Commercial.

Evening Star, Issue 3183, 3 May 1873, Page 2

Commercial.

Che amount of revenue received at theOus-tom-house bn goods cleared'for consumption this day, vai L 573 18s 3d.

. the business that has been done in breadBtuffg throughout the week has been confined , %o -the"execution of trade, orders. There is little' Speculative inquiry, but the ordinary ■ i* steady, and orders from, the • northern ports arc jacrewiiur. Flour is still tit ......-tan 10a..10t sack*, and Ll2 for bags. .. Bran is ■ ' dull aHS Ifc.j pollard, L 5. In oatmeal there ianot.much doing; taring to^Tmfheradvance in oats the price has been raised to LI J. tnc consumption has novr become much less. 1 carl barley is firm at L3(J, hndi&likaiv.to, go a little ■' ■bigbwt Th&e is agetod deal, of prime *wheat (Offering. iTha. market value is not ovec 4p bd, ■ *ndbj,9dcannot be got excepting for particularly goad BQKts.’ , The millers are not eager to buy much at present. • Oats are firmer j there are-very, lew in the market, and a fair quotation caw scarcely be given; Barley has been offering more freely. Discolored and inferior lots are telling at 6s 6d to 6s, and pnmc mating at ftfid. Hay, L 3, Straw, L2. Chaff, L 3 ss. •A. Mercer reports for the week ending 3rd May. Retail prices only ;-Fresh butter, in Mb. and lib. pnnts—best quality Is 3d per lb. , second quality Is Id to ls2d per Ux; fresh butter V lamps, Is per lb.; powdered and salt butter, la to Is 2d. The supply of fresh batter is still very plentiful, and several of the ■torekeepen are suiting down., Salt butter m , kegs, lla per lb. . There is a good demand for cheese, and really good samples are scarce; for • good onalityi 9d to lOd per lb. Side and rolled baooa-gocd quality, 9d to IQd per lb. There Is always a good demand for Colonial hams, , but scarce .in the market—selling at Is to Is 2d • perft. tjggk are still Very scarce, and selling at 2s 9d per dozen.