CANTERBURY.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 382, 4 June 1866, Page 3

CANTERBURY.

A fair amount of trado has been dona <'■ A the week past, in both wholesale ar.d v.v il 'mv and a feeling of confidence osnra lost a* a- ■ community in the si ability etui of •••; trade, as instanced by the startin' of a u h-,.-in the wholesale line, for whom cstenneo or;.u : • are being erected. Wo have to note tne ar h. of the St. Anne, via Dunedin, with a portion her cargo of Mauritius sugars, which vvid be t- " : - raitted to auction at an early elate. A dc still exists for the articles note;! last week. Go r > candles are very bare in stock, Is an-i 3d to ! ' is freely offered for them, but holders a-v Is and 6d. Bags (3-bushel) are not in rnifo y ■ •. demand as previously, but holders will not on - at less money, as the stock is limited, hhie „• in flour continues dull, and wheat ronv; : • ual; inferior wheat was, however, ouhted it tioh, for pig and fowl feed, at is per busbc* • barley is offering, sale stocks being seemin-qv <• out. Oats are in moderate demand at 3 3s 9J per bushel, stocks are not heavy, a are not forced. Hay x*emaim at J 0 f. li’i Potatoes are largely under oa-*r, ar.d are quitted for shipment at £i lb , ,>:r ton. Cattle are still in great request, *a number o; medium milch cows, heifers, and steers were n- ' at auction on Saturday at full rate.. Tbs !u ■ . price of all descriptions of dairy produce 1 u”. ■ . to the demand for the Westland market', short shipuieuts from England, has can,-., present briskness. We cannot note the h., market as any improved, it being glutted wio:. light and inferior stock.—Press, I7th May. LONDON- COLONIAL WOOL SALES. The first series o: k- \ ‘lent year, consiscinoof 86,033 bales, commenc.-G Ist instant, anil terminated this day. Stocks of Colonial Wool being all but u ihruiff,-.:, induced a larger attendance oi our n'-riaiacGi and dealers from the north than was ever o ■■ witnessed. Foreign buyers mustered in . ...• numbers, but not being quite s> low in si ~ /, were less eager to pay the adva,.e <-1 P 1 , and did not at once operate large;v, oar n.r.ie trade taking by far the greatest r-, lai'v r . ■ -i, and going ia for the higher sorts oi Poia P.. 'Lmore freely than on any previous ocei e When about half the quaim.y a nvr s I a passed the hammer, and immediate waufs r ■., i, supplied, prices by some were considered rat main favor of buyers, but soon after torcignsrs an peared to have made up ihnr munis to act, a id at once coining into market largely, caused, a renewed firmness in prices, ana our sales do-: ;• I firmly at opening rates. Biddings hare boe.i spirited throughout, and prices have ruled as follows : Sydney and Queensland flocks appear to have fallen oil" in condition, and notwithstanding the smallness of the quantity offered and .expected, short clip show little or no improvcmcir: upcm prices, except for the middling sorts, which r; about Id per lb higher. Pore Paihp ft >ch:, uf which a better assortment, both as re*.t r -D q . .h: ■ and improved condition, was never before offcrc : in March sales, commanded much aueuilan ami were warmly competed, for, advancing a bon; del per lb; middling and greasy sorts were about id. per lb higher. The prices obtained for the sin A, quantity of Van Dieman's Land and New Zealand Wool in time for these sales are no criterion as to expectations for future arrivals. South Australian wool generally shows a falling off both in quality, and length of .staple, nodonot occasioned by the long drought in that colony. Prices may be quoted about -i-d per pound advance on best flock. Wo are promised some better specimens for May sales. Swan liivcr wool, as regards condition, quality, and length of staple, was not considered equal to that of last year, being wanted, but was well com ■ peted for, and realised full prices. Cape Flocks. —The assortment, on the average, was good, and contained some very fine specimens of scoured wool, most creditable to the colony ; these were eagerly purchased, and sold at an advance of Id to lid per pound. Fleece, of good quality and condition, sold about Id higher, while lower sorts only show a rise of |d per lb. Henex P. Hughes and Son. 26th March.