COMMERCIAL.

Southland Times, Issue 1230, 29 March 1870, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

The Argus of the 19th inst. reports • —^ln the import markets husiness maintains an aspect of great quietness, and few ■ transactions , of an important character are allowed to transpire. In flour we note a very firm feeliDg ; parcels of fine brands are difficult to meet with under £11, and trade lots are quitted at £11 ss. Wheat is in good demand at 4s 9d for fair qualities of Victorian grown. For maize .we note rather a "better feeling. Trade sales, however, still continue to be made at up to 3s 7d, -notwithstanding that some holders refuse to name a price. Oats are very scarce and wanted ; good Victorian as well as New Zealand . are saleable at 3s 6d. Business in hops is reported at Is lOd for prime *69. Advices from London state that the stock is very moderate, and values are advancing ; fine Sussex were bringing £7" to £8, arid Best East Kent £11 ills to £12 12s. A preference is given by consumers ,to English grown over American, Belgian J _and_Bavarian, though they are lower in price. A shipment of blasting powder, an outs^e brand, has" been .placed' &t 4jd. ■ : In timber, Ye note the s^e of the Hindoo's cargo of red deals, all faults. - 7 a 959 pieces ? were ..disposed of. NAS brand, ll'x'3, brought 4d' 7-16ths to 4Jd rper f00t.9 x 3j; 4f was:realised for 9 x 3, and 4d 3-16ths for 7x 3 per foot 9x 3 ; Cx B, 11 x3. sold at 4±d ; 9 x 3 at'4id to 4£d ; while 7x3 -and 7x-2i brought 4£d per -foot 9-X--3.— The business done in liquids has been almost entirely confined *to the day's auction sale, when Warrenheip geneva, in bulk, was quitted at 3s 6d to 3s 9d per gallon, and at lis to 12s 6d per case, in bond. , Jules Robin's brandy, in hulk, was placed at 5s 9d to 6s. Hennessy's case, brandy was got rid of at 253 10£ d. Campbelltown whisky, in bulk, brought 3a .lOJfd. Considerable sales of Fallon's colonial wines r have been reported, at extreme rates ;' and amongst the transactions so referred-to-is-»lineH>f -20-hhds reishngj-malbec, and muscat, purchased for shipment to London. At tfie. wo al sale "this! afternoon; a' catalogue of 650 bales was offered, a good proportion of •which fqjmd buyers, at -satisfactory prices; (The biddings were spirited, arid late quotations were fully maintained. Greasy brought- from 6d to 7£d ; scoured, from 10J to '21d ; and fleece from ltb*Ttol3d; ■"-""'"