Commercial.

Press, Volume XVI, Issue 2105, 14 January 1870, Page 2

Commercial.

DmrsDUt. —Our files are to the 12th, The w Daily Ti r es n of the lOtli contains Messrs Wright, Stepheneon, and Co'e report, for the week ending the Bth instant, as follows:— Fat Cattle—Two drafts yarded, from middling to prime quality, brought prices equal to from 20a to 25s per lOOlbe. We quote prime beef, 255; middling, 20s to 22s 6d per lOOlbs. Fat Sheep—The market has been barely supplied. We sold a draft of half-brede at 2d per lb, and a draft of merino at l£d. These prices may be taken as present quotations. Fat Lambs—We disposed of 150 head, at from 6s 6d to 9s 3d each, according to quality. Store Stock —We can only repeat our remarks of Jast week—that we have no sales to record in either cattle or sheep. Horses—Very little has been doing in this description of stock. There are a few enquiries for draught, but light hones are very difficult to more off. Current rates are—heavy draught, from £40 to £45; medium, £38 to £36; good hacks end UgUfc haraeee horeee, £20 to £25; useful, £10 to £15 i inferior, M and upwards.

Melbourne.—ln the import, markets business throughout the day evinced anything but a spirit of liveliness. There has been no disposition whatever shown to enter upon any engagements of importance, and trade, thus left to the supply of mere ordinary requirements, has presented the usual aspect of dulnees chmicterieing the market of late In bread stuffs, wo certainly observe a better feeling in regard to flour, and many who would refuse to operate a short time ago are beginning now to chow somewhat less indifference. There is a very fair demand for trade parcels of flour, at £11 10s to £12, and prices are evidently inclined to harden ; 100 ! tone will be offered by auction to morrow Wheat is wanted, and os 3d could readily be obtained, but there is no stock in hand. Feeding grains still meet with favour. We note a very good demand for maize, at froai 3s 4d to 3s 6d, according to condition and quantity. Oats are very firm, and 3s 10d can readily be got for fair samples; offers at 3s 9d for parcels have been refused. A very brisk inquiry continues to be reported for cornBacke, and 12s 3d is freely offering for moderately-sized parcels: holders, however, are very sanguine of prices reaching 12s 6d, and evince no eagerness to quit stock at the quotation given. We understand, however, that some 50 bales will be placed on the market to-morrow forenoon through the auction mart. A shipment of tin plates was cleared off at late quotations of 12£ per cent, advance on invoice. 'inquiries for Downer's kerosene oil have come under our notice, and sales can now be more easily made at 2s 3d. Candles are very firm. There are still buyers in the market at lOjd for best brand. Business in sugar has opened out very quietly ; we learn, however, that some 3000 bags of damaged, ex various ships, will be submitted to public competition on Wednesday.—" Argus," January 4. The clearances of gold effected at the Customs during the week amounted to 10,179 oz. The total quantity exported since the beginning of the year has been, 1,692,7640z., of which 272,8060z. were transhipments from New Zoaland. The total exports during the corresponding period of last year amounted to L 909.956 oz., of which 251,0820z. were the produce of New Zealand goldfields. —"Australasian," January 1.