Commercial.

Colonist, Volume V, Issue 466, 11 April 1862, Page 2

Commercial.

Colonist Office, Thursday evening. TriK business of month dating from our last report, has on the whole certainly improved, the arrival of the Ravonscraig fully supplying the market with many articles then wanting : and the almost daily expected arrival of the Ardencraig with an entire cargo for this port, will entirely close our small market against the imports from Australia or adjoining

colonies, except for sugars, colonial soap and candles. f.iroceries—Our markets /ire now fully supplied, with tho exception of dried fruits, which wou;d leave i fair margin to the imports. Liquids—Geneva onh scarce. Sugar—The market bare, but largo supplies looked for per steamer. Bottled Beer—Both ale and porter good brand and generally in demand. Cereals—The crop of wheat is now all in and housed ; the price given for wheat, first quality, is from 6s> 6d to 7s at the mills, and flour £18 per ton of 20001bs is in tolerable supply, and although there will be none for export, we think there will be enough come forward to supply the wants of the community. Chrome and Copper Ore—Per Queen of India our first direct shipment to London of about 400 tons chrome and 50 tons of copper ore, will sail from hence in about three weeks (her light freight being about 1200 bales wool); we shall then have a fall report on the market value of these minerals and should it only prove satisfactory, we have no doubt that capitalists will be found to commence working other mines of these minerals in the immediate vicinity of Nelson, and which are well known to contain almost unbounded quantities of these ores. The West Coast gold-fields are steadily improving, and the accounts, as far as we are able to learn, satisfactory to the diggers ;—-about 600 ounces from these diggings alone goes forward by the present mail steamer from the Union Bank for the purpose of mintage. Coals—The spirited proprietor of some new mines at Pakawau confidantly assures us that he will be able to deliver any quantity for domestic and steam purposes in the course of a few months, which will materially effect the present shipments from the Australian provinces. The following are our quotations :— Brandy—fairly supplied Wines, port and sberry—supplied Geneva, old torn, and whiskey—do.—Geneva in red case wanted. Bum—supplied Bottled beer—wanted Tea, half and whole chests—good, well supplied. Sugar—No. 1 Pieces—wanted Coffee—moderate stocks . Colonial candles—fair supply Sperm candles—full supply Oilman's stores—market full Soap—fair supply Tobacco—Negrohead—rising Cigars—good supply American notions—supply Slops and Drapery goods—fair supply Boots and Shoes—full supply Our Price List is as follows: Spirits, in bond: — Brandy, MarteH's per gallon—lss 6d to 16i Ditto Henessey's ditto—l4s to 15a Ditto U.V.C. ditto—lss. Ditto other brands ditto—Bs to 12b Rum, W. I. 5s 6s to 6s-6d Whisky, ditto—6s to 6s 6d Old Tom, Booth's per doz.—l9a Ditto ditto, per gallon—4s 9d to 5s Geneva, 4 gallon case—nono Wines, in bond:— Port, per dozen case— U 14s to 21 2a Sherry ditto— \l 15.t021 2a Port per gallon—l2s to 14s Sherry ditto—lls to 13s 6d Ckret, per case— 2l los~very nominal Champagne, per dozen— 2l 10s—do Ale, per hhd. good brand—B/ to 8i 10».— stock* heavy Stout ditto— ll to 11 Ib,— unsaleablo Tobacco and Cigars, in bond— Negrohead, per pound—3s Cigars, Manila, No. 2, per 1000, 21 175. to Si 3i. Teas—duty paid. Congou, per chest, 91 10s to 101 10a

Sdgabs— Loaf, per ton 70/—wanted Cossipore, ditto, —none Mauritius Crystals, ditto—none Ditto, counters—none , Sydney Company's piece 3. No I—none Pampagnas— 47l to 48Z—scarce Coffee, per pound—l3d to 17d. Sperm candles ditto—ls 4d to Is. 6d Sydney moulds ditto—good—lOjd Rice, Patna, per cwt—24s to 28s Ditto,|Englishdressed, ditto—l/8s to U 10a Salt, Liverpool, per ton,—6Z 10s to 11 Ditto coarse ditto— sl 10s to 6i PRODUCE. Gold, SI Ss 6d to 31 13s per ounce Wool in grease, 8d to Id „ clean, Is Id Wheat—6s Oats, 6s 6d per bushel of 4lba—scarc« Barley 7s—very scarce Flour, first, VJI per 200 lbs Sawn timber, 15s to 16s per 100 feet Shingles 16s to 18s per 1000 Laths, 2s per bundle Bricks, U to U 10 per 1000 (delivered) Cheese, Nelson—ls 2d per lb Hay, 51 1 to 61 per ton, scarce Cordials, 24s to 4s per dozen Lemonade, 3s 6d ditto Soda Water, 3s ditto Raspberryade, 3s 6d ditto Ginger Beer, 2s ditto. Ale— G. Hooper and Co's XXX. 6Z per hhd 2s 6d per gal „ prime bottled ale, 9s per dozen „ best porter, 61 per hhd 2s 6d per gal Harley and Co's XXX, 6/ per hbd best XXX, 2s 6d per gal M. Blythe's ale 6Z per hhd „ 2s 6d per gal.

NELSON MARKETS.-April 10. Mr. Saunders quotes:—Fine Flour, £18; Sharps jEB; Pollard, £6; Bran, £5; per 2000 lbs. Finest samples of Wheat, new or old, 7s. per bushel. Bread, 4-lb loaf, Is. FeyefaWe«.—Cabbages 6d per head; cucumbers, 3d to4d. each; onions, 4d perlb; turnips. 2d per bunch; carrots, ljd perlb; vegetable marrows, 3d to 6d each; potatoes, ljd perlb. ~,*,., v. Meat.— Beef, 5d to 7d; mutton, 5d to 7d per lb; veal and pork, 8d ; hacon, Is 4d per lb, scarce. Dairy Produce.— Butter, per lb, 15d; cheese, Port Cooper, Is 4d ; Nelson, Is 9d. ' ' Poultry.— Turkeys, each, 7s to 8s; geese, 6s to tt ; ducks, per pair, 6s;" fowls, 5s ; eggs, per doz, 1b 9d. Fruit.— Apples, 4d per !b. Miscellaneous.— Candles, sperm, Is9d; ditto, horn© niado, lOd; ditto, Sydney, Is.