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WeM-inOton, January 16. The Ctistome duties collected at the port of Wellington for the week ending en-Satnida-y -jynouiilexl. t0,,£4654 17s, Beer »lutY, £160 17s 6d. ' Messrs George Thomas and Co, report produce prices as follbwi :'— ln grhin and lines a general and permanent sdTanrefcns' tnlren ph»3& 'TaTTMTWasons are assigned for the cause hut th? strongest indications ar£theterta_ln}y ;*• of an exceedingly small yield or all cereals in the large growing districts of the SpiftK Island^- Oats may not be -quote* safely under 2s 6d per* bushel on the wharf, while oatmeal has advanced to £11 10s per ton. There is , a strong tendency toward agitation in flour, and millers are refusing orders at an advance of 10s per ton on old rates. We <quwt^ present values £8 15s t« £9. Whole fowl* whea,t alto, shows a. gardening 1 tendency, and; is rulling from 8s 4d to. 3* 63 per busheK Pollard and bran still remain scarce, .and hard to obtain at £6 ; per ton all round. Chaff of good quality; is in request at £4 for straw and £5 for aheaves. Beans, /barley, maize, potatoes, onions, and other lines not enumerated above, remain steady at old quotations. Cheese has better demand at 6fd to. ft|dSalt butter, pending brighter Australian advices, remains flat at . B£d ; fresh dp, fair' sale at lid. Eggs (guaranteed), lid' td Hid. Bacon and hams, 8d to B£d all round. Fruit -Large arrivals from all depots are again noted,- and prices have ruled as follow : — Oranges 16* ; lemons* 40s; cooking apples, 3s to> 7s ; eating do, 7s per case; pear?, 5» to 9s ; plums. 6s to 9s ; cherries, 3s to 6s ; apricots, 6s t» 8s ; greengages 7s-to. Bs, 6d per half eaie; pines, 6s per dozen ; bananas, 3s t» 4s 6d. per bunch ; peanuts, 4dperlb.