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West Coast Times, Issue 165, 29 March 1866, Page 2

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Wbst Coast Times Office, Wednesday «v>enuig. • The amount of Import duty collected at tho Ouatom House to-day was £780 13s. Id, (lUtributod as under : —

No gold wat cleared, VICTORIA, The Aeg w of the 22nd reports 2— "In the import markets, to-day, inquiriotto a fair extent have beon oxporionced for most de«criptioni of goods, and numerous salos have been effected, though tho aggregate amount turned over has not been largo, in the market for breadstuffo little has been done, and savo for a fow trifling sales business has boon almost ati a standstill. A parcel of country flour, Adolaide, changed hands at £18 17s, from whioh to £20, for town brands, prices still range. Small talos of Victorian wheat are reported at 7» 6d to 7s 9d ; theso comprise tho bulk of operations. Make is again firmer, owing to advices from Sydney ; and though sales aro mentioned at ss. we learn that an advance on this will be roquired to-morrow. Ordinary seod oats havo been placed at ss. 3d. A slight revival in the demand for candles has been met by sales of Brandon's, at 13fd., and of othor brands to some extent at 13f d. Light weights havo been sold at lOd. Soda crystals continue to be diiposod of at £13. Iv provisions, oheeae is stated to havo met with a ready sale at Is. 6d. in parcels, for best qualities. Rico is in a great measuro neglected, buyers not feeh'ng it safe to act until vessels 1 now on the way make their appearance. On the othor hand, holders show no anxioty to quit, onoouraged by advices from Calcutta, which state that the partial failure of tho crops doe* not warrant the expectation of prices receding j and .the Warrior, instead of a cargo, at was expeoted, returns with only ten tons on board ; and the bulk of shipments for tho season, usually mad* at this period, havo now beea advised. As yot, however, nothing beyond trade sales can be effected, at £25. A small shipment to arrive of Taylar, Walker, and Co. s bulk stout has been placed at £7 ss. Further trniactions in Bads'a No. 4 old ale are mentioned at £5 16s. Tho Carlisle Company's meets with buyers at £6, but to get rid of a quantity a lower figuro would ho accepted. Morrian's has been sold at £7 18s. 6d.. and at auction some fifty hogsheads of a new brand wore quoted at £5 12s. 6d. to £5 17s. 6d. Sales of Byass'e stout at 10s. 7*d., to arrive, have transpired. Some twonty hogsheads of medium sherrie* havo been sold at £79, duty paid. A parcel of 509 cases Associated Vineyards brandy hna changed hands on private terns. In teas, wo hear of * line of medium congous, in bond, having mot with » purchaser at Is. 6d.

Wiu© £4 6 0 Tobacco 134.17 6 Brandy 242 5 9 WhUlcy 64 4- 8 Cordials 16 0 0 Genera , 82 7 9 Sugar 69 0 0 Oilmen's atores 1114 6 Tea 65 16 4 Cutlery 0 10 Drapery 68 18 0 Stout '39 18 6 Soap 2 10 Hardware 0 8 0 Total „. £780 13 1 v