Dunedin Commercial Report.

Otago Witness, Issue 1325, 21 April 1877, Page 11

Dunedin Commercial Report.

Witness Office, Thursday Morning. The auction sale on Friday, 13th, by Messrs Whitelaw and Co. of Mrs-jrs D.'darety, N'chols, and Co'u *• entire stock of merchandise," to some extent damped the business of the previous pirt of last week. Purchases pending ihis sale were defeired. And yet, as we s-hall have to notice presently, th re were various large parcels quite independently of this sale disposed of privately ; and uniformly, in at leas', so far as they fell under our Observation, to advantige. So that on the whole tho last week was a produitive one, an<? the in- ' diui'.ion.s deci-lediy are of improving demand. We would ei.umeia-o tho principal lots at the sale, with respite. Tennant's ale, stone quarts in quantity, sold at from 10a 3d to 10s GJ, D. P. ; pints, g.a s, at 7s Cd • I Hennery's brandy, i i bulk, in quantity, realised 9j ! od, I. B. ; in casu, 32s 9d ; Le.uon liarl's rum, in balk, was sold in quantity, at 3i 9d, 1. B. ; Castle ruin i in ba kin quantity, at 3s 7d, I. B ; case do, at 20-s, I." B. ; 716 oses kero-ioiic, Devoo's, brought from 2s s}d to 2s 6d ; 1900 cases do. Diamond, frum 2i 4d to 23 4jd ; 1100 boxes Congou brought from Is ljd to Is 2"JJ, full values i ; coarse silt, 700 biga. sold at 80s per tun ; tartmc acid sold at 2^1.1; Morion's salad nl, pints, at 103 : St. Muugo's soap powder, at 73 per gross ; Albert's sardines, halves, brought 8» gd ; lobsters, 8a 6d ; carbonate ot joda, 18s ; Murrain sherry, 20s, D. P. Brandy has not been injured by the sale, and tome heavy transactions have taken place. Quota.

tions of these have not been revealed, but so far as we know the latest quotations for Heiißesiy are maintained, and Bisquit, Debouch, and Co. stands thi3 day at 8s 3d bu'k. Whisky is no better demand, and sale's are few; prices, however, not broken, Thorn and Cameron being still quoted at 4s 6d bulk, 15s case ; Gleulivi-t at from Os 3d to Ca 6j. Of Geneva, a Oes are reported at 13s for full contents. In ale and btout thero is little to report. Guinncs3's Hull Dog is still quoted at 11s Cd quarts, 7s 9d pints ; Gumne->B';J, bottled by Burka, Us Cd quarts, 7s Cd pints; Blood Wolfe's, lls3dqu«rts,7s>C I jiiiits Pig brand, 12s Tea has exhibit-d some increased liveliness. In addition to the lots disposed oX ac Mows D,ilgety's sale, there have been some entire lines cleared privately at full rates. In sugar the crushed loaf offered by auction was withdrawn, and the market otherwise is quiet. Tue arrival of the Ma 3% from Mauritius, with about G'^OO pockets to Messrs W. and G. Turnbult and Co. will replenish the market, not out of the need of this timely supply, 'ihe samples of this cargo are of well-assorted quantities, in equal gradation, from good medium yellows to finest white crystals. The lines are not large, and capable of bandy division. This, we believe, is positively the last cargo of the season. It is being landed in splendid order. Iv provisions thcre.i3 no increased demand : quotations oi last week may be accepted for importsd hams and bacon, chee°e (withdrawn from sale), and fish. In fruit-!, cunants are in fair demand at 4|d. Metals have been s!me« hat brisk. In galvanUed iron, one firm has c'.e ired out, upwards of 70 tons at satisfactory prices ; the same firm having so d upwards of 100 tons pig iron at £4 17s 6d per ton. In fencing wire, thero continues to be a fair demand for Nos. 6 to 8, at from £17 to £19 per ton: I Cement has stiffened, and large parcel sales are quoted at 17s. Cornsacks are inert, moving in smali lots from 10s to 10s 3d. Caudles are scarce, Bolmont and De Roubaix, in active demand. Kerosene oil, we note, has been purchased iu'Melbourne at 23, equal to 2s 5d here. Hops, new Kents, 'are quoted at from 2a 4d to 2s 6J, but nothing doing ; old at from Is 6d to 2s Flour is in moderate demand at £13 per ton. VYhcat is quoted at from 4s Gd to 4s 9d for prme milling; 5s might be commanded for extra prime Tuscan. A somewhat puzzling telegram from Melbourne published on. Saturday, stated that 15,000 bushels had been sold for export .tion to New Zealand.. It is offering here in excess o£ buyers, and is now goinginto store. Oats, according to quality, are quoted at! from 2s to 2s 3d. There is not much business doing, s and farmers are inclined to h 'Id. Barley has still no' fixed quotation, rana'ng at all prices from 2s 3d to 4s 6d. Pollard-s sell at present, at £7 per ton ; bran, at £3 15s.

Messrs SI. and J. Mrknax, George street, report' the following as the latest quotf tions : Flour— Large bags,Ll3 ; small do, Ll3 los per toe.' Oatmeal— Ll2 per ton. Pearl Barley— L2l per ton. Bran — L3 lssj including bags. • Pollard— L6 lo3 per ton. Chaff— L4 per ton. Hay— Old, Li ; new, L 3 15s per ton. . '• Potatoes, £4. Wheat— 3s to 3s 6d, 4s 9d to 5s for milling. Barley— 2s 6d to 2s 9d per bushel. Oats— Old, 2s 4d per bushel ; new, 2s 2d. Butter— Fresh, ts 2d per lb. Cheese— 6Jd to 7d per lb. Eggs— ls Od per doz. DUNEDIN WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. Flour, 1113 10s and U3 ; bran, <ios ; oatmeal, Ll4: pearl barley, 23d ; chaff, 80s ; potatoes, £5. Dried Fruits.— Currants, 5Jd; Sultana raishis, 8"d; Elemes, C|d to 7d ; .niiacatela, Is 2d. Alu3. — Devenish's, tZt; Tennant's, or founder's 12s ; A rroa's, Us ; Haas's, 12s. Porter, duty paid — Blood's, 12s GJ ; Guiuness'j, 12s 9d ; Pig brand, 13s. Tea, duty paid.— Common, la 10d to 2s ; good medium, 2s 3d to 2s Od ; superior kinds, 2s 9d to 33 ; ! boxes, 25s to 325 ; orange pekoe, 2s 9d to 3s • gunpowder, 2s 9d to 3s. Sugar, duty paid.— Fine whites, Lsl to L 53: grey crystals, L4B to L4D ; yellow do, L 47 to L4B • second yellows, £45 to £*G ; ration, L 39 to L4O • Victorian whites, LSO to £53 ; crashed loaf, 60s, in kegs. Spirits, in bond. -Brandies : Otard's, 9s 6d ; do. in case, 23s ; Associated Vineyard, 8s and 245; tlenuessy's, 103 6d per gal. : do in case, 35s ; Bisquit's brandy, 9s and 28s. Whisky, Glenlivet, 9s • Kob Roy, case, 193 ; Old Highland, 10s ; Glenury, ds 6d; Scotch and Irish, ss.tos .to 7s ; Longjohn's in case, 18s 6d ; Hazelbura whisky, bulk, 6s. Rum, <s Cd to 6s. Lome, bu)K, 6s 6d; case, 193; Geneva, JD&Z, per case, 13s ; Old Tom, per case, Burnett's, 15s ; Swaine Boord's, 143. Kerosene.— Devoe's, 3s 4d (duty paid): Diamond, 3s Sd ; Neonday, 3s 4ci. Candles, lOJd to lid.