OTAGO.

Press, Volume XIII, Issue 1754, 19 November 1868, Page 2

OTAGO.

The "Daily Times " of the 16th instant reports:— . ■; ~ ... /•' .■ - T ;,.i/ During the week there has been an appear- ; ance of greater animation id all'departments ; of business, and in $ artTcdfar second houses have been fairly foceupied: withain increased •mount of country orders.' Tn" breadstuffs we Save to wpoK : thenftr>et as stationary, ■ though with no aecesstorjrof'ifirmness either in. of ■ floue or of grain, thai only item of the ; in any way in. - f demand being barley for malting purposes, really good •aufptes : _ command, full prices.; The ESma A froni Tome* with Chilian flour, has, after' an extremely : Icing passage, come to hand, but nothing with respect to her cargo has transpired; The principal transactions going forward within the last few day* have been the'wlodv auction of new season's teas, ex Sampson. The bulk of the ordinary and medium teas in the -cargo were placed at auction--and privately, by tha auctioneers afterwards at -very fair prices, but/the offers for the fine teas not being so satisfactory, most 6f them were withdrawn, the range of prices realised being about Is 51-d to 2s 2J. A considerable parcel -of these congous is understood to have been placed for an outside market ; and some lots of sugars from importers' hands at very full prices. In consequence of these clearances it is now difficult to meet with parcels of either good yellow or white crystals, and prices bid fair for further improvement, unless some speedy additions to stocks are made.