OTAGO.

Press, Volume XII, Issue 1579, 28 November 1867, Page 2

OTAGO.

The ♦' Daily Times," of the 25th instant, reports :— Business has been moderately good during the greater part of the week, though suffering from the extremely unfavourable weather. Transactions have been mostly for current requirements, and in few instances individually large, and neither as to extent or alteration in rates furnish much occasion for notice Breadstuffs are steady at last quotations ; but though no doubt now exists that stocks are less in extent than hitherto supposed, no speculative inquiry either for flour or grain has been manifested. A few 6ales made of sugars, chiefly yellow and white crystals, show prices to be firm at a shade over last auction rates The trade supplied themselves with new, season congous at the sale of the Rubicon's cargo on the 22nd. Prices current previous to the sale were fully maintained, the low claea teas bringing proportionately the best prices. No operations of am moment bare taken place in provisions. Good parcels oi new-cure hams ana bacon are held firmly, but second-rate parcels are pushed at low rates. A moderate business has been doing in spirits; Henuessy'a and Marteil'e brandies continue to realize 6s 9d and 28s. Hemp goods wen dealt in early in the week, but have again become dull.. Malt liquors command no attention, sdes in bulk »ad bottle, and stouts, selling in but .small-Bised parccle at scarcely maintained WttW,