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Lyttelton Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 1887, 7 January 1867, Page 2

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GRAIN '/•.../' r- Lytulkn Times Office,; /;': Saturday;Everiirig. t ' : : Oats were" somewhat easier |qd; Saturday. Some parcels of good quality changed handß at 3s 3d. Flour remains flrra.at old prices;. superfine Canterbury ; may be; quoted at £ls :per>tpn;v;The average price of. wheat.- was 4s 3d; -Sharps may still be quoted at f £7 per at £6.-;' Hay.is worth about ■£s■■ lOsper ton, deliyeredl but the demand:.at ;that:pricejs not great.;; i

'/■'Corn''Excliangej : Janv'S r 186.7--..-, The ■'New Town Hall was ''.'opened .this day, I at a quarter to twelve o'clock; for public hess. ■■ : ManyJ;persons from the country visited the building and expressed themselves pleased with the accommodation providedfor themWv^':i*o^ ;■: : A few samples of new oats offering at from 3s to 4s per bushel. . Some ready for immediate delivery were quitted at 3s 6d. Good potatoes, oats, for meal.purposes;could/be ■placed.; - ■;".• . Old oats are held largely by .consumers. ■ . :l>New barley was.placed, (price left. open). There will probably be a'gopd early demand for choice samples, at 5s to 5a 6d.. ■'': .Large lots of old wheat offering at from 3s to 4s:; some good quitted.ftt.3s 6d.; ,';' Neyr potatoes,is.to.;£fper:ton. ■••■■■■■■■■ i STDNEYi— The Sydney Morning Herald, of Dec; 22, reporta as follows, in detail:—:' :;, ! )

The tenor of recent advices from California arid England has induced a marked improvement in the market for breadstuffs, and led to several large transactions, amongst which havo been the sales of nearly all the Californian* wheat and flour in: first hands. ,The cargoes of the Sunshine and Spirit of the Seas, and part of that ex Bertha havo been ;purchased by one firm, who now hold them: for a rise. The late sales of wheat have been at 4s 8d to 4 S 9d net cash, and none can bo now had under 6s. ; Chilian wheat is also firmer, and small 'lots, command 4s od. For Adelaide wheat prices are nominal, as there is at present none in the market,;' 'The .'cargo;.of Californian' wheat .and' flour ox Nation's Hope is being stored. by the importers, who decline selling under what it cost to land here. • The, Crown's cargo is still in the market. Present quotations\ are—Adelaide. silk-dressed, ,10s . to £l4'; Californian; £l3 net ; Chilian,: £lO i 10a to £lllO a; town made, £l3 j Californian wheat, 5s to 6s 3d. The only largo said of Chilian' has been that ex Atrevida, at 43 id to 4s 8d net cash before delivery. , Plantation sorts of coffee, . sell privately, at 10|d to lid. Java, at auction yesterday, brought bond, about 180 tons. The market forehicoryis c overstocked; Auction sales of Barry's at ■ 2|d. The clipping season being now over c renders woolpacks almost unsaleable.. Prices for (I 10-lb are nominally 4s to 4s 3d. Cornsacks quiet y at 12s to 12s fid. Gunnies, 8s fid to 9s. Musca- .; ■telle and Eleme raisins have commanded a season-. $ able sale. For the former 7d to 8d has been paid, t Elemes have been sold privately at 5d to 6d, and by public sales at 4| to Barcelona nuts brought'SJd. Jordan almonds, 2s to 2s 3d. Cur- t rants dull at 3£d to 4d. Figs fid to 6|d. Dates t 2£dto3d. In the face of the large bondedstocks' of . liquors now held here it seems almost impossible .to .; get prices up to paying rates. .The t Government returns of the 14th instant i 'state that there was then in store,' /exclusive of .] shipments in harbour yet to land, 110,975 gallons . of rum, 217,745 gallons brandy,: 118,720 gallo'ns C 'geneva, 282,918 gallons wine, besides gin, whiskey, c and other spirits. Ale in glass l and wood, is slightly better, Martian's in trade lots commands £7los; Bass's No.3j£B los to £7. ■ For bottled I ale prices range from 7s to 9s. Bulk porter is a t drug in the market and difficult : to move at any V price. . Guinness's bottled stout, at auction, brought 8s Bd. Barclay's is worth 7s 6d to Bs, { but forced . sales have been made at a lower, rate, prices for other brands range from 7s to 8s fid. Brandies were rather firmer early.in . the -month, ' and sales of Hennessey's dark in woodiwere made ■a high as 6s Bd. but at . present 6s to 6s 3d.' ] j a fair quotation: case at auction,was quitted , esterday at24sfid., Martwll's sold at the, Bame imeat 2256 d. ; ]?or Martell's bulk, in quarters ( nd hogsheads, fis 3d to 6s 6s, is about the market: t alue; some holders ask fis 9d, and there are luyerswho will not give over Bs.» : ' Rum is a trifle .iglier. Lowndes', at auction, brought 3s 2d. Whiskey is not in much demand,: and prices are [uite nominal. Transactions in wines have been , ihiefly at public sales i,—Low ports' brought 2s lid ' 04s2d j sherries, 3s lOd to 4s lid; still hook, of i rood quality, 475."; Genevans disposable in. trade irders. Several parcels have boen offered at : . jublio. sales, and in, almost every instance were 1 jought in at owner's limits. Tho public 1 lales of oilmens' stores and groceries during j ;he month have been numerous and extensive, and ire, perhaps, the best criterion of tho market. : rhe following prices were realized Pint pickles,' 3s Id to 8s lOdj quart ditto, 9s j red cabbage. 7s ■: 3d j onions, 7s 9d to 8s 9d ; W. I. pickles, 9s fid; half-pint salad oil, 6s 9d to 7s 3d; pint ditto, lis . 3d; quartditto, 20s fid to 218 ; half-pint decanter ditto, 12s 9d to 13s 3d j bottled fruits, 9s 9d to 10s 3d quart vinegar, 7s.tq ts ld; 1-lb salmon, - 16s ;' red herrings, 27s to 31s; potted-meats,: 10s ■;< 6d; glass jar marmalade, 10s to 10s 9d; 1-lb jams, 8a 7d to lU6d; 2-lb ditto, 17s to;' 17S; B'd; ' balf-pint aauce, 7s 3d; 4-oz curry powder, GslOd; 4-lb ditto, 7s fid: quarter sardines, 6s 2d to 6s 9d j -half-ditto 9s;' candiedpeel lid; Colman's ' starch, 4djd to 4|d; Eshrenspsrger's blue, 9fcd to 9|d; Jordan almonds,2s 3d; ling fish, 6|d; ground ginger, lid; carbonate soda, ,28s 3d; cornflour, 7d, Wqthorspoon's confectionery, 9s 3d per dozen; Keillor's ditto, 10a Id; maccaroni, 6Jd; arrowroot, fijd; bluestone, 4£; pearl barley, 21s fid to 235; Robinson's oatmeal, 245; split peas, 9s 9d .to . 10s per bushel; Price's Belmont candles, lOfd. Oils are in steady demand, and last month's prices have been well maintained.V Linseed and colza are in moderate supply. Patna rice sells quietly in trade lots, at £2B; Java dressed, ex Othello, 'sold under the hammer,- yesterday, at £2416s to £25 : 105. Several cargoes of sugars, have been offered at public Bales and prices, rule about £1 per ton lower for all descriptions; recent arrivals have been large, and several others ate notf. due. The Veloce,. from Bourbon, Nil Desperaridum, and Australia's cargoes are . not yet. in the fmarket, and. will .probably be stored for the. present. The Java sugars ex Othello, sold yesterday, ration brought £27 10s to £2B ;V s brown counters, £29 los to £32105; yellow, crystals) £32 7sfid; snowdrops, £3B. Loaf .sugar, is ..heavy, at £47 .to £4B; a portion of the cargo of Emile, from Bourbon, sold to-day, ration sortsrealised. £26 to 1 £2B 7s 6d; low counters £3O to £32 10s; yellow counters £34 16s; yellow crystals, £39. Black pepper at auction brought 3Jd, and sells privately at4d; good white is worth 7£d to BJd ; nutmegs, Is4d to Is6d: cloves, 7£d ,to 8d; brown ginger, 8d; bleached, Is Id to Is 2d; cinnamon and cassia, Is 3d to Is 6d. . Wo have had ■- no arrivals . from China during the month, and only a limited amount of.business has been done in teas; prices are without alteration. There is not the slightest, change tonotice •in tobaccos,'either in supply, demand, or price. . Jlaoila cheroot* and Havannah shaped are offering more freely, and obtainable at7os/ Havarinahs nominal. Swiss are almost unsaleable.