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Otago Daily Times, Issue 157, 17 May 1862, Page 4

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.. Daily Times Office. . ■ ■. ,■.:::'.'. ■ -- Thursday Evening."' The Aldingftsteamer leaves to-morrow, with the mail forEnprlnnd, and it will be some satisfaction to our readers.ln Britnin to know that Mine arrangement luu been made for the regular despatch of the home-.; ward mail, as wellas that merchants wiU be enabled to give later dates than has hitherto been the case. The present arrangement; though imperfect in many of its details, is certainly a step in the right dircßiioii. The steamers to leave on the 17th of each month witJi replies should not, unless nnderextreme stress ot weather or other accident, miss catching the homeward mail from Melbourne, . ■■ The advices that we can furnish our bughsh readers with by this opportunity tire certainly of a more cheering character than we sent last month. The weather for nearly every day of the last four weeks lias been beautifully fine, and in nowise such ;«■ to interfere with business operations. The escorts have ■Bertainlv not increased, but considering our reduced .mining" population, that they should maintain such Jaxi wefftge is a proof of thoir permanent character. "NeW disco varies are-reportod. and we may consider the evidence furnished officially of the. deposits in the neighborhood of Waikouaitl sufficient to lead to the expectation that remunerative eniplbyment will there be fonnd for any unemployed labor, if there" iM really any such,, except th<j«e wlllnglj atleisurc among-st oui* laboring populai ion. , ■ Within tl'ic l;wt fortnight comparatively f«w miners have left this place/ nud now the emigration seems to have stopped, Hnd this notwithstanding some fine vfpsels being up lbr Melbourne and Sydney. In fact, should the new discoveries prove as rich as some sre sanguine cuonch to anticipate, it. is in on: than probable that the tido of population will again set in j tn our shoi"es from Australia. ' Dunns' the month of April there arrived at the Port of Dunedin, from ports not in Now Zealand, 642 .adult males, 261 adult 'females,' 106 male and 106 female children—in all 1115. The departures to ports out of New- Zealand fur the same period, were 2074 ] adult males, 19 adult females, 9 male and 8 female | children—in all '.!110, showing a balance against the Province of Pf'fl. The balance of the quarter ending March olst, was 4523 in favor of Otago. The arrivals from ports in New Zealand for April, were 149 adult males, 3SI adult females, 22 male and 10 female children. The departures coastwise for the same period, were 208 adult males, 27 adult females, 13 malo and 1 female children—in all 249, showing a balance against Otago for April, of 41. The balance of the quarter ending March {51, was 741 against Otttgo. - The balance on the 30th April was as follows >. — 3538 in favor of Otago from ports out of New Zealand; and 789 against OUigo, in respect to other ports in New Zealand. The gross excess of immigration over emigration for 1862, is 2720. We arc able to furnifth a return of the cargoes ot wool, &c, shipped by direct vessels this season, and those interested in this branch of our producing interests will not fail to notice the satisfactory pio-

The money market is without alteration. Bank rates continue same aa before. In ourgoodß market, prices of mostr*article3 are a shade easisr, there is no speculation. ■ Stocks are in most instances quite sufficient for our wants, and as the barest possible stocks are held by oouutry store*i t '

keepers, the merchants and town traders stores are the chief depositories of goods, henci the hunted trade we have experienced during the past eight or ten-weeks has pressed somewhat heavily on the_tqwn .trader Hud' whilst a moderate lkiriness is "being-snown, J piices^do not suffer much; any,, forced; siile has to be ■ jnade 'at prices which boar no relation...to. current On heading articles we give the following quota- ] tions :—■ :•, • • , >v;.i: :'. '-,' ■■■•'■' '. ,• : Alb asp Porter!— Tho demand has bcen.met.oy, ] arrivals.: Good Burtou ale ia worth.-L1.0.1.05. Porter, £8 10 [ In bottle quotations are somowiiat lower., ,__ KprifTS.-rPaltJ brandy, first brands,;is worth los, . nnddark, HsSi t0,14s Orl. . . Hennessey's,, Mart^ls,, or Otords, in -case, can, hardly be mel^with under. 40.3. Old Tom,' in' case;' is scarce., .YFhisky,. i.\.. case,, ft, .. moderate supply, VW» ¥>* as llis >I,>.\t 17s may . be quoted as fail- value for Kirkliston. , F .-«euo<a—Keel, Besses, ISs. , Hum; 10 0.1?.,-vct-y slo.v-sab,,.::* about , Fioim.—Of good AdelnMn thorn is very. little in f the jnwket, and it is worth übout LIT 10s to Mb. -Victorian sorts are better supplied, but the value is much tinder quotations for South Australian brands. - ' ■Wises.--Very slow sale indeed ; quotations cannot be correctly given. ' Tkas.—A little better feeling for good qualities, but , supplies from Australia must absolutely cease for ■ I some time, if remunerative prices are to be got. Suoam. —Quotations lower, and in many instances not up to cost and charges on recent Australian quo- , tntions. Stocks ample for the winter's trade. < Candles.—Full weishts worth Is. Sid. to Is. 4d. Oilman's Stores.—Pickles, • 18s. M. to 145.. sun- , plied- sauces, very scarce; mustards, no demand.; jams,' 145., supplied; bottled fruits, no sale ; salad oils -half-pints,' 135., pints, 205.; castor oil—half- , pints, 10s. to, 10s. Od. ; sardines—quarters, 9s. ba., , halfs unsaleable; lobsters, ■ lls.; oysters, 18s. ; , ■^SDNDtttiM.—Kioe, 255. to 2Ss. : pearl barley, very S°lßOS3ioxni:RT.—Ames' LH shovels, 85s. to 905.; Collins' 36 in. DH, (30s. ; raining picks, oOs. to 60s. ; pick handles, 13s. (3d. to 14s. ; American nails, 233.; Bengal lines, 6M. to 7d., very limited demand; Sharp's axes, 80s. , ; Timber.—-Tho market is better supplied, but prices little chaiieod. , . . Tobacco.—Except J boxes is scarce, but prices do not respond to.the advanced Melbourne quotations. Duiit'diu Customs, Friday, May IC, 1862. Export entries were passed to-day for 09 ozs 4 dwts gold, the duty levied upon which was £12 Bs. The imports realised £4IC 2s lid.

POST OFFICE NOTICE. MAILS CljCpEy | |";j i -. | !.\ ' For Invereavipll, per t!tis" dayjit alf past-teh'.~a"m; -- — —— ; For b'reat Britain, India, China, -Mauritius, Capu r Good Hope, Australian Ooloii.W,' k0.,. kc, ildinga, this dify at 11 a.m. Newspapers one hour revious. ■ '; ■" : ' ." For AuokJand, per. Albatross, on Tuesday, 20th a rohißALl>: BARR, .. : , Cliief Poiimaster. Chief Post Offira, " "'" '~ .. A--.' Di|ue..liu, 17ih May,lßG-2. .. "ABSTUACX OF SALES BY AUCTION. ■•■ ; ..-. :J : ,;,...-,;. ; .., .'I THIS !»AV. .•■.;..:■■';■■ ■>: ':- '. /^ : T>iNiKi9 & Co., sl .the Coiumereial Sale'lfoomkr Baoon, Cheese, OpcJssaiu skins, &c. ' ' " ''' '" 1. de Carlk & Co., at their rooms.— Merchandise. . Jlaolkan & Co., at the Commercial Sale Rooms— Horses, &o. , Vm. Smith, at his Rooms.—General merchandise. MARRIED. At Saint John's.Newfoundland, on the Oth Jan., t the Cathedral, by the Venerable Archdeacon, assisted by the Rev.'T. M. Wood, Garrison Chaplnin, V r ii/i.iAjr Gili-moii, Lieutenant and Adjutant of lie Royal Newtoundlaud Companies, eldest son of the lev. \Villismi Gillmor, Inciunlmnt of Illingwovth, lalifax, Yorkshire, to Elizabeth Jake Buciian, iiird daughter of P. W. Carter, Esq , Chief Magis-, pate of Saint John's. ~ I

ceeds this table shows of the pastoral interest. TABLK Showing the quantity and value of Wool, Hidns, and Tallow exported to Great Britain from the Port of Dunediu, from 1st January to 30th April, 1862— Wool fihipptd per " lbs. value. Stnr of Tasmania - - -. 960,950 £rt4,.'i67 Chili 507,0*5 £34,2-54 Chariot of Fame - 1159,747 £73,471 ToMl - - 2,647;732 £172,292 Tallow shipped per lbs. Value. Chili - - - - - 13,440 £2.50 Chariot of Fame ... 11,310 £135 Total - - 14,750 £385 v Sheepskins shipped per pk(?s. value. Chill V . - - - - 21 £70 Chariot of Fame - - - 2 £10 Total - - 23 £80 The following return of gold exported during the first four months of the year will bo perused with interest : Gold exported from the Port of Dunedin, from the lgt January to 30th April, 1862. Quarter ending Quantity Duty. Value. Quantity Duty. Value. ozs. dw.ts. £ s. (1. - £ s. d. March 31 .. 170,769 13 21,346 8 9 661,731 5 0 April .. . . 18,945 7 2,368 4 5 73,413 2 0 TotaltoApvil 169,715 0 23,714 13 2 735,144 7 0 - £ s. d. 661,731 5 0 73,413 2 0 735,144 7 0 Impert Duties from Jan. 1st to 30th April, 1862. Quarter ending March 31 . - - £43,053,0 8 „ „ April - - - £13,601 1 7 Total ? • • • £06,654 8 3 We add some shipping statistics. . . . TAB&E Showing the number, tonnagj, and registration o ahips that have entered the port of Dunedir from port9 not in New Zealand from 1st January t< 80th April, 1862. i '.'";■■ I CO 1 % . "I 1° EH to ■ §8 C5 3 s 1 a a H m o ** r-t .3 (§ I a «j «o 'V " CO t 'S 3 S i n a CO 1O 3, <S 5i « « t 3 •n .9 £ "I' 1.: s : ... in so es «> 1: P "8 ■ -3*

LATEST DATES. Enriand £eb. 26 By telegraph Mar. * Ambrica— New York Fob. 8 1 San Francisco Jan. 15 . Cape of Good Hope Mar. 1 Mauritius ■Fe»- 24 Cevlon.(Colombo) ...'. Mar. 20 Chma'CHoufrKon") Mar. 1 Shanghai *eb- 27 Madras •• Peb. lb Bombay eb- /,? Culcutta Mar. Singapore Mar. 8 Australian Colonies— Melbourne May a Sydney. '■••• April 20 Queensland April Adelaide April &> T.aunL-eston , - .. • April "it* Hobart Town April i:9 Perth Mar. 19 . New Zealand— Auckland April 23 Marlboronph April 18 Wnnganui • May 1 Nelson Taranaki- April 11 Canterbury May i Wellincrton May 7 Invercaruill , May 10 Hawke'sBay May 3