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COMMERCIAL.
f he t-aiH*na, which sailed for Mel
bourne jeeterday, took the following cargo :
— 148 G&Slb wool, valued at A.dbG5; 000
eheeutikins, £66; 2774 -ur nkine. £50: 19
?altetl liiiles, £9 10e ; tone 1 r- ' '
171JO* gol.1, £6625 ; 8 tons lOcwt S^r 141b
butter, £294 6s tJd } total value of cargo,
£12,281 16a ttd.
Hay cutdeg has already commcnccd in
come of the early dUtricte, and rejwrte arc
current Jhat aeverai wfceftt croi« are also
being converted into hay, the pwfpccls of a
low value ruling for this cereal UfcWng no
doabt influenced farmers in this respect,
The want of rain is being severely felt, and
wanv phfcC.es are as dry at if February had
been reached instead of the beginning of
summer. Tbe last news from London re
specting wool is a little more encouraging,
as it points to the fad ljiat bottom valuc6
jjsrd at last bein rcach'd, and the verv,
dOght incrvas? in value, although of only a
«maU fraction of a penny, gins hope that a
«abet«nlial improvement may follow. A'
«ood dealdf wool sent forward for the local
Ales has beds JielA over pending the tiret
favorable opportunity for placing sime ;
Ahit applies more to good quality wools,
£eftvj coatse crone-breds \ow quality
Merino being Bold a * bcti the jnarkel
for these kinds both in London nnd Mel
bourne being cxiromelv dull. In (he grain
market next to no business ifc Iking done;
there if no demand for folder lines, and
breadstuff^ are pUntiful and chiap. lo
lairy pro luce fresh but tor has increasjil
somewhat in sjppl/ cat^in^ a tem;o-!try
glut, wlr'.i lowir prices. un;il the surplus is
worked off. Che- bucon. an 1 hams meet
with moderate enquiry in srnaU juircjls at
1 h^ following are the rnliNC quotations:—
Hrratisivffa Grain ctf. — l'lonr (stn?ie).
£S j»cr lo.i for pare. Is ; roller. £!S 10k «dtto ;
sharjw, 1) I ; [K)UarJ, 8d ; brati. J-d ; wheat-,
in country, 3n; in Lan:io sion, 8s 2d
to 8k 8.1 foj prime milling sons; medium,
8s: fowls' wh .at, 2e 9.1 to 8s ; nerei nings, 26
4.1 to 2s 61; Ca;)e barley, 4k; English
lxtrley, fls 8.1 to8s C.I ; gtvy p- as, 2k to 2s 8d ;
stout bright milling oats, b pt. Ik 7d whole
Kilo. Is fill retail; Tartarian oais, Is 0.1 to
Is 10 ! ; f .?r-.l oats. Is 6 1 to 1* M per bushel ;
prime stout s -ed oat6, 26.
Dairy Pt\ui ure— Pardo.- cheese. 5 1 ; other
sons, 2d to 4 J'l wholesale, sd retail; fresh
hnirer fs'par.Uor), Hd ; Tasnuinian factory,
91 ; prime fresh dairy (Tasmaniau), 7d ;
medium to inferior, 6d to -Id ; j-ottcd,
51 ; bacon, guaranteed 7d. farm-cured 4Jd
to 61; og'js. guaranteed, IHl wholesale; re
tai',101 ; eouniry cured hanis.tid to t-d whole
Kile, Ik retail ; honey, 4d per lb wholesale,
Gd per lb retail ; fowls, Is Gd per pair whole
I sale, 2s i'» ! to 8s retail ; duek«. 2s per j»air
I wholesale, 8s Gd retail ; turkeys. 5k to 7s per
I pair wholesale, 4s Gd to Gs each reUiil ;
1 gees.\ 2k to a*.
Form Produce. — Pota'o'.-K. Launceston.
£1 wholesale, £1 10s retsiil ; chaff, £8 IBs; 1
Ilia;-, £2 12s Gd, at stack ; i'ederickcd, £8
I 10s; si raw at stack, 10s; dederieked, 256
to 40s. 1
lira** Smlx. — English. 8s to 4s wholesale, i
4s G 1 retail : Italian. 2k to 4s for parcels ;
cocksfoot. & to 10s; clover, Is to Is 2d per
lb ; soft grass, 3s 3d to y$ Gd.
J/idr'n, Hkin*. Bark, vie. — Ileiail — Hidis,
green. l£d ; salted, IJd ; dry, 2d ; calf skinu,
Is to Ik Gd each ; sheepskins, dry, Merinos,
from Is Id to 4s ti l, accordiug to quality aud
cla-w : drv cross-bred, Is 5.1 to 4s Gd, accord
ing to class ; pelts, 2 1 to Is ; kangaroo skins,
C? ; wallaby. 8e. shot and small, half-price ;
opossum — Black 80s. grey 9s per dozen, in
f, rior skins accopiing 'to quality ; rabbit
skins, lvst quality, 7«1 [ier doRen. Leather
— Kip. Is 2.1 to Is 4.1 ; sole, lOd to Is 2.1 ;
calf. 2s 9.1 to 3s; black harness, Is 4d ;
brown. Is GJ per lb. Bark — Long black
wattle. £8 to £8 10s per ton ; ground bark,
up to £6 : silver wattle, 20s.
Fruit, — Bananas. 16s Gil per ease whohsale,
6 1 to Sd perdoz.n retail ; cocoanuls, 4d to
61 each; lilbert nuts and xvalnute, 9d and
Ik per lb ; Sidney oranges, 6s to 8s per case,
ad to U per dozen ; lemons. 6s to 8s per case,
Sd to Is per dozen ; mandarins. 8s to 10s per
cas. ; dates. 6d per ib ; lige, 7s GJ dozen box-:s ,
almonds. Is per lb; applis, 66 to 7s per
? case, retail 2.1 to 31 i»er lb.
I Yrgfiablrs. — Onions. lGs cwt wholesale,
24 J to 8 I lb retail ; cabbages, 2J to 4d each ;
1 reJ ditto. 4d to 01 each; cauliflowers,
8i to 6.i lacb; celery, 2d to Sd per
bunch ; carrots, parsnips, and turnips,
2.1 per bunch ; potatoes. 401b for Is, 8s per
batz.
ifbtchrr* Meat.'- B.ef, 27s to 80s per
1001b wholesale. 81 to 5 1 per !b retail;
mutton. 23s to 20s pir 1001b wholesale,
2.Jd to 5d pir lb. according lo joint, retail ;
lambs, lis to 13f wholesale, 8s 6J to 4s per
quarter retail ; pork, carcase, Sd to 4Jd per
lb whol sale. 4 1 to 5.1 retail; corned beef
2Jd to 4.1 j-er lb
jV/Mfor.— Sawn hardwooi, Bs wholesale,
76 per 100ft Tetail ; boards, green, Cs whole
sale, £? to 9e retail; seasoned, lis retail;
paliijgs. Gft. 6b to 7s wholesale, 10s retail ;
ift. Gs to 76 wholesale, 7s to 8s retail ; laths,
Gs 6.1 to 7s jier 1000 wholesale, 7s 6.1 retail ;
shingles, 10s to J 2s wholesale, 12s to 14s
I retail ; ik-6:b and rails. 20s to 25b per 100
wholesale ; 8oa to 40k retail. Firewood—
Oak, Sa a ton ; wattle, 7s a ton.
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