Commercial Intelligence.

Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 2917, 29 January 1884, Page 2

Commercial Intelligence.

SYDNEY MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report, under date Sydney) January 18th, aa follows : — TAIJASW. Shipping lines have had & little more attention within the past few d.'iyu, and yricon are in cousisqueiice a shade firniei;. We quole • — Best taatton, L35 10s per tin; beat ra'xed, L33 10s per ton. OATS. This nmrket has been qaite excited within the pabt fow days, values having jumped a shiQingr per bushel at a bound. All paresis of bright heavy grain have berjn bought np with avidity at prices ranging from 3a to 3s 6d per bushel; and we looi for s. strong clemanu at these lates for some weeks to com/), though, of coorfie, wet weather and 7ery heavy arrivals would tend to weaken valneu somewhat. Ilere is, howrrver, a disposition to " speculate,' and some bitf parcels could be promptly -placed at remunerative rates. WHEAT. Arrivals of new wheat up to the present are small, therefore the few {Oioola to hand are selling well. We have placed several hozidred bushels from the Wagrga district lit 4s sd, which ii full price for fair samples. MALT. The anticipations of on; lost report have been folly borne out, and all parcels 'jonai jned to ua hnve been promptly cliiarod at top mitrket rates, viz., Cs 9d per bus ho], though the sampled were indifferent ; wo have numerous enquiring nt the moment and sould place very considerable quantities of firntHjlas! malt as soon au landed. Market firming.