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Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1248, 7 March 1878, Page 2

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The Customs duties collected here on Tuesday, Bth March, amounted to £587 11s Id. The items were Spirits, £19412s 2d ; wine, £23 19s 6d ; ale (inbottle), £8 8s 9d; tobacco, £173 15s; tea, £ls 13s Cd; sugar, £BO 17s; goods by weight, £1 3s lid; ad valorem, £24165; other duties, £154 15s 3d. NEW ZEALAND MARKETS, The “North Otago Times” mentions that on Monday a very large transaction was concluded for strain of the new season’s crop, Messrs Fleming and Hedley being the vendors, and Messrs F. Cunningham and Co. the purchasers. The quantity sold in one line was from 80,000 to 100,000 bushels in all. cf which from 70,000 to 80,000 wei e wheat and the balance oats, grown on the Eskbank estate. The figure obtained is stated to be satisfactory, but the exact price has not transpired. The deposit on the purchase was rather larger than in ordinary grain transactions, being 1 no less tlum £IO,OOO. The "Times” is informed that Messrs Morton and Bruce have tested the quality of the wheat grown on this estate, and find that the yield ot flour is exceptionally high, 40 bushels and 16lb. producing a ton of the manufactured article. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Mfleouhnv --The “Argus” of February 28th the import market business to-day has nofbtn part cul rij larked by activity, the arrival of the foreign mails haviPff m a measure monopolised attention. BreadstunS, as far as regards wheat, are firm, good inquiry js experienced and sales are making to a considerable e Stent; we hear of 900 bags having changed hands at 5s Bd, Up to 5s 9d is asked by some, but 5s 8d may be put down as the market to-day. We understand, that about 5000 bags will go home in the Lusitania to London, Flour is about yesterday’s quotation, for though £l2 7s 6d is the price for parcels, yet £l2 10s continues to be realised for small lots. Amongst the sales reported appears a line of 50 tons taken up for export. Oats are quiet and somewhat irregular. Sales of New Zealand fair feeding are reported at 4s lOd Maize is moving off at 6s lOd to 6s lid, at which prices sales have been made. Sugars are in good demand, 300 bags low yellows have been placed at £3O 10s. 250 bags yellows have also been taken nt> at £3l. 200 bags good whites have been exposed of at £35 10s to £36, and 350 tags browns were sold for shipment at equal to° £°7 Trade parcels of new Patna rice are moving off steadily for trade purposes at £ib 10s to £l9 according to quantity. In kerosene, sales to the extent of 900 cases Devoe's are mentioned at Is 2'd Sardines are again coming into notice for shipment, and considerable business is pending in halves and quarters. In oilmen's stores ws note the quittance of an invoice of Whybrow’s goods, com rising salad and castor oil, besides vinegar, likewise an invoice of Column's mustard, &c., all of which descriptions are scarce and rising in value. Hops have not been marked by any special inquiry. Advices from England state that the tendency of the market was decidedly upwards for good brewing English growths, of which not many remained unsolci Heunessy’s case brandy is ju more request, mid sales are advised at up to 31s 3d. Jn one instance a parcel of 500 cases is said to have changed hands on private terms. A considerable run upon whisky has hed experienced A shipment of Long John brand has been placed at ss9d, John Ross awl Go's has also >d considerable attention, but the stiffness of holder-; who “ sk r os . checked business. This brand nosf costs 6s 3d laid down. Ibout 500 cases Danville’s XVjsh whisky have been sold to arrive at 18s to 18s Cc, according to Adelaide.—The “Observer” of February 23rd reports I The market throughout the week has been extremely dull, and no transactions of special importance have transpired. The customary sales for completing shipments have taken place. On Tuesday 100 tons of town flour was repotted at £l3 ’ss A parcel of 100 tons of wheat meal changed hands at fill ss, and 250 tons at £ll 7s (id. On Wednesday a sale of between 300 and 400 tons of town flour was elfected at £13155, half-bags realisi.iir ri:! 17s 6d. Wo quote wheat from 5s lOd to VlUl £ c.b. at Port Adelaide; flour, £l3 16s to to £l3 ’l 7s 6d. In bran, oats, and pollard the market ' 11 met at last quotations—viz., New ZeaLudoats.ls 3d: bran. Is Old to Is I'd; pollard, l»4d to Is sd; Capo barley. 3s 6d Iho exports f", r ti w fortnight ending the 10th of lobruary reached—for wheat, 11,100 tons 1 for flour, 3364 , . ' . ninkintr for the year to that date a total exof 25.255 tons of wheat fluff 10-860 tons of d-nv,