Commercial

Evening Star, Issue 2891, 25 May 1872, Page 2

Commercial

The Muouat ot revenue received at the Cus-tom-house on goods cleared for consumption to-day. was £738 18s 7d. Good milling wheat is being delivered more freely, and parcels offered are readily bought at 5s ; several large lots from northern districts have changed hands at this price, and it is not likely that the value will go over 5s 3d for some time. There is no wheat oi second class quality offering. Fowl wheat is also very scarce. In oats there is nothing doing ; dealers are buying feed lots at Is 9d ; the value of milling being from Is lOd to -a. Malting barley is in active request; prime samples have purchasers at 5s to os 3d; damaged lets from previous crops can be placed at 3a 9d to 4s. An active demand has SiSin for good flour. During this week the millers made an advance of It's per ton in the pries; parcels in sacks are now at Ll3; lots at Ll3 10s. Oatmeal has a steady sale at Ll2 10s. Pollard firm at L 6. Bran, L2 10s. Pearl Barley, L2O. Hay, L 3 10s. Chaff, L 3 10a. Straw, L2 10s. Potatoes, L 4 15s, A. Mercer reports for the we«*k ending 25th May;— Retail prices only—Fresh butter, in Jib and 11b prints, best quality, la Id to Is 2d 4 per ib, ; second quality, la ; fresh butter in lumps, lid to Is per lb ; powdered and salt butter, best quality. Is ; second quality, lOd. The slight advance in fresh butter, noticed in my last report, has been fully confirmed this week, the supply having very considerably fallen off, storekeepers finding a ready sale for what quantities are coming to hand without the necessity of salting any down; for good samples of salt butter in kegs, lOd per lb is being given. Cheese has slightly advanced, belt quality is worth 6d to 8d ; second quality, 6d per lb. Side and rolled bacon is very plentiful, and fetching 9d to lOd per lb. Colonial hams, Is per lb. Eggs are still very scarce, and the demand is limited on account of the high price, 2s 9d to 3s per doz. __ _