Commercial Intelligence.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 8, Issue 438, 15 November 1866, Page 2

Commercial Intelligence.

SYDNEY. (From the Sydney Morning Herald, Ist November.) Tallow is slightly firmer, owing to local demand and purchases for eastern ports. Wc quote fine mutton at £4O to £4l 10s ; bright heef, £36 to £37 ss; medium, £3l to £35. Hides have been less active during the past week as most of the vessels now on the berth have completed their engagements for dead weight. First heavy are worth 3d ■ inferior to medium, 2’_d to 2|d. ’ Wool. — Tho new ciip has come to hand very freely during the past ten days, and it is probable that, notwithstanding the lateness of tho shearing, a large quantity of it wilt be homo iu time for the February saios. The quantity offered thus far at t he public sales has been very small, hut several large transactions have taken place privately—the most noticeable being a Sale of £1299 hales LL conjoined over Namoi, at 21 d; locks, half price. Breaustcifs.— The heavy shipments recently arrived from California and Chile, and the sale of one oi these cargoes without reserve, has given a blow to the market which it will not recover this season The arrivals here from Cliile comprise tho Queen Victoria, Zillah, and Fleur de Maurice. The Francis Henty and Marian have arrived at Melbourne. From California we have had the Siam, Osborne, and Panama. The Siam was sent on to Melbourne, and the Osborne also goes to a foreign market. The Panama's cargo was sold for nett cash on tho 23th October, at £lO I7s 6d to £H 17s Cd for flour, Golden Gate brand, in quarter sacks. 7473 sacks wheat brought 4s 4d to 4s 6d. The wheat was inferior, and, as the purchasers were by the conditions of sale to take their quantities from bulk asthey came to hand, irrespective of marks or samples, the prices obtained can hardly be considered as fair market rales. Of Adelaide wheat the market is quite hare, prices therefore nominal. , California is selling privately at 4s 9d to ss, according to terms and quantity. Chilian cannot be quoted higher than 4s to 4s 3d. Local millers are selling best townmade flour at £l3. Chilian is difficult to sell, unless in very small lots, at £ll to £l2. Californian, £l2 to £l3. Adelaide, best brands, £l4 10s; second class and country made, £l3 10s to £l4. Sugars.— Three cargoes of Mauritius were offered at auction this week; tho prices realised show a further decline, and leaving a heavy loss to those concerned. Ration sorts ranged from £23 10s to £27 10s; medium counters, £3212s 6d to £33 17s 6d; good yellows, £34 to £33; first white, £35 15s to £37 os; strong brown crystals, £3l to £32; yellow, £34 to £35; white to snowdrop, £3S to £4O. TEAs.—The market is in a dull, state, and stocks are very large, chiefly low to medium congous. Only a limited quantity of good congou has yet reached this port, and for such samples importers are asking extreme rates. The Miranda’s cargo was offered to-day by Mr Stubbs, but only a very small portion was sold. Fine congous brought from Islld to 2s 5d per lb; medium, £3 3s to £6 10s per chest. MELBOURNE. (From the Argus, 2Gth October.) Business in the import markets is without Improvement, the aspect of dulness which has pervaded the markets for some days still being observable. In breadstuff's, little or no business has come under our notice. Flour is stationary, at late quotations, Best Adelaide town brands are maintained at £l3; while for country brands £l3 is required, There is no demand for wheat, and no sales have boon reported. From Sydney we learn that the Panama’s cargo of Californian breadstuff's was disposed of under a forced sale by the hank. The wheat is said to have realised 4s 4d to 4s 6d, the flour £lO 17s Cd to £lll7s Gd,and the oats 2s lid. Earley and oats do not show the slightest animation. Maize has been subjected to a further decline, and iu consequence more business has been transacted. Considerable parcels, and amongst others a lino of 2009 bushels, have been placed at 4s. In teas a fair trade is doiug; we hear of about 300 chests, and about 400 halfchests—the latter consisting of two numbers of the Alice and Mary’s—having changed hands at prices ranging from Is 3d to 2s 6d in bond. In liquids, trade sales of the Carlisle Company’a ale continue to be effected at £7. About 200 cases Machen’s bottled stout have likewise found buyers at 9s 6d. In sugars, operations have been limited, dealers preferring to wait the result of to-morrow’s sale 01 Electva’s cargo. We hear, however, of a parcel of greyish crystals having been quitted at £37. Malt has been disposed of at up to 9s 3d. Sales of Champion’s vinegar, in bulk, are mentioned at 2s 2d. Currants have been sold at 4ld. The auction sale of oilmen’s stores did not meet with much success, a great portion of the stores offered having been withdrawn for higher rates. From 600 to 600 packages only were quitted, at about last week’s rates. The Ellida’s cargos of teas is advertised for cublic sale on Wednesday next. SAN FRANCISCO. (From the Alta California, Ist September.) Flour,— A fair steady business is doing, mainly in superfine grades for export. For round parcels the following prices arc obtainable; Extra baker’s in barrels at $3; do. in half-sacks at §5 50 to §5 75; extra family, both.city and country brands, at §5 25 half and §5 50 to $5 75 for qr.sacks; superfine in half sacks at 34 75 and qnrter ditto at fo. Oregon extra nominal at $4 75 to §3 in quarter-sacks.

_ Wheat. —Sales of 830 sacks at 5150; 55 tons prime milling at §1524, and 1100 sacks choice at $1 50 per 100 lbs. Barley. —Sales of new crop feed quality at 924 c. per 100 lbs. CoapAGE. —From and after the Ist proximo the San Francisco Cordage Factory will lower their prices to 18c. per lb.—lc. per lb decline—until further notice. AUCKLAND LIVE STOCK MAEKET. Mb, Edcklasd’s Eeport for the week ending 9th November At the Haymarket on Saturday last, hay of best quality brought 4s 2d to ss, inferior quality from Is 6d the owt., the was less than usual. The horse stock offered Was of medium quality, and without variation in price. At Papakura on Wednesday last, there was a numerous attendance, about 40 head of cattle, principally of large size, were penned up and sold at prices fully equal to the Newmarket sale. The merino ewes and lambs brought 35s the couple. There was no sale at the Triangle, owing to the Cattle Show being held on that day, and that at Newmarket on Thursday was in consequence larger than usual. Pat cattle were in full supply, prices about the same as last week. Grown store cattle offered plentifully, with a dull sale, and prices were lower than a week since, from 29s to 30s each. Young cattle were in limited numbers, maintained their late values. Dairy stock were in full supply, and met with a free sale at full rates, several pens of long wooled ewes and lambs brought lower rates than have ruled for some time. The two rams brought ’£4 5s to £6 15s respectively. Fat sheep were in moderate supply, and all sold at fully late rates; lambs were in excess of requirements, those of prime quality maintained their price, but young and inferior anitr. als sold low, bringing from 8s to 13s each, pigs’of good quality were scarce and sold well, hut a large number of coarse and inferior animals were quitted at low prices. Messes Hunter & Co.’s Eeport for week ending 9th November. We have to report at our yards on Monday fat cattle were in good supply. Prices, we consider, were a shade better than on the previous week, though they are considerably down from the late high rates that have been ruling. Best qulities brought 50s the hundred pounds. The market was well supplied with store cattle; prices for them are rather down to what they have been, but may be still considered high in proportion, bringing much higher rates than fat cattle. The demand still continues great for all descriptions of stores. Dairy cows were in good supply; all to baud sold readily. Prices are higher than they have been for the last few weeks, and are likely to continue so for some time, as there is considerable enquiry for dairy stock. Sheep Makket. —We had a full market of fat sheep; a shipment from Wanganui brought 275, to 40s each. Merinos with the wool on, in good store condition brought IBs to 22s each. We sold the cargo of sheep, ex Star of the South merino wethers in good store condition, with the wool on, for 22s allround. Horse Market. —We had a full market of horses on Saturday, which brought fair prices. There is a good demand for good useful horses, and good prices can be obtained. Best Sydney maize, 5s 6dto 6s. Bran Is 4d to Is 6d.