CANTERBURY.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 77, 25 November 1864, Page 2

CANTERBURY.

The JPrett of the 21st report* a« follows »«?• I f -i ?I» general trade there is but little ; t©>eport at |hjs time of year. Stock* of all kinds of met- -

force legitimate .^business, the flajumei?|us failjures i o£. late are^alung/all more -CautlOUe.' V ,-''i-u-i>V: ' Vcr.J. ,;*■&■■ '•■■ '■ ,v" „' been the 'arrival' of flour and wheat "by "the Orita, Omeo, and the Nymph of the.Seas. The first lot, about 300 tons, was purchased, by.- Mr. Lane, of the 13ity Iff ills;" T 'The^p¥ice-lias'n"Bt"tf^hspiredrbufr--it:-' j ;t il now under offer at £30 per ton, and is expected. We have no report 'of any? ,further„.saies, / ., perliaps, waiting, as^ i it .is renorted that orders have been received from I Australia to land -Hour of tneQ>f ands"at^£23. .; These~arrivals of-flo ur -have -been a-g-reat relief to Canterbury.' $toqks;wete r - beginning 'tpjbejin--; /conveniently v ; shorthand , many, feared? thaf bur; w'ants, ! between J thiß: ( aud next. harvest^^ would, have., td be, supplied ; at:ai very) high .rate, ij „? ; ,.; . ..,. ; . - ;; j Prices of, new grain are already :spqls.en;of. T .,The ; general impression; is that wheat will notbe lower. than 6s, andrmostip^pbab^yjopenjat.Ss^; ..; ;-...,.,; ■ Oatsjarejspokeniof <at likely, to, be low, as, many. are still their, last,year;s'crpps. f jThe'de^ niand; at present'- is^ very .limited, . \ and , .the. P^e without improvement. ,/,.- ; -i - -i I .';••; -'hiA s :'{ f .-• ; Barley has been. well cleaned ; out; ;and. the, con-/ stant . amval? pf^English ; malt is likely? to, .lessen the j demand xiextjy ear, - and .although; as, but little planted the/ price, is ..not: likply^ to -pc;