Commercial.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IX, Issue 475, 2 May 1867, Page 2

Commercial.

NAPIFB,

Tijies O.llee, Wednesday evening. The Customs Receipts at the-Port of Napier for the mouth ending 30tU April, amounted to AT975 lbs Id.

OANTZBBI'BT.

The Lyttelton Times, of the 13th April, reports as follows Business during the past week has been very quiet, and the uc:a end for inerchanili-e very limited. Dealers continue to pine ei e very sparingly, and ..mly to sup; 'y the vents ~p im ..emote consumption. The piuv:ia.-os tor the winter si-i----sen do not appear to have e e.u.u nee ; as yet, idtrough the iuutil demand geeer:"lv couiiiienees ;>• tills lime. The arrival »f tit ■ Cm ue o i '.'as 7t . ins'., wilh a very heavy cargo for this port, iro add; 1 cou-i Viably to one abv.uiy over.-lo'k--d m irkets, an I has not ten.ad lo ieipro,.; the fcciing in cm.rn eehii cir-.hs. IVc arc a! id to see bv advices that, some h ell a.Uy is iwMonencod i i feting up iho u-v. h '.aid on h r li.l, p,n,. ,;s it in-; jeicaies a ee-satiou of diiptru's and w y c. ,-ntu-; siv,. time for our cv-ieh" v'd s 1 oeks to reT.v; t!i" nselves. There arc mu fcwmoale..', re eiirli t| li-.tico this week. Bulk Hast India paid ale is st; : I scarce. and wauled. Bottled stout of first-ehi.-ij brand-' is getting scarce. C uclies arc dull. tearlittle, inquiry has ir on made, for cle-e-m and 1-hi.g- 1 ii-di hams, priacipnliy for tee West • '-asl. buaae ] ;.rc* quiet, hut sucks arc moderate, un i the it.'em linn, 'leas, good medium cougoas, arc more inqui red f r. V.'o Lave heard of no more faihires during the week, and liopc we have seen the end of them for scicu tune to come. There is no change in discounts or exchanges. The money market is fairly easy. Tlia same journal, of the loth ult., reports as follows ; The market is still heavily supplied with pro-dn-'b though grower; ere making great cifirts to hold their ,- meks The best samples of o ils exhibited sold at 2s Cd per hushr-l, and good fowl c ukl be i-n'igrt at 2s -Id. V.Ticat and barley went i .1’ heavily at last week’s price; wheal at from tls hi to 3s tld per bushel, and malting hnidoy ai from -1to -is Cd per bn-hel. flood Canterbury IF) ir w.is oflercd at it* per ton. S -avp-* a-d bran may be quoted at AT is and £3 3s respectively per von.

NIBV TOltK. (U’i March. Trade is dull, and commercial valve* are tin-A-tlcd by tine fall «.f gold. Muncy is easy and sterling declining. Banners’ rates for s.crdng exchange are b"1. i .our is lower. Californian is quoted .at 1.3 dollars .‘id cents to M dollar* 25 c-p.ts; Western extra ;P 11 dollars 39 cents to ;i dollars id cents. Too market for wheat ol all kinds is dad], and prices have a downward tendency. Californian wheat is quoted at 2 dollars 91 cents; Western spriuu, at 2 dollars 23 cents. Californian hurley closed steady; Canada barley is held at I dollar 15 cents to 1 dollar IS cents. Manilla hemp is quoted at IU cents retail. Crude whale oil is 1 dollar? 79 '•outs; New Bedford selected California coast whale oil is Si ecu's. Crude and refined petroleums aw lower; the latlcr in tins is held at 35 to lid cents ru bond. Whalebone do.-od dull and lower. Arctic is held at 91 to D 5 cents .at retail Wool is unsettled under the intlnoneo of the new tariff. Fine wool is held at sto 8 cents higher. Manufacturer? arc not disposed p 0 p, u .. chafe, owing to the depressed condition of the market foi goods. 2'V>)dlb of California wool have been sold at is to 32 coni?. Cold closed yesterday at 13(5.