COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Issue 963, 5 June 1868, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Times Office, Thursday Evening The following are the Customs returns for — Wednesday, June 3. Brandy, 26 gals £15 19 2 Whisky, 72 gals 43 2 10 Geneva, 30 gals 18 3 9 Bum, 35 gala 20 17 7 Wine, 53 gals 10 13 7 Ale, 57 gal 3 3 11 3 Tobacco, 2271bs 28 7 6 Drapery ... ... ... 4 3 4 Sundries, 15 10 9 £160 9 9 Thursday, June 4. Kerosene, 560 gals ... £14 0 0 Sundries 5 19 6 £19 19 6 The " Argus " of the 2Sth ult. says :— With the exception of Eastern produce which still meets with favor, little or any interest has transpired in the markets to-day. Business in bread-tuffs is almost at a standstill, and it is not now likely that any change can take pla. i before the arrival of the Panama mail, the probable nature of advices from Chili and California being looked forward to with very great interest. Quotations for flour remain at £19 10s. Wheat is vnlued at 8s 9d, but we are without any sales to rdfer to. Oats have been sold by auction at 3s 8d to 3s 9d, but the market is not strong. A good deal more business has been done in maize, transactions embracing some 4,000 bushels at least having been recorded at from 3s B§d to 3s 0s and 3s ? Od, according to quantity. For bran,

up to Is 6d is asked, and we hear of some 8,000 bu3hels having been placed in one line at a satisfactory price. In sugars, we note an improvement leading to considerable sales. A parcel of 3,000 bags, ex Hoogly, ohiefly yellow crystals, was taken up this afternoon on terms withheld, and we understand that the balance of the cargo goes on to Sydney. We likewise hear of trade sales having been made at £30 10s for browns, and £34 for brewing crystals. There is a good inquiry for candles ; a shipment of 500 boxes De Roubaix was placed at Hid. Sales of sardines are mentioned at 8s 6d for babes. Java rice is wanted 5 several trade parcels have been placed at an improvement on the price offered yesterday at auction. A very brisk demand is maintained for teas. Sales are reported of congou, ex Louisa Khon, Ino, and Albert Victor, at prioes ranging from Is lOd to 2s 3d. One of the finest chops, ex Matador, has also been quitted at an extreme fguro. Medium half-chests, ex Tien-tsin, were disposed of at Is 9d, while some 600 boxes and half-chests congou found a purchaser at Is 6&d to Is 9d. We understand that one or two lines of teas have been taken up for Sydney. For hops we quote up to 2s for 1867's ; a line of forty j pockets was closed for at about this price. In liquids, we hear of a shipment of 70 hhds • Worthington's bulk ale having been got rid of on I private terms j the price realised is said to be olose up to late quotations.

* The following are the Invercargill Prices Curr nt : — , £ s. d. £ s. d. lb — Bbeb (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 013 0 014 0 Allsopp'* ditto, do. 012 6 013 0 „ 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 Fiotjb— 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, perlOOO 2 0 0 3 0 0 Flax, native, prepared... 25 0 0 35 0 0 Man_tactubes — Boots and Shoes 25 per cent, advance on genuine invoice. Candles, mould, per lb. 0 0 6 0 0 7 Metais — __.on,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 guage and maker. Hardware, ironmongery 40 to 60 per ct. adv. Nails, Ewbank's 116 0 2 0 0 American Cut NaUs 115 0 2 0 0 Naval Stobes (delivered on board) — market overstocked Pitch,English,perba_crel 310 0 4 0 0 Bosin, ditto, per cwt. ... 2 5 0 210 0 Tar, Stockholm, per brl 3 5 0 315 0 „ coal, ditto, 210 0 3 0 0 Coals, English, per ton None. „ A. A. Company's ditto 2 10 0 0 0 0 .Grey Biver 310 0 0 0 0 Gunpowder blasting, perlb. „.;...- 016 0 19 Cordage, Europe, as* sorted, per cwt 3 5 0 310 0 Manilla, sizes, ditto 310 0 315 0 Twine, Beaming and roping, perlb 0 16 0 2 0 Canvas, per yard 0 16 0 2 0 Oilmen's Stobes and Gbocebies. — _Little iPUm-md^tockj^rajjier^ ...._ heavy — Candles, Price's patent sperm, 0 1 1 0 12 Other brands, full weights 0 11 0 12 „ Light weights 0 0 0 0 0 0 Emits, apples, dried, do. 0 0 9 0 0 9 Currants, do 0 0 5. 0 0 5 Raisins, do 0 0 8 0 0 9 Bottled Fruits, assorted, 0 16 0 0 18 6 Oatmeal, per lb 0 0 2i 0 0 3 Rice, Java (scarce) 1 14 0 1 16 0 " Patna, (scarce) 116 0 118 0 Hams 0 14 0 14 Bacon 0 11 0 12 Beef, per tierce (Melbourne cured) 4 0 0 4 10 0 Cheese, English per lb. 0 1 2 0 13 „ . Colonial, „ 0 0 9 0 010 Herrings, in tins, per doz 114 0 116 0 Sardines, Mins, 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 3 Pickles, quarts, per doz. 10 0 00 0 pints, ditto 012 0 013 0 Salad Oil, pints, ditto 015 0 016 0 ' i-pints, ditto... 0 9 0 010 0 Sauces, assorted, Jt-pints per doz 011 6 012 6 Lea and Perrins Sauces, £ pints per doz. 015 0 015 6 Salt, -Liverpool, coarse or dairy, per ton 510 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 2 4 0 Paints, Oils, &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 o 0 Whiting, per cwt 010 0 011 0 Spirits (in bond) — large stock on hand — Brandy, Martell's pale, pergallon 0 8 0 0 8 0 „ Hennessy's 0 8 0 0 8 6 „ Champagne Vine yard, gal 0 7 9 08 0 „ Martell's pale ... 1 9 0 110 0 „ Hennessy's p. do. 111 0 112 0 „ Incase, M.H. W.V. andOtards 1 10 0 Rum, 10— 120.p., pergallon 0 4 4 0 5 0 Supplied. Geneva, JDKZ, or Key, per case 10 0 110 Stock heavy Whisky, Scotch, bulk, pergallon 0 5 3 0 5 0 Whisky, Case 012 6 013 6 SUGAR (duty paid)— Loaf, perib 0 0 8 0 080 Crushed Lump, ditto... 00 7 00 0 Company's Crystalsper ton 57 0 0 58 0 i 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