COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 19, 21 December 1863, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

"Ii.VEKCAEGri.I. Till US" OPFICE, Saturday Evening. For the last week there lias been little activity in commercial circles. Trade with the Lake district lias been very slack. The principal portion of the business which has really been transacted has been in forwarding: supplies to stations. Already the effects of too heavy shipments of all descriptions of goods are beginning to be feltj lew of the large stores in the town but would bo the better of a clearing order, and as this cannot be expected be. fore the termination of the holiday season during and afier Christmas and the New Year, any further imports ibr some little time at least, can only make matters worse. We do not like to predict gloomily* but recollecting the commercial difficulties which some years ago resulted in Victoria,! n consequence of the market being too heavily glutted with imports, it would be only judicious on the part of importers to see a better outlet for those already in stock before they think rf further s jpplies. Prices remain without any material alteration. Curtate still rules very low to the Lake's — from i>l2 to £!,\> per ton, according to the description i'ut'-guuds, and advantages ol eonveyiinue.