Commercial.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2654, 19 August 1871, Page 2

Commercial.

The amount of revenue received at the Cus-tom-house on goods cleared for consumption to-day, was £371) 6a 1 Id. In breadstuff's we have to report a much livelier tone in the market. Transactions in flour have been numerous, and country orders ara coming to hand for larger quantities than hare been given of late. Lots are C’ ed to the town bakers at Ll4 10s, for brands offering. For parcels, a slight rebate on this rate would probably be taken. Inferior flour, of which there is a great dealin the market, is selling for almost anything the manufacturers can get for it. As no guarantee is given with the quality, bakers are scarcely inclined to buy without first trying it. Bran is supplied to the trade at L 3. Stocks are heavy, and there is little prospect of an improvement for at least the next six weeks. For the former qualities of wheat there is no change. Damaged and inferior parcels are really the only kinds in which there is anything doing—these are purchased at 4s to ss. Oats quiet, but ■lightly firmer. The demand for barley is trifling ; feeding samples are still unsaleable, Wheat, best, 5s 6d to 5s 8d ; inferior, 4s to 5s ; oats, 2s 3d to 2s 5d ; barley, malting, 3s 9d; feeding, 2s 3d ; flour, Ll4 10s S>d; inferior, L 9 to LI2 10s; pollard, 10s; bran, with'bags, L 4 ; oatmeal, Ll4; pearl barley, L2O; potatoes, L 3; chaff, L 4 10s; hay, L 4 10s ; onions, LIS. A. Mercer reports for the week ending today :—Retail prices—Fresh butter, in lumps anil prints, Is 2d to Is 4d per lb, and enougn coming in to supply the demand ; salt butter (prime), Is 2d per lb. There is no further change since last week’s quotation in salt butter in kegs ; for up-country trade demand very alacK, and prices low. Side and rolled taoon is at present very plentiful, and selling at lOd per lb. Colonial hams, Is per lb ; English hams, Is 4d to Is Gd per lb. Colonial cheese, market glutted, and low in price fgood ouality, 6d to 8d per lb ; English cheese almost unsaleable. Eggs very plentiful this week, and Is 3d per dozen.