COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 83, 16 December 1864, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

:.;■■■•■• Southland. Times Office. Thursday Evening. The following is the amount of' Custom /duties levied oh goods for home consumption during the last three. days:— Tuesday, £108 25. - 2 d. ; : Wednesday, £91 r 4s. 2d. ; and to-day, '£81 11s. lid. malring a total of £281 6s. 3d., on goods 1 as follows : — ■■' ' ■ K ■■■■'■■-'■■■ -

A fair average amount of business has been doing during themouth, and trade, although not of so extensive a character as formerly, lias nevertheless been of a healthier kind, being free from speculation, aud chicQy foL- cash. The accounts received from the Nokomai diggings spoalc well of the permanent and paying nature of the aui'ifei-ous deposits in that locality, and the steady trade that has been doing in order to supply tho wants of the numerous and increasing population there, has had the effect of considerably relieving the stocks on hand. Hardly a day has passed during the month but considerable quantities of goods have been sent to the Nokomai, us well as to other parts of tho interior, the settlers having takon advantage of tho wool season in order to load tho return drays with supplies. The following are tho duties paid on homo consumption goods at InvercargiH, from 18th Novembor to 15th December, both; datos included ;—

In wines and spirits we have but little change to report since our last "summary. Stocks of brandy of really good brands are not particularly heavy, and the article is in ' fair demand. Of G-eneva there is a fair supply at our quotations. The market is overstocked with whisky, which can be bought under cost. "Very little demand exists for rum, of which there are tolerable supplies. There is a scai'city of bulk beer. Of all ales of the new brew the stocks are light j but full stocks of the old tow avo still on hand. Bulk porter is very dull of sale. . A fair demand, however, exists' both for bottled ale and bottled porter, of which there are fair supplies. A steady trade is doing in breadstuff's, but prices have fallen since our last, best "Adelaide flour, of which there is but little in the market, being now quoted at £28 10s. The flour princi-' pally used ia Chilian and Californian, which ranges from £26 to £27. Large quantities of wool are arriving daily from the interior, but very little of this season's clip has as yet been sold, buyers acting with extreme caution. Wool in the grease may be quoted at from 9d. to lOd.j washed, at ; from Is. 4d. to Is. M. ! We publish below a list of the prices ruling in in the market.

*o& > »...,..i..» 61 IB" 4 Tobadco „,.. 65 2 0 Wine 68 17 9 Spieits— Brandy » 566 13 8 Gin... 2 12' 7 Geneva , , 313 13 7 Bum 68 17 0 Whiskey 197 SO Other kinds ' 6 IS 10 G-oods at 3s. per cwfc 8 0 6 Goods at 4s. per foot 84 1 0 Total .'.... '..£1,712* 0 4

Ale; in boltlo '..,...... £87 15 0 ' Ale, in wood 3*7 6 0 Coffee „.,' 7 7 6 , Sugar,,. ".,; 145 17 7

Wine5,220 ( ga115.....:. .......... 33 0 0 Bum, 26 do. 11, 14 0 Geneva,- 76 ga115..;........... 3di 2 11: . ,- - Beier, 131 galls ..;.1,;'.;;..../ ll'll 0 >"' Sundries .;...;.;...... 37 19 9 £281 6 3 ....... ■ ■ ,-» • . ...... ...