COMMERCIAL.

Grey River Argus, Issue 54, 17 May 1866, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Dunedix.— The Daily Times, of the Sth instant, reports as follows: — "Dependent I largely upon the country demand, it is not surprising that the late difficulty in obtaining carriages for supplies should have materially lessened the amount of business done during, the last and the preceding week, and that the bulk of transactions for the time should have been for export and town trade. Now, however, that the country trade is again open, there will, doubtless, be a tolerable manifestation of activity for some time. to come. The market for breadstuff's has been very quiet. . No considerable sales of imported flours have come under observation, buyers remaining unwilling to go into any large operations Math present prospects, and holders as yet keeping to last quoted prices. Provincial flour is now in very tolerable supply, and with some prospe t of foreign wheats finding their way to this market, the supply may continue ample to meet the special demand for it. Oats, without having materially altered in price, have become dull of sale, and the possibility of American aud colonial oats again reaching this port is inducing a desire on the part of holders to part with their stocks. Bottled stoat js in active demand ; the shipments of second rate stouts, which lately siipplied the markets, are almost exhausted, and of firstclass brands the quantity on hand is very limited. The "inquiry for ales in glass is languid, and no disposition is evinced to purchase beyond current wants ; prices, however, in the face of present short shipments, are fully maintained, For new-brew ales tire market looks well; and of the shipments now expected most haye been placed by importers, and resoldfto second hands at improved rates. J§J|K|r buyers have been supplied by aud^SnVd privately, There is nothingjcpKSportaAe doing. Prices maybe considered as full A, steady /denjf&'nd for teas life., been kept up, at well ■Maintained prices, 'fke stock of low congous cased by the sale of a considerable for another port, provisions of ail to, maintain full prices, aid for the interior, n«w that the is available, will most in still higher values. In'gpirjtit have been quiet, though have improved in value. stocks warrant the asif not improved, prices Chamber of Commerce, have passed respect to bills opinion of the to fai—

other Chambers of .should be invited in moving thea^^^HlS to introduce a Bill into the General AsseniD^* topl%e biljs of sale oii the same footing as | v6th||^ftobts, ,or otherwise to grant relief from | their ttvjurioua operation. :o ;^^ng the course of the discussion several IBSnbers pouited out how injurious the present system was, and gave instances from personal experience of creditors haying been defrauded throngh supplying goods to tradesmen who had secured their property by bills of sale to friendly persons.