Commercial.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2529, 25 March 1871, Page 2

Commercial.

Evening Star Oflioe, Saturday evening. The amount of revenue received at the Cus-tom-house on goods cleared for consumption to-day, was £550 .'a lid. As there was an advance made on the price of wheat almost immediately after liarvesting in Canterbury, our millers have been unable to get their usual supply from that Province during harvesting with us, and which has been much later this season through unfavorable weather. Our market on this account has been insufficiently supplied, and the millers have had no choice of parcels. Although they are not inclined to go beyond 4s per bushel, still to supply immediate wants an advance of 3d has in several instances been given. Oats are in good trade demand. Barley, except for malting samples, is unsaleable. Potatoes scarce, and likely to become firmer. Flour is in active demand, and orders for shipment have been much heavier of late ; the millers a-e quoting variously at from Lll to Lll 10s. Bran is disposed of with difficuly ; wheat, 4s; oats, milling, 2a Gd ; feeding, 2s 3d to 2s 4d ; barley, malting, 3s Gd ; feeding, 2s Gd ; flour, Lll 10s ; bran and pollards, including bags, L 4 15s ; oatmeal, LIG ; pearl barley, L2O; straw, L2 I()s; hay, L 4; chaff," L 4 ; carrots, L 3; potatoes, L3ss ; onions, Ll3. A. Mercer reports for the week ending March 25 :—Fresh butter, in lumps and prints, 9d to lOd per lb, and prices on the advance ; salt butter, 8d per lb, but not in great demand. Colonial cheese, Gd to 8d per lb. Colonial hams, Is per lb, but scarce. Colonial bacon, lOd per 11). English hams, Is Gd per lb. Eggs, 2s per dozen, and very scarce.

Driver, Stewart, and Co., report for tho week ending 25th March :—Weekly market —■Supply, about 1500 sheep and 45 head cattle. The former we sold at lijd per lb, and the latter, which were inferior, at from L4to LG 10s per head. Store Sheep—A fair demand continues, and prices are slightly firmer. Store Cattle No alteration. Wool —No sales have been held. Advices from the Dome markets are favorable.