Commercial.

Press, Volume XIII, Issue 1731, 26 September 1868, Page 2

Commercial.

Pbess Office, September 25. Business remains quiet, notwithstanding the fine weather and time cf ihe year ; complaints continue to bo made on all sides of the general dnlness of trade ; station orders usually come to hand about this time, but up to the pre-i Bent we have eearoelj heard of any having been I received r--:..,~ •-....•.:■,.■ The only feature of the week ia the demand for <jars, Jarge parcels have been. shipped to Melbourne, lind" ' prices"'are"firm at '2s 3d;, stocks are becoming reduced, and an advance 1b anticipated. Wheat remains at last week's quotation?, but is only ouoring in very small quantities, holders showing no anxiety to quit, except at an advance. The millers still stand out" succesifidry " P-r * £19 ii £20 foi* Hour. Barloy has not altered in Vahu', a small trade being done at 4-j GJ. Oilinah'e stores, are very much; neglected, stocks are excessive, and the consumption email. Timber is quiet, few buildings being in course of erection. Coals are plentiful, but readily fetch a fair price. Sugars are in excellent request, and maintain 'full rates. Cru«hed loaf is scarce, at. £60 to £62 ♦ Mauritius'* firid r crystals, white, fetch £54-.: to. £5- 10->; fi-st counters £53 to £53 10s; yellows, £15 to. £19. Teas.—Stocks aYe becoming light, especially, low-priced teasi Souchong may bo placed at 3s to 3s 3di congou : 2a B<i to 2s 10d ; orange pekoe 3s 6d ; gunpowder: 3s 4.d to 3s 6d. A Rood feeling exists for currants and other dried fruits. Spirits are scarcely so firm, prices being barely sustained. A large jiarcel of Geneya ha. beeii landed this week'frpm the Light Brigade, and has aflbctcd l prices very considerably. The amount rjeel-red at'the Crr.tdm-lfmise, Christchurch, on Septcmbi-r 24 was £177 7s 3d ; at Lyttelton £68 9s 7d ;. and on the 25th ot Chrfstchni-ch £_tl 18s 2d; and Lyttelton £58 lis 41.