COMMERCIAL,

Otago Daily Times, Issue 5673, 26 April 1880, Page 2

COMMERCIAL,

Daily Times Olliec, Saturday evening. The amount of Customs l'.evcnuo received to-day on goods entered for consumption was £076 3a Sd.

Saturday Evening. As we yesterday published our commercial summitry for transmission by tlie Han Francisco mail, giving a full and detailed report of the present position of the import market, and nothing has transpired since requiring special notice, we refer our readers to our issue of that date for any information desired.

SHARE MARKET.

Messrs Whitelaw and Co. report for the week ending 24 th April :—

Insurance.—National, 20s (3d (seller*), 20s (buyers) ; Now Zealand, 49s (sellers), 47s (buyers); South British, 50s cum div. (sellers), no buyers; Standard, Da (id (sellers), no buyers; Union, l(is (sellers), 15s (id (buyers) ; Colonial, (is Gd (sellers), no buyers. Banks. —Colonial, 43s lid (sellers), 43a(buyers); New Zealand, £10 I.ls (sellers), £10 10s (buyers); National, o'Os (sellers), 59s (buyers). Miscellaneous.—Just-iu-Timo Cjiiartx-mininjr .Company(Recfton), 5s 6d (sellers); Keap-it-Dark Quartz-mining Company (Rceiton), lls (id (sellers) ; Welcome Quartz-mining Company (ltccfton), 35a (sellers); Cromwell Reef Quartz - mining Comjiany, 25s (sellers), 20s (buyers); Wcstport Colliery Company, 60s (sellers); Tipperary Goki-mining Company, £'20 (sellers); Homeward-Bound Quartz-inuring Company (MaectoHu), 5s (id (sellers), -Is (id (buyers); Kaitangata Railway and Coal Company, £4 (sellers); Mount Ida Pastoral Investment Company, £3 10s cum div. (sellers); Now Zealand Shipping Company, 70s (sellers); Union Steam Ship Company, £0 153 (sellers), £9 (buyers); National Mortgage and Agency Company, no sellers, 2,5s (buyers); Forbury Park Company, £22 10s (sellers); Walton Park Coal Company, 10s' (sellers); Nciv Zealand Wooilware Company, 40s (sellers); Mosgiel Woollen Factory Company, 5Sd (sellers); Colonial Investment and Agency Company, 21s (sellers); New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, no sellers, 90s (buyers); Scottish and New Zealand Investment Company (Limited), 22s Cd (sellers), 21s 6d (buyers). Money secured on freehold property, S and 9 per cent. Mr J. B. Bradsiiaw reports for week ending Saturday, 24th April :— Bank of New Zealand, £19 15s to £20 (cum div.); Colonial Bank of New Zealand, 43s b'd; National Bank of New Zealand, COs ; New Zealand Insurance, 50s; National Insurance Company, 20s Cd (cum div.) ; Union Insurance Company, 10s Gd; Standard Insurance Company, 9s Cd to 10s ; Otago and Southland Investment Company, £1 10s; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, £4 10s ; National Mortgage and Agency Company, 24a; Colonial Investment and Agency Company, £1; Scottish and Now Zealand Investment Company, £1 Is; Mosgiel Woollen Factory, £3 ; New Zealand Shipping Company, £3 10s; Union Steam Ship Company, £815s. Money secured on freehold property, 8 per cent, per annum. Messrs Street a.yd Morris report for the week ending 21th April:— Bank of New Zealand, £1910s to £20; Colonial Bank of New Zealand, 44s ; National Bank of New Zealand, COs; National Insurance Company, 20s 6d to 21s; Standard Insurance Company, 9s Cd ; Union Insurance Company, 163 ; Keep-it-Dark Quartz-mining Company, 15s to ltis. , Money secured on freehold property, at 8 and 9 per cent, per annum. Messrs 11. and A. J. I''ark report for the week ended 24th April :— Bank of New Zealand, £19 10s ; Colonial Bank of New Zealand, 44s ; National Insurance Company, 20s Cd; Union Insurance Company, lGs; Standard Insurance Company, 9s Gd; Colonial Insurance Company, (is (i'l; Kecp-ifc-Dark Quartz-mining Company, 14s Gd; Cromwell Quartz-mining Company, 30s; Tipperary Quartz - mining Company, £20; Homeward Bound Quartz - mining Company, 5s Cd; Welcome Qartz-mining Company, 3Gs Gil. Money secured on freehold property at 8 and 9 per cent, per annum. Mr J. A. Mackenzie reports for week ended 24th April as follows: — National Bank of New Zealand, £3 2s Cd ; Colonial Bank of New Zealand, £2 as Gd and £2 4s; National Insurance Company, £10s Cd; Union Insurance Company, lGs ; Standard Insurance Company, 9s Gd ; Colonial Insurance Company, Gs Cd; National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, £1 2s Gd ; Tipperary Mining Company, £20; Cromwell Mining Company, £1 7s 6d ; Keep-it-Dark Mining Company, 143.

COU3IERCIAL TELEGRAMS. (By Special Wire.)

Auckland, April 24th. Mr A. Saunders reports ".—Buyers: Bank of New Zealand, £1!)(ex div.); National Bank, b's ; Colonial, 42s ; New Zealand Insurance, 593 ; South British, 41s; Union, 15s Gd ; National, 29s ; Colonial, 6s Gd ; Loan and Mercantile, £5 10s; Sash and Door, £4 17s Gd ; Auckland Gas, £8 2s Gd ; Alburnia, GOa; Moanataiari, 60s; North Devon, 15s; Kurunui Hill, 8s Gd; Caledonian, £29.

Wellington, April 24th. Laery and Campbell report sales of wheat 3s lod to 4s ; barley, 3s ; oats, 2s 2d ; maize 4s; flour, £13 per ton ; bran, £310s to £4 ; pollard, £5 to £5 10s; oatmeal, £12 per ton ; fresh butter, lid; salt butter, 7d to 9d; cheese, Cd; bacon, lid.

THE LONDON MARKETS.

The ( New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) have received the following telegram from their London" office, dated April 21st:— "Wool.—The sales opened with spirit on the 20th inst., at an average advance of Id to l^d on previous sale prices. The .opening catalogue contained 8500 bales, and the sales will comprise about . 380,000. 30,000 bales have been sent to the manufacturing districts direct. Competition by both Home and foreign buyers is active, although trade in the manufacturing districts is not so good. Continental markets are lightly stocked. The advance in prices since last sales may be quoted as follows:—Greasy and clothing (washed), Id per lb; combing (washed), 2d; scoured, Id to l§d; crossbred, superior greasy and superior combing (washed), id to Id per lb. For Jambs' wool the market is unchanged. The sales will close on 12th Jnne, and the next series will commence oii 17th August. Tallow is dull of sale. Quotation for best mutton, 33s b'd per cwt; and for best beef, 32s per cwt. Wheat: Market flat. Adelaide is worth 545, and New Zealand 52a per 4961b."