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The- following are the Customs returns for the week ending 26th February, 1870 '• —
The Otago Daily Times of the 23rd Tilt, reports :— Business still retains & quiet appearance, and though a slight increase in the demand for goods has heen apparent yesterday and to-day, transactions have ' not 'witnessed much of an important character. Breadstuffs are commanding but little attention. Values for grain and flour unchanged, and the demand for the latter not exceeding- current trade parcels. Malt liquorß, wines, and spirits may he claased as alike dull, nothing cf note going forward in either item. Henness-y's case has been placed in a moderate line at 27s 9d. Moderate sales are also reported of galvanised iron, salt, and cornsacks, with, however, no change to note in the value of cither article. Sugars retain their firmness, sales rather improving in amount. Trade parcels of tea? move at unaltered rates. In the auction marts comparatively little has been doing.
The Oamaru Times of the 22nd ult. reports :— We note no transactions in grain, and prices are nominal at about last-given rates. Potatoes none in the market. New Potatoes are offered at £4 10s per ton (no sales). General business remains exceedingly quiet. We have been shown several samples of grain of this season's crop, which look extremely well, indeed far better than i we had been led to anticipate. Some red straw wheat, which we handled to-day, is plump, heavy, and clean, and will run over 601bs to the bushel. We have also been shown a very fair sample of Tartarian oats. Generally speaking wheat will turn out comparatively well, an average of 30 bushels to the acre being looked for. Nearly all this grain is in stook, but the wet weather of the last day or two has prevented carrying and threshing. The oat crop will, it is believed, be a good one, from 40 to 50 bushels to the acre being the expected yield. The harlev crop will wo fear be to a grr at extent a failure, on account of the wetness of the season and the ravages of caterpillar.
Monday, 21st £149 15 4 Tuesday, 22nd ... ... 47 811 "Wednesday, 23rd .... 118 12 5 Thursday, 24th 50 4 0 Friday, 25th 4 6 3 Saturday, 26th 129 7 0 £599 13 11
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Southland Times, Issue 1217, 1 March 1870, Page 2
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382COMMERCIAL. Southland Times, Issue 1217, 1 March 1870, Page 2
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