Commercial—Business transactions have been been very limited during the past week, but prices in a great many cases remain very firm, and in some instances with a rising tendency. Teas, good medium qualities, are scarce, while the markets for low and high qualities are over stocked. The new season's teas are expected very shortly, and will command a good market. Sugars are in demand, especially for finest whites and light yellow crystals. Stocks are getting low, and before the new sugar can arrive the market will be quite bare. The Sugar Company's whites are again coining into favor. Crushed loaf is almost out of _ stock. Corrugated iron is weU held, but prices do not advance. Cornsacks are not in suoh active demand as they were a month since, but there is a fair business doing. The large size sacks are held by one firm, who are asking 10s per doz. for them. Coarse salt is also held by one firm, who are asking £5 10s to £6 per ton. Candles, Belmont sperms, are more in demand. Brandies are moving off fairly at full price. American chairs and suitable shipments of furniture find ready sale at auction. Credit continues sound. Discounts easy for good bills. The market is over supplied with money for investment, but first-class securities are difficult to find, and 8 to 8£ per cent, would be taken. Samples of Indian teas were shown on Thurs day last at the Oddfellows' Hall by Messrs Ad—id, Campbell and Co. Great curiosity was shown by tha trade and others in liquoring v these teas. In our judgment No. 46 Souchong was by far the best, and, mixed with a good medium Congou, would produce as fine a tea as any in this market. No. 40, Pekoe Souchong, has a fine, weU defined aroma, and would form a most excellent mixing quality. No. 52, Pekoe Souchong, ia not quite so full flavoured, but is a fine quality tea. No. 21, broken leaf Pekoe, has a fine aroma, but is too broken for ordinary trade purposes. These teaß are fuller of flavour and more powerful in liquoring than the ordi nary China teas imported here, and to take them alone would require less in quantity, but the taste would have to be educated. These teas should meet with a large trade demand. Land and Property Sale—On Saturday, 3rd inst. 