COMMERCIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 5276, 18 January 1879, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Daily Times Office, Friday evening. The amount of Customs Roveuue received to-day on goods entered for consumption waa as follows :— £ s. d. £ - ■'. Brandy .. .. 42 5 8 Tobacco .. 92 7 6 Whisky .. .. 122 18 10 Tea .. .. 70 410 Col. do „ .. 11 0 5 Sugar.. .. 74 9 8 Rum .. ..921 Drapery .. 810 2 Geneva ~ .. 41 5 0 Sundries .. 146 5 7 Wine .. .. 72 4 0 Toiii .. .. .. £09' 13 9 COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS. Wellington, Jai.uiry 17ih. Mr James O'-diea reports : Flour (Adelaide), no at ick, nominally £10 to £17 ; C'mterbury, nominal, £10 to £10 ,10s. Sharps, 0d to 7s. Bran, la to ls 2d Oats (old), 4a t. 4s 2d. Potatoes, Gs lOd to 7s. Barley :* Malting, none ; feed, 3s 9d to 4s. CIIRiaTCHUKCH, JaDuary 17th.

The business transacted has been satlcfactory. In the import markets during the week, teas have beeu largely operated upon. Prices remain at ls 3d to la lid half-chests, and ls 4d to 2s 2d for bo.eu

In bond. The arrival of tho Ebenezor irom Mauritius, with 327 tons of sugar, has not improved the market. I Sales are recorded at la-.,t rates Ale and Stout: The former restricted to short stocks; tho latter suffering from excessive supplies; small sale-, making 10a 9d to lis 9d, nccordiug to brand. For Bass's bulk there haa been more inquiry ; sales, £9 10a. Spirits of all descriptions tiro neglected. Kerosene 18 offering freely at Is for Devoe's and Dinxond, and Is 8d to lslldfor Nonpareil, Light of the Age, and 11 yal. Corneaclr.3 aro very unsettled, owing to tho action of Dunedin importeis, who c-ffer to deliver at Lyttelton for loss than current rates here, Holders a week a„o asking Ss 9d arc now ollerir.g at 8s Od ; 300 bales were solcl at 8s to Ss 3d. Cement: very satisf .etory bu-iicss at lSsto 18s Od. Invercargill, 17th January. The v.alno of breadstuff's is uuchauged. Flour stands at £10 10s for trade parcels, bran £5, and pollard £6 15s per ton. Oatmeal is £19 at tho mills. Trai-.sactious in grain reveal that tho best samples of wheat are worth 4. 6dand 3s 3d for fowl's feed. Fine milling oats command 4s 4d; feed, 3s 7d. Barley scar.c, and is worth 6s 6d. A good business has been got through in building material. A line of English iron, -Ggaugo, Ins realised £20 10s, avd slates (.'outness) are bringing £16 per thousand. (By Cable). Sydney, Jantra-y 17th. IlenncE-j's caso, 345; quarters, 9s 6d; korcsene, Diamond, ls SI; Uevoc'.-, ls 9d I Patna rice, 2<ss ; Adelaide il mr (hero), £12 to £13 10s; wheat 5 s 2d to 5s 3d; Adelaide wheat, none; oats, 3s Gd to 4s; Raven tobacco, ls 6d to Is 7d ; candles, Od. AVOOL SALE. M vcleax BnOTH nits report, under dato January 17th: —We Held our opoiiiug sale of th. season to-daj-. me attendance was large, embracing mere-hank, woolscou.ers, and others interested, and the bidding waa faiily spirited throughout. No largo clips changed hands, but small lots which wero competed for sold at prices which must bo considered satisfactory. lhe assortment off.red was not up to tho n\en-go of tho WJOI c. taloguecl by us, and the decline in pn es^-frcin la-t vcar's rat-s—was more especially noticoabl- iv vie case" of rough cross-brads, which predominated in the catalogue 59eS bales We.ro offered, and annexed is priced list uf the lota .sold:Shield, 2 bale* greasy cross-b.vd and merino Bil ; RD 2 b-les greasy cross-bred 7-_d ; AVaikaka, 2 bales grei-y merino, S_l ; Fahey, 2 bales groasy cross-bred, 8-ld ' do, 1 tae greasy mixed fleece, 7_-d; do, 1 bale groa'sv locks and pieces, S|d; WD, 1 b.le greasy merino, 7.a; E Pastor, 1 La'e greasy merino, bi-.l ; RS, 5 nal s g ei.sy cross-bred hoggets,_ fe_d ; do.'lbale and 1 bag great-) merino, Br_d; Sin uianiond.fi ta'ca g.easy cros--bred hoggtis, OJd ; do, 0 bales -re sy . ross-hrcd, 9_d ; MT, 3 bales and 1 bag uroasy merino, 7.1; AYS over W, 3 bales greasy cross-bred, e'fd; Heart, 2 bales greasy cross-bred, 7J-J; do, 1 bale greasy merino, 7-Jd ;JT conj -.mcd, 1 bale treasv merino and 5 bates greasy crossbred, IOd; E, 0 bales greasy c oss-bred, 7_d; A, 3 bales greasy cross-bred, 9j.it; Horseshoe, i balers greasy' cross-bred, 7Jd ; do, 2 bales greasy merino, 8d; ali, 2 b-les greasy cross-bred, 7_d; Wu conjoined, 3 bales wa-hed cross-bred, 12Jd ; rM, 3 bales washed cioss-bred, ll*_d; G i over W, 3_ bales washed crossbred 18il; T, 0 bales scoured cres.-breel, 1 bale scoured lucks, 15. I; AA, 3 bales scoured croe-s-bred, 2 bales scoured merino, 1 halo locks mid pieces 15J > D.MX 3 bales greasy cross-bred, 8d; D, 7 bales greasy cros.-breel, 7„d; AVeJ, 3 bales greasy cross-bred, S.d; Double Cross, 6 bales greasy cross-bred and 1 bale greasy Leicester, 7|d; do, 7 bales greasy merino, 7Jd ; RH, 3 bales greasy cruss-b ed, 8d; MX co*.joined, 2<r bales grea-y cress-bred, and 1 bale greasy merino, 7d; Pa, 4 bales greasy cross-bied, 7d; TJ, 5 bales greasy cress-bred, 71-1; C)G, 7Jr ta-es greasy cross-bred, 7J.1; S, 4 bales greasy cross-bred and 2 bales greasy merino, 9'd; J in circlo, 9 bales washed cross-bred, 14d; Ucima, 7 bales greasy cross-bred merino, B_d; JH co. joined, 2 biles creasy cioss-bnd, 9d; AB, 1 bale creasy cross-bred. C_ 1; WD, 1 hale _re-isy locks, 3_d ; JJ, 1 bale greasy locks, ljjd ; do, 8 ba!c3 groasy crossbred, Sid; triangle, 4 bales grer-sy cross-bred and 1 bide "groa-y merino, 7Jd; WD, 9 bales greasy cross-bred and 2 nules greasy moriuo, 9.1; W'N, 1 bale greasy cross-bred oi.d 5 bales greasy merino, S_-d; JN, 2 tales greasy merino, 7_d ; WW over XX, 12 bales greasy cross-bred, B|d ; J W over X, •2 bales greasy cross-bred, S-. I; JD, 2 bales greasy cross-bred and 1 bale greasy nurino, 7J.1; JH coujoii od, 2 biles greasy cross bred, Sg 1; JMP conjoined, > i bale greasy cross-bred and 1 bale grea-y merino, E.l; T 1 bale greasy merino and 1 bale greasy crossbred, 7-_l; 0,1 bale gre es-y cross-bred, 7Jd; PG, 1 I bale gre.i.-y mixed fleece, 7Jd ; M, 1 bale greasy cross--1 bred, 7d ;T, 1 bale greasy merino, 9.(1; O, 1 bale greasy longwool, 6Jd ; AIF, 1 ba'e greasy crosa-bred, 711; W W over XX, 1b de greasy piecea, 3sd ;S, 1 bale ■ gieaf-y pieces and locks, 3_d ; I', 10 bales washed merino, lid ; do, 2 bales greasy merino, lOjd; do, 1 bale washed locks, 5.1. January 15th, 1879. Mr Skene reports: i Continued briskness, and a very large demand for a'l classes. Harvest will not bo general tor three weeks. Notwithstanding last year's lesson and warn- , ing, men are lulling to the aNorth harvest far too soon, in most cases leaving good wages for doubtful. The several departments in tlie building trade are in ! full work. Vublic work-, road, rail, and bush employ every suitable man. Couples arestill quiet. Experienced hotel servants are much needed. It is a forlorn hope « to expect a good supply of girls. Ploughmen, shep- ■ herds, and _ardeners are in demand. Wages : Day > labour, Ss, 9., and 10s ; carpentera, bricklayers, and masons, lis to lfts; collides, £75 to £85 ; men cooks, I 25s to 50s; ploughmen and shepherds, £60, £65, I and £70; ordinary girls, 10s to 15s; upper do, 20a . to 50s; dairy hands, 15s, 20s, and 2»s; turnip i thinners and hay harvesters, 20s per week; waitors, bouts, washer-up, <sc., 20s to SOs; storemen and clerks, 30s to GOs.