COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Issue 985, 13 July 1868, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Tikes Office, Saturday Evening. For some time past business has been somewhat quiet. The heavy hubs of the past few days I have prevented much traffic on the roads, and trade has been confined to the supply of the j-nmediate neighbourhood. The engagements of the month hare passed off" very satisfactorily, and the general aspect of bus-ness matters, if not leading to the expectation of early activity, is in every instance that of soundness and stab : * ; ty. Then, has been an almost utter absence of speculation, and imports have been regulated with reference either to immediat >, or shortly prospective wants. As a consequence stocks in hands, except in the instances of few articles, are but average. Flour, Adelaide, is held firmly at £28 to £29, colonial ia quoted at £22. Oats show a trifling advance on previously named prices, and potatees of good and sound quality, realise from £7 to £8 per ton. Inspirits and beer, both in bulk aud glass, very little variation has occurred, and the trade is well supplied with eveiy article excepting geneva, (J. D. K. Z.) of wfrch the Btocks are still light. General groceries are becoming rather light in stock, sterekeepers depending oa direct shipments from Home, expecteu shortly to arrive. Stocks in the meantime bei v replenished from Otago and Victoria, In tob^j "* the market is moderately well supplied.

■♦ The following are the Customs Returns frr— Friday, July 10th. Brandy, 10 gals ... ... £5 is 2 Whisky, 35 gals 21 0 0 Cigars, 42 lbs 10 10 0 Sundries ... ... . >4 2 9 2 £39 17 4 Saturday, July 11th. Sugar, 1,244 lbs £5 3 8 -•

Russell 4 M'CoELOtraH report : Considerable, dulness preyails in oar market at present, business being almost tntirely limited to immediate requirements, with an entire absence of speculation. Houses.— We offered on Saturday last a very superior lot of draught horses and sold a few at from £30 to £50. The rest were bought in. being of a class which would not bear a sacrifice. rM&Ganiy's v importation will be put up this day, p*7 d * $f™* re f\ 7 ffi td 4 de ba Jers, his selection [ :ik deXeriTjUigJb^ eTerj/a^t^ntipn,. • r^^J-t^Piff.^ryat^Gameron's farm, Long ] :Bußb y d«J not I comffflandl'tHgaibfen;dance it invited ' Wfl sold-l^ewes^fairtos 1 . 3ili oi " Ji " i fißmisandj ' „n»l9fr •Pows^.with^alFss iO-j-foatyi atejMhini -demand..! ,o0 I .11 .j'< w.'M v.->i\u : - } .ri yd, -<ii -.■<.:■. | ' L"-ni-,iT -^i »: v o'J { - :ri^S9qSEM»JWS.-r-Ouri4rapeTyi sale oh-Thursday | c •■TTB3 butiiadifibrentlyiiattßnaea^wjnE I^^ nd^dQubt, I i :\-l!:iiii^rn- U:di o" iJoiJ-ij; •iauj<\:il v nlvfi s'i-jaioloij:i' j ( •'■,:.-., :/I'lf" /- ■'.■,. f! J ; 1 i >; feii L:':ii;-.-S-.7'jVl ni rrv/Cii ; ; • -.-•jUu'J b-i±L-u::.U i"iuo 'io s^iii-jisq -<T.a7li ".^sfioO i «• . . ..) _ itT -...'.;,.rr -> „.,r.^....,.;= „,1-t t= r. •

to the " (clemency of the weather, and after j disposing of several, lots vrc deemcu it advisable i io postpone putting up the remainder until aftev i our horse sale, this day. j JnYercargill, 1 1 1 h J lily, 1567. j - . |

DJess-s A, J. SjiiT.ii & Co., report : — j Business cluri:ig the past fey/ woeks htis not been YtM-v brisk, but although the sales have been V.y good lmcas were realise;!, and an upward t ideuey appears to insue. We sold by auction, on the 18th ult., at Halfway Bush, horses, &c. ; also, on tha 25th ult., at Myross Bush, horses, dray.-s farm stook, crops, farm implements, &c, &c. — the property of Messrs Ferguson and Stewart, the bidding was most warmly contested, and fir3t-rate prices realised. As also at our Saturday's sales at the Noah's Art. There is a considerable demand for milch cows, with calves at foot, and speculation in cattle generally E~3ms to improve. Station, house, and land property moves off very slowly.

H. E. Osbobnb, Auctioneer repcts : — ; Business during the month has been qiret and K complaints of dulness are very prevalent. The sale of general merchandise at Messrs M'L'herson's and Cos., was well attended, and the leading articles brought the following prices, viz : — ' Bridges stout, qrts 10s per doz. ; port wine, qr-casks in bond, £7 j sherry, octaves :' 1 bond, £4*; Mortons salmon, 1 lb tins, Is 5d per lb ; Coward's jams, 1 lbs, 9s per doz ; Gillon's jams, 1 lb tins, 9s per doz ; Tasmanian jams, gross weight, 6d per lb j Orlando Jone's starch, 4 per Jb; Peek and Freana's buscuits, 2 lb tins, 9£ per lb ; Rimmell's perfumery brought a slight advance on invoice ; Fry's French chocolate, Is 6d per lb ; Fry's cocoa, Is 4d ; sulphur, 19s pc cwt ; Gallon's syrups sold below invoice, storekeepers appear to give the preference to tho3e of colonial manufacture. Furniture brought fair prices, the china and earthenware sold at 50 per cent on invoice. The boots were withdrawn not being suitable for the season. Pbopfbty. — Cottage properties aije in good dedemand, in fact it is not possible to find a vacant house, in repair, nnoccupied in the town. Business sites are inquired for, and are increasing in value. I have sold this month section XV. block LVIII. improved, for £100 ; part of section XX il block, LX. £20. Cattle and Hobses. — The sale at Mr Q-eorge G-arrie's farm, Myrosa Bush, was fairly attended (considering the weather), and the following prices obtained : — calves, yearlings, 45s to 65s each ; heifers, two-year old, (in calf) £6 to £8 5s ; cows, in calf, £10 10s to £13 10s j horses, good in saddle and harness, from £18 upwards.