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Otago Daily Times, Issue 246, 3 October 1862, Page 4

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<-y'' :•':- ; Dailt Times o»wcn, f Thursday Erening. '■■■ A good quantity of merchandise ia being despatched for the Dunstari diggings, and storekeepers -n-otn the Tuapeka (iistrict have also made purchases but of a limited extent. Notwitlntandifig the large numbers which co»tinue to arrive, business generally remains quiet, and there is no extra demand felt amongst merchants at the present time. Our Melbourne news is getting old,'the scraps of miormacion received by sailiug hhips mitigating the absence of intelligence to some extent; but a steamer is very anxiously looked for.V/e do not know that any alteration in market values can he quoted. We hear, of sales of flour as high as L2O for first brands, and as a considerable quantity has recently beeu taken off for the country trade,-we look for this rate being confirmed if higher prices do not liave to be paid The demand for tobacco has been slacker, but values are iuily maintained. The inquiry for mining tools has al-nost ceased, tlie most of the new arrivals coining equipped for the work. The limited number of teams at pre•seut available for carriage of goods to the mines is much felt, and were a much ia-ger number at work, there is littls doubt that they would meet with ready employment. - '

—No export returns • for gold were passed at the QngtQjm'Houss. yesterday. _The Customs Keveuue c-llected in the port of Dunedui o:> Wednesday, the Ist amounted to £634 Ss 9d. . Among-'fc the', items were:—Brandy, lio .g«1.<5;,; ;^51 155.;. rum, 3L" gals , £id 19s. ;-whisi>ev 57 gals., £25 13*.; rob.icco, 1325 Us., HO7 7s Orcigars, .311 lbs., £4(3 13s; sugar, 15,700 ft*., £65 on 4d. We have been favored with the following— Comparative Returns shewing the amount of Customs' Duties collected at the port of Dune-lin In the colony of New Zealand (according to several heads of rerenue undermentioned), for the quarter* ended respectively 30th September, 1862, and 30th September, 1861 :—

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