COMMERCILA INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 77, 25 November 1864, Page 2

COMMERCIL A INTELLIGENCE.

SouTHiiAKu Times Office. Thursday Evening. The revenue collected at the Custom House for the past two days, for articles cleared for home consumption, is as follows : — Yesterday, £21 2s. 4d. ; to-day, £30 16s. Id.; in all, £51 18s. sd. being duties levied as follows :—

■ „■ #■ ■ 33y the s.s. City of. liotart we have Dunedin files to yesterday's date. The Daily Times reports as follows: — "The attention of the trade, has been mainly taken up with the heavy sale of sugars and teas " held at Messrs. M'JLaudress, Uepburn and Co.'s JKoohie. The entire cargo of the Adela, from Mauritius, was sold by that firm at -.'rices about equa| toiate current values, ndtn-lihsmndinglhat tome of the samples Vcre nut tbVbesl*auapted to our requirements. Fine white crystals realised ±40 to £40 55. ; second quality crystals, £36 17s. 6d. to JE3IJ 15s. ; tine yellow counters, £34 15s. to £36 ss. ; second counters £32 10s. to £3i lOs. ; ration; £29 lOs.j ,to £31 15d.x The teas offered 'were not so" readily "taken up, although ' gome i considerable lines were placed at; ls. B%± to ls;%U, in bond, for tair- congous, Jittrick brand, and Is. lid ibr half-chests ex same ship, duty paid. 'Iheiiourytmained unsold, understood to be reserved at £25, to whiuh/limifc the bids did not tjUite reach. In private Irade- not much lias been done. JTirßt-Liasß brands of ale and stout in glass contiuue scarce, and light' beers;for summer conj sumption are looked alter, rates hi aUvance-of our jlast pncee Deing readily given. ; borne .transactions in medium congous have take-it place at prices showing no ' reduction in ▼blues. Speculators are again looking for brandies and whiskies, the impression being that these articles j muit improve, .

Brandy, 53 galls £23 17 0 Geneva,' 3li galls 14 4 1 Wino, 55 gails 8 5 0 Drapery,.. 4 0 0 Sununt-i 1 12 4 £51 18 5