COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Tn_E_ Op-fice, Thursday Evening. Trade during the week has been -very dull. The New Tariff seems Ukely to cause a slight advance in prices. Flour remains at £21 per ton. Oats have advanced, and are in demand at 6s per bushel. Good WeUinston butter is worth 2s per lb. - Hams and bacon stUl continue scarce. English is worth Is iOd per lb. Colonial, Is 4d to Is 6d per lb. Potatoes are scarce at £7 to £8 per ton; as high as £10 is given for good seed. Little has been doing in wines, spirits, and groceries, the alteration in Tariff not much affecting prices.
The foUowing are the Custom Returns for the past two days : — Wednesday, October 3. Tea, -749 lbs £18 14 6 Brandy, 29 galls. ... ... 17 8 0 £36 2 6 Thttbsdat, October 4. Tobacco, 285 lb £35 12 6 Brandy, 26 galls 15 12 0 Confectionery, 3 0 0 £54. 4 6
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Southland Times, Issue 574, 5 October 1866, Page 2
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158COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Southland Times, Issue 574, 5 October 1866, Page 2
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