COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 310, 21 April 1877, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

£**»!»» Hilt OtHrtv Siitufdivy Afturnooo. DCSEP tjf cwtjrer.ciAu th» nmount of r«v(?»u« e»lu-i*M »r. eh* Dv.twdio CuaCMB- Ifatwc on Th(u'-<la,v wan ii.lWO- If*. SO. &RAIN ANt> rtloDtrf'K RETORT. WftEA'tf.— Markets are without animation, millers being pretty well stocked. and few order* coming fit* hand from ootsidp. Sellers are m®te numerous than. pn.reha,»or». eonaetmently prices have a downward tendency, ana only prime samples are saleaM«. tyaotationa are : Prime milling. 4s 3d to 4* fsd: inferior* damp arid sprouted. nominal at 2* M to 3» 6it, and a 9 tarsje quantities aro held tv> improvement can he expected. Oats are in fair request. but prices rt«rc beinjf eqnal to f>unedin rates. there U lit tto competition amonjjst buyers. s<>rue few* shipments are being made, hut quotation* from Australian markets wilt probably leave a, loss to shippers. We quote -s t«> *-N -d f°i' good heavy feed and prime milting respectively. BajbLXY is almost unsaleable, eseepfc realty prime waiting samples, of which is very little in the district,, much of which WOttM have been tit for this purpose having been partially spoiled through being threshed from the stook or too soon after stacking, thus rendering it hard and Hinty. an objeutiow which brewers ami masters cannot overlook. We quote 3s fid to 3s £>d for prime. ... ■ t P'OTA'MKS. Market dull, with hut tittle enquiry. Samples he tug delivered are ot tirst-elass quality. Sates are being matte of smalt lots at 4os to 5.V Export E"Kr<*«.-< (K.O.P.) —Hour. £l3 to £t3 t()»: (■>•>.tnical, £l3 : bran, £3 L~ s ; sharps., £5 10s. I>tTS» EE>W Uli At N MA R K F.T. MR. IIBS-Rif Piuvh; reports as follows for the 'week ending A pril IS : W heat.— There 19 more enquiry for good sound mining samples* which we quote at ;>.* to in .»<l. Secondary samples are more saleable at to 4» 6d. Inferior and fowls' feed an- in •renter supply, and- more ditiieuit of sale, .-'s «dto3»s>d. t>ats are not otferin-c in large f|uantitie9, for which, with cou-uderable demand for shipping, the market is very tirnu or even a shade higher this week, -N 4d l>ei"g freely offered for good- feed, and- mdim- ■ 6d to 2s 7d. Parley : Some good parcels ot malting samples have changed hand.*, the choicest bringing 'ls Od: medium. -Is to 4< 3ll ; inferior,. 3s Kd to S* tfd. feed samples enquired for at -s lid.