Commercial. SYDNEY.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 14, 8 April 1867, Page 80

Commercial.

SYDNEY.

■ - • MELBOURNE. The Argus of the 16th March reports:—in the import marhet business has nOc rbeen characterised by any increased activity, i'or trade purposes riie d,etiiand lias'been lar from brisk, nor Has tile market been-enlivened- by any sendenoy 1 to 'speculation. In the l market for bread* turfs -no transactions worth special mention have comeunder our notice. At auction, maize, in faulty condition, has been disposed of at 3s tid to 3s 9d; - for souna lots our quotations of -3s'lod to -Is remain unaltered. Considerable sales, of iron in taulty condition have taken place under, boiler plate, and r6tmd.-a.nd angle-iron, were quitted at iba.ius to £ n;l7s 6d. The damaged.portion oftnc xuverugie's coffee also. found buyers at,7fd to bd per ib for plantation.'' A good ihquiry is maintained for tobacco; though in k most instances the prices offered have-been found' too;low -to admit 01 business; a parcel, ofgood, haU T pounds were placed within a trifle of ic'd. A parcel oi 000 qrbarrels of Kaimesls blasting powder was quitted at 31d. There has been; mine inquiry experienced fortcbrnsacks,.leading,touche three, or lpur paroelsof twenty bales eaeu of Calcutta and Dundee sacks; at'pricqs rising-to 13s’4idL’Pbr teas we note an activetrade demand, 1 chiefly, .fort medium sorts,; iat front ; la 9d-jtp '2siin-bond.;- Ration, teas.have also been quitted ,At unction some BUO'cases of shods wbre-quiitedittprices sho'wihg aimhch-, firmer 'market.met ..with.mpre notice; aparcei of, some/20 hhds aua.2oo qr-casks of common dark hraudy.was piacecr at close on 2s'6cL 7 Henriesw's 'case brandy litis-’ likewise atihacte.d 4 sohie l at€fiifibiii‘ a<lt vanced rateshav.o iiowj been established,ti About a,luO c cases::chauggd- i haflds J in. Jdne. on, private terms, and ‘sma'ifer ,!idts have also mean placed at. 25s 'od,; while' mahy *boi’ders 'do ¥di hbsititttf'fb' quote;2ss 9d vo 26s as ;ligu:resd;kely!to>ejreached shortly. The sale of -a parcet of. JDKZ geneva is‘‘rep6rto.d~at 9s 64," iind trade.pari cels- ot yellow seal at Ids'B4 are iilsb kaid-’thllave ! j \\>t& rGod ;d4-'

, /fUE Sydney Morning Herald;i March I6, ; reports s ' —Trade continues excessively dull owing' to the i non-arrival of the madVsteamer..andthe receint of 'English advices. which .have .seldom-been lojfced. - ~ ; Tor,with more anxiety.,.. Holders .are not anxious : to'sell, and buyers are' allowing ttieir srdckstb'tia ' deduced"to the smallest "quantity that their trade' will permit; The* auction sales have been small, add. chiefly confined to 'provisions and tho necessaries of,life. Breadstuffs have slightly improvedas stocto.-nre 'becoming ■ lighter, ,;andiXnost r ofjthe .- purchases for forward delivery are getting fulfilled. The cargo.,of Chilian. flour ,exr ZiUah has : almost;;; cleared the market of. all afjthis,description in first ■ ■ hauds. ;i was very inferior and; faulty,; ; •■) aud brought its full value. Local millers quote r best flour at £ll ,to £12., Adelaide silk-dressed is in fair trade demand at £l3 to £l3 10s for, small parceis., .Wheat, 5s - to, os Id. Liquors • continue dull. Martell's brandy is offering at lower rate*, without;jprpd.ucing.,.any,.business.Bulk; beers.' - maintain high rates, but sales are confined,toac- , tualwants; a.parcelof-Trent Brewery atauction;, brought £6 10s; Bass’s triangle ale, 9s 3dßyass’s , stout, 8s Bd. Both the latter were new shipments. Sugars have advanced considerably, and holders appear,indisposed to force sales at present. The only large sale of the week was the cargo of .the , Silver Star, for, which an advance of about £3 per ton was 'obtained—crystals ’bringing as high as- : high as.£43 ss, and yellow, counters from £36 5s . to £3B Ids.' The Sugar Company'have advanced.. , their prices about £a on all descriptions. Holders, of teas are still looking ,for higher, rates than, the' trade will give, and at the sale of the Albert.Jurs’s, cargo only a limited business was dpne, A theim-. . porters preferring to hold rather than accept the prices offered. The supply of tallow continues far- , short of the requirements of.the market, and at the produce sales held this morning was so brisk that prices advanced £3 to £3 per ton. This, rise is attributed to an active demand ; in the Southern colonies, and is likely to continue, as the wants of manufacturers is sure to increase ; with their winter trade. Hides continue active, but most of the parcels offering are of inferior aud medium quality, and possess ho • attraction for either shippers or local trade. The arrival of the . Eastward Ho has added largely. to our stocks of tobacco. Most of the shipments by her are said, to be superior, but are not yet in the market. The lumbei market is glutted by recent arrivals.