COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 14, 19 October 1880, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

— - •■•■-.}• — Wellington, October 16. Som-) iinpctns Ins b on given (o business during tli3 w.ek by thrs d.-livoraneos of goods s)!d to arrive ex Vv'avi Queen and Shearing lru now fuliy comand in the c >u<so of a wielc or two wool na ly l>o rxpi!u>'c<l to conu t> band freely, which will doubtless have the effect of availing business brisker. Building material*. — Sales have been made, ex ship, of 26-gnage galvanised iron at £26 10s to £27 ; hoop iron. £12 los to £13; aiid standard iron, £10 ]oa. Wire nails 'have run verj low in stock, nnd shipments on the water sm light. Cement is ' inactive, and paiveU to awire ai'fl submitted at somewhat weaker rate*. Lead is in but little ilem-md ut £22 to .£22 l'Js. Candles.— Sales o£ Do Roub vix have boen made at '3d, duty p;iid,iu parcels ; currants, 6d ; Elemes. 7d. Woolpacke command good business. The To. Anau, yesterday, landed about 100 bales frjm Melbourne. Sujjar remains unchanged. E'jrosenn — The Intrebarg has discharged over '1000 cases, of which 1000 case." have been sold for transhipment, and iv all nearly half the shipment has boen dealt with. ijolonial Produeo — Wheat— Recent advices from London announce: a rise ot' from 'is to 4s per . qit'irtor withiu tho last few weeks. This ia probably to be accounted for by the falling off of shipments consequent upon the low prices that havo been lulingfor some time past, and may not therefore pr >ye a permanent advance. In the South Island good milling is quoted at from 4s to 4a -d per bushel. Flour. — Tho imports still continue heavy, and pricc3 are somewhat weaker. Wo quote best, brands from £1 1 to £11 os for small parceh. ■ Oats remain without; any variation in value, wi'h fall supplies Chioi; >rheat, bran, pollard, and maizo aro all much depressed, there . being little or no cleuand. Potatoes are being disposed of at -r >m £1 1(M t> £'1 per ton, with a prospect, of improvement. Bacon and hams overstcokotl a!; 81. S.ilt buttc-r is quite unsileabl'-. We noiico that ship meats to London a # o bain^- miida by ihe St. Leonards, and wn trust they w li turu out ."jucuoaifui. — N Z Times. OuiiivicH'.'Rcir, O^'ob r 11. A fair amoun o.' business can bo reported as having b^eu ira^.-act^d diu-iug the week just closed, yjt nothing of n speo:a fe-iture htiscroppad up. Koports received per Emsliah mail ara more favorable thiu was anticipated. Wheat, good milling quality, is saleable sit It to 4s 2.1, a-id osiw lots ;it a shade over thosrf rates. Sjcoad cla-;s veal- . ie»ed 3i 6d to O.s 10. A few sales of chick have been mado at 2s to 2s 91, according to . quality. O;ita — Tho market presents much the autne a3pt;ur, aiul pi-kvs remain about tho same Uailey — Quotations arp without nifc-sralion. Grood malting, 2s 6d to i-i 10il, aud anything npprosching first class is .saleable up to 3i <i i. Fail 1 salos of said lots hay.; truu^pired ;it Is 6il to Is9d. F'oiii 1 has ha.l f=iir attention at £10 l()s to £11, according to brand. Grass Beed. — The inqu.iy has slaoUenol oft", and comparatively few saK-s have taken plaot". . • Good seed has been placed at 2a 6d, while 'Bomts dirty lois have changed hands as low as Is 6(1 to Is lOd. Tho 'stock market w;iß wull attended, and biddings Ware brisker thun usual. Mutton, 2fd in the .vool, If I shorn. Beef, 22s 6d per lOOlba. Syhney, October 15. Hennessy's brandy, case, sos 6d ; bulk quurters), 10i 6d ; New Zealand oats, per 40lbs, Is lOd to 2s 2d ; maize, per fiOlbs, 2a Id to 2s 3d. Adelaide, October 15. Wheat, per bushel, 4s 6d. The tone of the wheat market is voiy strong. Town flour, £10 5s io £10 10s; country. £9 5s t.i £9 10s Freight.-* to London — Steamers, 60s; by sailing ve^Siils, 3:5s to 37s 6J. JPreighta to TTuited Kiugd m — Fiom Adelaide, 40a ; from other ports, 42s 6d. Tone of freights, firm. THK WOOL MARKET. The New Zealand Loon and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following produce telegram, dated London, 12th October, ISB0 :— Wool— Market unchanged. Tallow^ — There is a fairtrade demand ; best mutton is worth 35s Gd, and best beef 33s per owt Wheat— Market is firm ; Adelaide is worth 525,. and New Zealand 47s per 4961ba. Leather— Market firm ; best sides are worth 1 1 Jd per lb.