Commercial.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 39, 8 April 1875, Page 5

Commercial.

Leader Office, ■Wednesday evening. Late reports to hand from Dunedin relative to the grain market state that matters ramain unchanged, the business being merely nominal, Oats are qnoted at 2s 9rt : the demand being fair, A fcvr new samples were sold during the week at 2s 6d, 2s 9d, and 3s, according to quality. 8000 bushels prime milling for immediate delive y are also reported as having changed hands at 2s 6d. Good samples of wheat sold during the week at 4s 6d. First-class milling barley is quoted at from 5s to 5* 6d ; seco.'.d-elass. 4s 9d to 5s Bran and pollards, both scarce, worth respectively L5 to L6. Flour remains unchanged, at late quotations — LlO 103 in sacks per ton, Ll lin b»gs. A f*ir town trade is reported to be doing in ibis article, as also some little export trade to Northern ports. Provisions oi every kind are scarce. Hams and bacon, home and colonial, particularly colonial, are much inquired for ; but the demand is inadequately met. The season for curing having arrived, a hope has been expressed that supplies will come forward Boon Butter continues scarce, and nsintr m price. Cheese is also in the same condition. Id timber the Dunedin yards contnue to be stocked. For some weeks past, however, the trade is reported to have been supplied with quantities to suit existing wants from the ■everal quantities forwarded frnn the mills. In general merchandise the ' Star ' reports :— Consequent upon oiders re eived during race week, a large quantity of goods has been forwatded up the country, and in the general market a fair amount of business was transacted. A closing sale of gem ral merchandise attracted a fair attendance of buyers, >nd the large quantity of goods offered found purchasers at fair prices. Corn sacks are in i active demand, and command 11s 9d to 12s, according to qualty. Jn candles there is a better feeling than for some time past, and they cannot now be bought under 10£d in parcels of f nil weight. No special transactions have taken place in 'ea and sugars, which may be considered steady. The only change in spirits is in case brandy ; Henneesy's baring advarv ed to 30s 6d in consequence of advices to hand that it has advance l to that quotation in the Melbourne market. lu j dried fruits cu r rants commard 4Jd, while i Elemes and sultanas are sti>l unobtainable, and prices nominal. A heavy dec.ine has taken place in salmon. Morton's can now be I purchased at 1 la 6J, and American at 10j 6d. | in other goods no change in quotations can | be made.

K. Grigor reports for the week ending 6th April having sold at his yards, Balclutha, on 1 riaay. 2nd April— On account of Mr Wax Dallas, 340 cross-bred lambs, at 7s 9d ; on account of Messrs P. and J. Ayßon. 75 cross-bred lambs, at 8s Od ; on account of Mr A- Peat, 217 hall-bred hoggeta, at 10s 3d, and 69 cross-bred lambs, at 7s 9d ; on account of Mr M'HiUan, 82 three-quarter-bred wethers, lUS 6d, also 16 three-quarter-bred mixed, at 9s 3d ; on account Ot Messra Robertson and Sons, 83 crossbred lambs, at 9s Od ; on account of Mr J. Macdonald, Netherby, 100 cross-bred lambs, at 9s 6d • on account of Messrs Tosh and Cousins, 100 cross-bred lambs, at 7s 9d ; on acceunt of Messrs Beee Bros Hiilead Station, 30 Leicester ewes at SOs. 10 Lincoln ewes at 20s. 26 2-tooth Leicester ewes at 235, 22 Leicester ewe lambs at 225, and 9 ewe lambs at Itis ; on account of Mr Ueo. Scott, Waitapeka Station, 5 -i-tuota Leicester rams, at £5 each • also 20 head ftore cattle on account of different vendors, realising from £4 5s to £5 2s ed per head. Privately, on account of Sir J. L. C. Richardson. 100 cross-bred ewes, 2 to 6-tooth, at Us. Grain —Wheat is worth 3s 6d to 3s lOd per bushel, according to quality. Oats are not worth more than Is lOd to 2s here, according: to quality, which i8 more looked to now than formerly. Present excessive freights and want of water communication being the chief causes why prices should not t>e a margin better. Barley, scarce, and ought to fetch Dunedin rates, lest- freight.