COMMEECIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 2050, 31 August 1868, Page 2

COMMEECIAL.

Daily Times Office, Saturday Evening. The amount of Customs Revenue received to-day on goods cleared for consumption was as follows, viz :— t '■ £ s. d. £ s:-d. -Brandy ...-93 18 1 Chicory... 14 0 0 VVhisky ... 10 6 3 Opium ... 48 - 0 0 Geneva ... 34 6 3 Drapery ... 211 3 Beer btld. . 4.16-; 3: Sundries ... ,82 15 1 Sugar 2 0 5 , Total, £292 13 .7

The week just closed being the, last of the month accounts in some measure for the dull feeling which has been manifested in the markets; As previously noticed, ho transactions of particular interest have transpired • amongst importers, to-day's business forming no exceptipn; Second houses-have not, however, been quite so slacky and it is possible to record an improving demand both for up-country and > coastwise requirements.' Advices from Melbourne are generally more encouraging than those previously received, and have" r tended'to' strengthen1 values of ' several staples. -Breadstuffs;we note as possessing, ihqre firmness. Flour has been, selling only in small parcels, but the disposition to concede ;in price has ceased. ''■■' Oats continue vef y slackVahd only a move upwards in the f Melbourne-market would help the. value here; we-qvfoiie 2s sd, with very dull inquiry: Liquids. ,. generally maintain previous values. Brandies and whiskies possess more firmness, without, however^ any change in price. Genevas are rather easier. Beers in bulk have been moving in small parcels Bottled bfeers extremely'quiet.; Hemp goods hang upon importers' hands, andean only at present be quitted at low'figures. Kerosene is again without atten]biori.< Sugars; teas, oilmen's stbresy galvanised iron, and several minbr. items have been: placed more or 'less freely; and Bpine, few- standard goods have .been.placed by auction : in all these transaations, prices have been fairly maintained; Our files irom Melbourne are to, the -22pd instant.. -Tho'jirgus of that date reports as fellows;— >.■■■■■ ■••.;•!•! -~-,- •-•.■■.::■■. An exceedingly quiet day has been passed in the import markets, and complaints: of dulhiess have been-very general, amongst the storekeepers especially.. The chiei feature of interest was the auction,sale of sugar.1 ,The: cargo offeredwaß that of the Lady Agnes, 'and comprised 658,9 bags, of which Borne 4110 bags found buyers, at prices which fully sustain last-sale rates. Rations realised from 27s to 27s 6d ; , good to: fine browns brought 29s to 81s Gd; yellows 'were quitted at 32s 3d. to; 32s : Gd ; ;,and middling to gobd,whites' at 36s to 37s '9d; The cargo of the, Crown, , frpmJava, "consisting of 5265 small mats r , will be offered for sale on Monday. In breadstuffs, we note a good deal more inquiry for flour; but although buyers have shown a dis-.' position to submit somewhat to theviewa of sellers, we have no sales to report, Ll7 10s having been offered for parcels without sue-. Jcess. We have not heard of small Jots having been.;sold over, L 18; but a good inquiry \^\ been experienced. "Adelaide flour has becjn. sold for-export at Ll9/ ; .in bond. Wheat isj wanted;-.but holders show no desire to give way: Oats are 'disposed of to W mole-' rate extent at 3s lOd for.. ; New :Zealand, to 4s for' Tasmania. Maize is rathf r dull of sale at 3s lld k Under the hammer, Brandon's candles have been.placed at: lOfd for sound. In teas, we heard, amongst other sales, of a line of about one hundred half-chests of good common congou haying been quitted at Is sd. ~ln tobaccoes, tvvists continue to meet with favor. A. parcel of one hundred half-tierces, of various brands, was taken up on terms withheld. In liquids, sales of Burnett's; old torn are mentioned at 14S1-' There is. no inquiry, for brandy, and the market maintains an. aspect t)f great heaviness. We observe the sale of a thousand cases of damaged full strength Lgeneva^'ex Haamestede, advertised for Mon? day..'',-;-;; ■_'■,',."•'.'■.;.' ' ;'.' '.'.. ■■'.;.'.;.. ,•''"■"

s The Melbourne Herald^ of the SiSth uIJ.,. reports:— 'Messrs Powers, Rutherford, and Co. yesterday submitted to public competition, inn ■extensive station property/ comprising the whole of the Australian Pastoral Investment Company's.' stations. . The attendance was very" large; -and the "biddings "throughout spirited. The fist lot offered included an are1 a of -*-l 500 square mile % \* ith a'■ water frontage, to the .River Darling of 70 miles, and a double frontage to the Warrego of 50! miles, together with 147,000 sheep arid a 1" improvements :.' the: amount realised ..wasvL4B,-387 10s. - The second lot offered was the. Cuttaburra'country, consisting of ten jataltioiisi permanently watered, with 4000 head of;cattle ; this brought L 12.000. The third lot included a valuable extent of country, having forty-five miles frontage .to 'the Warrego, with IG,OOO sheep ; also Burke ;pjr Niilty,- witK foftv miles frontage to the darling; this brought L 13,600, Woodside, .near Port Alberb, with about 4000 acres of freehold and;a large extent of Orownilaud,:as also 1300 head of cattle and good improvements, was-offered, -and bought in by the owners at" "' L 15,000:; :' ''■ The total arnouh*; 'actually'realised at the sale by the three lots : wa5L73,987105,' Great interest was manifested In;the'sale'by those interested in stock and station property.' ' -, Mbrriihg'Herald of the 12iih instant, says:— • .

The general cLiiUh'ess of trade continues to be complained of in commercial circles. Most "of the business done has been in orders fo^ Queensland, our;trade with which continues $o increase. Stocks of imported goods are ;heeoming , heavy, but holders evince up disposition ,tq. force, sales ,at present ; ; and "auction sales continue trifling- Tho.: breadstuff's market, is in : > very unsettled state, owing to the uncertainty which, exists respectingJ foreign supplies . coming here, sh6uld;the harvest in England pi ove satisfactory, and tend.to lower prices there. Our present1 stocks are 'variously estimated as equal to' from two to three months' consumption, irrespective of what may be going from the' other :Colonies, and the North Star's -cargo; ;'(6OQ tons of ■ Oalifornian) now due.' Holders are prefcty firm, and prices have-not. undergone much, alteration; during the past ten -days. Small sales of country wheat have been made at 6s 6d to 7s 3d; New Zealand, 6s 4d to 6s sd; Tasmanianv 7s to 7a 3d; Adelaide is held at 8s for good 'samplers. In flour the only noticeable taansaction" has been the reported sale of the Belvidere's cargo of Californian, but the: terms have not transpired. Baker's lots of best Adelaide sell at Ll9 to; Ll9 10s ; second brands are quoted, at LlB to LlB 10a ; New South Wales, Ll6;to LlB ; Tasmanian, Ll6 to Ll6 103; Oregon,-Lie); California, Ll7. Maize continues steady, and-large shipments are going forward to England. Oats are rather easy; barley in. good demand, choice samples'of English .qommand 5s 6di -•-• ' ' The Hcibflrt Town Mercury of; the 18th reports :— . -..--, '.'.' The week- has opened without particular animation in the produce market, and there have been few transactions worthy of notice! At the mifls flour ■is quoted for local consumptionl' at Ll7 per ton, with a fair amount of trade doing.' We heard of a small parcel of ? superior: wheat having been' sold,< at 6s ,9d: per bushel, and considerable sales wdre made at 7,a ; for prime- samples. Other -produce continues as under ;— sharps, L 7 to L 8 per: ton; branj Is per .buphel; barley, Euglish, 43 6d to 5s 6d per bushel, very .dull.; oats, 2s;6d to 2s 9d per ; bushel, little demand; peas, 3s. to 3s 6d per. bufchel; beans, 3a 6d to 3s 9d. per bushel..;. hay, pressed, L 3 10s to L 4 per ton; potatoea, 1

rather in demand, from,L4 10s to L 5 per ioa, including bags ; butter; fresh, Is per lb, —potted, from 6d to lOd per lb ; cheese, 6d to 9d per lb. V; There have been considerable inquiries for onions, and a parcel wak'i-joid at LlO per ton, ihcliiding bags. ""r!".... The Launceston Examiner of the 15th inst. says; :^ — '- u-':-lx*< . •,:■■■;■', ■ - '■■'■

There has' been nothing doing in breadstuffs during the week, beyond the small sales necessary to meet the demand for home consumption; -In these small parcels, flour has been sold at. Ll7- but the wholesale price :cannqt ; be stated at more than'LlG.l Wheat is nominally worth 6s 6d. Oat 3 are not worth 2s 9d. • Every branch 7 of trade is exceedingly dull, and prices 'remain as given in our last.