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Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 976, 4 June 1872, Page 2

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The following amounts of duties were ■collected at the Custom House, Weglpoit, for tho month ended 31st May, 1872 :

Auckland. Wheat is firm at 5s 3d ; oats, 2s (3d to 3s 3d ; Canterbury flour, £l3 to £ls. Tho deputation from the Auckland Chamber of Cor, tnerco who waited upon Mr Seed, Inspector of Customs, respecting Customs' drnwhacks, recommended a refund on all duty paid when the marks of the packages are undisturbed; and presented a scale of drawbacks on goods repacked. The deputation also reC'.Tomcnded the abolition of limitations as to ti a tune i«id the places for goods to be exported to. Mr Seed concurred-in the recommendation! and said tho Government was imxiuus to remove all trade restrictions con6istcut with the projection of the revenue. 1/xttjh.ton. At a recent miction sale of sugars, ex Edith liaviland, at I yttlefon, thp following prices ivsro realise!: —fine white crystal brought Ji4 lu ±4l It's : second do, £3B Ills to A4o ; fin* '.ldte counters, £lO to £4O 10s; and sect"" SO, £37 fo £39 10s. Only a small portioi ,-f tl:j browns were quitted, ns the bidf)ir/jw«re spiritless and not up to holders' limits. The damaged lots, over 1000 mats wc. - e sc! 1 at very fait raf.es, being only about a reduction of frcin £2 to £2 10s on the

sound. The whites were p'aced at an advance of fully £2 10s to £3 on recent direct shipmo nU. DttnEDIN. Latest Quotations: —Ilennessy's and Martrll's 7s to 7s 3d, in bulk ; 27s to 27s 6d in case. Associated Vineyard's 5s 9d to 6s, bulk ; 20s case. Otards, bulk und case, 6s 3d and 255-6 d. Whisky—Long John: 6s bulk j 17s case. Dunville's: 5s 9d to 6s bulk ; 17s fid case. Islay (Sheriff's) : 5s 3d to 5s 6d bulk. Glenlivet' (Smith's) : 6s Gd to 6s 9d. Rum is quoted—Old Demerara, 3s 9d; West Indies', 3s 6d to- 3s 9d. Tenuent's bottled ale is quoted at lis Gd, d.p. Arrd's is being quitted at improved rates. Jeffrey's stone ale has been sold at 12s Gd. Thcro is no Scotch iron now in the markeS A consignment of Smith and M'Lean's has been sold out at .£33. F r best English brands (he quotations run—26 gauge, £35; 28 gauge. £37. Fencing wires are in good demand ; the quotations are—No. 6, £22 ; No. 7, £23 ; No. 8, .£24 ; No. 9, £2G ; No. 10, £27. Candles show an upward tendency ; for Prices' Belmonts. Hid to 11 Jd is asked ; Nevas, Hid. In the Alice Bell, daily expected, thcro is said to bo considerable quantitles..- Flour has advanced to the millers I(>s per ton. It is now quote £l2 10s for sacks, £l3 for small bags. The demand is good. New Zealand hemp is in good request, and prices considerably in advance of late quotations aro obtainablo for well-dressed bright sample's. The quantity coming forward is, howeve-, very limited. Melbourne, May 20. Victorian flour, £ls 10s to .£16." New Zealand wheat, medium Gs Gd, best 6s 9d to Os lOd. Oats, 3s. Maize, Ss 2d to 3s 3d. .Sugar, yellow counter, L 36 10s; ordinary whites, L4O d.p. Currants, 5d d.p. Hennessy's p.b. in qr-casks, 6s 9d ; do, case, 275. Auction Rates—Galvanised tin corrugated iron, Braly 26 guage, sft, L.39 ; 6ft, L 39 12s 6d ; 7ft, L 43 53 ; Bft, L4O 7s 6d ; 'Jffc, L-iO. Fencing wire, Nos. 4 to 7, LI 5 5s per ton. Navy canvas, No. 1 to 6, Sd to 11 Jd per yard.

The Melbourne 'Argus' report:—The Kausa, just arrived from Mauritius, brings dates to 22nd March. The Southern Cross and St Albyns, which had just reached there, were expected to return to Sydney. The Athona, 450 tons, had been chattered at 45s to load for Sydney, and the Condor is supposed to have been taken up for Melbourne, though some uncertainty exists in regard to this latter. Prices were dear owing to the scarcity of supplies. White crystals and the fin r descriptions of yellow sugars were expected to maintain values, moi-e especially as the quantity remaining for sale was very limited. Assortments to make up a cargo were very hard to get. Four thousand bags fine white crystals had been bought for Australia at 7.25 dols, and finest whites were afterwards quoted over that figure.

£ s. d. Customs'duties- ... .. 1705 6 1 Lighthouse dues ... 7 J4 4 Merchant Shipping fees . 0 4 0 Arms Fees 6 14 0 Gold duty .. 402 2 3 £2122 0 8