Commercial News.

Southland Times, Issue 1190, 9 July 1869, Page 4

Commercial News.

Times Office, Thursday Evening. There is little alteration in commercial matters to note. Since our last summary, business has still continued quiet, anything like animation cannot be said to have existed, nor can we look for much improvement now until spring fairly sets in, when country orders are sure to be more frequent, and more extensive. Most descriptions of merchandise are plentiful at current quotations, and in the case of flour, considerable additions to stocks in first hands have recently been made. The sale of sugars, ex Dunloe, from the Mauritius, held in the adjoining market of Dunedin, and resulting in high prices being realised, viz. : —For fair yellow crystals, £42 12s 6d to £43 10s. Some lines of lower crystals, £39 15s and upwards ; fine whites not allowed to go at £46 ; offers of £43 10s to £45 for medium whites, not accepted. Other general commodities stand at nominal rates, and call for no particular remark. . The works on the Oreti line are advancing. The whole of the material has now arrived at the port, and the greater portion of it has already been brought up to town. About two and a-half miles of rails have been laid, and the length is daily increasing. Ballasting is also going on. With the advent of spring, we believe, the contractors intend employing a much larger number of men, and pushing on the undertaking rapidly to a conclusion.

♦ By the arrival of the s.s. Tararua, we are in receipt of Melbourne files to the 28th ult. The Argus' of that date has the following commercial article : — In the import markets this forenoon, business was quiet, and the day's transactions were of an unimportant character. Values of breadstuffs are steadily maintained; sales, however, are on a trifling scale. Best brands of country flour are quitted at £13 10s, and up to £14 is required for town-made flour. Wheat is fiim at 6s 2d to 6s 3d ; there is, however, little offering, and only small parcels can in consequence be placed. Oats are also very firm ; good samples at 4s 2d being wanted. IVJaize is the turn in favor oi sellers ; sales have been made at 4s 3d, and we understand a penny more is asked. In liquids, we note the disposal of a shipment of the

Carlisle Company's bulk ale ; the price paid has not been disclosed, but we understand that a eoneeasion on our trade quotation of £8 had to be allowed. A shipment of Worthington'B ale, just to hand, has been cleared out on terms withheld. A line of Portland cement was taken up at a shade under 17s.

The following are the Invercargill Prices Oar wnt : — £ a. d. £ b. d. Ats — Bkeb (duty paid) Ale, Bass' No.,4perhhd. (new brew) 10 10 11 10 „ Allsopp's No. 3, do. (new brew) none 10 0 10 16 „ Marshall &Oopel»id's 6 0 oto 7 0 9 „ Tennents' Bottle 1 12 6 13 0 „ Byass' bottled, qtJ., per dozen 011 0 011 6 Allsopp's ditto, do. 012 O 012 6 „ Jeffrey's 011 6 012 6 PoBTEB — Byass' (green label) Stout... 012 0 012 6 „ Bottled, qt3., per doz., Blood's 012 0 012 0 „ Byasa' 011 6 012 0 FlOTTß— Adelaide : 18 0 0 18 10 0 Provincial 14 10 0 15 0 0 Oats, per bushel 0 2 0 0 2 8 Bran, ditto 0 16 0 0 0 Maize, ditto 0 5 6 0 0 0 Potatoes, per.ton, ...... 30 0 310 0 Bricks, per 1000 2 0 0 3 0 0 Flax, native, prepared... 25 0 0 35 0 0 MASnrFACTTJBES — Boots and Shoes 25 per cent, advance fk on genuine invoice. Candles, mould, peMb. 0 0 6.* 0 0 7 Mbtaxs — Iron,barand'rod,perton 18 0 0 0 0 0 " hoop, ditto 2a 0 0 " galvanised corrugated, ditto 35 0 0 40 0 0 according to gaage and maker. Hardware, ironmongery 40 to 60 per ct. adv. Nails, Ewbank's 18 0 2 0 0 American Cut Nails 18 0 1 10 0 Pitch,English,perbarrel 310 0 4 0 0 Rosin, ditto, per cwt. ... 2 5 0 2 10 0 Tar, Stockholm, per brl 3 5 0 315 0 „ coal, ditto, 210 0 30 0 Coals, English, per ton None. „ A. A. Company's ditto 2 10 0 0 0 0 Grey Eiver 30 0 3 5 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 14 0 16 Canvas, per yard 0 16 0 2 0 Oilmen's Stobbs and G-BOOEBIE9. — Little demand, stocks rathe* heavy — Candles, Price's patent sperm, 0 HO 0 11 Other brands, full weights 0 li 0 0 11 „ Light weights 0 0 0 0 0 & ' Fruits, apples, dried, do. 0 0 7 00 ?\ Currants, do 0 0 4J 0 04J Raisins, do 0 0 6i 0 0 7 Bottled Fruits, assorted, 0 14 0 0 0 0 Oatmeal, per ten 16 0 O 17 0 0 Rice, Java 110 18 0 " Patna, 18 0 1 10 0 Hams, colonial 00 10 00 0 Bacon Do ; 0 0 8 0 0 0 Beef, per tierce (Melbourne cured) 4 0 0 410 0 Cheese, English per lb. 0 1 0 0 2 0 „ Colonial, „ 0 0 8 0 0 9 Herrings, in tins, per doz 110 0 112 0 Sardines, i-tina, per doz. 0 11 6 0 12 6 " i-tins, ditto 0 7 0 0 8 0 Lobsters, lb. Tina per do. 0 9 6 010 0 Salmon, ditto 0 17 0 0 17 6 Matches, per gross (250) Bell and Black's 16 0 \ 8 0 Blacking, paste, per gross 0 9 0 0 0 0 Pickles, quarts, per doz. 10 0 0 0 0 " pints, ditto 012 0 013 0 Salad Oil, pints, ditto 014 6 015 0 $-pints, ditto... 0 9 0 0 9 6 Sauces, assorted, jt-pints per doz 011 0 011 6 Lea and Perrins Sauces, i pints per doz. 014 6 015 0 Salt, Liverpool, coarse or dairy, per tou 6 0 0 6 10 0 " fine, ditto' 7 0 0 710 0 Soap, Melbourne cwt... 2 4 0 00 0 " Hobson's Bay 1 14 0 2 0 0 " Liverpool 114 0 116 0 Paikts, Oilß, &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, MartelTfl pale, per gallon 0 8 0 ' 0 8 0 „ Hennessy's 0 8 3 0 8 6 „ Champagne Vine yard, gal 0 7 9 08 0 „ Martell'a pale ... 18 0 0 0 0 „ Hennessy'B p.do. 110 0 0 0 0 „ Incase, andOtards 15 0 Sum, 10 — 120.p., pergallon 0 4 6 0 4 9 Supplied. Gtoneva, JDKZ, or Key, per case 015 6 016 0 Whisky, Scotch, bulk, pergallon 0 5 3 0 5 6 Whisky, Case 012 0 012 6

The following are the Customs returns for — Friday, July 2. Brandy, 29 gals £17 15 2 Whisky, 42 gals 25 2 10 Beer, 536 gals 33 12 6 Tobacco, 349 lbs 13 12 6 Drapery 42 13 0 £162 16 0 Saturday, July 3. Sundries £8 18 9 Monday, July 5. Brandy, 27 gals £16 13 7 Whisky, 32 gals 19 810 Kerosene, 640 gals ... 16 0 0 Tobacco, 118lbs 14 15 0 Sundries... ... ... 13 0 £68 0 5 Tuesday, July 6. Whisky, 32 gals £21 10 10 Sherry, 26 gals 5 6 5 Sugar, 47661bs 19 17 2 Malt, 1091bs 2 14 6 Sundries 10 9 6 £59 18 5 Wednesday, July 7. Wine, 106 gals £21 6 6 Thursday, July 7. Sugar, 17331bs £7 4 5 Drapery 37 16 11 Hardware 40 10 10 Sundries 25 15 10 £111 8 0