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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 68, 26 April 1881, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

# Wellington, Friday. "We cannot report a brisk trade for the paat month, the holidays interfering to a considerable extent. The long passages of several overdue ships lias run stocks very low, many lines having 1 to be purchased in Sou'hern markets. .Tradf, howt-ver, is roportwd iv n heHlthy condition. Finnneial engagements have be.en well mfit, and we have no- importune failures to chronicle. Bank r/itcß are lowers discounts are now 7 tind 8 per cent., mid overdrafts!). Money i.3 still very plentiful ; we hear of a lurgo sum being offero'l to and icfnsed by :i loan company, at under 5 prr cent Caudles are ■ very scaice, stocks of. De Roubafx beinjj I out of fint hand-*. Then* are considerable > qnyitii ies to arrive, and husiness has been done atß|d *o 9J Price's Bnlmonts are also -oarce, and worth 19d Dried fruit? are firmer. Sales hnvn been made, currants at §,1, eleme raisins 7. V1 to 7&' J. and sul • tan.nH 7id to 7. l ,d TmiiH.d fish are in good j supply. Salmon has b;en suld in small j quantities ar, Ss Gd. lobsters 8s 9d to 9s. i Sardines are very firm. Snles of Alberta' i halves have beon made at 9s 3d to 9s 6J, I and quarters, (is Sd. Suit is very slow of j sale, and advices of shipments to arrive are j heavy, Sules hare been effected in sraill j parcels at £1 osf"r,fjue, and £3 15s for i coarse. Sugars are f«li»htly.fiiHiei. IWU ! quoted at i' 42 to £4$ lO.s; IC, £38 to £38 | li)s-and C, £34 to ,£3J; 1 is, Counters and j Fiji, descriptions are neglected. English { and^Du'ch crushed loaf is scarce, and worth j 48b to 50s. Tablet sugar is unobtainable Galvanised cqrrugHted iv^n has hud con•flidefablo ' atfcen'tionr tbTo • month. - Several Jules hnvb been mndo to arrive at an advance of H'spei 1 ton on late rutos. By recont (idVicea wq observe a muoh fimaer tendency B prevaila 'art Home. The ship* menta on iJ the water are not excessive : Quotations are £ii lOs to £25 for 6 to 8 feet' tr 26^fang"4. 1 In plain galvanised iron there is Htttfl oi nothing doing. Fencingwire i-< very soarce. Sales have been made to arrive at satisfactory rates. We quote No^ JEK.'No. 7£15 KKand No. 8 £16. Four- barb wire in coming into favr. r SaJeH have been made at £60 to £65 for ,|calrani«ed. Salea of wire naild have been ttAdb'to.arrivaa"tl9s Od t0. 26* ior-: 1-J- to 4itl^'OMor'oil hfis been imported from Bonedln,»t which port- it is quoted »t 3s Id? to 3fr)idp«r^aUouf.o b. in bond. Kerosene oil has njo.ee , attention ; stocks aro li)irht cpne^frsing'the b\; W €arld#h^lfl abdut'3soo'caßeßfdi i this market. -Witfuote erewtest oil at Is Hd to ■ * doubt a concession on thes^ prices would be accepted for a parcel to arrive; there is no over-test oil in the market. Flour and 6m in. — We have no altaration taf^nort io/quotations for flour, viz,. £9 l' i s'to"£W fo- local brandn. Wheat ia, hpweyer, a litt'.e firmer, U*. -JOd felWf).i» *<it B >{'rn pie of millin; whe.tt. We observe the quotation in Southern nvtf&St* . ft 3h 6d '.o 3s 9d for first-clasp samples. "OaU have a very fitoa.- tendency ; sales have been made for mj^dUttK Ist^ btf6|oi? prime aamtJli^KhTae/iasli^ad^' Maize U quoted' at ?« 3d ;o 3s 6d. rotiitoes have beon scld at £2 10» to £1 15ifi- Grass seeds have had . »o«|ftMeJ^,caWeßj;i<ffli OE^t* : u- easier ; mcvdo, onder ■ 6$ per bushel. Tor it prime seed. Co.yi»Bf 005. ultb.<>agh t^^ifl Siu'Ch; )ias dot J altiired in price k«fc«i^r»i=Rtfi^<i;- ■•■'-•" . v ; ■ ;"r M