COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 81, 14 August 1863, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

" iNVEKCARGILL TIMES " OFFICE, Thursday Evening.

There has been no especial variation in business during the past week, beyond the advent of a few buyers from Switzer's, and some consequent sales of assorted goods. The pertinacity with which shippers from the Australian side continue to send in merchandise — vide the imports per Drtnube and Pilot — is prejudicial alike to themselves and to consignees in Jnvcrcargill. The market at present is so supplied as to be amply sufficient for the demand, even taking for granted that tbo much looked forward to spring "turns up trumps." vv 0 are informed by one firm that they have at present in their warehouse n quantity of flour more than four times greater than that which, six months ago, was in the whole of Invercargill. Shippers on the other side cannot be too much cautioned against continuing to flood this market. Trade with the Lake is not very brisk at present. Local quotaions are merely nominal.

QUEENSTOWN PRICES CURRENT. Mr A. Webster reports the following as the ruling prices, with a slight advance from last quotations : Flour, L 52 10s per ton, 7d per lb in retail ; tea, L 6 10s per £-chest, 3s 9d to 4s per lb do; sugar, lOd to Is per lb, Is to Is 2d do; coffee, 2a to 2s 3d per lb, 2s 6d do; bacon and hums, 2> 4d per lb, 2s 6ddo; oats, 25s per bushel, 28s to 3"sdo; potatoes, 7id per lb, 9d do ; brandy, 30s per gallon, 31s to 33s "do; do Otard case, 80s, 80s to 90s; do Hennessey, 82s ; whiskey, 20s to 24s per gallon : do case, GOs to Go? ; geneva, 80s per case, 80s to 90s do ; wines, 20s per gallon, 25s to 28s do ; tobacco, 7s per lb, 8s to 10s do; butter, 2s Gd to 3s per lb, 3s 6d do ; gin, 85s to 90s per case ; chuff, Is per lb retail; maize, Is Id to Is 4d per lb do; soap, 1" to Is 3d tlojbags, 2s tid to 3s each; onions, Ispcrlb, Is2d retail; cheese, 2s do, '2s 6ddo; salmon, 30s to 36s per dozen; jams, 21s to 26s do; currants, Is to Is 3d per lb ; raisins, Is -Id to Is t>d do; pickles, 24s to 30s per dozon ; candles, 2s to 2s6dperlb; kerosene, 12s to 13s per gallon.— Wakatip iLfa»7,Btb. August.