SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED. April 25, schooner Salopian, 46 tons, Ferguson, from Wellington. General cargo. Same day, schooner Twins, 41 tons, Davis, from Otago. IN PORT. Ship Travancore, 562 tons, Brown. Brig Gazelle, 181 tons, Patteson. Schooner Salopian, 46 tons, Ferguson. Schooner Twins, 41 tons, Davis. LYTTELTON MARKETS, Retail Prices, Apr. 26. First flour, 245. per cwt.; Bread, per 21b. loaf, 6,'/.; Beef, (id. per lb. ; Mutton, 6c/. per Ib. ; Pork, 6d. per lb.; Fowls, per pair, as. ; Ducks, per pair, 45.; Fresh butter, Os. Od. per lb. ; Salt butter, Is. 6d. per lb.; Potatoes. 6/. per ton ; E»gs, 3s. per cloz.; Cheese, New Zealand, Is. 3d. per lb.; Maize, ss. 6d. per bush.; Ale, 2s. Bd. per gallon: Ham and Bacon, Be/. per lb.; Firewood, per cord, 1/. to 255.; Sawn Timber, 20s. per 100 ft.
WELLINGTON MARKETS, April 26. First Flour, 16s. to 18s. per 100 lbs. ; Bread, per 2 lb. loaf, 5d.; Beef 3d to Cd. per lb. ; Mutton, 4d. to Gd. per lb., Pork, 4d. to 6d. per lb.; Fowls', per pair, 2s. to 45.; Ducks per pair, 4s. to 55.; Geese, 4s. to ss. each ; Turkeys, ss. to 7s. each, Fresh Butter, Is, 3d. ; Salt Butter, Is. 3d. per lb., Potatoes, 3s. 6d. per cwt.; Eggs, Is. 6d., per doz., Cheese, Is. (id. per lb.; Maize, 3s. (3d. per bushel, Bran, Is. per bushel ; Raw Sugar, 3d. to 6d. per lb.; Loaf Sugar, Bd. to lOd. per lb.; Ale 4s. per two gallons; Ham and Bacon 6d. to Bd. per lb.; Firewood, per cord, lo's. to 245. Onions, 2d per lb. EATES OF POSTAGE. Ship, Letters, weighing under )4 oz. . . . 2d. Ditto ditto, under 1 oz. . . . 4d. Ditto, ditto, 1 and under 2 oz. la. 4d. Letters for any part of New Zealand need not be prepaid, " and Newspapers are sent Free, CUSTOMS DUTIES. British and Foreign Spirits .... ss. per gal. Tobacco (Manufactured) ..... Is. per lb. Ditto (Unmanufactured) . . ... 9d. Cigars and Snuff . 2s. Wines 20 per cent. Malt Liquors 15 Munitions of War 30 British Goods and Produce 10 Foreign Goods and Produce .... 12^ Glass Bottles (full), Specie, Bulbs and Plants, Live Animals, and Printed Books, Duty Free. LATEST DATES FROM England .... Dec. 8 Auckland . . . Mar. 10 Sydney Mar.29 Wellington . . April 19 Melbourne . . . Feb. 7 Nelson . . . April 5. Adelaide • . . — New Plymouth . Van Diemen's Land Mar.l 9. Otago .... April 5.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume I, Issue 16, 26 April 1851, Page 4
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