COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Issue 753, 22 November 1867, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Omeo, from Melbourne, arrived at Bluff Harbor on the 21st. She brings two day» later filei. The Argus of the 16th inst. says : — There has bsen little animation evinced in the import markets, and few transactions of a speculative character have come under our notice, j In breadstuff's, owing to the advanced rates required by holdera, no sales of flour have been reported ; we quote from £12 10s to £13 for Victorian. There has, however, been a good deal of inquiry for wheat for shipment, but in consequence of the few parcels offering, no business of importance has been transacted; a small parcel of •bout 1,600 busheb of Tasmania was sold early in the morning at ss, being the only sale effected. Maize from Clarence Eiver ia offering freely at 3i, but Sydney maize, in sound condition, cannot be bought under 3s 2d. Candles are beginning to move off steadily at Hid. Teas do not excite much notice ; sales of good common congous have been made at 1b 4d ; a line of medium, in chests, was quitted at Is 7d ; and an& mediums in halfchests have brought 2f. In sugars, trade parcels are quitted at £33 10s for brewing crystals. We notice that the balance of the Alchymist's cargo, 5400 bags, will be offered for public Bale on Tuesday. The importers of the cargo of sugar ex Wallaroo have, however, decided on withdrawing that cargo from the market for the present. In oilmen's stores we note sales of Tainsh's jams in quantity at 9s 6d. linseed oil commands more attention, several parcek having found buyers ; a line of 250 drums of boiled alone was placed at 4s 9*d. ; a couple of hundred drums half-boiled and half-raw realised 4s 9d. There is a good deal of inquiry for hops on speculation as well as for trade purposes; a line of 400 pockets of the 3865 crop was taken up on private terms and subsequently some forty pockets were resold at 2s 6d. Ormond cigars are wanted, and 40s has been offered for the only parcel held in the market, without being responded to. Thirtyeight packages of aromatic tobaccoes, consisting of pounds, half-pounds, and fancy, were placed privately at up to 2s. At auction, twist in fanlty condition brought 13 4jd to Is sfd, aromatic half-pounds realised Is 9id, aromatic pounds sold at Is Bd, and fancy at 2s 3d and 2s 4£d. A shipment ol 500 kegs of American cut nails changed hands at a figure scarcely up to late quota ions. Sales of Maehen's stout continue to be effected at equal to 9s 3d. Our files from Sydney by the City of Adelaide are to the 13th inst. The Herald has the following remarks on the state of the import market : — A few email transactions in teas and liquors have taken place at late rates, but none of sufficient importance to call f jr special mention. At auction, the cargo of New Zealand timber, ex Sea Gull, was sold by Messrs Fotheringham and Mullen, and realised fair market i-ates. The shipment of Tehitian sugar, ex Harmon, is to be offered at Messrs Stubbs and Co.'s rooms tomorrow. ~he samples are very fine, and the sale will be watched with some interest by traders. Should the prices prove remunerative to growers it iB probable that a source of supply so contiguous to our market will, to some extent, render us independent af Mauritius. Our Hobarfc Town files are to the 13th instant, The Mercury gives the following market report: — Business is rather depressed at present, and there is % downward tendency in the breadstuff's market, owing, no doubt, to the limited amount of local trade, bakers generally being only from hand to mouth. A sale of about 600 bushels of wheat was made to-day, at 4s 6d per bushel, for export the lot being the balance of a parcel the bulk of which was sold some time ago. The quotation given us is from 4a 4d to 4s 6d per bushel, according to quality. Flour is still quoted nominally at from £10 to £10 10s per ton, and bran at Is per bushel. Sharps, £6 per ton. Oats are not in great demand, and the quotation given us is from 2s 2d to 2s 3d per bushel. Peas were sold to-day at 3s 6d per bushel. Old potatoes are, we believe, inquired for, but we have heard of no important sales. A parcel of fine new butter was •old to-day at lGd per lb. A censid«rable quantity of old is still in the market, but there is very little sale for it. Bacon was sold to-day in trade parcels at 6d per lb., and a little lot of superior quality brought 8d ; these prices pretty fairly represent the market range for this produce. Hams are quoted at from 7d to 9d per lb. There have been few sales of bark lately, and we have heard of no extensive orders as jet j old bark chopped would realise readily £4 per ton, including Bags, In other produce we have no change whatever to

Times Ofmoe, Thursday Evening. The following are the Customs Returns for — Wednesday, November 21. - Wine, 2 galls ... £0 8 0 Sugar, 28,2971bi "... 120 10 7 Gold, 7290z8 13dwt 13grs 91 4 2 j £212 2 9 Thursday, November 21. Geneva, 29 galls ... £17 10 3 Sugar, 15,6991bs ... 65 8 3 j Tea, 210lbs 6 5 0 I Sundries 6 18 £93 4 9