COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 65, 29 October 1864, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

SpxTTHiAino Times Ofpice. > JFriday Evening. The revenue collected at the Custom House for the past two days, for articles cleared for home consumption, is as follows • — Yesterday, £135 145. 10& ; to-day, £85 165. ; in all, £221 105. 10d., being duties levied as follows : — - Brandy, 187 ga11a. f. ;...'...' £84 3 0 Whiskey, 31 galls 14 3 4 Geneva,* 139 gals 62 13 0 Bot. Beer,'l6lgalß 8 10 Beer, in bulk, 100 ga15....... 2,10 0 s Wine, 55 galls 8 5 0 Tobacco, 443 lbs 33 4 6 g-jndriei ■••••••_•.■ „8 ll ° \ mi io io

Wo have, per the City of Hobart, Dunedin files up to yesterday's date.;7;7The 'ATimes of that day repor tsj tw lloUowsi :-^- ,y7*Y Y-.Y . .. ' i X , * Busmfess- generally 'has? been dull^"Qiiotatibns J-for leading articles remain unaltered.^- YFlour is I selling in small parcels. The damaged portion of the J. Rosa Alcaraz cargo was sold by auction at £19 for. thevbestjvand: £13 '6s. for that in the worstcondition. A large parcel of London -and ColqnialCo.'s&le was offered by auction,Lbut suppp'seil noti tobVsold. XX yy.A^y*^ Same jounial of the previous day has the foi'lowing :— . .ijixziiyy.}.* -*-v ■ -_•■- »-< -•• -- \y - J - Business' continues "steady 'and "go'o"d7 the_ want of cart&ge, however, jpre^nte^e forwarding *-qf cpuntry ordei*s. In flour little is doing, except-small-sales to immediate '^consumers. Holders of . Adelaide ask £31. Chilian may be qUb'ted £28 nominally. ; ! '*- - Bacon and hams continue to pass from importers' liandsat the advanced rates. 7, 7; Brandies are; firmly held ; ithe pricespow exceed; Tthelkmts of speculators; quotations, "Hennessy's, '■9s. 6d.*> Martell's, 9s. v 3d. r to 9s. 6d. 7- .n - •• '. V.^Geneva asked for. '* JDKZj "low duty,'is' worth .135.7*8 d.! ; „._ _. r „ ,^7,.7 ■ ,-,..,-.,,-.- --r ,ißWding-ma%i^^are-7gbirig into f con»umption faster,* and the arrivals of timber have been small ibr.soiae time past, except.hardwood.-y 7 1 V . 7.1 -AtoMessrs. M'Landress, Hepbnrn and Co.'s teas -and sugars were offered, but the trade evinced a'disinglmation to.buy at the reserves. . Medium congous realisedls.-' 9Jd; in; bond. r 7 7" '■' Messrs.? A*YG. Fisher and Go. brought-to /the'; hammer the 'stock hi the estate of Ciiddefprd and Kellett, obtaining fair prices. „.,yyy.. ■•:. a.-., .By -the arrival of the s.s., Albion we have Mel--bourne papers to the I22nd' 'instsant. . , The .ALrgus^ bf" thardate has the' following 'mercantile port: — | " " -' ~ : -y ! '"There are no signs of improvement apparent, to-day to the import market," arid operations i have been extremely scanty. Holders of Adelaide flour. •ask'highef prices, and £25 for best quality is now the current quotation. A parcel of second brands has changed hands at £24. For Chilian, ex 3)omiriiquez Hermanos,v£2l -lOs.*, net cash, _has been obtained ; and fine California^ ex Colling*-, wood, we iare informed, has been quitted at £23 10s., but ; we are not aware on what terms; Country orders for all- sorts have; come* in yery freely. In brandies and bottled beers: a better feeling is manifested ; and we have heard of a large sale of ports and sherries, at full rates, -for export. Kerosene oil, Cozzens's, has been sold at 5*3. 9d. 3,000 boxes of candles have been placed at outside : market quotations. At auction, a quantity of tobacco, in tierces, has been disposed of at fair rates. Mauritius sugar, quitted by -the same means, brought indifferent prices, quality'considered. Our dates from Sydney extend to the 18th inst. There is no commercial new 3of importance. We haye Adelaide jotu*nals to tlie 18th inst. The Register of that date has the following : — " Flour. — Sales of town brands have been made at £23 per ton. . Holders are firm. Wheat continues in great demand, but there is very littlo offering. Some small sale 3 have taken place this afternoon at 9s. 6d. per bushel at the port ; town price, 9s. „'■•. From Hobart Town we have dates to the 18th. The Mercury says : — *• Business during the day has been extremely quiet, and there nave been no transactions worthy of -note. -; If; anything, the breadstuffs market is slightly easier, but we have no change in prices to report. Quotations continue as 1 under : — Flour, £21 per ton ; wheat, lis. Id. to 'lis. per bushel; sharps, £12 per ton; bran, ls. 6d; per/bushel ; oats, 3s. 6d. to ss. per bushel • barley, ss. sd. to 6d. per bushel *. hay, from £5, to £6 per ton, according to quality ; potatoes, £4 10s. to £5 per ton (without bags) j onions, £9 10s. to £10.