Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3011, 12 October 1872, Page 2

Commercial.

The amount of revenue received at the Cua tom-house on tfoods cleared for consumption to-doy, was L2O'J 16h 10d,

Flour continues to command a first-rato trade sale, the quotation for parcels is LI3 in sacks ; trade Jots are soiling at Ll3 10s. Second class flour is offering at LlO, but is unsaleable. Bran is scarce ; trade orders are met nt L 4. For pollard, the demand is good at L 5 10s. Oatmeal quiet, Lll 10e. (,'ood provincial potatoes arc inquired for at L 6 10s. Australian are almost unsaleable at

L 4 10s. Prime milling wheat is becoming scarce; the transactions of late have been light; good samples arc worth 5s 3d. Inferior wheat is offering pretty freely at from 4s to 4s 9d, the sale, however, is very dull. Fowl wheat is wanted. Oats arc firm at 2s for feeding, at 2s 2d to 2s 3d for milling. There is no barley offering cither for malting or feeding purposes. Malting is worth fiom (is to (is (id, and inferior os. Straw, L2 os ; hay, L 3 15s; chaff, ! 3 los. A. Mercer reports for the week ending October 12 -.-Retail prices only. fresh butter in 41b and lib prints, best quality, Is 3d to Is 4d per lb; second quality, is 2d to Is 3d ; fresh butter in lumps, Is Id to Is 2d ; powdered and salt butter, best quality, Is 2d ; second, JOd to lid. Fresh butter is very plentiful, and [trices are again a shade easier this week, A few of the principal storekeepers have been salting down large quantities during the week, and the scarcity which now exists for new season salt butter, will to some extent be met, good samples being worth from Is to Is Id per lb. Cheese is in good request; good samples arc scarce, however, and worth from Sd to Sd per lb; second quality, (id per lb. Side and rolled bacon is fetching !)d <o KM per lb Eggs are exoe dingly plentiful, and meeting with a large demand at 9d per duz.