COMMERCIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11808, 10 August 1900, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

Daily Times Office, Thursday evening. The ainjunt of revenue collected at the custom house to-day on goods cleared for consumption was £2852 3s" 7d. .

A Wellington telegram states .that it has been decided that the reduction of the carrying rates on flax to London by the various Home trading companies to 60s per ton shall remain good until the end of October.

At Port Chalmers on Wednesday Messrs James Samson and Co. offered at auction, under instructions from Mr A. Douglas, section 2E6, Laing street, Port Chalmers, with a five-roomed dwelling house. The property was purchased by Mr Peter John Shea for £230. - ' ■ '

We have received from Messrs Cook and Gray a statement of the general account of the Magdeburg Fire Insurance Company, of which they are the local agents.

THE MEAT MARKET. (Pee Uj'ited Peess Association.) NAPIER, August 9. Messrs Nelson Bros, have received the following cable from the C.C. and D. Company: — " Frozen meat market: Canterbury, 3gd; Dun-, edin and Southland not quoted; Napier and North Island, 3Jd. Lamb, first quality 4Jd, second 4d." . • .

EXPORT OF PRODUCE. (Pee United Peess Association.)

WELLINGTON, August 9, The following is the Agricultural department's statement of the quantity and value of produce exports from New Zealand last month: — 42,2Slcwt butter, of the value of £18,145; 3153cwt cheese, of the value of £7316; 30,840cwt frozen beef, of the value of £37,732; 225J558 carcases of frozen mutton, of the value of £124,193; 9359 legs and pieces mutton, .of'the value of £10,226; 121,500 carcas.es lamb, of the value of £58,190. These figures represent a very large increase as compared with the returns for the corresponding month of last year.

INVESTMENT STOCKS. The Dunedin Stock Exchange report the following quotations yesterday: — New Zealand Insurance—Sellers £3. Westport Coal—Sellers £4 2s. National Mortgage—Buyers £l 9s. Perpetual Trustees—Sellers 13b Cd. Mosgiel AVoollen—Buyers £4. New Zealand Drug (£2 paid)— Sellers £2 12s. Otago Daily Times—Sellers £14.