Commercial Intelligence.

Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 2919, 31 January 1884, Page 2

Commercial Intelligence.

Timaru tferald Office, We<!ncßday Evening. The we&ther during tb> pa:it month has been exceptionally unseasonable for this time of the yea/ all over the colony, several severe gales having occurred, accompanied by more or less heavy fallfi at rain. As a consequence, the g^rain crops ha re sufforad m some districts, bat m South Canterbury, so for, there is a £air prospect of a good crcp of wheat and of a heavy one of outs, that la provided we have a spell of fine dry weather. Crops of all descriptions are late, and it wDI be another three weekß at leust befor* hairvesting operations are fairly onterei upon. In our Summary Sheet will be found a description of the crops m the northern portion of tliis diatrict by our B]K}cial repoi'ter. Hai-vest labor promises to be equal to the demand, unless tha wheat fields ripen : too suddenly. Shearing operation;-, are nearly over, and the clip seema from all accounts to have been about tho best ovor taken m South Cantorbury. During tho past four weeks shipping bnsinesa has been pretty brisk, amoag the clearances behig tha barque CmgiUe3e, for London, with a cargo of wool and (frain ; the Cooi'ong, for Adelaide, grain laden-, tihe Mary^ Ann Annison, for with prcduce j and the Thorso, fpr Port.Xoais, SEoxxritias, -nritli oats, bran, to. We Lear a munbe:; of vessels ate likely to be chartered to Joad grain at Timaru for the United Kingdom this season, but merchants seem to bo holding for lover freights, watching- the Sooth Australian market. . General bnsinoas. contiimbs without alteration, and is Black; for this time of the year. The principal imports si: the port of Ttmoru ; for the {our weeks ended yesterday were as follows : — General mei.-chan.dise, 475 tons ; coal, 1451 tons. The princijial exports for tho Bime period were : — Wheat, 23,940 bushels ; Oita, 52,966 bushels ; oran, 37(KJ sacks ; B'iarps, 266 sacks; flour, 101 5 sacks; wool, 5351 bales; tallow, 40 casks. Mr J. G. Allen, Beliord Mills, reports as follows: —^Plour. f.0.b., -per tern, £10; ditto, ditto, per 1001 b bags, XlOKto; ditto ditto. 501 b, £\l ; sharjrs, £4; oraa, £3 10h. Mr R. Bowie reporrts iw follows : — Flour (wholesale) is fetching £10 10s to £12 10s per ton; best oatmeal, JJ18 10s; sharps, £5 10s, f.0.b. ; bran, J54 10a, f.o.b. ; potatoes j old, 20s per ton ; new 1 do, 8s per cwt. Mr Alphens Hnyes tejknrim m building material — Timber: red and white pine from lls per 100 f t; black pine; and totara, from 14s to 18a; flooring and rugiionttdi boards, Ifiom 14s ; and lining, fora 12.-} 6d. Firewood, long, «t 24s to !Bs ]>er cord. Firewood, cut „ 26s „ 36e „ Split poets, frcm 80s per 100. All kinds of boililing and fjneing material are m good snpp^y. In building material, Mr John Jouknon quotes as followßi — Tuiiber— ; New Zealand white pine, from lie per lWtt; tctara. nnd black pino, 14s to JBs per 100 f t; do, Van Die- : . men's Laud, 2la par 100 ft 3a»h ; V.D.L. piJiuea ' (sft), 23b; do (6ftt 25h, cash s felloes. froid la 3d ew:h; tonifned and grixrred kauri living, from 17a (Sd; rusticated 1 boardfi, kann, 23u; Bospel Oak gal vatdaed iron, .£27 per ton. All kinds of biil ding material and blue mm timber are m good supply. Coals (Newcastld) are 36s to 40a per ton In the yard. Firewood is at from 35s to 40a per cord. Firewood (cut), 40a b.p.