COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Issue 955, 22 May 1868, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Times Office, Thursday Evening. Messrs Russell and M'Collongh held a sale of cattle and horses at Wallauetown yesterday. The attendance was very fair, and Bales of eleven head horses took place at average rates. But few cattle found bnyers, the market for consumption being plentifully supplied. Heifers and calres changed hands at say, £9 10a.

.» The following are the Customs Returns for —

The following are the Invercargill Prices Curr nfc: —

Cheese, English per lb. 0 1 a 0 13 „ Colonial, „ 0 0 9 00 10 Herrings, in tins, per doz 114 0 116 0 Sardines, i-tins, per doz. 012 0 012 6 " i-tins, ditto 0 8 0 0 8 6 Lobsters, lb. tins per do. 9 6 010 0 Salmon, ditto 017 0 018 6 Matches, per gross (250) Bell and Black's 1 16 0 1 18 0 Blacking, tins, per dozen 0 3 6 0 4 D Piokles, quarts, per doz. 10 0 00 0 " pints, ditto 012 0 013 0 Salad Oil, pints, ditto 015 0 016 0 .« i-pint9^ditto..._ OI.SL 0 0 10 0 Sauces, assorted, i-pints per doz Oil 6 012 6 Lea and Perrins Sauces, i pints per doz. 015 0 015 6 Salt, Liverpool, coarse or dairy, per ton 610 0 610 0 « fine, ditto 610 0 7 0 0 Soap, Melbourne cwt... 214 0 2 0 0 " Hobson's Bay 2 0 0 2 5 0 " Liverpool 2 5 0 24 0 Paints, Ons, &c. — White Lead, per ton... 40 0 0 45 0 0 Linseed Oil, per gallon 5 9 0 6 3 Turps, ditto 012 0 0 0 0 Whiting, per cwt 010 0 011 0 Spieits (in bond) — large stock on hand — Brandy, MartelTs pale, pergalion 0 8 0 0 8 0 „ flennessy's ...... 0 8 0 0 8 6 „ Champagne Vine yard, gal 0 7 9 0 8 0 „ Kartell's pale ... 1 9 0 110 0 " Hennessy'sp.do. 111 0 112 0 „ Incase, M.H.W.V. andOtards 1 10 0 Bum, 10— 120.p., pergalion 0 4 4 0 5 0 Supplied. Geneva, JDKZ, or Key, per case 10 0 110 Stock heavy Whisky, Scotch, bulk, pergalion 0 5 3 0 5 0 Whisky, Case 012 6 013 6 SUGAR (duty paid)— Loaf,perlb 00 8 00 80 Crushed Lump, ditto... 0 0 7 0 0 0 Company's Crystalsper ton 57 0 0 58 0 % Pieces, No. 1, ditto 55 0 0 56 0 9 No. 2, ditto 53 0 0 54 0 0 Mauritius Crystals, ditto 46 0 0 53 0 0 ■♦-

Wednesday, 20th May. . Tobacco, 168 lbs £21 0 0 Sugar, 4983 lbs 20 15 3 Sundries , ... 214 6 — -v-- : -~" £44 9 9_ Thnrsday, 21st May. Brandy, 71 gals £48 19 3 . - Geneva, 30 gala 18 0 0 Bum, 30 gals 19 5 0 Beer, 231 gals 14 8 9 Tobacco, 46 lbs 5 15 0 Sundries ... ... ... 1 9 11 £107 17 11

£ s. d. £ s. d. Ie — Beer (duty paid) Ale, Bass' No.,4perhhd. (new brew) 10 10 11 10 „ Allsopp's No. 3, do. (new brew) none 10 0 10 10 „ Marshall & Copeland's 7 10 810 ] „ Tennents' Bottled 13 6 13 9 „ Byass' bottled, qts., per dozen 0 13 0 0 14 0 AUsoppV ditto, do. 012 6 0 13 0 ,j Jeffrey'sEdin.,stone bottles, ditto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pobteb — Byass' (green label) Stout... 012 0 012 6 „ Bottled, qts., per doz., Blood's 012 0 013 0 „ Byass' 012 0 013 0 Fxotjb — Adelaide 0 0 0 0 0 0 Provincial 22 0 0 0 0 0 Oats, per bushel 0 2 9 0 3 0 Bran, ditto 0 19 0 2 0 Maize, ditto 0 6 0 0 6 6 Potatoes, per ton, 6 10 0 7 0 0 Bricks, per 1000 2 0 0 3 0 0 Has, native, prepared... 25 0 0 35 0 0 MANtfFACTUBES Boots and Shoes 25 per cent, advance . on genuine invoice. Candles, mould, per lb. 0 0 6 0 0 7 Metais — Iron,barand:rod,perton 18 0 0 0 0 0 " hoop, ditto 22 0 0 " galvanised corrugated, ditto 35 0 0 40 0 0 according to gaage and maker. Hardware, ironmongery 40 to 60 per cf. adv. Nails, Ewbank's 116 0 2 0 0 American Cut Nails 1 15 0 2 0 0 Naval Stobes (delivered on board) — market overstocked Pitch,Eng]ißh,perbarrel 310 0 4 0 0 Eosin, ditto, per cwt. ... 2 5 0 2 10 0 Tar, Stockholm, per brl 3 5 0 3 15 0 „ coal, ditto, 2 10 0 3 0 0 Coals, English, per ton None. „ A. A. Company's ditto 2 10 0 0 0 0 Grey Eiver 310 0 0 0 0 Gunpowder, blasting, perlb 0 16 0 19 Cordage, Europe, assorted, per cwt. 3 5 0 310 0 Manilla, sizes, ditto 3 10 0 3 15 0 Twine, seaming and roping, perlb 0 16 0 2 0 Canvas, per yard 0 16 0 2 0 OniMEu's Stokes and Gbocebies. — Little demand, stocks rather heavy — Candles, Price's patent sperm, 0 1 1 0 12 Other brands, full weights 0 1 1 0 12 „ light weights 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fruits, apples, dried, do. 0 0 9 0 0 9 Currants", do 0 0 5£ 0 0 5 Baisins, do 0 0 8 0 0 9 Bottled Fruits, assorted, 0 16 0 018 6 Oatmeal, per lb 0 0 2£ 0 0 3 Bice, Java (scarce) 1 14 0 1 16 0 " Patna, (scarce) 116 0 118 0 Hams 0 1 4 0 14 Bacon 0 11 0 12 Beef, per ticrco (Melbourne cured) , 4 0 0 410 0