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Lyttelton Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1504, 7 October 1865, Page 2

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♦ Lyttellon Times Office, Friday Evening. Accounts vary as to the manner in which the fourth of the month passed over, but on the whole the balance inclines to the favourable view of the question. As a rule bills were fairly met, though in some cases not perhaps without effort. Business has been better during the week, orders having been freely given for goods required on account of the works being carried on along the West Coast road. The accounts received from travellers speak much more favourably of ibe progress of the contractors on that work. The weather has been more even during the past fortnight, and the workmen have made greater progress than for some time past; drays have passed over the saddle, and light vehicles can travel as far as the Teremakau. This, coupled with the encouraging news received from the goldfields, can hardly fail before long to stimulate business in Christchurch.

GRAIN REPORT. Since our last report no change has occurred in this market—a quiet steady trade continues to be done in flour at £22, but little grain has come forward during the week, transactions only moderate—for prime samples of wheat, 7s per bushel may still be quoted as top price. The business done in oats has been confined to the retail trade, no speculative purchases have been reported this week, and the market is decidedly quieterSB to 5s to 6d are current rates. CUSTOMS RETURNS. The following are the imports, stocks in bond, and duties collected, at the port of Lyttelton, for the week ending Sept. 30:— IMPOSTS. For b, read bushels; c, cwt.; g, gallons; p, packages; £, feet; t, tons; w, bottles. £ £ Agrcltrl Implrantfl— OilSpades, 6p ... 50 linseed,7oßg ... 141 JUe and beer— Colza, 200 g ... 60 Bulk, 500 g ... 70 Oilmen's stores, 26p 92 Billed, 073 g ...187 Paints, 46 p ~.259 Apothecaries' wares, Paperhangwgs, 20p 280 26 p ... 129 Provisions— Arms, 3, ... 11 Biscuto,26c ... 25 Fuse, 1 p ... 15 Flour, 6 t ... 100 Bags— Rice, 27 c ... 37 Woolpacks, 46 p 700 Salt,#t ... 27 Corasaclu, 31 p 850 Butter, 2 p ... 2 Books, 20 p ... 620 Ship chandlery— Boots, 20 p ... 370 Cordage, 84 c... 166 Builder#'Mate— Sailcloth, 3 p ... 160 Plaster moulding, Seeds, 97 c ... 695 2 p ... 30 PlanU, 1 p ... 6 Briuhware, 4p ... 62 Spirits— Carts and carriages, Geneva, 144 g ... 120 2 ... 320 Perfumed, 204 g 55 Chandlery— Stationery, 10 p ...280 Candles, 108} c... 403 Paper, 20 p ...329 Soap, 80 e ...220 Sugar, 18,884 lbs... 380 Corks, 6p ... 50 Tea, 10,302 lbs .1100 Coffee, 4969 lb, ... 200 Tobacco, 1644 lbs... 275 Copper tokens, 3 p 60 Wine— Drapery, 19 p ... 657 Bulk, 116 g 80 Apparel, 21 p ... 903 Bottled, 162 g ... 125 Cottons, 8 p ... 800 Woodware, 18 p ... 216 Haberdashery, 18p 1023 Empty casks, 59 ... 69 Millinery, 2 p ... 100 Boats, 2 ... 160 Woollens, 2 p ... 80 Timber, 0984 ft ... 160 Earthenware, 27 p 190 Chinaware, 12 p ... 170 £17,188 Glassware, 6 p ... 69 Furniture, 4 p ... 95 Carpeting, 1 p ••• 48 exports. Fruit— * Green, 89 p ... 116 Ale— Hartleys, 3 p ... 106 Bottled, 441 g ... 80 Hops, 29 p ... 390 Copper ware, lp ... 16 • Malt, 12 b ... 16 Copper, 9c 3qt-4 lb 40 Iron — Compoxitipn, 20 c... 65 Rodj 6719 c ...716 Hides, 597 ...264 Galvanised, 3 t... 46 Skins, 11 p .. 100 Fencing, 681 8 c 720 Tallow, 6 c 1 qr 4 lb 6 Nails, 139 c ... 220 Wood wareIronmongery, Cask*, 40 ... 10 107 p .. ...1320 Wool, 17,4821b ...1150 Jewelry, 1 p' ••• I®® ~ Watches, lp ... 260 £1720 DOTIIi—W>K jBNDIHG BBPT. 30. & :. ::: ::: lew-® O™ 87 1 6 ■Toll™ ::: ... ... » »® Other duties ... ••> — 8 0 £182116 6

Otaoo.—By the Wellington we have advices to the sth inst. The Otago Daily Tima reports: — Pending arrivals from Melbourne, tho advices from which place are anxiously awaited, there is but a limited amount of business doing amongst importers. The last intelligence from Hokitika and the West Coast is favourable, and shippers are again in possession of orders to a fair extent. Freight has, however, become scarce, and, therefore, but few goods are, at the moment, being dispatched. No movement in the flour market has tak£n place, nor have we heard of any change in value of staple commodities. The auction sales have been ml.

DUTI1B —MONTH BHDINO ISPT. 30, ::: \l « t ::: ... «j' j Tobacco and cigars ® 7 * , Other duties * * lotal " 41a 10 1 STOCKS IK BO!»D. Polivcrod * il "jj J Good.. | * I || .a 1 I | |i J I I w wl I Brandy, g • "lHSfi 191 IJgjg Genera, g ... 2965 16 2060 8w. Gin, C .. 5«,18 123 6816 "... sms =«?. Whiskov ir 7477 14-7 7330 Other #mr§«,g 1254 28 1220 Wine, f»ulk, g 23394 116 223 ®jS2I Do. bottled) it 2088 17 2071 Ale & Boer, bk 21500 400 200 20J00 Do. bottled, g 11418 38 11380 Tobacco, lbs... 212081 1660 1460 ~i 209964 Sheopwash, lb -307 J Citrars, lbs ... 2036 2035 8m lb - » m7 10040 750 2 7 TcTlbs ... 20772 1548 2446 25873 Coffee, lb# ... 7932 1398 0o24 Oilmen's sirs, p 787 19 768 Drapery, p ... 22 8 H Soap, candlcs 177 Fcing wire, p 101 *2* 8ash weights... 3083 3083 The following statement of the yield of West Canterbury Goldflelds to the end of September, 1865, ia obtained from the SubTreasurer's office at Lyttelton, October 6, 1865 o«. dwt. Duty. Official Value ~JB B. d. £ «. d 1894—To Dee. 31 1,637 9 192 3 8 5,957 13 4 1865 . Mar. 31 7,180 897 1° 0 27,828 10 0 ' June 30 66,998 14 7,124 16 9 220,969 19 3 "• July .. 22,534 10 2,815 11 3 87,282 8 9 J3 (Aug. ... 16,418 10 2,056 1 4 63,737 18 9 11 Sept. ... 281941 6 3,617 13 3112,147 10 9 XoUl 133,630 916,703 16 3 517,817 18 10 Total for Quarter ending 8ept. 6 9 439 6 10 »3,167 18 3