COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 78, 29 November 1864, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

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| Wfcave Ggsgo dates' to" the 21tluin9t. W JI)aM|ZW? S&that date J-epoXS — iy ? J%fitc b Vj^been racier ..quiet/ tttough not «n /dufr^pfor ll^few^davSs-|tteoeaVHg,fclie depamm of the Euiopioii mail FloufTemafns inai tive v>v\\ a ten Jem y to decline m foreign, Adelaide remain ing etatiouary „ Superior provisions are a little more in clema-ua , liams bung mo&t enquired for '« Cartage to the mtenor is plentiful and chi ap butstoreke£p^ra"ase~n~fc yet availing themseh i to any e^teiiC of the^ opportunity ot lorwardiu. bupphes B\ tlic «~s\ Albion we have Melbourne file" V the K)th mst 1 The Argus of that date ha* the following — The tran*a< tions m the import market to-u n so fir as t\ c could ascertain, were few in nurnnci and limited m amount The uncertainty a <■ j the intentions of the Ministry with releren<u U the tariif undoubtedly affects business uufavoably, and until something definite is known, \v t mu\t expect 'that second and retail houses f ontent themselves with buying only to meet th want* oi the day f lhe hcav\ annals of bri. i I stuffs fiom f'hih withm the last few days hn told unfavorably upon the flour market Mj auction to-day 3,000 ban els of American fiom described as equal to the best Adelaide, were «*oJ i at an average price ot 31s per barrel— equal ro £17 per ton This shows a decline of fiom 3s » r 108 per barrel on the sales of la«»t week Hie *ame<la of flour, ex Sea Ranger, lepoited as satin dressed— a now description in this market — brouL'ht from 345. to. 385,; per barrel of 1961b, and half-barrels at a slight ; advance. The Chilian flour- oJieivd- was. withdrawn, ' and job offer was ■■obtained for Californian. Adelaide llour was ruu t0.. £21 10s., but no sales were effected, although -this same description of flour was placed privately at f'-om £22 to £22 10s. South- Australian wheat was bought in at 95.- 3d. per bushel. 1,000 blishels) Chilian ;^realized, ,Bs. 6eL. per. bushel. 2,000 ; bushels of Adelai •> bran ' were placed ;ap Is. 4d. per bushel.,. All the old Cork, butter iii the market is being ' bought up i'Toi* 'sliipvneilt hqnie. Sinclair'? hams -are in demand .at 14d. Stout is nmi^i sought after. Byass's brings from Bs. 3d. to 95.'6 d.,' and Machen's 6s. 6d'/ ?Sugar is rather.easier. : ' " ''. ,';"■' ■■:-•■■ \-v-.;^..-;.-From Tasmania ire have dates to the 16th inst. The Launceston Examiner' of that date says: — -•.'• ..- ■} i!• ■■-...-, .- ; . " "'...Business still coniinues exceedingly quiet, and :our "export 'trade is ,»l?nqe;i_ at a_ stan dstilL Slour remains in home consumption only at £24. Ton tons of Chilian received by one of the principal ! rhillin» firms have been- sold to the bakers at that tigure° Wheat is quoted nominally, at 10s. 'to 10s. 6d., but theirlis ■ nouri offering, althougli itis wanted.' 'We 'believe the sliipment < o Hohart Town per Swordfish, expected shortly, of a car^o in store for herj'' will leave scarcely a grain' in the market. Oats, 2s. 61. nominal, Bran Is.'. 3d. 1 Otfier quoto^on^are ujialtered."- , . | The Cornwall Chronicle says :— _ '- '- J?By -..the .^steamer .Black SwaW,- 220 bags of Californian and" .Chilian flour, we're The former sort-is^of V-Very superior quality. It! will be necessary to import flour until after harvest, but there is not ; mut-h likelihood of any .material, reduction in its price. Tasmanian; at £25 : per -■ ton. f • Wheat very. ta'parcei at ,10s' T to 10s.-6tl.f ■ : ■•."■.. '. ; •' I isie' HbMf'b Town Mercury df"the : l4tli. inst| f.epbrts "sis' follows : — ' ■•* " > ■ ' ; :'< "The week has closed without particular animation in business circles, and we have very little to report. • Transactions", are very limited, and prices are without'change... as under : — Flour, £26 per ton ; wheat, 11s. ,6d.. to J.2s. per -bushel ; bran Is, 4d.. to Is. 6J. pei 1 bushel; sharps,:.. £l2 per ton ; barley (English), ss. 6J. to 6s. per bushel ; i Cape, 3s. 6 I. to 43. ' per buslie' ; ' oats, 33. 9d. to 4s..perb'u?hel ■ feed.'do., 45,, per bushel ;. onions, 1 £9. to ; £12 per ; ton, according to q uality ; . hay (pressed), £4 lOsi-to ,£5._.55. per ton ; loose do., £4 to £4 15s. peFton. .. ... .. . The same journal-of r tlie 46th says : — " The markets continue (lull, and we have no sales to report of any importance. The breadstuffs market is easier, and wheat cannot be quoted at more than from lls.- 6d. to 12s. ,oer -bushel. Small sales of oats have been made at 3s. 6d.,^but titeprice is iVoru. 35." to. 3s, 9cL .per . bushel, according to quality. Other articles remain at. previous quotations. ..•■■:.■■<■■-.,' -^ :

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