TASMANIAN COMMERCIAL.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 3, 16 November 1863, Page 2

TASMANIAN COMMERCIAL.

{From the K/amiceston Ewaminer-, Nov. 6.) The flott' nnd grain market continues quiet, liftle or nothing beiDg done* Flour is quoted at £11 10s to £12. Wheat, 4s 9d to 5s nominal. J'ran continue* firm at Is i-\. Potatoes remain at £4 10s t" £1 15s, bng? included. Other r qu"taf.ions unttliered. The quantities ot grain and flour ! exported during the month of October were — O^its. 13,6-25 bushels ; wheat. 9926 bushels; Hour, 180 tons. The amount of duties collected at the Customs during the samp period was £6'3SB l7s Id, of wliich amount .£2039 8s was for spirits, os 3 1 for tc baeeo. and £3398 3a lOd for other joods. Of the last nieufioned sum as vnaob as £L fl oo was for the item of sugar^alone. Dues, charges, and bond renf realised £X9tS 11« 8d — making the'grand total of tlie Customs' receipts at this port for the ■ month, £7iH2 8s 9(1. The solo of stock in con- 1 nexion with. the show at Longford on Wednesday was a very successful one, a largo number of animals being disposed of at excellent rates. Mr W. Gibson's pnz<- bullock was purchased by Mr M Tankard for £39 ; and the black one, Which was also exhibited by Mr W, Gibson, and vras highly commended, was disposed of to Mr W. Silver for £30. The Wee Toltio, wbu-h left yesterday for Auckland, took arcit 100 tons of fl'iur, 1922 buslids of oats, and 34 ton p potatoes, besi'les- other colonial produce; and lhe City »f Launseston takes, amongst, a general cargo, about 95 fons of 9cm >• and 890 bushe'is of wheat. (From the Eobart Town Advertiser, Nov. 6.) Tho Mary Ann, from Launceston, hns arrived I with a full cargo <>f wheat, and teveral parcels have como to hand to-day from other sources, i Prices, however, are -not changed, and but few soles have been made. Prices are ns follow. — i Wheat, 5s Gd to 5s 9fl per bushel ; flour, £12 to £13 per ton ; oats, 5* 9d to 6s per bushel 7 bran, Is4'l; English barley, 6ito<Js3d; Capo, 4s tv 4s 6d; potatoes, £5 to £s ss, bags included; bacon, lOd per lb ; butter, Is 3d per Ib.