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Southland Times, Volume VII, Issue 6, 6 July 1866, Page 2

o '.'•'. •.■•-■ ibjoined commercial article is taken from r; : . : . .- °.y Morning Herald, 15th June: — SI. : "lie departure of the overland mail, busi- -.-■- -•:.• been le*s active, owing to the large ;i :•.-.'•:.? f merchandise by vessels, the majority «•, ■- a ■■.-■; had made long passages, thereby creating .< ■ :;• ' in many articles of everyday consump- :>.. 1 ac large augmentation pf stocks has been i;/. '.••■■<■; by excessive cautiousness on the part of I ■■■: ■ --.:■: ho look for lower rates than holders are •t:;].;.' : quote. Trade on the whole continues •- . ■ ■. : >• ~ , id there have been no commercial failures ;c si.ro.- apertance. Our export trade, as usual, .■.' :i ir .^ason, is comparatively small. The Sea :r •> ' ■•:■•- sailed for London with wool, hides, and ■?u_ ,t. The Maid of Judak, with a similar .-irgt,. ir a full ship, and leaves on Monday. The v/:..:i?: sjt" JSTations will also take a full freight, iu-ci.;i-_c -ver 200 bales of cotton. Cxii." -Shipments of coal to California and South American ports continue to increase. The A.,:?rial;;id, Crown, Hamlet, W. A. Farnsworth, %.-. .„ U: ersham are now loading for San Fran- :—.':. The present price of coal is 8s 3d per ton ■j-_ I. '. rered alongside the cranes at Newcastle. li d:'-. red by lighters for stiffening Is 6d per :-. i. ?:=•.. Vessels loading in this port usually : : i; . . colliers 6s per ton, as freight, £»om Newi '■ -00l market remains without alteration, --.c~ standing the unfavorable nature of the r:.:._ 7 ..grams. This ia easily accounted for by t -~ - r : that the regular season has closed, only ?. '.';-.-." odd parcels remaining on hand, and ir. j : : . je on England being higher than usual. T :. .stuffs have slightly improved, and are hi':; loi' higher rates, particularly Californian jr:! ?. Foreign arrivals during the past three ."ivi:: have been fewer than usual ; a small ship■Tioij • vot AustraUnd, from CahTornia, and 3,5u0 bnrTi i.- of French flour, ex St. Marie, being the "ih ■ lition to our stock. The Pembrokeshire : A antic, from San Fiancisco, called in here £'•:•/• vr.kr3, and proceeded to Melbourne, to which y ■•:■.-■: r.O Lass of Grawler, from Tome, also goes. 1J: ' uarlotte Andrews, and Ellen ISouthard, i"rc:n Caili, are reported to have passed the port :>■•- ;•, -.'nilar destination. What with the number '■:i .--.-rsals expectedfrom California and Chili, and o;-- T.Trsent stocks, there is h"ttle probability of Ti.-r :^igh prices ruling this side of Christmas. Our ;:"36ent market rates are — Adelaide flour, £18 t. ivf; 1 - Californian, £17 10s to £18 ; Sydney- -■/ ■ . v! 6to £16 10 ; Chilian, nominal, in con- . Eof the scarcity of sound new flour, all at present on hand is old. Adelaide ■s dull of sale at 7s 3d to 7s 6d ; Caliior--61 dto 7s ; fine Chilian, 6s to 6s 3d. Feed i are scarce, and price of maize thereby 5 .-lihnnced. Any good samples ol oats find sale at i^ €-1 ; barley, 4s 6d to ss. .I.yftelion Times, 23rd June, has the fol--ysmy •.vjßii> J j-rc:-.-.l intelh'gence : — i : --E rx^cur r?pc fc of last week, a very fair amount -?o.7ity has been shown in all our markets, nr a the trade demand for goods has been very r^^;.'.\a.r and steady, the values of almost all de-3C-r:v>Kons of merchandize being well maintained. Oil' stocks have been unusually low, but the s.:rivals of the Japanese, David Brown, aud John Temperly (on the iilst instant), will supply many on^-Lig wants. Salt, both coarse and tine, is fast rir.i .'3, and as ehipmentß appear to be small, we looV. for high prices shortly. Teas, new season's gr ..: i strong flavored congous are wanted, and re£''.ii" r saleable at good rates. The late advance ;.i ?-, ;in 4d to 6d per ib, .in the Australian mar-Vi.-:s, is causing holders of tea to look for higher '•atei. Sugar is quiet and market supplied. Os-iiciies are still very scarce, as also good 3ir i/lif-h cheese. Malt is coming to hand more fr-ieic but the price is firm. Good hops are Joy v-: stock. Bottled stout of good quality has been m active demand all through the week. Brandies in bulk have been inquired for, and as si ••■•jks are small, the price is firm. Old Tom in caae? met with good demand, but with no change 'a price. Cornsacks are yery quiet, and the lea and slow in consepuence of the small quantity c ■;■ £7?in coming forward for export. Woolpacks ■re C w out of season, bheepwash tobaccos, of ?:;od strong qualities, are very scarce, and readily saleable at good rateß. Timber, and all descriptions of building materials are very dull. Tne firs-t aail steamer via Pmiama, is to leave "Welliseura on the 23rd inst. It is generally euppoeed •-JirJ. tae date of departure will shortly be altered : r :> ; .'io 6th of each month. Great complaints are ade by the mcicanfile community of t3io ..) detenlion oi letters from Australia on K-OSVT'AJBt«mn vesseia^t^.uKedin, whiie the chip is nwh&rgiug, insttud of being forwia-ded on by tl>e but aituQitir. Iliis ueglect oa the port oi the riQB?-afiico ftUthoriticß there, cuubc-b y.re&t incon* ~'rAyV:Wfa Illy P.4UCTB b f the English hirU m

of a very important character, as affecting our commercial interests, as "with every prospect of a European war, and high rates of interest and discount ruling shipments of goods to • these colonies -will doubtless be considerably checked, bo that should the great questions at issue be not settled, we may look for diminished imports, and higher prices of all kinds of merchandize. Credit is Tery sound, and we have no failures to report. The money market is tolerably easy, discounts unchanged. Exchanges the same.