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COMMERCIAL.
MELBOURNE -The Argus of Friday last reports "
In the import market a considerable amount of
business altogether has been reported A good country
demand for ordinary requirements has been experienced,
in addition to several special transactions, which have
given more tone and character to the days trade In
breadstuffs fl Fur continues to be noticed for trade purposes
at £9 2s 6d to £9 5s At the first named figure
a parcel of 25 tons was placed Wheat is steady at
4s 4d to 4s 2d , but transactions have been unimportant
Oats are quoted at is 11d to 2s 3d for feeding,
according to sample At the last name 1 figure business
is reported as pending Maize still meets with
favour at very full rates At auction, about 500
bags were quitted at 3s 2d and we hear in one
instance of 700 bags having been disposed of privately
at 3s. 2d to 4s 3d Sales of feeding barley are men
tioned at Is. 10 11 Sugars are coming into more request
Low Queensland sorts are wanted, and business
has been turned away even at an improvement on
yesterday's sales Teas are moving off largely We
hear of about 1 000 half chests, principally low to
medium leafy kinds having been taken upon private
terms Another large transaction has also been
carried through The balance of a shipment ex
Claverhouse 2,200 half chests has been sold for export
on terms withheld Dried fruits again command
notice We learn of the disposal of 200 cases of currants
at 6d , duty paid, and a parcel of 100 cases was sold
in bond for shipment at 4d. Cornsacks are still in
favour, the demand for requirements being a marked
feature ; sales of parcels up to 25 bales in a line are
reported at 9s. 3d. Most holders, however, stand for
an advance. Candles have been in request for actual
wants. B.R.Os are now firm at 9d. Hennessy's
bulk has been enquired for. Under date Bordeaux,
September 24, the following regarding claret we take
from a private communication c-The new vintage
will be a poor one. Since our last letter the weather
has been very bad ; rain and hail have destroyed a
large quantity of grapes, which are now all rotten.
The prices continue to be very high. Contrary to
expectations, quality will be bad.' "
CHRISTCHURCH. The Lyttelton Times, of the 23rd
ult., reports :
"We have to notice a slight check in the im-
port market during the past week. The volume
of trade, compared with the transactions of the previous
three, has shrunk sensibly, and business at the
moment exhibits a decided quietness of tone. The
weather lately experienced, whilst exercising a momentary
depression and limiting operations, gives
traders every confidence in the future in the prospect
of a bountiful harvest. It is very seldom, indeed,
that the market has been so thoroughly bare of
clover, and supplies have had to be drawn
from all sources, both interprovincial and intercolonial.
Wheat The value of best milling stands
at 4s. to 4s. 2d., and extra prime quality commands a
little over these prices ; business, however, has been
confined to a few odd lots. A few sales of second
class samples have made at rates falling between
3s. 6d. and 3s. 10d. There has been a fair outlet for
chick wheat during the week at 2s. to 2s. 9d., according
to the quality of the sample. says-We have no
change to report in value of oats, either in milling or
feeding kinds. The same quiet tone prevails, and
buyers are still indifferent. Bright heavy milling.
4s. 7d. to is. 8d.; best feed lots, 1s. 4d. to 1s. 6d.; and
inferior sorts. Is. 1d. to 1s. 3d. Barley. -A few sales
of fair malting have transpired at 2s. 6d. to 2s 9d.
Best samples when brought forward are taken at
values running up to 3s. 6d. Some lines of feed have
been sold at 1s. 76. to Is. OJ. Potatoes Prices remain
purely nominal with every prospect of a considerable
quantity going to waste through the absence
of a payable outlet. Flour Millers report a quiet
though steady demand for flour at £10 10s. to £11."
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