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West Coast Times, Issue 227, 11 June 1866, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Wxax Coast Ti.mjss Olllce, (Saturday Evening. Tho import duty collected at tho Custom House to-day amounted to £98 19b ,ld. Tho following mefchandiao cloared shows its distribution: —

Thero was no clearance of gold. DUNEDIN. Tho ," Daily Timoe," of tho 4th instant, roports as follows :—: — A fair amount of business has been oxporionood during tho post wook ; transactions have, howovor, boen more numerous than largo, very fow considerable operations in any branch of trado having been roported. Tho markets on tho Wost Coast coutinuo to wear au encouraging appoaranco, slocka being oxtremoly limited, and pricos advancing, ai\d in consequence a considerable domand is maintaiuod here for most suitable goods for shipment. Tho country trado keeps good, and will probably remain so during tho greator part of tho winter. Tho oarriago question, and tho scarcity oftsomo descriptions of goods, having prevented storekeepers from being in the usual position as to stock at thi-i timo of the year. Tho flour tnarkit wears an hn: proved tono, tho reHiilt of last Australian advices. Prices quoted lnit week as nominal, and at which sales could not be mado, are now firm, though no snlos of importance have transpired. A small shipment of Adelaide is to hand, tho only arrival for several weeks. Sugars are looking well, and nofwithstanding tho importations since tho commencement of tho year, tho stock is again down low, particularly in tho most saleable description. Tho last adviceo from Melbourne aro favorable to the contimianco of tho improved rates now asked. .Tens ha.'o not been neglected; prices obtained have been quite equal to last quotations, and tho market now, in consequence of stocks of niodium and good congous being largely diminished, wears an appcarauco of improvement. Tho non-arrival of shipments of bulk ales (sold to arrive) is causing a lull in the trado, the salo of the bnlanco of a parcel of M'Ewan's (yet to arrive) forming tho only item of magnitudo which has^como under our notice: however, tho high price of tho chief browing requisites augurs well for the sale of nil now beers as soon nfl to hand. BoUlcd alo continues littlo enquired for, tho roverso boiug tho caso for stout, which last commands full prices. There has been a littlo moro doing in provisions than usu-.1, but nearly nil parcels to arrive by ships due. Butter and chocso both maintum full pricos.

JJranuy Geuova , £32 « U 8 6 11 Whisky 10 4 0 Wine 38 12 0 Sundries) 0 8 2 £98 19 1