Commercial.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1162, 15 July 1885, Page 2

Commercial.

CHEISTOHURCH COEN EXCHANGE. Export for the week ending Friday, 10th July : — Wheat.— Prime milling (Hunter's and pearl), 2s lOd to 2s lid; Tuscan, 2a 9d j second quality, 2s 2i to 2s 6d ; chick wheat (dry and fit for shipment), 2s (f.0.b.). Oats.— Milling and short feed, Is lOdj short feed, slightly discolored, Isßd tolß9dj' bright, short feed Tartarian, Is 9d ; long feed, ; Is 5d to Is 7d (f.0.b.). , „ / Barley.— FirsV quality malting,' 3s ! 6d to 3s 9d; second do, 2s, 9d to 3s 2d : feed, Is 9d to 252d(f.0.b.).' LONDON WOOL SALES. The British: and New Zealand Mortgage and Agency Company have received the following wool telegrana from Messrs Helmuth, Schwartze and Co., dated London, 9th inst. : — "The sales will close to-morrow. As compared with closing rates of last series, prices j for good greasy are £d to Id lower ; the lower j classes of greasy, Id lower ; fleece and scoured, ' Id .lower ; cross-bred, Id to l£d lower. Total sold, 26(5,000 bales; taken for export, 144,000 bales ; held over, 70,000 ibales. The quantity available (including old stocks) for next series is. estimated at 330,000 bales.?' Some lime ago an order for Snider ball' cartridge was given to an Auckland firm by the Defence Department, and doubts might reasonably enough have been entertained as to the quality of the workmanship compared with the cartridges manufactured at Home ; but the sequel has proved that the confidence of the authorities , has , not been misplaced. The cases are stronger and better fitted than those received from the Imperial authorities, and have the additional recommendation that they can be filled again and agaia.

BIRTH. MOORE.— On the 9th instant, al Lawrence, the wife of Mr J. L. Moore, of Tapanui, of a daughter. v t ,