COMMERCIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11858, 8 October 1900, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

Daily Times Office, Saturday evening. The amount of revenue collected at the custom house to-day on goods cleared'for conconsumption was £324_ 13s lOd. Business in the import market has not been very brisk during the past week; it has not yet pulled itself together since the interruption caused by the alterations in the tariff. The Obra arrived from Calcutta during the week with the season's supnly of wpolpaeks, but, wo do not bear of any business being done yet. It is still a little .early for this, district-, although sliinments were later than usual in leaving Calcutta this year. The nominal quotations for ordinary lots of 11 ill) packs is 2s per pack. For cornsacks tliere is not much inquiry. Calcutta advices indicate the probability of an advance. Tt is reported that the jute crop has been damaged, and that supplies are light, in consequence of which tho mill-owners are standing out for higher rates. Tlie nominal quotation on spot here is 6s per dozen. As supplies of candles are now arriving and enjoying the advantage of lhe reduced tariff, holders of imported descriptions have reduced their prices slightly.. Bost London pnerms aro now selling at 7d per lb. and De Ronbaix Jenar's at up to ?id. per lb. The local manufacture i 3 selling at the reduced rates fixed last month. Of fruits; currants are almost out of the markot. and. there is inquiry for them on all sidep. Stocks,-however, will not be reolenished until the new fruit is.available, and its landed cost will.be high. Sultanas are also in limited subOlv' and' firm "at

6Jd to 63d per lb. Figs are quoted at 7_Jcl per lb in layers, ancl at 7s to 7s 6d per dozon for full-weight boxes. Of fish the market is also bare, especially of kippered herrings and herrings in tomato. These have been advanced to 9s per dozen, bost brands. Fresh herrings are quoted at 63 3d and, 6s 9d per dozen, according to brand. Salmon is advancing in value. For best "Red Sock-eye" fish, fiats, 10s per dozen is asked, ancl for tails 9s per dozen. " Cocktail " brand secures 10s 6:1 per dozen. Pink fish has gone up to 8s per dozen. New crop Californian hops just missed the last mail steamer from San Francisco, and meanwhile stocks of last season's have been cleared out. Holders of .Nelson hops are anxious to quit, and are offering inducements to buyers. Prime samples arc being offered at 9d to 9|d per lb,,net, f.0.b., Nelson. Rice is going back in value, and business is limited. DrcFsed Japan is offering at £17 to £17 10s per ton, and Patna at £13 5s per ton. Of both descriptions there are good stocks on hand. Sugars are selling steadily at quotations, new Queensland sugars securing most attention. Finest'whites " Millaquin" brand are quilted at ,£l7 10? to £17 12s 6cl per ton in bond in parcels, and at £22 15s per ton duty paid in small lots. "Fairymead" barnd sells at £17 5s to £17 7s 6cl per ton in bond in parcels, ancl at £22 10s per ton in small duty-paid lots. In iron and hardware lines business has been fairly active during the week. Cement is running low in stock, and is firm at 15s to 15s 6d per barrel, according to quantity. Galvanised iron sells at £23 10s to £24 10s pelton, usual extras, according to quantity, and fencing wire at £13 to £13 10s per ton. usual extras. Barbed wire is quoted at £16 to £16 10s per ton. Kerosene has advanced in price, and sales are freely made at Is Id per gallon. Raw and boiled linseed oils have again advanced, and stocks are low. Holders ask 4s 6d and 4s Sd per gallon respectively for trade lots. Cn,=tor oil sells at 3s 9d to 4s per gallon, and turpentine at the same figures.

INVESTMENT STOCKS. The Dunedin Stock Exchange report the following sales on Saturday:—Mornington Tramway, 16s 3d; Mosgiel Woollen, £i ss. The following are Saturday's quotations: — National Bank—Buyers £3 2s Gd. Bank of New Zealand—Buyers 18s 6d, sellers £1 -Is. Standard Insurance—Buyers lGs Gd. Union Steam Ship—Buyers £10 15s. Lake Wakatipu Shipping—Buyers £1 2s, sellers £1 Gs. Westport Coal—Buyers £3 15s, sellers £3 17s Gd. • Milburn Lime and Cement (10s paid)— Sellers £1. ■ . Mornington Tramway—Sellers lGs Gd. Mosgiel Woollen—Buyers £i 2s Gd. New Zealand Drug (£2 paid)- Buyers £2 9s, sellers £2 103. New Zoaland Refrigerating—Sellers £2 2s. Godward's Spiral Pin—Buyers 3s 3d, sollers 3s 6d., Donaghy's Rope and Twine—Buyers £3 17s 6d..

PROPERTY SALE. Messrs Sievwright Bros, and Co., in conjunction with Messrs Burton and Paterson, report the sale of the freehold and building in Princes street presently occupied by Mrs Gill as a milliner's shop, at the price of £5500. to Baird's trustees (Messrs Shrimpton and Barron).

DUNEDIN. HORSE SALEYARDS. _ Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows: — There was a very poor show of .horses at our sale last Saturday, and a great many buyers had to go away without being supplied. Draughts: There very few forward, and only one really heavy gelding amongst them. The gelding mentioned was a- seven-year-old horse of fair merit, and changed hands at £50. The balance were principally aged horses, which sold at full market quotations. Springcarters and light horses were a fair show so far as numbers were concerned, but the quality all through was very secondary. The demand, however, was good, and most of the entries changed hands at very satisfactory prices. We can strongly recommend all owners of goqd, sound, young draught mares and geldings to send them to our weekly sales in Dunedin. where they will meet with both town and country comr-etit-ion. We quote: Superior young draught geldings, £45 to £55; extra good, prize horses, £55 to £70; medium dtaught mares and geldings, £38 to-£44;, aged do, £30 to £30; unstanding carriage horses, £20 to £30; well-matched carriage nairs, £00 to £70; strong spring-van horses, £2G to £33; milk-cart and butchers' order-cart horses. £14 to £20; tram horses, £12 to £1G; light hacks, £10 tn £12; extra good hacks, £18 to £25 ;: weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, £2 to £5.