COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Issue 571, 28 September 1866, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

TniES Office, Thursday Evening. The following are the Custom Eetums foi? — Thttbsday, 27th Sept. Spirits of Wine, 47 gals ... £28 4 8 We take the subjoined commercial intelligenc, from the " Daily Times," 22nd September : — Business yesterday was almost at a standstill in consequence of the departure of the mails via Suez. To-day there has been a little more doing, but still no activity has been witnessed. Flour, sugars, and all staples, are firm at last quotations. The Resolute and Alexandrina are to hand from Britain, with much wnnted shipments A meeting of the creditors of Coote and Co took place this afternoon. The statement of liabilities shown amounted to nearly £10,000, of which one- half are stated to b? old claims of creditors not in the colnny ; the assets amount to a comparatively triflm? su^. The greatest dissatisfaction was ex prwed by those present; and it was ultimately Bnsgesfp 3 - that the creditors should subscribe pro raia, for the purpose of institutins a thorough scrutiny, and, if necessary, of taking further prrfreeciinjrs Messr? "WiTs^eler and Bot-pb, of London, in their W O nl Circular, state that— "Tn the United States the new Tariff Bill has been under consideration. Tt b.is T)as=erl the T ower TTou=e, and is expefte^. to pas? ihe Senate immediately ; but ths President wouW still have the power to veto it, and th'T« is a small chance that he may exercise his ■nrivilt-ffe. on account of its excessively protecHvfi nature. Tt pro noses to fix on fine wools, costing 1 fir} vcrr lb or under, ffirst cost) a duty of sr\ per lb. stkl 10 rer cent ad valorem ; if over ]flrJ. 'o. QA do, and 10 per cent. Carpet do, costrg 6d rln, lirl do ; if over Sd do. 3d do. Paneling the decision, the markets there for foreign wools are inam^e ; but a brisk and profitable trade isv expected during -the autumn months." *,