Commercial Intelligence.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 2842, 1 November 1883, Page 2

Commercial Intelligence.

Timaru Btrald Ofiice, Wednesday Evoning. The principal imports at the port of Timaru for the four weeks ended yesterday were. as follows -.—General morchandiso, 430 tons ; coal, 1932 tons; timber, 192,000 feet. Tho principal exports during tho samo period were :— Whoat, 27,510 bushels ; oats, 37,409 bushels ; barley, 30ti bushels ; bran, 850 sacks; fionr, 387 sacks ; potatoes, 4-16 sacks ; tallow, Zi oasks ; wool, 58 bales ; preserved meats, 2615 casoa. Mr J. G. Allen, Belford Mills, reports as follows :— Flour, f.0.b., por ton, .£lO ; ditto, ditto, per 1001 b baps, .£lO 10s ; ditto ditto SOlb, .£11 ; sharps, £i; bran, £1. Mr R. Bowie reports as follows : — Flonr (wholesale) is fetching 10s to ,£ll per ton ; best oatmeal, .£13 10s ; sharps, £5 10a, f.0.b. ; bran, £i 10s, f.o.b. ; potatoes, 40s per ton. Mr Alphous Hayes reports m building material — Timber: rod and white pino from 11s per 100 f t; block pine and totara, from 14s to 18s ; flooring and rusticated boards, from 14a ; and lining, from 12j Gd. Firewood, long, at 24s to 32s per cord. firewood, cut „ 2Gs „ 30s Split posts, from 80s por 100. AU kinds of building and fenoing material are m good aupply. In buildin? material, Mr John Jackson quotes aa tollows -.—Timber— New Zealand white pine, from 11s per 100 ft; totara. and blaok pine, 14s to 18s por 100£t ; do, Van Diemen's Land,2ls por 100 ft cash ; V.D L nalinirs (sft), 235; do (6ft) 255, cash ; felloes from Is 3d each; ton^ued and grooved kauri lining, from 17s 6d; rusticated boards, kauri, 235 ; Gospel Oak galvanised iron .£27 por ton. All kinds of building matorial and bluo gum timber are m good supply Coals (Newoastlc) aro 36a to 40s per ton ia the yard. Firewood i 3 at from 35s to 40s per cord. FiTOWood (cut). 40s b. p. Mr David Stuart, shipping ngent, reports intercolonial and coastwise rates of freights have not experieaced tho decline generally looked for on tho termination of tho winter mouths, and suitable vessels find no difficulty m effecting charters at current rates.which are as follow: — To Auckland, 15s; Sydney, 14s to 15s; Melbourne, 15s; Adelaide, 16s Bd. From Newoastlo, 14s to las ; Greymouth, 15s to ltJs; Westport, 14s. Timber freights:— From tho North Island, 3s 9d : Sounds, 3s 6d ■ South, 3s 3d.