COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Issue 1030, 30 September 1868, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

TaaaOSae,"" ■ . . ' Tuesday, Evening. The following are the Customs Eeturns for — ;i:>. ■■■ Monday,. Sept; 2B. : . ' Brandy,,3O gala „. . _ ... £18 ,1 2 I 'WMslJy;3&gals ... ... •201$ 2 ■-■■ Tea, 600 lbs „V ... 15 0 0 -....". : - ..-. -:-.; 3 6-8- . Woolpackß . ... ... , 22 11 6 Sundries /...... 5 11 9 - £85 6 8 - ' ■■ ■ 1 1 .:■■! Tuesday, Sept. 29. . ' . ' Malt, 291 bushels... ... £7 5 6 Tea, 240 lbs . , ......6.0 0 Sundries ' J ' ... ';'.. 713 9 'r,i^n-. '.*! ,-?.'ir- g^lFi ' '?■ The 'Sydney^MorningrHerald,' 16th Sept., »ay»: — , _ '. A slight improvement' m trade" has' been noticeable during .to-day, ■; and > there.: .has been more inquiry in the import .market than has been experienced for some time. . TJhe demand ;fa, ijower^ entirely confined JpjjniaJQL parcelflj .. jn breaastufS, a moderate ; amount , of sales" were made at yesterday's rates— -Bay £15 10s to £18 10s for flour, and 6s 6d t&Bs for 'wheat. A good parcel of Tasmanian was placed on terms withheld. Candlerare steady at lOd to'lOid for full weights ; _ sales >rere made at these rates., Bulk ale is very dull, with a large' stock: of all descriptions ; a parcel of a leading brand changed hands at<£7, other, descriptions are offered- at £5 15s; upwards. Quota^ipna^fbr; brandies -have not dtereoL Small sales of Martell'B and Hennessy's, a»~sepbrSja r aft late ritesT ~TEe market continues almost bare of porter, for which full rates are obtainable; in bottled the only transaction reported' has been a line of pig brand at 10s. Cornsacks are very firmly held for 12s 6d, but onrjp small sales are^effected at this rate.' Woolpaeks are neglected, but holders still name 4s 3d for; fullweights. A fair business is doing in sugars', at -rates showing a firm market. "-" ' There waß not much done in teas, as the trade are supplied for the present. : ■-'■■- By the arrival of the' * Gothenburg ■' we are in receipt of our files of Tictorian papers to the 19th,; September. The ' Argus,' of -that date reports:^-" ■ • - ■• ' • - '•■• ■■" " ■ ' A fair amount of businesattontinues to be done in the import markets. In breadstuns, the feeling prevalent to-day is less firm, and for trade purposes- sales could not be effected at over £17 for flour, while larger lota have been quitted at £16 10s. Small parcels of Victorian wheat have found buyers at 7s 9d.' The arrival at Sydney of thejßpn Teodore, &om Chili, with'a cargo of 500 tons wheat and flour, as telegraphed, this afternoop, has not donej the market any good.;. Oats «re quiet, but very firm and steady, ,at.3s lid to 4s. ...Maize meets with a very free sale at 3s lid to 4s, and from the bigher^'iates required in Sydney,, it is.not f likely. that to-morrow there will be any r ßeilersluAdec4s. A shipment of 1,700 bushels chevalier barley has been got rid of, to arrijeT, atj3»^6d.; At thie saleof the Edithißati--field's cargo of Mauritius sugars, the whole lot, within a few hundred bags, met with purchasers , ...at .improved, .—prjcea T ibr . t the finer Some SjlOO l Tjags- 1 were offered, 24s 6d was obtained for-very-low to 27s 6d for good rations, 30s 6d to. 31s,for.brQwa3, 325, 3d to 35s 6d for middling to fine yellows/ and 35a 6d to 87a. 9d for middling to good white crystals. A decline on browns and low yellows of 15s to 20» had to be submitted to. Sales of cornsaeka are mentioned at 11s 6d.. W« V heay of thedisposal"of %bme 5,000 bags- Saigon rice, ex King Oscar/ontennßliot diaclosed. We understand that- on-Tuoßday next 150 tons Baedgha JRajah fine Java table rice^^l be/ offered by- rpublie auction,;/ sale of the choicest description of fancy teas by the Coryphseus to

Ihe etteut of 450 boxes, and consisting of short !saf, orange p9k6ft, gviripovrdop, land young hyson: The quality U 'said to ba ;■ very superior. A shipment; of SOO bottles quictailvor is reported to have found a purchaser at close on 2a. For timber advanced rate 9 continue to be realised. Whitbread'a bulk stout has been plaoedat £8 10s. Bothwiok*s bottled stout is quitted at 8s 6d for purposes j a considerable parcel has been f taken upon, terms withheld. Sales of Hennessey's ease brandy hare come under our notice at 275. The ' Daily Times,* 23rd Sept. reports :— The markets have been quieter to«dayj few transactions of any moment going forward, and except the sale by auction of sugars, no operation of any note occurring. The Panama Mails are now I. looked for, and- intelligence from the extreme Northern Provinces anxiously awaited. On their receipt business will likely receive some impetus, wiiioh, if only temporary, will " still be very welcome. An idea prevails that more favorable advices may be expected from Auckland, and that in the practicability of increased trade with that port, relief will be experienced ; doubtless orders will come forward to ' this as the only market in die Colony favourable to distant purchasers, and ■^hile the market is full of goods, it will be quite possible to compete successfully for the snpply of our neighbors' temporary wants. In the market for breadstuff's, there is. still the same, want of animation. • A few little lots bf wheat are reported as selling at 7s 3d to ,7s 6d 3 and flour in small parcels at last maintained rates. Sales of fiennessy's brandy in case, are reported at 295, and of Islay whisky at ssi6d ; also-a few packages j -pf_rufflu at 4s Bd._MaltJiquorß_have again "dropped into extreme quietness, and we liear of no beers, either in bulk or glass, moving, though the tjie fine dry weather now experienced, should, favour demand.; The cargo of hardwoodj ex Bella Vista, is reported cc placed at 15s 9d, all round j in other ibuildrng materials nothing: transpiring, beyond a small sale of galvanised, iron at £30 for Shipment; Teas, oihnen's'stores, and provisions have only been ; dealt in in grocers parcels. At Messrs M 'Landless, Hepburn and Co.'s rooms, • ihis OToroing, the balance of the sugars ex Craigellachie r were offered, and are understood to have been quitted at prices fully equal to last quotations; good ; grey and yeUOw crystals, at and about £35 2s 6d,j second counters and light browns, £28 to £29 7s 6d. The ■* Nelson Examiner,' sth Sept., says : — We have nothing favorable :to report this month, and are compelled to, repeat the same sjory of general slackness in trade. The attractions of the Thames; like'alTriew gold-fields, have operated .to, the disadvantage; of. the diggers Nearest at hand, and have drawn a considerable body of miners from. our West Coast. It is. npt unlikely that many , of them may return, . as, unless alluvial: diggings are discovered in the North, reefing oaoinOt liinintaiu, in.' profitable , OCcupation, .all ;the miners who have resorted thither. As the spring advances, there will be numeroas arrivals from Australia, it. being the practice with many successful diggers to spend their; wintets in- Melbouane or Sydneyj- and to follow their occupation in New Zealand, only during the best season of the year. The ; arrival of the Ballarat from London, with a large cargo, has filled up stocks of all kinds, and the Polar Star, with a~ somewhat smaller cargo, may be looked for towards the end of the current month. Although not mentioned in the newspapers, the John Bunyan was loading for Nelson at the departure of the last mail, and will follow the Polar Starv.r i; : _..■-,■. ... .-■•■■ • .-._-■