COMMERCIAL.

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7526, 16 April 1890, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

Hfcen we last wrote business in the tat market was of * quiet character, cHlttie change took place until the j?sssg of the present month* when, a fefer tone set in, and an improved de- _ sad by the trade, both in town and etj, asserted itselL Operations have carried on upon a sound basis, and jsSaeace has been well maintained. %agements failing due through the EjatS have been promptly met, and no Mere* hare taken place which call for JSEke. Money continues plentiful, and {Sod securities are eagerly soueht after by &6 various financial institutions at from J So 6J per cent. There can be but a&sdoabt bat that the duiness whichm prevailed amongst the retail trade sarins the past few months has been |sased to a jcreat extent by the New Zea•Ssadand Soata>eaa Exhibition, especially vhta taking into consideration that fiearly 6QO,OoQhave passed the gates there, a , just upon equal to the entire population « flew Zealand. The heavy drop in the ' Ulaa of flas advised by cablegram some ! nme back, was severely felt by thoae togaged in the n-ade, and caused the outgot to be Jaigely restricted, and several aiUs to be closed. With the increased tonnsgenowoa the berth, the shipments of [ sro|eamutt{aiha?eßhowD a heavy increase, I tad it fcas been gratifying to those tagaged ia tlih branch to see prices In the s acme market maintained. Heavy shipI BHats of TTißafe have been made on fKwas aseeunt, prices offering here not . «®%Bpto their standard of value. The l*&tas»rereime collected in Christcharch fcafcg Ibtehi was £20,823 Ms 2d,, as comgrad With £21,0153 2s 7d for the ccttreslast year. In sugars the jaucethas been low in Mauritius sorts, 2?«eaTT, supplies have been drawn from .*» Auckland Sugar Kefining Company . .Wttionaof Mauritiaslavebeenfira at ! fg* o f3l d.p. In te«a business haa > toLi a « moderate character, and &,,!£■• of Importance have passed c & most request. Cevloua S^te& mefc *** regular trade Sv--.ni have seen ««» improved b^if klttesßdto^d - Ordinary gas aave passed at from 5a to 5s 3d; and §|| aa S,r eai^ rk apples to marmalade at «c*. Turned n&h have sold freely, as Is a** B * this ae&soD. Salmon has been P**» tc quantity at from 8s 9d" to 9s 3d. |BWiaes at from 4s 6d to 6s for quarters, I* Ssto 6il for halves, according to wtfi. Auckland mullet at 6s 6d and % fi?l at 10s 6d. have also had trade I®. Pickles have had ordinary sales at {•Sα. The several agents for vinegar— Sanett s, Slee's, Champion's, &c—report * steady demand at Is 10d to 2s. *! a^Pemns , sauce,at 13s 8d tori's gi 21s for pints, have seen usual sales •jMorshas sold in ordinary lots at agents fas. Cocoa has seen a fair demand— . *ss Houten's at 3s 44d for assorted case* «*l9s 6d forj s. Cornaour at from &d brands up to 7d for Brown and ff ßo^ 8 -,,^ B^? 6 93 6d and 18s 6d for gaad Ub tins, \estas have met with sales at op to 65s for 1000's g*l& for Soffa, isUd! jHaitxmate of soda at 11s 6d to 12s, and f* a l ls nave ■» soW in trade parcels. Saltpetre a gS demand at 22s (id. Rice has seen a *M? rise on account of recent advices, *«a a steady enquiry up to 255. Fair *we parcels of tapioca and sago have «? placed at op *o 2|d. White starch g met with ateady sales at from 6Jd. gdai syrop has sold at up to 23s b^ the openinK of the season Nelson m have been offered freely, and sales fre beeneSected, though at prices favor--3 purchasers. Pine and coarse a. It gain without quotable change. Boiled I SL 1 * 1 * liQß eeo oils have met with •Binary sales at Ss 3d to 3a 4d far ! gsrted parcels, castor has **pped to 3s sd; coka in trade parcels r»s 3d. Galvanised iron has only seen I TOd sales at £24 lOj ; sheet lead at up tS «* Wire naiK in assorted parcels, |J~**s 6d» Heavy sales of cement have gently passed at 13s '3d to 13s 6d ex ship Cornsacks have been delivered throuirh the month at 6s 9d in IS parcels. Woolsacks have only Wltn a scourers , demand. Heavy w£*ks for ckrver seeds have been received Blithe North Island. In bulk ale the §| J ta&nd has been Quiet, aal confined

mostly to the Worthington; ale in bottle of first, brands, as Dog's Head. Foeter;a, and .Porter's 801 l Dog, has met! with regular trade sales at agents foil rates, and the same remark applies to stout. The several agents of Bisqoifc Xtabouche, Champagne Vineyard, A.V.O. Dennis Mounie's brandies report usual business. Case brandies nave seea limited sales. Scotch whisky, in bulk, at from os 6d to 11s, Lb., has sold in trade lots. Hennessv's brandy has been in short supply and sales effected at 37s 6d, Lb. Port wine at from 7s 6d to 12s 6d, Lb., has sold in trade parcels only. Sherry has seen a limited enquiry. Geneva, J.D.K.Z., and old torn incase have been placed in quantity at prices favoring buyers. The enquiry for rum has hardly yet set in.