COMMERCIAL INTELIGENCE.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 43, 15 February 1864, Page 4

COMMERCIAL INTELIGENCE.

TASMANIAN COMMERCI \L. (From the AELohart Town Advertiser, February 2.) The news by the City of Launceston has, as we expected jc would, caused some excitement in the wheat and flour market, and during* the day several lots of the latter article have changed hands afc an advance upon previous Quotations; but as prices can hardly yet be said to have settled down, it is bettoi* perhaps that th-" figure obtained should not just y*-t appear publicly, Wheat is still in demand, but by lots constantly arriving from Launceston the market is kept partially supplied. 3N T o sales hare been reported beyond 6s 3d per bushel., and it is only a prime sample that will cotnir.and that figure. With oats there hns been a little doing at 5s 3d, but the quantities changing hands have not been large. Barley remains as last reported. Hay (loosn) still sells' at £4 103 to £5, country pressed, £6 to £6 "10s- Potatoes are verv scarce., and in demand at from £8 to £9 per ton*j aud sales have actually taken placo at an advanco beyond these quotations, but they were only small lots offered. Butter and bacon are in moderate request at same prices "(From the ALaimceston AExaminer , Feb. 2.) "We have no alteration to report in tbe stale of the flour and -wheat market. We learn from the advices to -band per City of Launceston that at Melbourne any further a-lvance had been stayed for the time, though no downward movement was reported. Consequent upon the rise which so suddenly took place, stocks here were cle.u-ed out. Of wheat there is now little or none to be obtained, and ordprs for a quantity of flour could not be carried out. Mii'er'a quotations will bs found below. In bran a slight advance has ' occurred, and sales have taken place atl-*4jd. Hay remains at trom L3 to L4 t'or trussed. Bell & Westbbook's Weekly Stock Re. port. — This week we have disposed of alarge quantity of stock, viz.— ls,SG6 sheep, 108 head of cattle. 40 pigs. 6 horses. On Monday we sold at Slaughter Yards — Fat ewes, 10s to 10s Gd ; ditto wethers. 13s 6d ; fat cows. L-5 los to L7 10. On , Tuesdav, at Slaughter Yards — Fat bullocks, L9 to Lll 10s. On Wednesday, at Cleveland — 13.000 to 14,000 sheep were yarded ; the whole of which were sold, excepting two lots, for which a high rffer was matle. This sale was considered by all present ths besc that had taken place in that district for years past, and the pi-ices obtained, showed a considerable advance on late sales— Store wet hers sold at 8s Id, 9s, 10s, 9s 10d.. pulls, 7s 31: ewes, full mouth,. 6s, 7s. 7s Bd, Gs lOd, and 9s 7d -, two-toot.ii rams, 22*t to 2os; two tooth sheep, inferior, Gs 7d ; fat wethers; lls'6J, Hs9J. and 12s 6.1; four-tooth ewes, 9s; two-tooth ditto 10s 61 ; lambs. 63 ■8d to 7?_ 3d ; mixed cattle SOs; fat cows, £S ; heifers, £5 os, pair working bullocks £22. No sab for horses. On Thursday at Deloraine — Store wethers 10s and 10s Id ; iat ditto, 13s : ditto second quality, 10s 9d to lis: fat ewes, 8s 9d to 9s ; four and sistooth wethers, small, 8s; ditto e-.vesSs 3d; twotooth, inferior, Gs 8.1 to 6s lid; ewes and lambs, poor 10s Gd; fat lambs, very good, 10s to 10s 9d : second quality ditto 7s ; two-year old steers, £4 -, three-year ditto, £5 ; fat cows, £5 to £5 10s; small working bullocks, £12; dry cows, £3 10s to £4 Upwards of twenty horses were offered, but none sold. — On Saturday, at mart, a quantity of pigs, at an advance of 10s per cwt on last sales, fourteen horses were offered, six of which sold at lowrates. This stock is very di.'Beult of sale, and we find ihat the only plan eve can sell any at all is in | our yards of a Saturday. Wc have good enquiries for store sheep and cattle, and could easily dispose of a large quantity. During the week we have sold 40.090 in addition to f'.e above sales by private contract ; and we would strongly advise holders to take advantage of the present rise, as we do not consider it wili lasfc long. The Mills. — Union, fine flour, £15 ; seconds ditto, £13. • Wheat, Gs for very fine samples. Bran, ls 4"jd. Exeter, fine flour £15 wholesale; seconds ditto, £13. Wheat, 6s tor very fine samples. Bran, ls 4M per bushel. Cataract, fine fiour, £15 ; seconds ditto, £13. Wheat, 6s" for verv fi -e samples. Braa, ls 4-1 d. Albion, fine flour, £15 : seconds ditto, £13. Wheat, 6s for very fine samples. Bran, ls 4yd.