COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 77, 31 July 1863, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

: " IKVEBOAEOILI/ TIMBS " OFFICE, < Thursday Evening. . During , the last week business bits.' been Romc,what more, lirejy, 'espeaia\\j asregardstown trade ; though the iiuctioos have continued to exercise a prijudicial influence upon other sales. Flour, Tasmanian brancls, .continues very low— tlio best br«ndi, however, commanding fair prices. Bacon, which some ago was in great demand, has been overdone,— scarcely any eales in thsa article, and

quotations as low ns ]ssdjind.ls 4d per lb. The un-ival of the'jNew tlfeat Britain 'is anxiously evp?cted, that vessel having., on -board largo direct consignments from the homo country. Trade with the Lake is' quiet. Some few parcels of general (roods kayo hcofi privately bought bjcirfors. Wo give the latost commercial' reports from (he Daily Times of the 27th inst. : — PickfcmTand Co., general curriers, report cartage : — ln consequence of the impassable state of i the roads, tho following rate niay be quoted : , JWnkatip Like from L4210 to LSO ; Dunsfan, L25 to L3O; luapeka, L9 to Ll2. About thirty tous bavo been withdrawn, parties declining to send at the advanced rates. Driver, Maclean, and Co. report for week ending 25th July:— Fat Stock. — As anticipated in our late reports Wo have now to notice a decided improvement in the demand for fat stock, both sheep and cattle. Cattle or good quality are very sc ree, and the trade are quite baro of stock; the few offered during the week were eagerly taken at a considerable advance on our late quotations. Vie have sold a few head of cattle from paddocks near town a* from 70s to 75»Ver lOOlbs, which may bo taken "as present market rates. Fat Sheep of good quality are also becoming scarce ; the trade have, however, a fair supply t>f 1 interior mutton, a large proportion of which is unfit for killing. Primo tiuitton would meet a good demand at nbout 8d per ]b. We sold a small shipment from tho North at 83s— rather inforior quality. Store Stock. — The demand for this description of stock continues very active, with but few deshable lots offering. Gattle,ingood 'healthy condition, from two to six yenrs old, are much wanted^) and saleable at from Ll2 to Ll3. Mixed herds (provincial bred), :at froiriXlO 10s to -Ll2 10s. Wo have sold 150 h >aH of the latter at H 2 10s, delivered near town .Sheep also continue in good demand. We quote ewes. 2, 4, and 6-tooth, nt from 32a 6d to 355. Wethers, 4-tooth to lull mouth, at 2Gs to 30s. We sold If 00 ship wethers nt those prices. Dairy Cows and Working Bullocks. — Tbe former are very scarco; if quiet, with calves nt foot, or springing, are saleable at LlB to L 25. We have sold a number during the week nt these prices. Working bullocks are also in fair demand. Teams of acclimatized workers, in good condition, are saleable at from Loo to L 65 per pair. Imported do, according to size, condition, and age. Station Properties.— -We have placed under offer a very fine property in Southland, particulars of which we will give at a future 'late. Horses (ns furnished l»y Messrs Miller and Lcarmonth.) — The demand during the week h;>s run almost entirely upon common hacks and packers, of which a great number have been disposed of at excellent prices. On Sunday, 19th inst the Pudol, from Melbourne, anchored nt Povt Chalmers with 111 horses on board, 75 of which were placed in our hands for pale. The greater portion consisted of light harness horses and hacks, and were sold at tolerable rates, considering the state of tbe market. A few of Mr Wilkinson's lot, ox Pudel, was sold on Saturday, averaging L 26 4s per head.