COMMERCIAL.

Southland Times, Issue 2916, 19 October 1877, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Times Office, Thursday evening. The amount of Customs Revenue received to-day on goods entered for consumption -was »a follows i —

(BT ELECTBIO TEIEOEAPH.)

Chbistohurch, Oct. 18.— The market for good milling wheat is firm at 7.s ; 6tocks are lovr, and there is little in farmers' hand?. Flour, £16 10s to £17 10s ; bran, £4 10s, scarce ; sharps, £5 10s to £6 ; oats are in brisk demand at 3s 5d to 3s 6d ; potatoes, 37s 6d to 40s. The Sydney dem>icd is heavy. Cheese, 6£d ; hams and bacon, 8d in cloths. The dry weather is telling on the spring sown crops. DimEDIN, Oct. 18.— Fat cattle are quoted at 27s 6d to 33s per 100 lb ; mutton 28s. Wheat, 5s 6d to 7s 6d ; oats; 3s to 3s 3d j barley, 3s to 3s 6d. Mr J. B. Bradshaw reports for the week :— Bank of New Zealand £22 53 ; Colonial Bask £2 Is to £2 7s 6d ; National Bank, £3 9s ; National Insurance £11 45 ; Union Insurance, 13s ; South British Insurance, £4 ; New Zealand Shipping, £3 Xss ; TJHion Steam Ship Co, £7 5s ; Mosgiel Woollen Factory, £3 7s 6d ; G-nthne and Larnach's Timber and WoodTrare factories^ £1.

£ s. d. Spirits 22 13 5 Sugar 84 0 0 Ale 9 12 6 Tea 23 15 6 Wine 5 6 5 Sundries 36 16 3 £182 4 1