Commerical.

Press, Volume XII, Issue 1588, 9 December 1867, Page 2

Commerical.

Pbbbs Office, Monday, December 9. There was a fair average amount of business transacted during the past week, principally in sales of miscellaneous merchandize to upcountry buyers, but no "change in quotations has i>een reported. The sugars per William Miakin are'finding a ready market, and large importations of teas hare come to hand from Melbourne and Dunedin, both of which were getting low in stock. Some attention h now being given to cereals, as the further advance of 3d per bushel on wheat at Saturday's market lully testifies. The latest advices from Adelaide announce the partial failure of the wheat crops there. Should these advices prove correct, we may expect some excitement in our local markets. The samples of wheat offering are few, sound milling quality being firm at 4s 3d. For oats there is little enquiry, although pricee have not given way, and our late quotation of 2s is sustained. Barley is asked for,-, but none of last season's crop is offering. Beans and peas are quiet. The late rains have already had a marked effect in improving the appearance of our farm crops, and this, combined with a prospective advance in prices, will enable many of our farmers to retrieve the past year'e losses. No advance has vet taken place in flour, prices remaining at £12 to £13 per ton, bran and sharps being also at last week's quotations. Large sake of salted butter have been made during the week at 9d to 10d per lb. . On account of the late rains, this season's clip is coining to hand slowly, and the few email lota that have been offered by auction have suffered a decline of Id to l£d on last year'e rates. This decline "was fully anticipated from late advices from England. A correspondent in the northern districts informs us that there is every prospect of a good average crop of hay, and that if the •weather should prove fine mowing -will pro* bably begin in a lew days. Messrs Wilson and Alport had a full yard of cattle on Saturday, principally dairy cows, which were nearly all sold at foliowiug rates:— Young good quality cows, £11 to £12; old and middling quality cows, £6 15s to £10 5s ; heifers, £10: yearling heifers, £5 ss; nine months heifers and steers, £3 15a. T. Preece reports__a good attendance on Saturday at the Central Stock and Produce Yards, and quotes the following prices:— Pigs—Small stores, 8s 6d to 10s each; porkers, 15s to 20s each. Poultry—Turkeys (not full grown) 5s 3d to 5s 9d each ; ducks, £s 3d to 6s per couple; fowls, 4s 6d to 5 s per couple. Produce—Potatoes, 7s per cwt., supply limited ; flour, seconds, 7s to 9s per cwt. ; sharps, 10d to lid per bushel; bran 8d to 9d per bushel; oats, 2s to 2s 3d per bushel: chickens' wheat, Is 9d to 2s 6d per bushel; bacon and hams,- 6d and 7d per lb; colonial cheese (inferior), 6d to 7d .per lb. A large quantity of household furniture and miscellaneous goods were disposed of at satisfactory pricee.