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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE :
' Tub Tribune /Office," ' ! ; ; ..
. . . Thursday Evening. ;' .
The mnrkots at the present timo exhibit'
comparatively little activity, and tho amount
of business transaotcd is not suiliciont to
affect quotations, which remain tho same, or
lioorlyso/os those previously given.".'.' '-
I Grain.— Tho Bnpplics of grain in tho mar-1
kotat.tho presont time are sufficient to allow
a;good stock ito' bo ' kept . in chand. Y 1 Wheat '
has been moving off at 4s.Gd, whilo oats are'
quoted at 3s 3d to 3s 6d. As there is vory-
little supply, .and, less demand -for/barley,
the quotations iriust bo considered /as
nominal.) \>- / JL ,
( Mill produce.— The. demand is: moderate,
and the supplies' remain equal to all wants.
Flour is steady at 11? to 1 1 1 10s, with a ten
dency to dcehno rather, than rise/tin other
kinds of mill pro'duco tho quotations ,aro as
follow :4-Bran/ ls to'ls 3d j'pollard," Is 3d ;
8harpaV;7d to 8d;;;''Vl.!.':' ' '
Farm Produce, Wo havo very, little to
note in'farm'pro'duce just' at' present, which
is not 'in .great 'demand, and prices remain i
almost storcotyped/ Pressed hay is selling;
at 51 5s:t6 5710 ; loose hay at "4? 15s to 5? ;!
potatoes'are quoted ' at 4 1 5s per tbu, with
ready sale. /','
, Dairy 'Produce.— Supplies 'are ! good, and
prices equally so.; Fresh. butter .sollsat; Is-
2d to:ls 6d; according to quality, and potted '
at Is 2d. Cheese and bacon aro both quote'tP
at 9d per lb, tho supply of tho former being
moderate, but of tlio latter very limited, and
good-bacon will find a ready market iti 'town
at tho abovo rnto. Ham is not to bo ob
tained at any price. -
"Wool, hides, oto.— Thcro. is so .little. to
roport iri connection with wool; ! that" prices
may almost be rcgarded'as nominal,' tho sea
son having closed. J Hides find ' dr good salo,'
and our latest quotatious'of that articlo' and
wool aro'as follows Cleaii lobsdwool, ls'to
la ; 34d, and; 'greasy, at ; 6d to ; 9d: ' Hides
(sal tod) aro selling at 5d per lb, and good dry !
bark at 51 per ton.
Meat.— Prices , remain! tho : samo 'in nicat,
beef being particularly firm. Tho. following
hro the prices Beef (roasting) fid to 8d,
(boiling), 6d to 7d,. not very plontifiil., Mut-
ton, . in moderate supply, 4d to -Gdi: Veal '
scarce, 7d to 8d j lamb, almost out of tho
market, 3s tQ.4s 6d- per, quarter./ ',r>. f.- i
FueLTlio market ,is. .well. supplied .with'
both wood mid coal, and,tbo ; demand for
both being also' good,'and for ooal likely to be.
better as the season becomes colder. Quo
tations aro as follow Gum, in log, at tho
boats,' 8s to 8s 6d j shdoak lis ; billeted
gum; 13s shooak, 17s.- Coal.— Newcastle,
30a j second class, 25s j ; Port' .'Arthur 25s i
Soymour', 27s." ' l:" 1
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