Commercial.

Dunstan Times, Issue 589, 1 August 1873, Page 2 (Supplement)

Commercial.

[By Telegraph.]

Melbourne, via Hokitika, July 22. Breadstuffs dull. Country flour, Ll3 10s ,- wheat, Gs to Gs 3d. Feeding grain rjuict ; maize and oats lower. Fourteen hundred bushels of Oregon barley sold for Xew Zealand at full rates. Shoobridge's hops. 13d to ISd. Sugars improving: Yellows, L3G; grainy grey, L3S 10s. Brandies are advancing; Martell's dark and Hennessy’s, 72s ; pale, 7s 3d. Sydney, July 22.—Teas are lower. There have been large sales of bulk ale. Coarse salt, 71s. _ Bank discount, one per cent, on London, Advices from California via Sydney, under date May !)th, quote flour at 14 to s|dol; wheat, idol 00c ; feed barley, Idol’ 17c to Idol 25c; brewing barley, Idol 30c to Idol 10c ; oats, 2dol 20c. Coals are dull of sale. Adelaide, July 22. —10,000 bushels of wheat were sold afloat at 5s lOd. The exports of cereals for the half year were valued at L 1,300,000 sterling. The quantity exported during the year was 131,000 tons. A private telegram from California says the surplus crop for export is G,T00,000 centals. A fire broke out on the 22nd in the portion of the Immigration Barracks at Cavershani known as the northern wash-house, which was totally destroyed, it having been necessary to pull it down, in order to prevent the flames spreading to the main building. To defective flues in the wash-house fire: place the origin of the fire is said to be traceable. One of the immigrants had beep washing till nearly five o’clock, and she asserts thather husband afterwards helped to put out the fire, by pouring water upon it. Duringthe day workmen were employed in pulling down the flues in the wash-house at the southern end, with a view- to their being rebuilt. The fire was first noticed by- two immigrants, who were standing at the washhouse. They at once gave the alarm, and turned on the watorcocks, besides throwing buckets of water on the flames. Several of the Cavershani residents were quickly on the spot, and assisted in preventing the spread of the fire. The Fire Brigade, with a small engine, were also quickly on the scene, in- .j telligcnoe of the (ire having been conveyed to town by Mr Chaplin,— Star.