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Otago Daily Times, Issue 214, 27 August 1862, Page 4

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Daily Times Office, Tuesday Evening. l\o export eutrie'i were passpil for gold at the (jus tom House to-ilav.

Customs Revenue collected at the Port of Dunedin, Monday, August 25th, anjount^d to UilO 12s. 4t!. The following"are the principal items: Whisky, 83 pillous, L 39 las. lid.; Brandy, 180 gallons. LS3 15i. 2d. ; Geneva, ICS gallons, L7O &. .'JI.; Hmn, ■29 gallons,- £13 Is. ; Gin, IS trallons, LS'os. lid. ; Wine, 2SS grilioTi.'i, L-13 5i (M. : "Tobacco, 11"> lbs.. L 8 12s. Gd ; Cigars, 123 llw. L'O 4s; Tea, 450 lbs., L 7 10s. ;" Coffee, 690 lbs., L 8 14s. 91.

The rush towards the Duustan diggings, which we noticed last week, continue-;, and the city is losing: a groat proportion of its able-bodied population." Exeeot in such articles as are in immediate demand for miners' equipment, business itsalrmst at a stunU-sMU, aud very considerable ineonvonioneo is Mi Uoui storemen, clerks, lie., throwiag up their situation!, in order to proceed to'the ili^ivi-s. No further news has jet reached town than that brought by the original discoverers;"' still the excitement has not abated, and the one topic of i->nv<r.safiu!i In nieryanti'e and trading circles, as well as iv every ether dnparfmsnt, is the new dj^i.']^.

Meantime, as v,-o h jvo olt^ryj-1, trade is at a standstill. Merchants -md tnido:-* «!i!;o seem confident of an f-arly revivul, which "naturally must be th» case sliould such ;vi iiitlux of p-i;;u);'.tion ax h t-xpict^l • akes jil.i-e. Hut until eonlirruatoi'y news fro;a tin: new ttuld is received, uone but tin; :u.'st limited stocks are likely to Li- fopwiirdc-l. a:id tho.-o «;f :u.:h a uescription as .will tuipply only th-j r al !ir*cu«.sitics of the population so hiu-riculy biuu-liL to-utiivr at tii.; Dunst.-n. la the (lour market, there is a more settlod fccliii'jr, an:l .stjeks of ;1 10 Ailelni'c sdiU \mn^ Ijiv, the v.-du.-j <>f that q:t:iiity is lirrv.tr, anrl a l«;t<ve t\<::ii:i')d S'ttin,,' in. We should tjuot-.j'v.ilui'.s l.lij to Lli*, \v\i',,;\ t arc hardly likely to b.« a-ivancrd ii:.ie.-s under Ibrrsiitua; ciivumstuni-es. 'S'lie Orita U expected Uom "'Atlt-la.id-i' fchonSy wilij snuie *ii(» tfji,>. Horse fee>l is adv:t:.cti;g in valtu1, and good nau are Tobuv> tli^re is dt-ri-b rllya 111 :>re i.etive dt-maad fov, and !!iii!:,'i is f^iii;^ inf>> <.>i)iiS;i;iii>ti,mi. For 'l\-i;~, 3a ti.i peril), i.-; >■;:!! in h 'a,I : it to is -',A. Twist i.s very little (.•uijuirt:! U>r, u-.r1.v,-,} inny rojxjrt tha sa::io of arotuau'e.' In liqui Is. !iut iittln. is dolt!-.'. There ha« Ik-.-is a S!>:u-o iie:iKt:i;l for oil turn in cn^-. of which therein ■aliuast none in tut* market. (;,i-..>.l meJium -bra.n.Jie«, in e;;->.j, ;ue also good stock, an! fir«t brands in quarter-cask.*. In the ot'ur articles usually qiigUblo m our market, we- haw '.wcUuu^n htiuxurd, and lninsaetbn>: ar<; of the ::;osr iinate ', nature. The cheerfulness which this now di^ovcrr hus shed on the CKumimiLy l'-'i'im.'lv, vriii iju:t«* t * have dispelk'i any )uiiu<jfi'-y diiiuuiltics wluch uii^'it have appeared likely to arise, and 011/ m«.mcv market is eu-y.