Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3028, 2 November 1872, Page 2

Commercial.

The amount of revenue received at the Cub tom-house on goods cleared for consumption to-day, tu L 1,235 Os 3d.

In breadstuffs and grain, tho market has become exceedingly firm. The late news from Australia has catxaed holders of wheat to ask for advanced prices; prime milling sorts are very scarce, and only small parcels can be obtained ; the miller’s quotation is 6s 3d, sellers requiring 5s 4d to 5s 6d ; good ordinary samples are worth from os to 5s 3d ; second class is not in sale. Fowl wheat, scarce, 3s 3d. Oats are in first-rate demand ; feeding lots find buyers at 2 1 Id to 2s 2d, and milling at 2s Bd. Tnere is no barley in the market; malting is quoted at 6s 6d ; feeding, at 5s to 5s 3d. Potatoes, quiet, at 1.5 10s for prime Provincial; Australian, 20s to 30s lower. In flour, the demand during the last few days has been very brisk ; trade lots of ten tons are being freely disposed of at Ll3 and Ll3 10s ; for larger parcels, a lower figure is not accepted. Inferior flour in inquired for at LlO ; bran, L 4, stocks light ; pollard, L 5 10s ; oatmeal, Lll 10s, in bags, Lll, in sacks, dull sale ; pearl barley L 24 ; hay, L 3 15s ; chaff, 1.3 15s ; straw, L2 ss. A. Mercer reports for the w r eek ending November 2:—Retail prices only. Fresh butter in half and lib prints, bes L . quality lOd to Is per lb ; second quality, 10(1 fresh batter in lumps, lOd ; powdered and salt butter, lid ; for second quality no enquiry exists. The market continues well supplied with fresh butter, and prices are rapidly on the decline. The enquiry for now season salt butter is in a great measure abated, consequent on the receipt of supplies from Canterbury, much to the disadvantage of this Province, where the market can- be more than supplied with butter much superior in quality at lOd per lb. Cheese is in good request, an enquiry exists for new season. Good samples are worth from 8d to 3d per lb ; second quality, 6d per lb. Sid© and rolled bacon is fetching fld to lOd per lb. Eggs are very scarce this week, and selling at Is per doz.