TRADE AND COMMERCE REPORT.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3514, 20 October 1868, Page 5

TRADE AND COMMERCE REPORT.

Ale and Porter (duty paid) : Bass's aud Tennent't, 10s 6d to lls; Jeffrey's, 10s ; Allsopp's.lO-. 6d. ; Jeffrey's pale ale, 93 6d to 10s ; Jeffrey's porter, 9a 6d; Byasss, 10» 6d to lls. Kecent shipments have increased the supply, but though the domand has also largely increased, the market remains firm at the prices quoted. Oats : Canterbury feed, 3s 6d ; ditto seed, 3s 9d ; Hobatt Town seed, 4s. Cargoes have arrived duriDg the past week. B*gs and Sacks (duty paid): 14s to 15s. Hams and Bacon : English, hams, Is to Is 2d ; English bacon, la to Is Id; colonial bacon, 6£d to Bd. Sydney bacon has recently been sold at 7d, and Auckland at 8d to 9d. Wines and Spirits : Martell'sdark brandy (quartercask*), 8s 6d; Martell's pale brandy, 9< 6d ; W.T. rum, 30 0.p., 6s ; W.L nun, 10 o p., ss; rum, 30 o.p. 6< ; Martell's pale bran.ly (cases), 30a ; Vinegrowers' pale brandy (cases), 27s 6d ; 3-dagger pale brandy (cases), 26s 6d ; Associated Vineyard pile brandy (cases), 27s 6 1 ; Chatenek pale brandy (case<>), 20s ; Campbellton whiskey (cases), 17s 6d ; geneva (red cases), 17s 6d ; genev* (green cases), 10s; Hherry, royal arms (casks), 15s ; sherry, Cozens, 1, 2, 3, aud 4 diamond (casks), 15s to 7s j port (casks), 15s to 7s ; Piper's champagne (cask*), 50s ; Richardson's stout, 11s to 12s ; bottled sherry and port (duty paid), 30s tj 355. Oilmen's Stores: Starch, s£d ; salad oil, 83 9d; bottled fruits, 15s 6d to 16s; Hobart Town jams, 93 6d to 10s ; Brown and Poison's cornflour, 9d ; Champion's vinegar, in wood, 2s 8d ; Gillon's, in bottle, 10s to 10s 6d ; mustard, in 71b. tins, 9|d ; Colmans, 8s 6d ; capers, 10s; pickles, 10s 6d to 13s 61 ; vestas, 8s 9d ; sardines (quarters), 5s 9J to 6s ; half, 9s. Coffee, &c. (in bond) : Plantation, Is j Java, 9d ; Manila, 9d. White {.epper, Is ; black pepper, 54d ; cocoa, Is sd ; chouokte, Is id ; chicory, 8d (duty Sugar: Mauritius crystals have been much inquired for, owing to the present scarcity of No. 1 in in the place. Crushed lump, small parcels, have changed hands at 6£d. White crystal sugar, s£d ; yellow crystal sugar, sJrl ; light counter sugar, 5d ; yellow counter sugar and brown counter sugar, 4£d. in bond ; Boxes, 20s to 24s ; cheats, £6 5a to £7 15* ; halfcheats, £3 to £4. Candles : Price's, Is o^-1 to Is Id ; Neva, Is o£d. 100 boxes were sold lately at Is, and 25 boxes moulds at s£d. 1 Soap, 325. Soda crystals, 13s to 14* per cwt. Salt, £6 10s to £7 per ton. Fine scarce. Fish : Salmon, id ; red herrings, 36s per dozen. Colza : French refined, 6s 6d per gallon in case ; common colza, in drums, 5a 9d to 6a. Kero^ine : 2a l«d. Lin-eed Oil : 5s 8 ito 6s. ! Maize : 4s 3d to 4s 6d. , Butter : 9d to Is Id. Brie i Kruits : Eleme raisios, 6d to 64d ; Cape raisins. s£d to 5Jd ; muscatels. Is ; currants (scarce), 4id to sd ; diied apples, 74d to Bd. Good raisins are not to be obtained, consequently Cape fetchasmuch H>p? (duty pavl) : 2i 3d to 2a 8d ; 'malt, Us malting barley, 5s 61. Tobacco : Good Cavendish, Is to Is 2<l. Manila cigars, 755. in bond. There ia plenty of common, and medium, but good ten* are becmiug scarce. ■ Negrohead and gold leaf, at last quotations. Hay : £4 to £5 10s. HidPß : 5s to 12a. Sheepskins, from 6d to Is 9d. Yearlings, 53. . Leather : No alteration from last quotations. Tallow : 30a to 34i per cwb. Good mutton, 37b per cwt. Bones : £4 per ton ; fine nonedust, £9. Coals : Bay of Islands, 26s per ton at the wharf. Flax : Good sample, £22. Very fine, £25. Gum : According to quality.