HAY MARKET.—Wholesale.

Southland Times, Issue 704, 2 August 1867, Page 2

HAY MARKET.— Wholesale.

Best oaten hay, loose, £4 ; straw, 50i the ton. maize, 5b 6d ; oats, 3s to 3s per bushel.

♦ The ''Daily Times" (Dunedin,) 26th July, flays : — 41 Notwithstanding the fine weather, there is no business of any moment doing either privately or by auction. In the early part of the week a few email parcels of brandies, teas, beera, and iron, principally for shipment, were selling ; but the improvement then noticed speedily died out, and demand has now again become exceedingly alack, and traders very careless about buying. In the meantime, importers are not pre»sing their preeent light shipments, and prices are maintained at "with scarcely any exception, last quotations." The "Argus" (Melbourne,) 16th July, report* : — In the import markets business shows little or no signs of improvement, and transactions generally have to-day been trifling and unimportant. The sale of Mauritius sugar, which was expected to be the principal feature in the day's operations, fell through, as, owing to importers requiring a considerable advance on present values, and refusing to sell otherwise, the whole had to be withdrawn. The demand for breadstuffs is still limited ; and no transactions in Victorian flour have come under our notice. We observe, moreover, that the higher prices quoted lately have attracted larger parcels than for some time past from the other colonies, the Eangatira and the Penola having each a complement of Adelaide flour; while the Mercury, from Tasmania, has brought 150 tons, which latter shipment has, we understand, changed hands in a line on private terms. Quotations of Victorian remain unaltered at £12 10s, to £13 We note sales of Californian Cape barley at 3s 6d. Maize is quoted at 3s 9d. In rice we hear of trade sales of Patna at £28. The salvage from the late fire at the rice mills, about 200 or 300 tons, was disposed of by auction. By the Denis, which bring about six days' later dates from Mauritius, we are informed that a survey on the Dundas Castle's rice was to be held in two days after the Denis's departure, and there was every probability that the whole would be condemned, the pumps having had to be kept going day and night for some time previous to the vessel's reaching port. Blasting powder is more freely inquired for, though no transactions have yet bee.2 reported. Kerosene oil attracts no attention : the only sales referred to were some small lots of outside brands, at 2s 6id. In oilman's stores we hear of a shipment of assorted bottled fruita having been placed at 8s 4j[d. Sales of wool-packs continue to be effected at 4s 6d. A. shipment of medium quality of currants has been quitted at 4d. Teas maintain a very quiet aspect ; we only learn of a small lot of fine kaisows having been sold at 2s 4d. In liquids, Blood's stout has been disposed of in parcels up to 600 cases, at 9s 6d. Sales of Truman's stout, of Porter'i bottling, are also reported at close on 8s 3d. A public sale of colonial produce, wool, tallow, &c, will be held on Wednesday.

- ♦ The foUowing are the Customs' Returns for : — Wednesday, July 31st. Whisky, 48 galls ... £26 1 3 Wine, 83 galls... ... 16 12 0 £42 13 S Thursday, August Ist. Brandy, 47 gaUs ... £38 8 6 Export duty on 6070z. gold 75 19 0 £114 7 6