COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Issue 648, 25 March 1867, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Times Office, Saturday Evening. The following are the Customs returns for —

By the arrival of the Kangitoto, wa are in receipt of Victorian files to the 16th inst. The "Argus " of that date contains the following commercial article : — In the import market business has not been characterised by any increased activity. For trade purposes the demand has been far from brisk, nor has the market been enlivened by any tendency to speculation. In the market for breadstuff's no transactions worth special mention have come under our notice. At auction, maize, in faulty condition, has been disposed of at 3s 6d, to 3s 9d ; for sound lots our quotations of 3s lOd, to 4s. remain unaltered. Considerable sales of iron, in faulty condition, have taken place under the hammer ; about 100 tons of boiler-plate, and round and angle iron, yrere quitted at £8 15s to £11 17s 6d. The damaged portion of the Inverugie's coffee also found buyers at"7fd to 8d per lb. for plantation. A good inquiry is maintained for tobacco, though in most instances the prices offered have been found too low to admit of business; a parcel of good half-pounds was placed at within a trifle of ; 16d. A parcel of 500 quarter-barrels of Saimes's blasting-powder waß quitted at s£d. There has been more inquiry experienced for cornsacks, leading to the disposal of three or four parcels of twenty bales each of Calcutta and jDundee sacks, at prices rising to 13s 4£d. For teas we note an active trade demand, chiefly for medium sorts, at from Is 9d to 2s in bond. Bation teas have been quitted at Is. At auction gome 600. cases of boots and shoes were quitted at prices showing a much firmer market. Brandies have met with more notice ; a parcel of some 20 hhds. and 200 quarter-casks of common dari brandy was placed at close on 2s sd. Hennessy*s case brandy has likewise attracted some attention, and advanced rates have now been established. About 1,300 cases ohanged hands jn a line on private terms, and smaller lots have also been placed at 25a 6d, while many holders do not hesitate to quote 25s 9d to 26a as figure* Ptl|P to to WWfced portly, The iafe ©f » parcel i ' •■•■■■••■-■■•,

of 2,000 cases of JDKZ geneva is reported at 9s 6d, and trade parcels of yellow seal at 11s 6d ; are also eaid to have been quitted. We have our Tasmanian files by the sama vessel. From the " Hobart Town Mercury " of the 13th inst. we take the following : — -"There has not been much activity in the markets to-day, and we have beard of no very important transactions. Prices continue without alteration. Flour, £10 10s to £11 per ton ; wheat, new, 4s 6d per bushel. Old wheat is reported scarce, and the quotation is nominally 5s per bushel. Oats are very dull of sale, the quotation being from 2s 6d to 2s 9d per bushel. Butter has advanced in price, and Is 4d has been given, but stocks are still being held for a further rise. Retailers are now selling best samples at Is 6d per lb. Eggs are selling at from Is 3d to Is 4d per dozen. Cheese is a great drug at present, and can be purchased almost at any price. The quotation is nominal from 8d to Is 3d per lb. Messrs Brent and Westbrook offered for sale today the valuable Eisdon estates known as the property of Mr T. G. Gregson, M.H.A. There was a very full attendance of capitalists, but no sale was effected. Messrs G-uedson and Co. held a miscellaneous sale at their mart, when very satisfactory prices were realised for most of the goods offered. We have the following from the " Launceston Examiner" of the 12th inst. : — " There is no alteration to report in prices since our last issue. We quote as follows : — Hay, from £2 10s to £2 12s 6d ; eggs, Is 2d ; butter, Is Id to Is 2d (fresh) ; potted, lid ; wheat, 4s ; flour, £9 10s to £10 : sharps, £7 ; oats, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; bran j Is ; rye, 5s 6d ; pollard, £5 5s ; oatmeal, £25 to £27 per ton."

Wednesday, March, 20. Sundries £37 18 0 Sattodat, March 23. Whisiy, 50 galls ... £30 5 3 Brandy, 52 galls ... 32 8 0 "Wine, 27 galls ... 5 8 0 Geneva, 60 galls ... 36 0* 0 Ale, 50 galls 2 10 0 Tobacco, 152 lbs ... 19 0 0 Drapery ... ... 10 0 £126 11 3