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Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 959, 5 April 1872, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Mr j Mimro held a sale of cattle at the South Spit on Tuesday last, and disposed of 50 head of cattle aud 300 sheep at remunerative prices. The latest Melbourne quotations to hand give flour, slow of sale, at ,£l2 12s 6d to £l2 15s. "Wheat is quoted at 5s 2d to 5s sd. On the 20th ult., under the hammer 700 bushels Victorian wheat were quotted at 5s to 5s 2d, and about 4500 bushels of New Zealand oats, a very fine sample, were placed at auction at 3s 2d to 3s 3d. The following amounts of duties were collects at this port for the quarttr ending

The amount returned to the Provincial Government for the twelve months ended 31st March last from this port is as follows:

31st Match lost. , Customs dutie3 £ s. d. .. 4635 1 11 lighthouse dues ... 20 15 10 Merchant Shipping fees . 0 2 0 , Arms fees ... 7 4 0 Wino licenses 24 0 0 Brewers' dt 2 0 0 Wine •duty 50 0 0 Gold duty .. 1221 9 10 £5960 13 7 and for the month ended 31st March aa follows :— £ s. d. Customs'duties ... .. 1873 15 5 Lighthouse duns ... 7 11 4 Merchant Shipping fees .. . 0 2 0 Arms Fees 5 10 Wine license 10 0 Gold duty 878 19 2 42766 8 11

Spirits ... 8925 3 5 Tobacco ... 27G8 13 9 Cigars ... 510 11 7 Fixed duties ... 4975 15 6 Duties, measurement ... 1402 G 0 ,, weight 675 6 8 Gold dutjr ... 6741 18 10 £25,999 15 9