Markets.

Lyttelton Times, Volume IX, Issue 580, 26 May 1858, Page 4

Markets.

No change has occurred in our markets since our last quotations. „.■,■.,.■• We find from our Sydney files that the tenor of advices by the Columbian's mail has produced an improved feeling in commercial circles. The Pauline from Colombo brings 2000 bags coffee consigned to G. A. Lloyd and Co. The Lochinvar from Adelaide, brings a cargo ot wheat, flour, and bran. Another cargo of wheat may be daily expected from Adelaide by the Vanquish, which sailed on the 17th ultimo for Sydney.— Empire, May 3 ■■■._■■ . The following is a summary of the prices obtained, ex Constant, at auction: white oats, 6s. Id to 6s. 3d. per bushel (bags charged for); malt, 10s. 3d. per bushel; clay pipes, 12s. per box; refined loaf sugar, £58 10s. to £60; geneva, 13s. to 13s 3d. per case. The light counter Mauritius sugars, ex Avenir, realized full market rates. The shipment of Java rice, ex Kcenig Willem 11. brought £13 per ton. „ . We give the following quotations from the Melbourne < Argus' of the 30th ultimo:— There has been more briskness m the import marketthan has beenexhibited for many.months; and although the articles on demand are, not very numerous, there has been a continuous inquiry for them. The late speculative buyers of oats are asking high figures, and have consequently deterred purchases being made, 9s. being, it is understood, the price now asked by them for Scotch. Barley has consequently met with more inquirers, and for samples of Cape, tor which 6s. 6d. could not be procured last week, 7s has been paid to-day. Bran has been in lively demand, and large sales have been made at 2s. sd. to 2S. 6d. per bushel. _ The flour market shows no improvement whatever. Sales continue to be confined to the very small lots for town use, and for the best Adelaide brands £16 10s. is the very highest price per ton. There is a great amount of hea-

viness in this market, in consequence of the rumours current of large parcels to come from the United States.

By auction several miscellaneous parcels of goods have been disposed of, but of no general interest, except soft goods, of which Wade and Gowan held a large sale. Messrs. Goldsborough held a sale of wools at their warehouses to-day. The quantity offered was small, consisting of only about 200 bales. So limited a sale could not be expected to draw a numerous assemblage, and, as the larger lots offered were under full reserves, the small lots only, consisting of about 60 bales, were disposed of, the following being the prices obtained, viz:—Greasy, 9£d. to ll£d.; greasy lambs', 10$ d.; fleece, 15d. to 16|d; scoured, 17d. to 19$ d.; hand-washed, 14£ d. to 15£ d.; scoured lambs', 20|d. per lb. The lots sold, however, consisted of such very small quantities in each as hardly to afford fair quotations of market values. Sheepskins sold from s|d. to 7d. per lb., and one lot at ss. Id. each.