Commercial Intelligence.

New Zealand Herald, Issue I, 24 June 1864, Page 3

Commercial Intelligence.

CALLFORNTAX MAIIK RTS. (l'Yom the " Mercantile (In/v-Un," and " Prices Current.") April I. Our market fur breadstuff's has been unusually <|uiet for a fortnight past. Tin- speculative f, 'ver raL'int; the lirnt week in March subsided on the first appearance of rain, and the frequent showers since have been at least suflicicut to cheek all wild speculation. J lie few sales novvi'ueor.le.n.v usarechicfly I'orexportto foiviifii markets. I )ur farmers have not heen inclined to press their wheat for sale of late, preferring to wait the probable result of the threatened drought, and now that the prospects of drought liave measurably vanished, thev are disposed to enter th-; market with caution, oilerin- to sell moderate parcels of choice at •2.; Tier lb. This offering has been accepted to a limited extent, as will bescen by reference to sales recorded under appropriate head. . . liarley has been in fair request lor inferior marts nt full prices. (>ats are in very stocks ami the parties executing Int.; purchases have been obliged to exercifu more than the usual care in completing order# j bnvirig tho «m«U cargo from at leant, oi«or»

out parties in order to secure the quantity required. Hay has declined, owing to tho improved prospects of j tile growing crop. He:ins arc a perfect drug ill the | market, tho consumptive demand, like that of rice, i having apparently fallen ofT preallv, which is in a i measure attributable to the very low prices el' supT(tnc Hour ruling fur a twelve mouth pa-t. Potatoes arc lower and prices quite nominal. The sales so far as mailt 1 public are as follows : Flour. — 1 OOu i|i\ sks Alviso IMi] 1 s it! lots Hi >'7 '25 per 100 Hi, ; l'iioo ijr sai'ks extra Uoltleii (iiife stills, S7 : -tHKI ijr sks (loMen A sje, -f7; 'J'2oo <jt- sacks extra Commercial Milts, s*7 ; r>Ooo haifsatks National Mills, supurtine, 2000 h;ilf slicks, and 'Jf»l(l <-|Uartei; sacks extra National 31 ills tor export private ; lOOli qi sks (iolilcil date Mills. <li; 1000 hf ami <jr sks (ionessee ills, private. AVe quote extra (lour, •?') -">o("<>'7 ; Suprrliue. •>'(">, at auction, 010 qr sks supertinc, as is, ■>M :i7Vy,-'l .">() per 10C,III;. Wheat — 2000 -Its ■ xtra' lvi'c millinjr. 2c per Ih ; '2000 sks coast, SI 70; in'ciior. "•''OO do lair to u;ood milling, .St SO Of 8 S.j : 1 ."is do. choii e. + L 00 <J> !>•"] ; "2-i,OOO sks extra choice fur export to arrive at ■S-' '2 10; soon sacks prime Uarlev—'2">uo sk> early in the week S'2 (p 2 ~>o for li ed >'2 G2A, for hrewin, !2,-'i(10 slcs tlo ff'2 7"). At '_h" close host brewing is quotable at .'iu per lb. ()ats— 0.100 sks for cxpoi i ;i; f''': p.<>- lli. Corn—:U).UOU lbs Hawaiian Yeilow, 02- per io(i April !). Tho markets are quiet , sales ouite uini/'jortnht. We quote wheat at >"1 7-i ; harlov, s-J -J .j0 ; Oats, *2 7-,(„_:t : 1 lay. S-Jof,, :10 ; Flour, (W ./it) for superfine; for lvst extra brands.— Kvrnni'i /„'. 7. . j