COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 630, 28 April 1852, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

(Fiom the " Sydney Herald," April 3.) The anivals of the week have been extremely heavy, far in excess ot om wants, although t lieu: is .i spiutcd demand foi goods ot eeit.iin disci iptions piinripally for e\pi»lation, still the supply exceeds the demand, and the vciy evident desne to icalise on the p. lit of iinpoitcis, pi collides all chance of icmuuciating pi ices being lc.iliscd. Wines, Beei , and Spiiits have come in in large quantities, and must be considcied as unsaleable at late quotations. C.tse On) alone appeals to maintain its advance ; .1 v;>y liL.ivy paicel ol Luwmles' Altona has been ijuilted al Us. h<). Hcmie^'f liiandy it, lepoiled sold at ss. Od , and Stiong Owl .it 3s. bd. Fi «it» — l**i nits liavc been taken for old stock at 3d. to 3}d. ; b.unples of 1811 growth ltilly maintain the latlci quotation, and limited supply. Metals continue unsaleable; those small paicels we hear of as closed foi .tic at a s.icrilice. 0 its and Paints me heavy in stock, and dull of sale at invoice cost, without any piospcct of declining stocks. Cigais arc still much inquired foi, the demand miming principally on '2a. Coffee i» without altei.ition, the piincipal demand being foi cxpbit.ition. Pepper — lnqiui jc^. , Kite — wnliont altciation ; the southern maikcts offer a laigc inaigin to shippers. Sago — 111 demand. Sngais — Low prices mliiig in Entail), and consequently in the piodticmg countiies, togethei with a vety evident desne on the part ot nnpoiteib to foi ce sales, must have a serums efteclonom m.iiket; lefiners aicquoling a eonsideiable decline, influenced doubtless by imputations ot line Moseovado and loat stigus. Teas [aie still iorcul off .it any prices that tlie low qualities brought foiwaid will lcalise. Fortunately toi the li ade then Tea:; bought at a high figtue, do not sullei fiom compctitioii with leccnl linpoitations. Bags, Canvas, Woolpacks, and Magging aie still moved off at losing lates, but 111 large quantities. Stocks aie very heavy. Candles— Heavy Stocks. Cheese, I'ibli, Hams, Bacon, Poik, and Butler a»c enqimed foi, and salei' being made at veiy (avom.ible l.itt.s to the shipper. Om niaiket will now take oil laige quantities ol tliube iiiliclcs .is population mcieascs PJour— The milkisqiiole lugheri ites. They have dilllutiltjiii executing their oiiiers at Ms. and 1 la. lid. net cash, homo parcels have come in (lining the week, and mote must be looked for; but, in the mean tune, \sc doubt not, importers will get out well with their pieacut stock. Oilman's Stoius aie dull. Salt— Some c\ti cutely heavy paicels arc irported by the late ships. Jmpoitcrs cm have little prospect ol icali/ms; saving intes, as we cannot imagine wheie ttoie-iooin is to be lound for such quantities of goods as .11 c now aiiiving. Soda and Soda Asli aie still dull ; in fact, all low priced goodi must icmain unsaleable wheie slor&igc is likely to lun luuh. Tobacco— Several paicels hive been taken foi con-umplion and e\poitation, but all at losing lates. linpoileiis continue auxious to tealuc. K. llAiiNr.Ti, Biokcr. Sydney, April 3

SYDNEY MAKKETS.-Fiuday, Apul 2. Till. Mil M. — Mcssis. JJ.ukci and Co.: A Lugo qmntity of wliL.it Ins conic to market this week, lor which <i<xgi<liug to quality, fts. Id to .Os. 9d. Jus been given. The demand foi Hum, chiefly lor exposition, continues busk, and :i use of 20s. pci ton, haa taken place. Piosent prices, .-^M per ton, toi fine, and j.'H loi neeom) (|ii.ililj. lli.ui Is. 2(1. to Is. 4d. per buihcl. Mi. J3hi!l,il: Wheat is fiedy pniehased at niipioved prices, vaiying, iiccuiding to (ju.dity, liojii ss. to is. lOd. pel bushel. The supply has been but tnudeiatc. A yio.it demand exists foi (liiui piincip.illy loi shipment, which haa causal ;in ndv.mce in price. Fine is now quoted ,it JJIS pel tun, and seconds £13; bian Is. 4(1. pci biHul, Ml . .Small : JSy the loads and coastwise a i^ood sii)i|)ly ol wheat has been received this week, and prices have iang(d lioiii ss. J(l. to , r >s. 10(1. pci bushel. In Hour huge sales luive been made this wick, pimcipally (or Melbourne, the best (|ualiiy coinni,iiidinu,l'l<l 10s. pci ton to £'15, cash lor 2000 lbs. ; accond quality, £'ld, Jiran, Is. <1(1. pel bushel. Mai/li— 2s. 8(1. to 2s. lOd. pel bushel. Oats— Ciood laniplen aie (itching 3s. to 3s. Od. per bushel. Uaklly— buiUbU* tor mailing purposes ; 3s. Cd. to Is. ; Cape 2s. (id . to 2s. Bd. per bushel. PorAioi.ii— £2 10s. to £2 15s. per ton.

GOLD CIRCULAR. Nothing of any moment has occmred at oui mines dining (he week. The ounou ot sonic ot the bed cl.tinis on the Tuiou ate employing thi'mselvcs in washing tailings, winch cimljl cs them to pay then" expenses, until the uvei goes down. Advices fioin Sot.ila yesterday tUle that there is sonic prospect of tlicii pelting to >\ork nunin next week. The diggeis on the Gdmandyke do not .t))pe.n veiy sanguine of siicclsb , tcvct.il holes have been sunk lioni (our to six led, and abandoned on account of then | poverty — tin: Lite (kiods m.iy in ionic nieasuie Account lot lint, the giound being llioioughly soaked, and consequently difficult to woik. A gentleman lioin the Jiatlnnst. distucl who lias lately visited Daviu's 01 Redfein's Cieek, says llieie is uvoiy .ippcn.uwe (if then yield pioving abundant— two ol his shepbeids had been <it woik I licit' twodayt>, and le.ili/cd two ounces pei day pu man -he abo btatei that Mi. Ranlun, m •iinluiig a hole .it Westbuin, nc>ir Ji.itliuist, found both gold iind coppei in washing some ol the debus lioni the bottom. Two oi tlncc paicels of gold have bet-n olTeied in town fiom the Hanging llock diggings. Tluee niiueis liom the ntighbouihood at lived in Maitland last weok, and exhibited U omicts of golrl as the pioduu> ol thuu wetks' labom ; they give ,w unfavoui.iblc account ol the mines, and considuul themselvi 1 ) .is amongst the most ioitiiiifttc ; they left because then cl<uin had inn out. 'J'hc cstoit bi ought in this weik fiom the Tin on, 2618 o/s ; Abbotbtoid, val <i/.«. j T.imbarom, ,iCi7 o/s., IJatlnust, TMI o/s.; and the mails, fiom Jliaidwood. 67!) ozs ; li.it lnn st, 07 o/s ; Sofala, 230 ozi. ; Mudgce, 70 o/s ; and Tamwoith, 81 ozs. , m all, 490"J o/s , woith about £,'.0,130. The puce h.n coiitinued tiim through the v.eck at G'Js. although Home aamplm ol vciy supuior i|iiality lealued at auction d.is. Gil. Total gold sliippcrl lo tins date, jC'l.UO.dOi Hs. 7rt. E\(.hani:e on London— Uialts againsi gold, 3 pel cent, discount. Freight £ pel cent. Geougj. A. Lloyd. 47-1, Geoigu-slreet, Apnl 3.