Commercial

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 548, 15 August 1865, Page 4

Commercial

MELBOURNE. (From the " 3lelbourne August Ist.) Business iu the. import markets law opened oat without evincing any decree of vicour, though the day has not been cntm ly devoid of transactions. The sale oi a parcel of yellow cr/stal suears is reported at In teas we learn that a pared of light weight chusts of congou realised Is 4Jd, anil a line of ordinary eoneous in half-chests, was placed at about Is in bond. There has been an increased demand for spirits of various descriptions. Vinuirrowers' 1 bulk brandy is quitted at tis (>d, and some titty quarters for export have ijeea disposed of at a price supporting that figure. Sales of ten per cent o.p. rum are mentioned at as 3d for hhd. and 3s Gd for quarters. Old torn tins hecn in more request, and we hear of transactions in Downing's at 9s od. OtUey's treble diamond port wine has been placed at equal to £'>5 in bond. A shipment of Blood's stoat has been cleared out at Os 10$, We understand that a consignment of twenty-live hhds. llennessy 1 s dark and pale brandy has changed hands on private terms. This brand is microti to the trade at 7s :id to 7s BreadstufTs are steady at unaltered rates. Adelaide town brands of tlour have been sold in trade parcels at £-22; and Chilian meets with fair notice at .£l9 10s to .C2O. Of South Australian wheat, pur chases are made at 10s short terms; but to a moderate extent only. Oats continue to advance, being now Kcncally asked"; although 4s l(Hd has been accepted for a small lot, no sellers of quantities can be met with at this figure. Advices from I.aunces-on to *J9th duly, state that on receipt of a telegram from 1 lobnrt Town, advising the rejection of the Appropriatinn-euni-Tarilf Hill, the pricc of out* immediately advanced to -Is, and an oiler of as TOd was refused I'or 10,000 bushels.

ADELAIDE. (Trom the " Register," July '21.) Flour and wheat are quite unsaleable, and it is almost impossible to give quotations nf any value. Sellers of Hour are asking about .ClO IDs to .C'Jo pi-r ton ; nnd wheat is offering at Ss lOd to fs per bushel. Town buyers arc .giving Ss ud. In general merchandise a moderate amount of business has been transacted to-day, and several parcels of merchandise have changed hands, Some inquiries have been made ior plantation coffee, and we believe several sales hare taken place at an advance on former rates.

ITOBAftT TOWN". (From the " Mercury," July 25.) rSiHnnsj to-lay has been flat, an l there U.ivc been very few transactions worth recording. l'ruv'S continue without cii.mfre us under Hour, C.'l per toll: wheat, !ls (id to '.Is lid per bushel; barley. (KiiuUsh). .Is tn Ss Uil iwr bushel; Cape, -Is to;-ls ad per bushel; Kits. :is to ::.s !«1 per bushel; butter. Is Mil to Is (id per Hi. : cheese. 7il to II ict Hi; hay. (country pressed) JJ t to £4 15s per ton ; straw, £a per ton ; potatoes. £5 10s to £U per ton, including tia^s.

LATIN"! KSTON". (Frnni the " Cornwcll Cbroniclc," duly 2!l.) Wheal remains nominally at. '.Is (id per bushel, but millers linviiu: 1 irjie slocks of Hour on hand, mid only the demand for local eonsiiin;ti«n io supply, decline to purchase at that litnnv, consequently there i- no business doiw; ill tliu article. Fiour remains steady at -C-'l per ton. Oats have advanced, and arc in demand jit os i:d to :is Sd per bushel. P.ran, Is Id. Potatoes are now in deni.md at .ill tier ton, without buns.