Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Saturday 30 September 1882, page 10


MELBOURNE WHOLESALE PRICES

CURRENT.

The Argus Office, Friday Evening.

In the Import mark of t business during the past week has not been marked by much animal sat! on, the sales effect to except in one or two In etc J ccs being rea trie ted to meeting ordinary trade- wants The only feature which can be noted has been the large transactions i i THOSE the bulk of which have been taken up for ex.

port The market here is now nearly cleared and

little remains even in the hands of the distributing IIOUECB Bulk ales are moving g quietly in trade parcels but nothing more bottled ales and stouts have been operated on to a moderate extent In j into good corcEackfl have had some attention, and some good lines to arrive have been placed STWII sales of wool

packs and bran bags are also reported Candles, cement chemicals, chicory, coffee, confectionery, cordage. flour gunpowder unit, models, olW oilmen's stores, quicksilver, rice, and salt are being disposed of, but no sales of any consequence have. come before us a rule are in good demand, especially currants in which a Ulr bu areas has been reported Hour is slow of sale, and can only be at all of been all quantities Wheat has been In butter demand, but buyers will not operate at over Into quotations Feeding- grains have been in better do n and, oats having had considerable attention Sugars are in good request but the limited stocks do not allow of any large business being, entered up a Teas have had a very much to trade attention The timber sales held during the week passed off fairly well Tobacco has only been in demand for ord In icy wastes Wines have been noticed In sprite a fair business is doing, but we have nothing of a special nature to refer to Bank rates do not show any alteration Interest is allowed on deposits lodged for three, six and 12 month a at the rate of 3 4, and per cent respectively the discount rates are 6 per coat on three months' bills, and 7 per cent on over that period the charge for overdrafts is 8 per cent

Ale and Stout Bulk ales are not long quietly, but only for trade purposes, and the sales effected are not of sufficient consequence to report Bases In loving til slowly at £8 to Cr 10.

The Carlisle Company's is quoted at fr m jL7 309 to £8 ITEwan's is saleable at up to 7 10s Marian s law north £7 6s Aitken's brings up to £7 10s Bottled ales are in fair request, a d good sized parcels are being; moved off at unaltered at 6 westerly In giving eS steadily at His Head s deb a headband t. quitted toarrlvc.at/rotnlOs Öd talus JJ The bulldog brand is saleable at ICe Od Burl estranged is worth from On 3d to 10s 6d Flensburg stock along quite 1 at 10 9d duty paid, and 85 31 to Se Gd in bond Stone's triangle is quoted at from 10s to 10s 3d M'Ewan's Ia In good demand at 10s to 10s 3d at cut ore booking freely to arrive Boars head room D and 5s 6d Sales are making at this is sure Tennent's is held at 5s 0d Blood, is of IT late J at from 8s 6d to 8s 6d Bottled stories are moving steadily Burke's is quoted at from 10s 9d to 10s 6d Edmonds' pig brand is saleable at 102 to 105 31 salad 6 doz head Is going of! at from 10s to 10s 5 J The bulging brand is selling freely at up to 103 Boase head is inquired for at from 9s 6d to 10s according to quantity Foster's Guinness a is in request at from 9s to 11s 6d , according to size of parcel

O Brien s dagger brand has fair attention We quote uptoOs 8d Fernlees, In champagne bottles, 9d to 8s 3d is required

Bega and Ealing - Cornsacks are now coming into more prominence as the season loosing on The other descriptions of jute goods, however are as much noticed Cornsacks as we have said, are especially attracting attention, and some good lines have changed hands A line of 200 halls has been cleared off at up to 7s 6d in bond, while at other Uno of 750 bales on the spot and to arrive has been taken up in parts at about the same figure Of late there has been less doing, and no further special business 1- as transpired W woolpacks are not in much request Afewemall parcels, a for ordinary trading strenuous, are however, being quitted at from 2s 7d to 2s. 8d Mctomn made made duty free, are selling quietly for trueewantsat 3s 2d Bran bags ha.ohanll} been noticed, only small parcels having been, placed at up to 6s ed for parcels to arrive, 6d IS quoted In gun lies, small Gales only are reported at up to 6s 6d

C bridles are not in much demand he sale of any consequence have come before us, though a fair trade inquiry exists The only business reported has been done through the auction room, when about 250 boxes Ecbiedams were placed at 8d Privately, IioW'ora are firmer and only small parcels are Bellin j. at from 8d to SJd for best brands Stocks in bond this week amount to all cases and 4 293 boxes Victorian made

candles are now Ing steadily for trade wants April 2. are selling at aged , while for the comet brand of this company and is obtained Ki fell on a pair lines are quitted at from Signs to Syd and their star brand is worth fromed to 8d

Cement LJH only been in moderate request and no sales of any) importance have been reported since those recorded a short time back Small parcels arc ran. his car at from is 6d to 10d, but for larger lines we quote up to 15s ed American plaster is going off quietly in trade parcels for immediate use, prices varying, according to brand, from 16s to 10.

C ii-.ml calf-A littlemore has been doing In these goods?, and generally transactions have been One limited scale, with prices showing little or no alteration Soda crystals are quoted at £8 to £0 according to quantity Carbonate is offered at £15 to £14 Caustic soda, 70 per cent. Is worth £12 10s , while for 70 per cent £14 Is obtainable For tartaric acid from Is 10d to 2s can be obtained Cream of tartar Is quitted at is 4d to Is 01 Flowers of sulphur can be sold at £13 We hear of about 20 tons have, change, hands on private terms Prepared Opium is quoted at from 23s 6d to 26s

Callery Calen have been restricted to supplying an ordinary trade inquiry, and for parcels SO disposed of values are welUupported Victorian made in tins Is mobing at 6d per it , while in other packages and

is of tailed

Coffee 18 in fair request, but no pains have been reported bfjODd those made for ordinary trade purposes Quotations moreover, do not show any altera-tion Nos 3 and 2 plantation are worth from 9d

tolOd Other quail Bros of plantation are quitted at from 9d upwards Java plantation is quoted at 9d and native Ceylon brings 7d

Corndale -A moderate demand for trade purposes is reported by manufacturers Prices are maintained Best Manilla hemp victorian made tone is worth £67, Mu to spin cordage brings £75, flat rope a range from 12 to £60, according to size, bay Fashion is quoted at £07 , New Zealand flax made rope Is disposed at _d3 while cordage sizes of this description bring 5s , bay lashing be quoted at 40s , seaming twine is worth from 5s to 5s Id j and shop twine ranges from 9d to 1s.

Fish has been rather slow of sale andnotransac tions of a special character have come under our notice, the only business doing being confined to the execution of mere trade orders For new seasons Ung 6d has been obtained, ooalish li quitted at 6d , half barrels white herrings are worth tram 28s to 30s, for lib fresh herrings in tins a good inquiry is reported, but stocks are light, and for spot parcels from 7s 6d to 39 is quoted fled herrings in this on the spot have eaten at Sis , nolle parcels to arrive have been placed at 31s lib Eulmon is moving quietly in small parcels to supply the ordinary trade demands We hear, however, of 250 cases having been quitted at 0s Od , while 1 000 cases have changed hands on private terms Ordinary trade Sales are making at up to 103 Bard fires have scarcely been noticed, and transactions have been without interest for halves from 10s 6d to 10s 9d is realised, and quarters are quoted at 5s 4d to OB Gd lib Oysters are worth from 7s to 7d 6d For

lib lobfitoisSa to Ds Is obtained

Fruits-A fair demand has been experienced, but in most the entire business reported has gone through the auction rooms Hold era as a rule are firm, the u/h at the public Sales lower rates have had to be accepted Currants have been quitted by auction at 4d for fair quality in barrels Privately little has transpired, but holders asked for ewes and is for barrels. 160 barrels prime fruit have been sold for export at equal to 2d , 160 barrels medium quality have been sold on private terms, say 4d ; 120 cases have nÏFO been taken up for export on prove to terms El and raisins are quoted at from C to G , SOO boxes have been placed at Cjd Sultanas are B'IU scarce, and trade a lots are going off at up to 7d , though in some instances 7d is asked We are, however, advised of BOO boxes medium fruit having been placed at from 6d to GJd Valencias are still out of stock Muscatels are moving at Is FURS are quoted at 7d to 8d Dried apples are saleable at 7d 100 cases were quitted at auction at about this HA are

Flour and Grain -For breadstuffs, the present week opened without much animation, and with only a trade demand but I at or on a little more activity was exhibited at least as far as regards wheat In flour there is little doing beyond supplying ordinary requirements, and not much of very special consequence has transpired On Saturday a fine of 180 tons was taken upon private terms, and on Monday a fair sized parcel was quitted at £13 10s At auction, on Tuesday, Ovo tons were quitted at £18 12s 6d , while for 24 tons, sold at same time, £18 10s was accepted. For the small parcels that are changing Uncas from 21317 fed to £14 Is quoted, while for larger Unca £18163 would readily be accepted For wheat there is little more in iUlrv, but the demand has not been of such a character as to enable holders to advance their limit? Milt ern, although willing to operate to a moderate extent at current rates do not care to go higher, an even now flour can only be made at a loss, and unless on advance takes place (in flour they will hardly pay chase more than sufficient to keep the mills going On Monday, nothing of any consequence came before 00 On Tuesday, howe. or, an improved Inquiry arose ; offers were made of 6s 10d for good sized parcels, which resulted in a line of 1,000 bags changing hands at that figure On Wednesday, at auction, about 1200 bags were submitted, of which 1,220 were cleared off at from 6s 6d to 6s. 10d Privately a parcel of 500 bags was taken up at 6s 10d, and another parcel of 200 bags, was quitted At the Dame

figure On Thursday, 280 bags were offered at the Son, and of these 206 bags medium supplies were tlU poeedofatos. 7d. A better Inquiry privately was also that day advised, and 6 Wd was bid t in fair parcels, without loading to business In every case,

orders In some to start ces not scorning inclined to quit at that false, On Frid.,, about 650 bags were cleared on, chiefly at 6s lOcL, 100 bags being disposed of at 6s 10d ; 1,000 bags have also been sold at full price, deliverable In Geelong the reach;,., of breadstuffs from the country are again on a fair scale The arrivals for the week ending 23rd Inst at Melbourne, Bandi Idgc, Geelong, and coastwise amount to »,188bag« of flour and I 872 bags of wheat, the ship meets for the some period being 8 250 bags of flour and 200 bags of wheat The totatrooelpta for the year to date now reach 234,838 bags of flour and 872,810 bogs of wheat, while the total export, Including 1,130 bogs of flour from Geelong, as shown by Customs returns not previously Included, amount to 188,009 bags of flour and 618 914 bags of wheat The latest telegrams from Adelaide gave a nominal quotation of 7s as the price of wheat there From London the last cablegram gives 47s per quarter as the quotation for Australian wheat ex store, with a declining tendency Feeding grains have request, and some good sales have been effected Oats more especially have attracted attention, and the advance lately established has been fully maintained On Monday, no business was reported in duty paid parcels, but leo bags New Zealand, in bond, were placed at 3s 8d, while 100 bags Inferior were quitted at 3s 6d. in bond On Tuesday, at the public sales about 1 920 bags were submitted, out of which about 1,200 bags were disposed of, principally New Zealand, duty paid, at from 8s 11d for inferior to 4s 8d for good stout feed A small quantity was also placed at 8s 7d In bond, while for one lot of 700 bags withdrawn, the extreme rate of 4s 6d was required Privately, about 1,600 bags were taken up in parcels at up to 4s 3d and for a line of SOO bags in 22d was paid in another instance a parcel of COO bags stout feed was quitted at 4s 2d A line of 100 bags found a buyer at 4s 8d On Wednesday, at auction, about 300 bags were disposed of at from 4s. 2d for light food up to 4s 4d for good stout feed Privately 350 bags medium feed were quitted at 4s 2d , while for a parcel of 500 bags good feed 4s 3d was obtained Another parcel of 200 bags medium stout was placed at 4s 231 A rumour was also current that l,?00bageln a line had been taken up at 4s 4d On Thursday we reported that the rule of 1,200 bags referred to above was carried through At auction about 500 bags were disposed of in the morning at from 4s 2d to 4s 8d Privately 700 bags were placed at 4s 2d , while 070 bite were taken up in parcels at 4s 3d A line of 400 bags New Zealand, in bond, has been quitted on private terms , rather a low figure is said to have been paid the sample being Interior On Friday 550 bags medium stout have been sold at an oxtremofliruro About 800 bags have been sold at from 4s 2d to 4s 31 for light to medium feed For barley there has not been much demand, but for such parcels at have changed hands a concession on late rates has been accepted On Monday 100 bags of fee ling were quitted at 4s 10d On Tuesday 1,400 bags were submitted publicly, but only about 650 bags were got rid of at prices ranging from 4s 6d to 4s 6d for feeding descriptions, and from 4s 11d to 5s 11d for malting Prlmteiy about 100 bags Gooding were placed at 49 6d to 4s 6d On Wednesday 410 1 ages were offered at auction, but only 100 bags could be got rid of at from 4s 6d for inferior feed up to 5s 2d for milling Privately 300 bags medium malting were quitted at from 5s to 6s li On Thursday at the public Pahs 200 bags of barley were submitted to competition but only 85 bags were got rid of, at from 4s 9d for inferior feed to 6s 1} 1 for fair milling Privately, about 300 bags were sold at and up to 4s get On Irlda},cnly löObagifced wcrodlaposodofat la 8d Peas have hardly been noticed, and only small quantities have been disposed of On Wednesday, however at auction, COO bags were cleared off at from 4s 6d to 4s 11d , while privately about 600 bags found buy era at 4s 10d total 10d Maize has not been largely operated in A few small parcels of Gipps land have been quitted under the hammer and privately

at up to By 10d while 300 bags FIJI were sold at 6s 11d For New South Wales descript red flag Sd is required Holders of this latter description are very firm, owing to the advance that has taken place InHjdnoy Bran is selling at from la Od told 6d and pollard at la CJ-d Victorian mode oatmeal la quoted at £23 to £24, and Victorian pearl barley at

£25

Gunpowder Only a moderate Inquiry has been experienced for lblBariielc,and nothing beyond ordinary trade sales have been making Hall's blasting is offered at 5d Kalme B, and Curtis and Harvey's, are quitted at 6d , while for other brands up to 6d is

obtained

Hope -We note an excited market A. very strong demand continues to be experienced, especially for export, which has resulted in some extensive lines hall is g been taken up, which hatogonefar to clear off Etutks, leaving only small quantities in the hands of the distributing houses Victorians have been largely operated in On Saturday 25 bales were quitted at 2s 6d , 200 hal s were taken upon Monday, principally

Victorian, for which 2s 6d was paid, while for Tasmanians up to 3s 3d , duty paid, was obtained On Tuesday small parcels, amounting to about 40 bales, were quitted at from 2s 8d to 2s 10d', while a HneofSSO Byles was taken up for export, for which equal to 2s 10d was obtained for Victorian, and 3s 6d , duty paid, for Kcnta For the few parcels Victo rlattB remaining, 38 is quoted, and for Tasmanians, which are scarce 3s 9d is asked Of Rents on Saturday, a fine of 20 pockets was sold for export at 53 duty paid This has cleared out one holder of this description, and the only other large holder was cleared out by the transaction already referred to Quotations for the few sales that are here range from 3s to SP 8d in bond Bat allies have also had moderate attention, 40 cases having been taken upon private terms Schnrrer s hops are still off the market, but the price last demanded was Sa for 1881 s to arrive

Malt has sales for ordinary requirements but nothing more For imported prices do not show any alteration, quotations range from 10s 6d telle duty paid Victorian made in moving steadily at up to 63 64 for fair parcels

Metals -The Inquiry has been of limited character, and not much of any coner quence has come before us The only business doing being for ordinary wants F >r pig iron we quote up to £4 in quantity, and £4 4s in smaller lots Galvanized iron is slow of sale favourite brands are offering at £21 to £21 10s , while ordinary brands are quoted at £20 10s. Bar and rod iron Is

valued to £810 to £9 10a Sheet iron is firm Noa 8 to 18 are disposed of at £10 10s and Nos 20 to 2, at £13 Plate Iron is quiet quotations rule cattle to £11 Hoopiron ia ealeabloatfrom £10 to £11 In fencing wlreless 0, 7, and are moving quietly We quote £12, £12 10s and £18 In lead, £33 is now accepted for shot Sheet lead la quoted at £21 Tin plates are offered at 15 per cent, advance on invoice For good asBOrtrrente, IC coke plates being saleable at 10s 6d Muntz metal la quoted at 8d Ewbmk a nalia are selling at Hat prices French tralia are noticed at 189 American nails are worth 20s Hovvy axes, Collins and Shares, are steady at 65s Amess shovels are offered at 65s Day a DH mile 3in to 3in , bringers for other makers of same size, quo UIUUIIB ore 30s to 809 Holloware Is saleable at 322 per cent off list.

Oils -Little of consequence has transpired with respect to kerosene, the sales making being as a rule for routine Trade parcels of the different brands are going off steadily at from 11d to 11d and in one instance a fine of 400 cases diamond was taken upon private terms, while in another 1 COO cases Invincible was quitted at a full price Stocks in bond this week amount to [8 447 cores VII Sydney we have how York circulars to 19th August, under which date Messrs Arkell and Co advise regarding kerosene oil that the J market was quiet, consequent on the difficulty of obtaining suitable vessels for long voyages and the high rates of freight Several new and large flowing wells had been discovered, and prospects pointed to low figures as likely to rule for some time though the fact ought not to be overlooked that prices had already reached a low point Quotations for test oils ruled at five per American gallon, or 6d 0 lOlliB per Imperial gallon Shipments advised during the month are as follow -For Wellington 4,105 cases, for Auckland 248 cases for Lyttelton 1,116 cases, for Sydney G 959 cases, and for Melbourne 13 500 At New York seven vessels were loading for the colonies and three at Boston Freights hadadtnnced for Australia and New Zealand lCx change, 60 days' sight, bank drafts on London ruled at 4 SOdol to 4 87 dot Document bills stood at 4 Steel to 4 BCdol In castor oil no business has been reported, although the article is not entirely without Inquiry For bond parcels 2s 8d is required, end for duty paid lots 6s 3d is asked Linseed oil, in bulk, is quitted at 3s 9d, and La drums at 3s 7d Coils oil is disposed of at 3s 10d in wood, and 4s 4d in drums Olive oil is going off at 4s Oil In casks, and 5s in drums Chinese oils are saleable at 8s 5d Polar oils maintain a range of

from £28 to £34

Oilmen a Stores are moving freely, and some fair parcels have been quitted both publicly or otherwise In that respect, however, it is seldom that any thing of a special character is allowed to come under our notice General quotations, which are for trade purposes, do not show any alteration in pickles, 8s to 8s 6d is being obtained for red cross brand For Imported brands 5s to 103 and up to 12s 6d is quoted Assorted bottled fruits are saleable at 18s to 13s ed , and black currants are got rid of at 14s to 14s 6d For lib James, red cross braid, 7s is now required Salad oil in quarts, realised 18! 6d to 22s to 24s , pints bring 8s 6d to 12s 9d and sales are going off at 6s 6d to 7s 6d Castor oil, in parts, can be purchased at 01 , half pints 4s 6d to 4s 6d Sauces range from 6s 6d to 10s 6d Capers are moving at from 6s 6d to 7s Bryant and May's Vestas are worth 4s to is 3d , some large sales are reported this week Woods vestas are saleable at 5s Farmers are steady at 4s 3d R Boils are offered at 4s ; for Bell and Black's 4s 3d is asked

and Fates are making Colman's mustard is valued it EJil per lb for 7lb tins, 1lb tins realise 10s. 6d and Jib this command 6s Keen's D S F Is moring at used in lb tins, and 0s 0d In all his Victorian prepared mustard, In small tins, sells at Ida 6d per dozen in boxes, and Is 2s to 2s 4d per lb in 4lb to 7lb tins, for gcDUlne, DBE In tins brings up to 15d per dozen in boxes, while 10d and up to 15 per lb In largo time is required Victorian cocoa, according to quality, sells at 9d and 10d to 4s 3d and up to Is 6d victorian chocolates brings Is 6d to 3s 3d Colman's white and blue starch is quoted at up to 5d Orlando Jones s la worth 5d Thumb blue rules at Hill , wage brings 22d ; 2nd , macaroni and vermicelli are valued at 10d ; black pepper la quoted at Old to 7d and white pepper at 10d to 11d

Provisions The auctioneers report of these as follows Cheese -The marketiaqulot and depressed We sold a few western dairies at Did to 10d for good to prime, and a few medium lots at 5d Potted butter is coming forward more freely We told 30 links new potted at 18 SJd to is 4d Fresh

Butter A good demand continues for Sydney, and our market was very brisk Prices ranged from Is 6d to 19 4d , a few private dairies bringing higher rates A great deal of butter is reaching us ' light,' to, the prints not full pounds or halves, and we would request our friends to pay attention to this matter Bacon sold from 7d to 9d Hams We

sold several lines at from 7d todd

Quicksilver has been in moderate request, but only for ordinary requirements, and for the small parcels thus disposed of from Is 10d to Is 10d is obtained

Rice- There has not been much doing in this staple, buyerBovldcntly not caring to operate to any extent Inquiries forFatnabavoboon experienced, but stocks are well hold , prices are the eton) firm, and up to £10 is required for trade parcels For dressed de scriptions a moderate inquiry exists, but only for Immediate wants Boodhl Rajah brings from £27 to £28, Melbourne dressed Java In moving at from £24 109. to £20, Japan dressed realises from £22 to £23 (a parcel of 25 tons has changed hands at those rates), and Rangoon brings £20 Saigon Is saleable

at £20

Salt Little of interest has transpired since the horse Balf-B reported lost wools For good lines, an entire shipment, of Liverpool coarse salt, 92s 6d to f 65 may be quoted, while for smaller parcels 70a is obtained Verdm's flue Liverpool is quoted at from 75s to cOs For Uno London Btoved 85s. Is required.

Sugars have been less active, but the limited stocks now held do not admit of any heavy transactions, and the business has been of a limited character, and entirely restricted to supplying actual West, the extreme

rates are being paid. The Company's refined quallUos still continue I--, KOOTI demand, and fair parcels are being cleared estates for No 1, while No 3 Malleea £88 and No 3 £80 In other descriptions the following sales have come before us -On Saturday 'Mr 'About 2000 bags medium whites were taken up at stories , while for a parcel of 8000 aga low greys from £83 to £81 was paid On Monday nothing of its

portico was recorded ; but on Tuesday, at auction, 1,880 bags and pockets Mauritius and Queensland were cleared off at £34 10s for medium whites, greys realising from £88 16s to £3., yellows £32, and low rations from £24 to £25 55 Wednesday passed with out any fresh business. On Thursday, a parcel of 200 bags and pockets were taken up to from £28 for brown to £84 for medium white, while some 600 pockets medium to fair whites were placed at from £34 to £36 10s On Friday 600 pockets Queensland grainy yellows were quitted at up to 320a

Tea The market remains quiet In the absence of any large sales being held A slightly better Inquiry has been made for fine congous up to is 6d per lb Extf five sales are advertised for Tuesday next both of Foo chow and Indian teas and on the 12th October nearly 4,000 half chests of Indian teas will be offered Scented and fancy teas are very dull and are with difficulty sold Quotations og follows -Broken loaf, 5d to 7d, common to good common, 7d to 8d, good ordinary to flavours Sallows, Ojd to 11d ; medium to One, is 4d to 4s 2d , fine to finest, is 8d to 3s 6d, choice, In 7d to 1s. 11d choicest, 4s 8d to 4s 9d , scented orange pekoe bole Foo-chow,

4s 6d to Is. 10d

Timber -The sales held on Tuesday were fairly attended The offerings consisted of the cargoes of Kauri pine ex Laura and Catherine Jane, and balance of the cargo of floeringexScbwanden Tboblddlna-wM spirited for the Kauri pine, and fair prices were realised, but not so active for the flooring which has further declined in value The following prices were realised - Kx Catherine Jane, from Kaipara, 67 kauri pine logs at 10s. 6d per 100 ft super , 8,130 pieces 42 x 17 sawn kauri boards, at 7s 8d per 10011 Flood), 118 pieces do do 12 x 4 to 18 x 2, at 21s 6d per 100. super , 27 pieces sawn

kauri flitches, 24 x 18 to 18 x 16, at 229 180 pieces. 24 Ex Oto 18 x 6, at 20s. 3d , 148 pieces, 17 X 8 to exist 18s 9d .diapiecos^xOloiOxlO.atns 01 Extra, from Kaipara, 20 kauri logs, as per 'OOit super , 40 logs, at 10s 0d , 32 logs, at 10s 8d , 40 logs, at 16s 6d , 82 lots, at 15s 6d , 60 pieces sawn kauri pine flitches, 12 x 12 to 12 x 14 at 10s 6d to 18s 6d 10 fleece, 10x1210 1914, llOplcocs.O xOtoO 30, lol pieces, 9 x 6 to 6 x 24, at 18s 6d 8 pieces, 12 x 12 to 14 x 14, 27 pieces, 3 x 6 to 6 x 14, 21 pieces, 7 x 14 to 7 x 14, at 10d ex Uthncmann, 21 300ft pitch pine deals, at £0 7s 6d per GOODE Super, ox Schwanden, 106 1475 ft x li red T and O flooring, at 13s to 12s 6d 1 or 4000 lineal, 22 155ft do about it 10s 9d do , 83 EOlft 8 x 4 do, at 10s 6d do ,807,831ft On, do at 10s Grade 51 11ft do shorts, at Ea and do , 120 173ft. 0 x 3 do at 8s 3d to 8s do , 2300ft do shorts, at 0s Od do , 158 Ailsie 0 x Fred T and 6 beaded lining, at 7s 6d to BE Od do To day further sales were held, full particulars of

which will be found in another column

Tobacco - There has been a moderate demand for this staple for trade requirements, and small parcels have been moving steadily at unaltered quotations Victorian trade tobaccoes have been in fair request Quotations are fully maintained, ranging from 4s 4d to 4s 8d in bond for common to medium, and from 23 to 25 6d for the to defeat in in ported brands there has not been much doing In lots are scarce, and sales could be made were supplies were abundant Trade quotations for imported brands show little change and ruleaslollow -Commonqualityflatwnrk.ls medium to good, 14d to 17d , Uno to best 4s 6d to is 7d , navy tobaccoes (Dith Admiral), bring up to 19 7d

twists are firm at 4s 8d to Is 01, aromatic and navies, le 5d up to 2s 6d , Manilla cheroots and rivers, No 2, 50s to 65s, ISuoio Havana, 57s 6d to you, there are no light weights in the market

Nuevo Cortadoaaro quoted at 57s 6d to 76s., Swiss clears 34s 6d to 30s for Ormond B according to quantity, with a bare market The other s are moving at 32? 6d German cigars are in good demand I at 30s to-day , Hamburg well up to £10, genuine Havannah bring £12 and upwards

Wines and Spirits -For wines there has been a fair trade demand, but nothing more, and we have little to refer to Sherries are moving at £61, £03, £78, set, £92, £10, while ports have been quitted at £16, £60, £82 £75, £81 A fine of 50 quarters Forresters has been disposed of at £40 A parcel of 100 quarters has been taken at a similar figure Champagnes are in request but price equally for the finer brands Quotations range from 30s to 50s for common to good, 50s to 75s for medium, and 50s to 52s 6d for fine to finest Spirits are moving steadily, and a moderate business has been done Geneva is going off readily Agents for Moana s key brand have been cleared out, and are booking to arrive at from 13s 6d to 148 Some good lines of JDKZ have also been placed at up to 16d. for 16 bottles, and 15s 6d for 20 bottles Stocks of this brand in agents'' hands are now very light Whiskies are selling quietly Among the business reported we have Sales of 200 cases impo rial quarts Vint a old IriSh at 23s The bulk of this brand is also moving off in good parcels 00 cases Lochaber whisky have been placed on prl

rate terms while 80 quarters of same brand have been quitted at a price w withheld 200 cases Dunvlllu s have been taken up at agents'' quotations A parcel of 300 ABLE Walker's has been cleared off at 18s 6d Three shipments of Encore whisky In jars have been booked to arrive 30 quarters Bladonoch whisky have been placed at agents' quotations. Lomo whisky In case is selling off stead!!;, and all shipments as they come forward are taken up readily at 189 6d A moderate business is reported in other well known brands parcels of Kirker, Greer, and Co v, Mitchell a Royal Blend &c, having, been cleared off at full rates Medium to good second class brandies have been noticed, moderate sales being reported at from 5s 6d to 7s 6d

A few parcels of other brands have also found buyers Central quotations show little alteration and are as follow - Hennessy a brandy, 1875, 16e 61 relation, sales, do 1277, 11s 6d, Martell's, 13s 8d , do dark, 1496 Otordd 1876, 12s 6d , do 1378 10s 6d, Barria'sone 8s to 10s, Maru s Os, Denis Mounie s 0s, Champagne Vineyards 7s 6d to 8s , Jules Robin's 1878 8s , dark 8s 3d do 18 do do , 18s 6d , Renault a nominal at 8s. 6d , Bliqult Duboucve>, 7s 6d to 7s OF LA Grande M rquo 8s 3d to 8s 6d Mctikiwfl, 8s, Unesrowors, 8s , Lucien Bollol B 7s 6d to Os 6d A cockatoo Vine yards, 75 , old is held at S Alberta 7s. 11d to 7s 3d , Dollar a 7s , Central Vu yards , the , I rumor to, 6s to 6s 8d , Richard and Muller's 6 Od.UaapirU, 6s 6d , Hennessy s case is quoted at 34s 6d to 35s , Martell a in moving off at Sis to 35s, Oceania has been going off at St, Denis Mount's brings Bia., Meukow e, 23d , Marere s commands 80a., Rev ault s 19 offered at 28s., Lucan Ballot is quoted at 21s, Richard and Mullens is offered at 10s, other brands range from 15s to 22s Rum - We quo e 4s 6d for Lemon Hart and R W P ; Queensland is at 8s 6d, geneva, is quiet again, JDKZ, 15 and 20 bottles, sealed and labelled, is worth 16s to 16s 6d , Blankcnheim and Notes e key geneva, 13s to 16s, various qualities , Vandenberg bell brand is quoted at 12s 3d to 12s 4. 1, Meeds s key is saleable at 13s 6d to 14s, fair sales are making Whisky has a steady trade demand Thom and Cameron's la saleable at 3s "9d to 3s 6d John Ross and Co s is quoted at is 9d a 4s Values for whiskies generally, ac cording to brand, range from 3s 6d to 4s, 4s 9d to 6s 3d up to 9d Dunville's brings 6d to 6s 9d, with fair Inquiry William Jamieson's is quoted at 5s 6d Kirker, Greer, and Co s Loch Dhu brand is moving quietly, we quote up to 18s In case Shamrock in bulk is also moving wants Irish la quoted at up to 6s to bulk and 17s 6d lil costs, Imperial quarters being quoted at 226 Encore I rand is quoted at 18s In care, and 3 to 6s 6d in bulk Standard brings 7s 6d Planet brand, In bulk, very old, la quitted for trade purposes We quote Da 6d to 10s Ford a Castle Blend finds buyers at 6s to 10s ; the latter very old Walker's bulk maintains quota tlohB of 8s to 8s 6d and 18" Gd case Usher's old ratted Glenlivet la quoted at 3s 8d, in 1 Special Reserve at 10s 6d to 10s 6d Standard's saleable at 7s to 7s 6d Innes and Orlaros Uam Aar commands God Their very old sold at 12s Danville a case continued to go off freely at 16s

to 18s 6d, according to quantity Royal Blend In moving steady at 10s 6d to 19s 6d Lorne whisky has LI off sales at 18s to 18s 9d St Mungo, case 10s 6d , do bulk 0s Standard's disposed of at 17s 6d to 18s Thistle Blend realised 19s to 20s A steady business is done In Mitchells at 22s to 21s Bull whisky Is disposed of at 40s Sir R Burnett's old tom la quitted at 12s to 12s 6d in retail lots

Colonial Produce London telegrams to 26th Septembcr report of the horse sales -At the wool sales today, 8 800 bales were catalogued for sale A steady but inactive demand prevailed Messrs R Goldsbrough and Co Limited report -" Wool- The deliveries of the new clip are increasing in quantity daily and OB shearing is well advanced in the northern areas we may expect very heavy arrivals by the middle of next month. The date of our open at g gale has not yet been fixed, but it will probably be held about the second or third week In October, by which time all the home and foreign buyers will have arrived Prices for odd lots and fellmongers' parcels of skin wool remain without change, and our last quotations may be taken as current rates for these wordsviz, ordinary greasy up to God and good to scoured to 22d per lb Sheepskins- Prices are slightly easier, but there is good competition at the following quotations, viz Butchers" skins, at prices ranging from 8s to 6s 6d each for both green and dry , dry skins, in holes, in , from 8d to 7d per lb Hides Late rates are current, and we report a steady market Current quotations are Green ox average sizes, 18s to 28s each , do cow, do , 12a told rich, Victorian salted, from 2 jd to4Ed per lb , alps, 23d todd per lb , calfskins, large, and free from cuts, etc, 3d to 4d per lb , New Zealand heavy weights, nominally 3d to 4d per lb Tallow -Late rates are current, and the local trade are operating freely Shippers are less active, and supplies are very limited Woquote Mutton, various qualities, £31 to £37 15s per ton for, beef, various qualities, £33 per ton to iii 159 per ton of o b , mixed, various qualities, £32 10s per ton to £87 per ton, fob Bark -Supplies are very short, and all offering linda prompt sale We quote

-Bundled, £6 to £8 6s per ton, chopped, £7 to £0 10s. do , ground, £8 to £11 do

Stations - Messrs. Macdermott, Loughnan, and Scarr report having sold, on account of Mr F G Smith, his Gifford Run, situated in the Warrego dis net of Queensland, to Messrs G A and P Mein at a satisfactory price Messrs Ryan and Hammond report having sold, on account of Mr Charles Rome, of Messrs. Macdermott, Loughnan, and Scarr, as agents for Messrs Cudmore, Swan, and Co , his Wel ford Downs and Sedan stations, In the Mitchell dis tractor Queensland, comprising the blocks Peninsula, Romula, Bowfell, Trickett, Putney, Dornock, Led burgh, W Welford Downs North, Adaford, Uenloy, Metz, Eden Downs, Cumberland, Kingston, Adderley, Sedan, and Walton, comprising an area of 1,000 square miles, more or less, together with 14 000 cattle, 220 horses, plant, and all Improvements Messrs Dal Campbell and Co, In consume lion with Messrs Raleigh, Aitken, and Co, report he Ing Sold on account of Messrs. Walter Tully and Co , their Moolbong station, in the Lachlan district of New South Wales, consisting of the following blocks of country -Sebastopol, block B No 2, Sebastopol, block ONO 8, Aatea, block BGS, No 10, Jccrcclumblo Creek, one Kendal, together with 1 280 acres freehold land, 53 300 sheep, horses, 20 head of cattle, plant, and all Improvements to Messrs Dale and Barton, at a satisfactory price Messrs Macdermott, Loughnan, and Scarr report having sold (In conjunction with Mr Alex Forrest, of Perth, WA on account of Messrs H and J Campbell, their Beringarra station, situated on the Murchison River, Western Australia, containing an area of 480,000 acres, together with 0 600 sheep, cattle, horses to at t satisfactory price, to Mr H Darlot, of Melbourne. Messrs Ettershank, Eaglestone, and Mann have sold, on account of Mr W J Malpas, the following blocks -Locharoch, and Locharoch Nos 2, 3 4, 50 and 7, Situated in the Gregory North district of Queensland, at a satisfactory price Messrs Powers, Rutherford, and Co have sold, on account of Mr. Robert Scott, his freehold estate, Werrtcknabeal cast, consisting of 1,080 acres, to Mr John Kelsall, jun Messrs Wilson Brothers and Co., of Brisbane, report the sole on account of Mr De Burgh Persse, M.L.A., to Messrs Stuart and Co., of the runs in the North Gregory district, named Hound. Fox, and Hare, also, on account of Mr A W. Shepherd, to the name purchasers and in the same district, the runs Pitt, Curran, Nap, and Ben, both properties; without

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