Commercial.
$ The Star Offlco, T Da Tho land sales to-day amounted to 104 acros.
Thoro was vory llttlo business transacted in tho grain market on Hat urday, Prleos maintained their firmness at last quotations, hut the cry is still that no samples aro olToring. Tho oxtromo nlaolcncss in tho supply Is partly to bo attributed to tlio Inclemency of tbo weather aud (ho bad condition of the roads j but wo nro assured by persons who have endeavoured to obtain parools by going through the coun-l try, and havo fallod to obtain thorn to any great oxtout, that tho quantity of whoat now In tbo province Is vory KinltoJ, An Impression prevailed that farmers woro holding back in tho hope that prices would still advance, but our Information warrants us in saying that thoy havo vory llttlo to bring i forward, Thoso who mado contracts weeks ago aro prevented by tho woathor from delivering thd". parcels to tha Chrlfltohuroli buyers.
By tho Tararua wo havo Molbourno flics to Juno 27, and tologrnphlo advices from Sydnoy and Adolaido to Juno 20, Tho Argus of Juno 27 reports that In tho breadstuff market no trado was being dono, Ono or two small parcels of Victorian whoat had boon sold at Os ad, and a vory suporior samplo realised Os Od. Oats wero steady, and well hold, but thoro woro no transactions to rotor to, A lino of 1800 huthola of Chevalier barley [from Canterbury ?] bad been talcon up for browing at (is 3d, 'i'hero was a largo demand for harloy for malting, and tlio market was barely supplied. In Sydnoy, |thu markots gonorally o quiet j bn.ailfitufl.rt woro depressed, In Adelaide the corn market vomahied quiet, Wheat wnn quoted nominally at fis to &h QA, and flour at X2O to X2l.
Moss™ Wiltton and Alport had full yardti of cattle on Saturday, and Hold an follows.— Superioi' dairy cowh, at XO fi» to Xl 2 fiHj fair quality do, X7 to £8 lun f)d| Inferior, Xfi 15a to XO Da i yearling heifer, X4 l."; two yoar old ulcers, Xfi 17h Orii 1 Imrncna golding, X I'M Oh, A lot of oboloo fruit trocu, forunt tm.H, and evergreen shrubs' sold .., good pices, —. -~-._ , \ ■■■■■!.. »,...-. i|| | iii,,,!,,!!,,,^.,^,
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 45, 6 July 1868, Page 2
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372Commercial. Star (Christchurch), Issue 45, 6 July 1868, Page 2
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