Ll 3 6s; Westport Coal, 18s; Wellington Trust and Loan, sellers, L6ss ; Wellington Gas, LlB Bs and L 9 2s 6d; Manawatn Hallway, sellers, 17s.