Commercial.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 12, 25 March 1867, Page 69

Commercial.

LONDON WOOL REPORT. 25th Jan. Since last sales there has been a few enquiries, of a very limited character. The • advance: paid has been about one.penny, but that only oue soi t. most wanted; ,it is not expected that prices will be maintained at March sales. Bradford market quiet, and although,manufacturers are moderately busy, yet orders do not equal expectations. SEL-sON. Examiner Office, March 14* The depression which has prevailed in all branches of trade for several months past remains in much the same state, nor do we see where to look for any immediate impirovement. There is one circumstance to which we shall refer presently, that will undoubtedly prove of great service to tbe trade of our port, and to the province genci ally, if advantage is taken of the prospect it appears to hold out. Owing to the general slackness of trade, stocks of most kinds are abundant, and any shortness that exists will be fully supplied on the arrival of the Fairy. Belle, now due.. Flour is • dull, and stocks move off slowly. Importations from America have nearly ceased to all the .Australian colonies." and several cargoes lately arrived at Syduey and Melbourne, have been sent on in the same bottoms to England. From South Australia the shipments of wheat to England have been very large, and it may fairly be expected that the Australian market, relieved-of its heavy stock of prices will advance, though nothing like the prices of former years can be looked for. . SYDNEY.' Tub Sydney Morning Herald, in its commercial article on the Bth instant, says:—“By telegram from Melbourne we learn that in committee on the tariff the Government, carried ,the proposed duty of 9d. per cwt. on grain. This, or course, includes maize, with which the Yictorian markets are largely supplied by this cciony. . Iu 1885; shipments to Melbourne firorii the various ports of New South Wale 3 amounted, to 843,783 bushels, of an average value of 3s. 7£cL Last year's star, tistics are not yet available; -but the quantity is known to have been much, larger than any.pre-' viousyear. If this year’s exports equal those of last, there will, be a revenue of £19,714195. derived principally from the pockets of the maize growers'of New South Wales.” AUCKLAND. LITE STOCK MARKET. , -MR ALFRED AUCKLAND’S WEEKLY REPORT. At the Haymarket.on Saturday hist fo.dder was offered in greater quantities thim of late. Hay brought from,2s to 4s 6d the cwt..; .maize,'an inferior sample, 4s; oats, ,3s 9d; perennial rye grass, 10s- 6d the bushel. For the buggies advertised there were numerous enquiries, they brought £4B and £l6 respectively.,- A o alteration in price of horse stock; 51 head weite yarded, and 32 head sold. On Tuesday Inst not many sheep were penned ; the .prices realised werp in advance. of previous week.

- At Fapakura,' on' 'W'edhes'day last, about 60 head were yarded, principally, young stock; All sold froely at full rates. At Newmarket, on Thursday,-there were,, very few store cattle penned. Dairy,cows were in average muster, but of medium quality only. Prices were lower for this description :of -stock than have lately ruled. Fat cattle of. prime quality were not so plentiful, and prices showed a little improvement on previous week. Medium quality fat cattle, dull of sale. A full muster of store sheep ; .prices for ewes weip lower from 3s; to. 4s each; aged hair-hred ewes.brought 20s; merino ewes, 13s 6d. Half-bred lambs, I2s6d; merino, lambs, 9s: ;half-bred wethers,. 18s .merinp wethers, 13s and 14s each. There wap a full market of choice fatlamhs, they were freely-pur-chased, and brought from 18s to 25s each..., . MESSRS nUNTER & CO.’S WEEKLY RETORT. ‘ . "VVe have to report that at our, yards .qu,-Monday we had a' large muster of store and fat- cattle, best qualities fat brought barely, 4s 'the ; lOOlbs ; [stores, we consider axe also down in price, about from' 15s to 20s a Head less than 'they were a month ago, all to hand were sold. • Dairy Cjows :—There was a good, .show of dairy cows;. prices are considerably down for this class ofstock, . ‘ -- 1 1 Sheep Market :—We had a large market of fat sheen;, .half-breds' from Wanganui -brought 23s ; merino, provincial fattened, Irom I7s to 21s ahead. ' ’ 1,1 '' -OtahubU; Sale the jnarket there i was la good show of store cattle, young heifers m good tsohditioh about £7-10s L to ! -£B'a head; yearliiigs about £4to £5 a head. -,.' ff j j 1 i. r \ , toleAt ,thia. market, there.wM. a fair-show ofyoung store stock/ pricfeS ire a ihada ! iowertoan at Ot&huhu.

. Hofse Salb Yarto.;—At'ojfr.yards we had hut? a small show oFhorses, .and mostly inferior -. prices cohtinu&ilow, -toxcCptihgfdr - B'ound'yOung- stock, which hriflgs agood price; ( . , Best Sydney, maize. Ss to 5s 3d ; .hest oats os to 65.6d..';;'; v> .. • ; Daily Times Omf Evening , The transactions -in the import market daring the week haye'been yeiyDghtr in possessing so little interest asrscjarcely to sion'for n'oitice:'’'Hbwe'vCr, toe demand for miscellaneous stock' fori up-country requirements and: for despatch, coastwise;’ has-imparted a little .appearaiice of animation.to.frade. in .the market for imported'flours the sales .have,, been i confined to trade parcels, with the exception of the quitting,previously noticed •bf a parcel of about 80 tons South .Australian., -Chilian and Californian', of which the stbok is moderate, realises’ in small lots, £l3los to £1410s; South Australian, £ls 10s to!£l6 ; Provincial,' £ll to £l2. Teas.and sugars, have not been dealt, in to any extent, the coming auction sales operating in retarding private transactions. Rices remain firm. In bulk .ales,-'the smallness of the business done is attributable to,-the . non-arrival of the new brew foriwhich the trade are waiting. Some clearingout sales have occurred; but the quantity, left on hand:is small*as compared to the stocks of old beers of-previous seasons, while tho same unwUUngness to buy--old pound beers is manifested. Bottled" ales are' in . very .slack demand, .and bottled l 'stouts- less in request tbau previously. Nothing of: importance is doing in spirits; and notwithstanding tbat recent advices are favorable, Buyers have not been inclined to operations larger-than for mere requirements. ' Good provisions bacon ;and, hams) are gradually lightening in stock, and ore maimy held by one - house, the asking rate is Is 4cl for both, or, Is 6d for hams only, duty paid. Cheese remains as last noticed.. -Butter slsghtly improving; 1 a parcel of Cork,, to arrive, has been offered at a shade of reduction on current rates; hut for lots for prompt delivery, full prices are demanded.

Dr. English's letter is received, but is unavoid* ably deferred till our next issue. -