RIVERTON.

Southland Times, Issue 590, 12 November 1866, Page 2

RIVERTON.

CUSTOMS PEVENTJE. TOB QIUSTBB ENDING 30TH SbpTKMBEB, 1866. Spirits, 1637 galls ... £953 5 9 Tobacco, 1094 lbs ... 136 15 0 Wine, 514 galls ... 103 16 0 Ale and beer in v ood, 725 galls 27 3 9 .Ale and beer in bottle 151 galls 11 6 6 Tea, 2663 lbs ... 66 11 6 Coffee, 92 lbs ... 13 0 Sugar, 3,5192 lbs ... 146 12 8 Goods at 5b foot ... 123 14 2 Goods at4scwt ... 23 19 0 £1623 4 4 September, Qttabter, 1865 £898 9 0 Fob the Moxth ending 3Jst October, 1866. Spirits, 682 galls ... £379 10 0 Tobacco. 289 lbs ... 36 2 6 "Wine, 206* galls ... 41 6 0 Ale and Beer, in bottle ... 1 10 0 Ale and Beer in Wood ... 21 17 6 Tea, 2096 lbs ... 51 14 6 Coffee, &c, 24S lbi ... 3 0 9 Sugar, 10798 lb» ... 44 19 10 Goods at 5s ft .. 5 8 4 Goods at 3s ft ... 5 15 3 Goods at 4s cwt ... 2 5 0 Goods at Is cwt ... 2 0 0 Goods at3dlb ... 4 7 6 Goods at Id lb ... 3 19 0 £603 16 2 Month. of October, 1865 ... £325 16 10 By the arrival of the Queen and the overland mail we are in receipt of files of all the Northern papers, -we subjoin extracts of commercial interest. The Daily Times, sth November says : — " Since the departure of the mails via Suez business has maintained the improvement ■which at the time of their departure we were able to record. In no particular branch of trade have the operations been very heavy, or have any particular features of interest presented themselve3 ; tut in all a fair steady demand has prevailed, and a free disposition to buy been manifested. Market prices have suffered but little, and though, in consequence of the fuller supply of most staples, slightly easier prices have ruled in some instances, yet the giving way has been all but unt important. The money market has scarcely anything left of its late tightness, and we have not now occasion to notice any inconvenience thereby occasioned. Credit is fairly sustained, and nothing during the past two or three weeks has occurred to disturb the feeling of confidence generally felt. Breadstuffs have been uniformly quiet, and operations limited to current requirements — prices scarcely differing from last quotations. Selling rates have been .—Chilian, £14 iOs to £15; Califomian, £15; South Australian, £17 lOs te £18; Provincial, £14. Provisions have been in better demand than previously, particularly bacon and hams ; and during the past few days sales of fair-sized parcel* have been made, at, however, rather lower figures than holders previously adhered to. Is 3d is now tne a?kin» price for Sinclair's and Coey's hams and bacnT The stock on hand and coming forward ib ample Tor bulk ales, the market has been rather dull, and the additional duty is apparently telling against its sale. Stout in glass can be quickly placed. Blood's, Burkes, and Dumphy's command 10s j Bjaes, 9s — stocks of these brands are light. Ales in bottle have also beei celling more freely, and values for first brands iiave a little gone up ; 8s 6d to 9s 6d is obtainable for parcels in fcest condition. Quotations for aleß and stouts in bulk are as before. The timber i trade has been active, but expected supplies have rather depressed rates for some descriptions. Bale 3of galvanised iron, to arrive immediately, hare been made at a satisfactory advance. The previous rates for this article scarcely protected importers from loss. Hemp goods are more plentiful, tut no sales have been made by which any lower value has been established. Sugars have formed an important item in the transactioas of he pa»L few days. On 26fli nifc, the cargo of the Ssrah, from Mauritras, was all placed by auction, and since that time the parcels changing handaj both of that cargo and of the previous stocka, have been numerous. The last auction prices

■were on an average nsarly f \ ps* osnt. below those of the immediately preceding e&le, but tlio market hns now recovered to some extent } improvement -mil, however, depend upon the amount of additions to stoolca. Teas have not been bo aotive, though the trade has not been altogether dull. The new season's coneoua are about arriving, and purchasers are Inclined to wait.