COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

North Otago Times, Volume II, Issue 28, 1 September 1864, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

Oamabu Times Office, Wednesday Evening, The oontinunnee of wintry weather necessarily the dullness of business, more especially as it prevents the arrival of vessels Our imports this vreck are n>l. Trade continues flat Flour is greatly reduced in puce, and the 41b. loaf has been lowered to Is 4.1. The follow ing prices ruled here : —Adelaide flour, L 32 per ton ; Oimaru do, L 27 do ; rye do, L3O do; wheat, 10s to 12s per bushel ; oats, 6s to 6s 6d do , barley, 7s do ; rye, 10s do ; haj, L 8 p< r ton; chaff, LI 2 do; onions, L 35 do; potatoes, L 8 to LlO do Th« following are the retail prices current ■—Sugar, yellow cnstol, 7d per lb j white do, I\A; common counter, (id ; tea, 3s Od to 1s ; mited pickles, Is 9d bottle; cheese, English, Is Od to Is 10 per lb ; do Colonial, Is (>d per do ; bacon, do, Is 8d do ; Sinclair's ham*, Is 10d do; coffee, Is lid do; butter. Cork,lf»Bd do ; Wellington, 2s 3d do ; fresh butter, 3s do; currants lOddo ; bottled fruit. 2e 6d ; assorted jams, lsOdperlb ; dried apples, Is do ; Enlrnon,2» 3d ppr tin; sardines, half-tin, 2s; do. C[r-tm, Is 3d ; eperin candles, Is Gd per lb , tallow do, Iβ ; bread, lib loaf, Is4d , flour, 5d per lb , onions, 6d do ; potntoes, Is 8d per stone, eggs, 23 Gd per doa ; beef, Ud tolOd per lb ; mutton, 10d do ; pork, lOd to Is do; tobacro, Bai'ret's twist, 10s per lb ; do, aromatic, 10s do , do, cavendi&h, 8s do ; do, honeydew, 8s do. Mr MlLT.rn reports having pold the Tnien Lake Station, No 205, -with 8000 sheep, the property of Messrs Studholra Bros, to Messrs Gairdner and Main, for LIO.OOO. Numerous enquiries for store cattle, but no lots have actuary changed hands lately. A few lot" of ewes have been sold, at from 22s 6d to 275, delivery .ifter shearing. There are a considerable number in the market.