Commercial Report.

Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume XVI, 2 December 1857, Page 2

Commercial Report.

Nelson, December 1. We aro happy in having to congratulate our commercial community on what appears to us to have been a more quiet and steady state of trade during the last month, than that which at first followed the discovery of gold in our settlement, when from the adjacent colonies, both of New Zealand, and Australia, were poured into Nelson, goods of every description, whether suitable to the wants of the place or not. Gold had been discovered, the people would increase suddenly ; a rush must take place ; anything will sell ; neve* mind however bad, was the cry of the man of other places with surcharged useless stocks ; and consequently forward he sent his goods to find what he hoped to be a ready sale. Disappointments of course followed; but these things always regulate themselves, and now, since the excess importations have fallen off, trade is resuming its steady and proper aspect ; and we therefore upon the whole think we have cause, as we said before, to congratulate our commercial friends. The gold sent to Nelson is steadily on the increase, and the dry summer weather, when it does set in, will be of much service to the diggers. The want of a chamber of commerce, whose objects will be to watch over and protect the general interests of commerce, to collect information on all matters of interest to the mercantile community, to use every means within its power for the removal and redress of grievances and for the promotion of the trade of the colony, has become so manifest to our merchants, that they have set themselves about forming one. It will take effect from the first of the ensuing year, and amongst other things it will form a code of practice, whereby the transaction of business will be simplified and facilitated. Our quotations are as follows, viz : — IMPORTS. Axe and Pokteb — £ s. d. Bottled, per dozen, quarts . 109. to 014 0 „ „ pints . 7s. 0 9 0 Abbott's Ale, per hhd. . . . 815 0 gait's 8 15 0 Trueman's&Wliitbread's Stout £7 to 7 7 0 Candles — Belmont, No. 1, per lb. Is. sd. to 0 1 8 Sperm ... Is. Bd. to 0 1 10 Stearine ... Is. 3d. to 0 1 4 Sydney Moulds . . Bd. to 0 0 9£ Coals — English, per ton .... none. New South Wales . . . none. Coffee— (Raw), per lb. . la. to 0 1 3 Rice— Patna, per cwt 18 0 English dressed . . £1 18s. to 2 0 0 Salt — Liverpool, fine, per ton . £4 to 410 0 „ coarae . . £3 10s. to 4 0 0 Sttgaes — Loaf, per ton ... £75 to 85 0 0 Cossipore, per ton . . £65 to 78 0 0 Sydney Crystals, per ton . £65 to 70 0 0 Sydney Co.'s pieces, per ton £62 to 68 0 0 Light Mauritius . . . £65 to 68 0 0 Dark „ ... £50 to 60 0 0 Pampanga . . . £48 to 55 0 0 Spirits — (In Bond) Brandy, MarteU's, per gallon 20?. to 1 3 0 „ ' Hennessy's, per gallon 20s. to 1 2 0 „ U.V.C., per gallon 17s. to 110 „ other brands, pergall. 125.6 dto 0 15 0 Rum (W.1.), per gallon . 4s. 6d. to 0 8 6 Whiskey, per gallon . . 7s. 6d. to 0 9 0 Geneva, per four-gallon case 245. to 1 5 0 Old Tom, Booth's, per doz. . 21s. to 1 6 0 per gal. . 6s. to 0 8 0 Other brands, per gal ss. 6d. to 0 8 0 Congou, per chest . . £7 7s. to 10 0 0 per box . £1 17s. 6d. to 2 0 0 Tobacco and Cigabs (in bond) — Negrohead, per lb. . . Is. 4d. to 0 1 6 Eagle brand . Is. 6d. to 0 1 9 Manilla, No. 2, per 1,000 £3 ss. Od. to 3 10 0 Wines (in bond) — Sherry, good, per gal. . Bs. 6d. to 015 0 per doz. £1 ss. Od. to 2 0 0 Port, good, per gal. . 11s. 6d. to 016 0 per doz. . £1 12s. to 2 0 0 Claret, per doz. . . £1 10s. to 215 0 Champagne, per doz. . £2 10s. to 3 5 0 PRODUCE. Gold, £3 11s. to £3 14 s. per ounce. Wool, Bd. to Is. 6d. per lb. Wheat, 9s. to 10s. per bushel. Oats, 6s. Gd. to 7s. per bushel. Bahley, 7s. to Bs. per bushel. Potatoes, £7 to £8 per ton. Floub, fir3t, £24 to £27 per ton. Biian, 9d. to Is. 3d. per bushel. Sawx Timber, 18s. to 225. per 100 feet; Kauri Pine, 255. to 275. 6d. Shingles, 16s. to 25a. per 1,000. Laths, 3s. per bundle. Bbicks, £6 per 1,000 (delivered). Coals, Massacre Bay, at tho Albion wharf, 455. per ton. BuTTEit, 9d. to lid. per lb., casks included. Cheese, Nelson, Bd. to 9d. per lb. Ditto, Port Cooper, Is. per lb. Pressed Hat, £12 per ton. Ale— Hooper & Dodson's X, £5 per hhd., XXX, £6 15s. per hhd. W. T. L. Travers', £0 10s. 6d. per hhd. T. Field's X, £4 Is., XX, £6 Is. 6d. per hhd.