Commercial.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 322, 23 November 1864, Page 5

Commercial.

SYDNEY. [From the Jlcvald, Nov. 13.J Tiifrk lins been rather more act'vity in the fha'C maiket this week, but ales, with the exception ot bunk shares, whi. li are in some favour, have only leentoa limited amount. 'J he flu l luul ions that have taken place aiv as follows : In Bank of New South Wales shares there have been some large sa eftt £-10 per sliare, and its tin* market is 11* nvl v clrnreu at this price, an advance is looked or. CommO'cial I 'auk shares are firm al quotations. .Austinlinn Joint Stock Bank tliarcs are inquired for, hut there are no sellers at the present quotation. City Bank shares are in some demand at It's, premium. Meam shaie.nrc rather more enquired for ; but- prices rule very lew, and sales can only be made in small amounts The only alteration this weol is in the price of tin IHawurra Steam Navigation Company which has de clined Is. Gd. per .'hare. Insurance shares have not been much sought after. General .Assurance have do' lined 10s per share, and United Fire and Maii'ie Insumnce 11-vc improved Is per share. C» al shares continue dull of sale. Gas shares are linn, and an improvement of 5s i or share has taken place in the old shares. The following are the prices at. which sales have been made during the week:—Hank ol New South Wales, £10 10s and .L' tO per share ; Commercial Bank, .£.' so per share. I itv Bank, £10 10s per shnrr. Austudasian Steam Navigation t omp:;nv, .Cl 9 per share. Clarence and Kichmond Liver Maun Navigation Company, £8 per share. 111 a warra Steam Navigation Company, £'3 13s fid per share. General Assurance Company, X'S 10s per rhare. United Fire and Marine 1» surancc Company ,U 17s fid per share. Australian Ga>light Company. .Cl 3 and iII 3 f>s per share; new shares, ■{.'!> per share. Waralah Coal Company, X'l- 16s (id per

aliure. A fair amount of business bus been transacted in our markets during the week, but there is little movement in pries. Orders for the country are now coining more freely to hand, and i'S the new eii]> amies the return to: i»n will ti.ke liael; the suppliesordered. Thf news by the luigli.-h n sii. has hardly hndtimeto iausean\ mi>rke.l ihiuige in the q otul oils tor articles < f daily ccuisiiinj tion, and the onl.i article ill wliii h tin re has been u positive move is riee »hic h, owing to the accounts from Cahutta, bus advmued £'-' per ton. subjoin ilie latist report of our markets. Hour —'1 his market i- not so (hill mid prices have a Downward tenth ney, owing to the ipiantity of flour and wheat that .oi t' line- to arrive liom Valparaiso, bmall sales of Adelaide are leported at £23 K's per ton, but there is no den ai dnt ibis rate. 1' rst brands range ftcm ,C - 10s to X-'5 10s jier ton. Ch li lh in is \erv dull of side, soul quoted nominally at .bill to £20 per ton. Mbe of tile 1m hel is repi rtod as having been soft, but the price has not trauspbed. We understand thnt the prii e ranged IVoni £17 li s to £18 per ton. bent is also lower. Adelaide b offered at 10? ] er bushel.

Liquids.—AU" in bulk is firmer, in consequence of the small fhij ments nil vised iu Melbourne iimj W\\> color-v. Fir.-t braini» :i:v quoted at to .t7 «.8. lilies of i\liu'ion*s wero made t-t-loro the mail arrived at X'G ir»s., but liohiers are now making 17- Porter in bulk is unalleied. Tiu lorV, £r> iOh to C 5 l.is ; Marzetti's, X' 4 It's. lViin *y i.s liavdlv so firm. M ait elf s brand v has been sold at Ds yd, ar.d in qr-casks at 9s -I.UI. hum is a litthi liimer, and thenarc several buyers ot" ;>0 o.]>. at lis *ld. Iho pr»\st ut quotations range from 3s -Id to Js.s (id. (»rnevn l-'irst brands, of low strength, and small quantities mo worth irom tid to lis; lull btiengths and unre quantities, 10s ttd. Tens.- Tlivie has not been so much doingtens this week, bnt jjrieeM continue the same. Jhe trade, however, appear to be pretty well supplied with common cuvigc-Uf ; there is, then-lore, not much likelihood ot any a teialinn of cun-cqiH nee. I innge i'nun .tO 1-V to i'O j'i'j* chest. Fiist elats iuii»ous cuntinuu to cvir.maml lull n\tes.

JSupfais. — Italic rations are linner, and prices range from to £32 per ton. ihuiiitms line sugars and crv>tal.s aie not so Jinn, and at auction lately reduced rates were submitted to.

Candles aie a .-hade linner, the present quotations ranging in in 9.} d to lOd per lb. liice is fiinur, and .has advanced ah'lit £'2 per ton in c nseqiunce of the news Irutn Calelittfi. betoietho arrival ot the mail were* made at £1S to £19 per ton, and holders ate asking ior Patna lrom £20 to ill 1 per ton. ISalt continues clnil of sulo. Liverpool, £3 os to £3 10s ; fine salt, £-1 os to £-1 10s pt r ton. Oilmen s Mores —stocks are olill lieuvy, and pi ices rule the same as last week. Messrs. Mort and Co. told to-day Tiy auction 21 casks t.f tallow, at from £28 5s to £31 per ton, ami 380 hides at lrom Ss Cd to 13s i)d each.