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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 52, 29 September 1864, Page 2

Southland Time 3 Office. Wednesday Evening. Tho revenue collected at the Custom-house for the past two days for articles cleared for home consumption was as follows:—Yesterday, £253 16s. 2d., to-day, £114 Os. 3d.; in all, £367 16s. 5d., being duties levied as follows : —

The upward tendency of flour in tho Australian markets causcß that article to remain steady in price here, Best Adelaide may still be quoted at £30. An unfavorable change of weather, however, has set in, which is having its customary depressing effect on all departments of business. « MELBOURNE. The s.s. Albion brings Melbourne papers to the 21st instant: — The Argiis of 20th reports as follows : —" The import market has not opened this week with much spirit, although numerous small sales have been made and orders are coming in freely. In' the flour market a further advance has to be recorded. Sales of good quality Adelaide have been effected to-day at £25 10s.; cash, and as high as £26 was reported to be demanded in the afternoon. Small parcels of wheat were sold at lls., with an upward tendency. Californian flour is inquired for, and large sales are said to be imminent. We publish in another column some communications bearing on this article. In tobacco, a quantity of half-pounds, good quality, has been disposed of at Is. Bd. "Woolpacks have changed hands' at 6s. 9d. • ' The auction sale of pure imported rams and ewes held by Messrs; J, H.; Clough. and Co., at their stores v to-xlay, fwas. very ..well,attended j a large number of buyers being attracted by the consignment of Herr Stoiger's sheep, ex Star of Peace. The catalogue consisted of 120 lots, of which twenty-six rams and fourteen ewes formed the shipment-referred to. The former realized prices ranging from. £20 to £190 each, and the latter from £30to£85each. The celebrated ram, •which is the son of the prize animal exhibited at the Battersea show in 1862, and for which £400 •was given by Mri Lloyd, of New SouthWal^s, •was knocked "down to' Charles Armitage, .Esq^"bT Fulham, for £185; •whilst another ram, which ranked with^tbisipn'Cin thelestimatibn of the breeder* was purchaeifed by T. H. Bear, Esq., &r:

, £190. Two Spanish, merino rams, bred by Mr. Campbell, -of! Vermont, United States, cold for | £45 and £70 Two Cotswold rams [realized £29 each; and seven Negrettis sold for ? fw>m £25 to £35/*- Ai pen of eighteen pure nierinoß>Kihe Steiger breed, of. a different shipment, ""realized from £20 to 50 each. The Argus of the 21et contains the following :— »»"Sereral'trfti»Bactionß-in-'flour -were reported-to--day, prices still , exhibiting, an upward tendency H and holders manifesting aMeeided unwillingness^ to part with their stocks. " Sales of Adelaide Hour l -at'£26'hav£T»ei^ fetched £25. ChiHati<has[ sold -jit ; £24, and at auction a parcel, of sound Californian, ex Lightning, has realised £22 155., and damaged frpm£l6to £20. Adelaide wheat has i changed hands at llsl, but we have heard. pf subsequent refusals of .pffera.of 11s. I 3d; Marteli's brandy, dark, in bulk, has beenplaced .at Bs. 3d., and strong ram at a price which has not -transpired ; the market rate of the latter, article is, i however, 3s.4£d. to Bs. 6d. A quantity of black fencing-wire, No. 6, ias be^n disposed of at from ;16s. lOd. to 17s. Int'ea we have heard of but one ' transaction of importance — a chop of fine congou having changed hands at good market rates."

Brandy 108* gals £46 13 2 Geneva, 74£ / 33 9 1 Whisky, 173 " 78 8 -4 Wine, 75 " 11 5 0 Beer, (bot.) 2529 gals 126 9 0 Sugar, 11720 lbs 46 16 3 Tea, 475 " 7 IS 4 Tobacco, 118 " 3 17 0 Drapery 3 4 0 Sundries 4 15 10 £367 16 5