New Zealand Mail Office, _ Thursday evening. The business of the past week is generally charac terised as exceedingly dull. The arrival of the Cory phene, from New York, has caused a slight stir in American goods, but axes have had some business. We hear of sales at 60s to 625; the stocks are, how ever, very light, the Coryphene’* shipment having gone to execute orders in consequence of our market being quite bare. Kerosene is now amply supplied ; sales have been made at Is Id in bond for overtest oil. Barb wire is in better demand; sales are re ported at L 54 per ton for galvanised. Fencing wire is unaltered since our last; stocks aro light. A few trade sales of galvanised iron are reported during the week; 26 gauge, 6to 8 feet, is quoted at L 24 10s; 24-gauge has been sold at L 23 for 6 to 8 feet; there has been some inquiry for galvanised iron from Auckland, but we have not heard of any business. Candles an still cut very fine; sales in grocers’ parcels are now made at 8d ; stocks in store and to arrive are heavy ; Price’s Belmont sperms are quoted at 9id. Currants—The market is well sup plied, and are quotable at 5d ; Eleme raisins are fully stocked, and sales have been made at 7d ; we, however, hear of a concession on this quotation for a 50-box parcel; sultanas are only moderately stocked, and quoted at 7|d to 8d ; muscatels, prime, are quoted at Is 4d ; figs are quoted at 9s 9d to 10s per doz. lib boxes ; dried apples have not much business at 6d. Salmon is quoted at 8s 61 to 8s 9d for best brands; the City of New York, from San Francisco, is advised as having cases of tinned fish for New Zealand. Lob sters are neglected, and quoted at Ss 6d to Ss 9d ; sardines still continue firm, halves at 16s to 10s 6d, quarters 6s 9d to Cs ; oysters are worth 6s 6d. Sugar is quoted at L4l 10s, L 37 10s, and L 33 10s for J. W„ 1.C., and C. respectively ; a shipment of Mauritius whites and yellows has arrived in this market, ex Jaspar, to Lyttelton. 