Commercial.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IX, Issue 470, 15 April 1867, Page 2

Commercial.

NAPIE!'.. Times OHico, Monday morning. Thk past month commenced with a deciit-a advance m the briskness of business, and the market was pretty well supplied with goods, especially as the arrival of tho ’ Montmorency ’ promised a seaeonahle supply to tho leading moveauliie ill',ns of articles muuh in demand. The loss of her cargo, however, gave a temporary check to business, and caused iiiereh.tuu to seek reasonable supplies from neighboring market* of those goods most, needed This has ry.-en to a great ’extent effected already, and is still in progress. The close ol the tuonfri has exhibited, greater stagnation of trade than we can call to mind us having heretofore occurred Theto seems to bo ui---r.aily no cash in eii-.vula.li-jti,—the. Tvovincird Treasury is comparatively empty.—and no av..-.ommo(ri!ii)n will bo afforded *.-» either of the in short, the business prospects for tlm coining winter are gloomy en.c-v.gll, "nd V.: .‘;ir- t nr; an.V - ’gno of itoprovem-nt. Tut* »• • » > 'xovvrsimcnt 'soo two sales of Crown laud in course of a few -lays, which will perhaps impart a liaie temporary briskness to town trade. The Customs Receipts nt the Port of Napier for the month ending 31st March amounted to £2129 ■U. barge shipments of sheep have been made during the month to s.’tll 'in'll’- on the Bast Coast, to the Bay of Isl.’.uda. and to Aui'-kland. itie export of wool, too, has been emsid ralite— large qnautities having been shipped to Auckland. Wellington, and Lyttelton, for transmission to Ragland MELBOURNE. (From telegrams in tho Sydney Morning Herald.) Man.li 29. RSmau “e'es of (lour are reported: £ll for jVietoviaii. and f;!2 10s for South Austrahnu ; I’crt .M-Ti.'iincU v.hest, -Is Uki in lioud; Vi.itoriun Iwlnuit. Is 2d to 4s ml: oats, 3s *'d to 4s; maize, i3s (id to Is ; sound .'ptaiiliet of white crystal sugar. I £l2; Calcutta sacks, his. The Carl, train Cal’l cutla, brings 150 tons of rice, which was sold to ; arrive. ADEL.UUE. (From telegrams in the Sydney Morning Herald.) March 27. Tp e exports since the Ist of January are: Wheat, gr./i.ti) quarters, and Hour. 17-V> fiuo. The Wheat market is very firm, from 4s 1 d to 4s l)d per b'foht 1. 'ltd very little offering. Flour continues very dull, at £lO to £ll per ton. March 22. i Mr fronthby. the Oovernment. statl a-t, ha? lust! given in the following st-iti.-ti.’s of the, last crop—j total number of bu-tuis ol wk op P.tlossy, ave-1 r.g. ]■.".■ acre bushel.-- ; after deducting the' estimated .jnanlitv for home consumption, andi . for seen, this will give (05,0nh tons for evpo-.-t, of which 3b,00P tons have been already shipped. There, is no alteration in tho corn market. March 29. Wh-at is very (Inn at Is Id to 4s at which 1 t>v : cc -;•'vs r.i-e reported for export. Flour con- . tinuot) dull at CIO to £il. SVI'M.V. (From the Uerahi, April 1.) K see the de-part-n-e of rim leu Panama mat!trade Ims ru'ber inaettve. --ring to t'w- tin-! ‘ iivitv existing as to Co- eop -t of '.tiure a-svicr-si ’;bv 11 to January o-e-'lai-d nmil. TTm r'ceii-t of! •br.-se lias ii ->r remie.-e.; tivilters more brisk, :|Second honors do n,h i.rcin wiping to ove'-bn.T... n 1 • lie—se'-.;-- wall st-.ci.s, and ii'ipo-’ ■ , s a--c ~>,]>< _|-n.e,( -,o .j"it goods, unless at fair rates, s.iontd .jnext mail ' ring advices of a fnrtiier d“erease j-, Isbipemnts to this colonv, an active winter bti'ii, p.Mgrd iv ir , orpecially as nur m’-iUig and :•! pas‘i"i-al interests are likolv to be materia',ly im-1 perm-.-d lu; the late i-hu;;. and the. farmers by un ! iimi vived demand for their produce. ! M -r.ey c ,atinucs easy, and a large amount of; ‘ s’liinl awaits nvmnuc-ativc invi'-t-p-rl«. ; stock* are mc-t imiuired f. i u* tle-re is i;-«i C -1 iCT.-.-uag, and a'! recently disjv sed of has i> ;i i n ; r.br vi ’. anec on the rates ri’.t.g lest imn' ; , ' " b n-e I' po; much export n-t.tc d"ieg in it; y Iwo >; market; 11 if; bulk of the. mont ’ s' -: v nent s .tree been on siatiou acconnl. :md ! Ii- veiioh-o! 1 ,;tto ships i'll the berth f >r U.f July san s huvinjt _ I emnpV - e.-i their eneiigcmc-nts, buyers arc i.t.d.-ii.s ,- ; f r a ’■■■d chinn on the rates paid at public sa us a ! fort' i ‘ht s.ncc. | T. '■ w flic local trail c are taking nil otfovi-™ 1 i and lb'.- being less tha o ■■■ -quivnif-ot s. hep- in dreed r jc-mpeiit am, and ' pii-es up to a eon 1!..-.! -able ndvamh; mi l.ond-m rales. At pnb'ifo ,|s-ile- j;v i'-.-ili'v, be h 1 ■ C tallow reali-r I ego |r.T 2s Cd ; se >ond quality, £l2 ims lo.;12 15 s. ■| Vnf -1. •: fr to e-,u r,s. • j Hi 1-s .. I,p; an active «• mai.d for aF. de«t i-u’s. b-r c iiritv fir first b - ivv ami extra a j weight'. ’ lie, v.inie of s'.'ir-m arc taken bv manu-v,f:K.ir-ri a*, rates bevond the f.m-is of i,i m who _|bnv ( r the F.irgß.-’a iinrb" '!'!ie ial -q -• o s !’-;-e b -'ll f,“'V hcaw. o's to V’- rp • -r.id-.p.-i Ho :’.l: i.tferi'W, ;-. s d.) -o fi« <<d ; cnlf skins. Is to

j,,s <.-i ; --Kins. Is per •, n. j i Cand The i ’urkct Mi* a Inw»r tendency, ■ lu'a'i purchases i'mi »o>>o nardc at slightly lower rates I 't i':in ru’.-d a fuvi ni M since. ''all We.—Vor V v '' : ’ "'■* ion sons. V' I '' 13 a fair * " i 'ii. Mauiri ami J-iv-i, 'd to ad. | Teas.— !.ow and Mii-dhiii) c nv_-ou>. r.i half chests,, mv n-.'y scarce. am l wanted at full rules. and a'schests of any tfade valued under £-3: sccn'ml i pekoes sell at «« to Us 5M : fine eopsnus, ,0o »o tpv The balance of the albert -lur.-s's cargo is advor-1 iis">d for Hite!ion next week. j dnuors —Tit.? market is very tinn. and no like l ; •moil of lower rates rulin' for some time; tiiei civet bulk of resent stock is held by the Sugar : Tenuu-inv, whose rates for refined .sugars ran ire! I fro-ii (: I • t" Thu shipment of Manila so-is, ■ ria’ia te, bus uol vet ehamreil hands.’ ■’O',- 1 . .... ■ nsaiav -ve '■ ; T 0.... . 1. — 111 ras fre.se 1: -1.,■ -t i..,- , ■ it is impossible to tret anything like a fair price for any samples offered for positive sale. Some! [ few brands, of winch stocks are moderate, mar !- command somethin" near invoice prices ; but jrencral'y spca’.irs, the market was never in a worse stirc fur importers. , American good Accent arrivals hav" added i to si.irks. and as olVe-r shipi-ients are expeetc!, no rniiroviniii iil eaa mc dep aided oil for a time, i'he U»>nVr market ha- been slutted by rner,.; ' Caiiforman arrhals, and at the laic sines low I I prices were realised. j HOib'.PT TOtVV. •jTur.nF li?i« hoon lin o •-•* vnv'.n’tanoe rtoinjr in thfi MmnrKOt* '■ I;iv. i 1 jevi-'v i without] : j.-llte-.-iti-*’!. :■ v\ i'.iv, £lO l-'-s 1. - ) X-Il |vr; ‘■’■'■u: £•’ U' £ T v *■ ;i ; l)var). Is ji.-ri old vv 1 1 • ; *.• i'.v?, : -id nviy I>o st.'i-rdj J ;;i n-:l 'f the market: prime !■>;.■ w it, l r -aU>o .k s . ' 1 or bushel; inuv \vli»a; is p-v„ i-t-S ml per bushel. 1 1 i arc in slack lUiiiand, - vice !u;ini: from ds ; !' d 1 ■ ds lid per bushel: ivi. - t- ;,i r iiin-ncl; baric,-1 ;, 'l.iirii-iii its per bus if < ; diir, nl per bushel. ’ , iproduce is in pre«.-,;t demand. and price.-' i ,’„t hum. i lime pr.l ie-d Imilor is 4110:0.'. at Is • 1 >r lb. beys. -'I per dozen.—Hobart To.m' Mercury. 2'dtii March. 1 ITEI.T.TdiGT VN‘ STOCK ’MP.KET. Tit* Hutt Market yesterday was attended by ■ plenty of bona Sf’e p-r ebuers, and tin re were; , several valuable lots of slock, sheep, and cat lie I submitted to u v' .■ ‘.it I' t y; r j_ jr ITonicvj > a riled .ik-mt 12-e'- shc-p. wiiicb sold at an average! of from Ms to 11s Cu-.i. ihe ill., ,d juii'ciia.-j.- ■. ■ lieinit Poor,ld T'raser. K«q.. of liar.jjiUkei. A very | due lot wethers, the i r- ;ir,y .1 ’A r'.liatn Welch, r ",sq . of Master!on, wes tu- w u put up a:vd found a ready purchaser in J. E. Wright F.sq. of GoaUiur t f Farm, who took the lots*. Ms fd per hen a let . cattle, the property of Mr HaV.a Dick sud others, ‘ realised at the rate of 4.1 d p-.-r lb., anil much cows ‘ 1 toid at prices rßr,£in" between £lO and £15.1 r Horses were In demaud j hacks fetching Stolsj gs; and splendid colts heionjir.* to Mr Weigh)

wera eager!* bong it at 2 ) ;; liasas.' Mr .1. TI Wallace sold Mr Ludlam’s ran, M satisfactory lifin-ns; aki a lot of t laibi aud btoro Ciittia.— Evening Post, -illi April. TTIK TRADE BETWIXT THE COLONIES OF AUSTRALASIA AN a THE UNITED KINGDOM. Ik ISG-i the Imports aad Exports from ajd to Great Britain with the Australian Colonies were as follows:

Imports. Exports. Kew Zealand £1.102.107 £1,367,624 Western Australia. 103,-707 • 111,803 ■\ iotoria 4,003,313 4,316.911 Tasmania 239,7 io SvUlU ... 1.2US.S09 1,113,054 Queensland 311,332 410,003 Ikew south Wales.. 2.;o;i.in) 2.7 «,780 £9.Sw,774 £11,831,034