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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3374, 18 December 1871, Page 2

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■» Independent oinue, on unlay evening. Our market generally continues dull, and the business of the past week hits been light and unimportant. Stocks iiro moderate, uini holders, in moat, instances, adhere to extreme quotations with firmness, although somo in*tances has occurred in which a slight concession have been granted to effect Bales. Adelaide Flour ia still quoted at £16 per ton, with a depressing tendency in conspquenee cf low rates ruling in Australia. Canterbury Flour meets with Icbb enquiry, and sales nre difficul tut quotations — £14 per ton for firs- etnas brnndp. Feeding grain, dull. Oato. nominally 3s 2r) to 33 4d, with trifling demand. Buj»ar» ore firm at last weeh'B prices. Tlie advance in Melbourne still continues, md Couipanv's piece* will have td ciiinpete v> it v mv* chvjio of lie Queen ol the South from Muuritiue, which

is in small bags, in good order, and in even respect a moro economic sugar than th colonial muko. Crushed loaf is still quoted at £58 per ton. Market bare of sultanas and figs. The stock of currants, which wn<= low, has received an increase by arrival of the Tararun, and are worth s^d- Kerosene (arrivals) is dull of sale at 2.i 8d to_2* 9J. Teas —no business doing, except for really fi-ip teas, which are inquired for The grot-eve are mostly stocked. Wool is coming in in quantities, and the last news has given a fillip to prices, which continue firm. Butter, in kegs for shipment, first class mnkp, Pal'-s •<* iv'