COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

Southland Times, Issue 959, 29 May 1868, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

Times Office, Thursday Evening. The following are the Customs Returns for —

The Hamilton biings Australian files to the 21st inst. The " Argus "of that date contains the following commercial article : — "We have very little business to report to-day. The dulness and coldness of the weather seemed io affect the movements of the merchants and dealers, and so very little has to be reported. We have heard of a sale of 2,000 cases of ff ennesay's caae brandy (pale) at from 28a to 30s according to the date of the departure of the vessel which brings it, and the articles may be said to be worth from 31s to 32a on the spot. Burkes atout has gone into the market at from 9a 4d to 9s 6d. Close on seventy bales of Tasmanian hops were disposed of at 2a 6d, and Kent's (1867) at 2s. Malt finds buyers •at 9s 3d to 9a 6d. Kerosene has again come into some domand, a good inquiry existing for the neighboring colonies, for which price (for goods to load in the bay) can be obtained Blightly better than thpse on the spot. A good business has been done in teas, which have now mostly passed into the hands of one firm. The market has certainly been improved by the operations of the last few daya. In breadstuffs we have little to report. Trade lots of Victorian flour continue to change hands at from £20 to £20 10 a. Maize is firm at 4s. There is some busirießS in oata, of which there have been large arrivals from New Zealand, for which from 3s lOd to 4s is asked. We hear of nothing having been done in tobaccoes or candles. The sale of city and suburban properties by Messrs Greig and Murray was so far successful that a large number of properties pasaed under the hammer. For the Collins-street lot, | next the National Bank, however, having a frontage of twenty-five feet, only £180 per foot was bid, the reserve price being £200 per foot.

Wednesday, May 27. Brandy, 55 gals £33 13 2 Geneva, 20 gals 11 18 11 Whisky, 31 gals 20 14 0 Wine, 51 gala 10 5 7 Tobacco, 260 lbs. 32 10 0 Tea, 210 lbs 5 5 0 Sugar, 2640 lbs 11 0 0 Sundries 0 13 £125 7 11 Thursday, May 28. Brandy, 27 gals £16 8 10 Kerosene, 1160 gals ... 29 0 0 Tobacco, 141 Ib 317 12 6 Sundries 0 9 4 £63 10 8