Commercial.

Press, Volume XII, Issue 1484, 12 August 1867, Page 2

Commercial.

PBKBS Office, Monday, August IS. .Wβ otaoot note any improvement in trade nor the slightest eigne of an; reaction of importer Nb'doabrtfie""uh« propitious cUte of the weather lately has affected sales in a certain degree, by checking the upcdinrtry demand; but the fact that the •tocke held by our wholesale merchants are te ; in elcew of any antfesipated 'demand win ftct &a a bar to higher prices ruling for some time to come, v : .., : ..'• ," '.'■'"'}■ caution is ehjiwn in T>oth baying and telling, credit being limited' to wall known *m*" :■"'. . ; /■■;:■■:.::- ... The wheat maxket is brick j the ealee doeed fln S&tnrdaj at the top price mentioned by ue Jest week, Tjz, 8s 9d per buehel ; the majority ,<rf «!«*, koweTer t »oiaj be said to hare been eflSseted at 3a 6d, at which figure several thipaeand bushels were iold. The sales are 90n6nei to the bulk stored in town, the' upepuQ&y ro*de rendering the delivery of grain f&raihe farming dletricte nearly' ifnposeible. Flour is firm from £10 to £12 per ton, according to quality and terms, &nd a rise may be expected should wheat continue to advance, ac wticipated by holder*. Bwn at £* lOe, sadehaxpaat from M 10»to £5 m«t with ealo*. Oato are still clall, ordinary feed being quitted .at 2* per buehfcl; caperior eampJee, fo? seed, realiae 2e 6d. Bark; is cot quoted. Pew and beans ue email quaatitieetthe former at -4* L *nd the latter at & 8 6dTc Qwi Tafatver* vhe&t, for eeed, is inquired for ax 6s, but no fampleeszeoSiiinsg. Hay »is good reqaett

at £4 10s per ton, delirered, and straw at £2. Potatoes are now quoted at £2 15s, for shipment to the West Coast.

Messrs. Wilson and Alport report a full attendance of buyers at Market on Saturday, vid full prices for live stock and produce. Milch cowß brought from £12 10s to £15 ; 'lejfers, £9 ss; calves, £3 10e ;83 pigs, -mall, 2e 9d to 18e each ; porkers, 12* to 17s each ; bows, 20a to 30s ; 10 carcase l>ige, 4Jd per lb.. There was a full supply of poultry, which sold well. 3-1 turkeys, from 5s to 8s each ; 49 pair fowls, 3s 6d to 6e per couple ; ducks, 6* 6<i per pair; bacon, 3Jd to 5Jd per lb.; hame, sfcd to 7*d per lb ; potatoes, £3 per ton ; prime onions, Qsd to Id per lb.; bran, BJd to 9d per bushel.

.Mr T. Preece reports an unusually good supply of farm and dairy produce at his auction depot, Colombo street, on Saturday, the attendance of buyers large and biddings brisk. For want of time a considerable quantity of produce on hand could not be offered. The following were the prices realised : —Pigs, largest, in good condition, 42s each,:. porkers, ditto,, 16s to 18s each ; fowls, &rtb Sβ Si jteif'c^bple;' flour, £7 to £8 10s per ton ; sharps, Is Id to Iβ 2d per bushel; brßJ&;9d'perbushel; whiEiat, 2s to':2s.6"dlp.« bushel; oats, 2s 6d. per bushel ; prairie grass seed, 6s 6d per bushel of '151b5,; potatoes, £3 to £3 15s per ton; carrots, £1 15s per ton ; onions, Ofd t6 Id per lb. j hams, Bdj bacon, 6d; pork, 4d and 4Jd per lb. The interest of leasehoid, 50 acres, part of rural 1 eectibn 147, by T. Preece, at the Old :' Wesleyari Chapel, on Friday last, was knocked down for £85.