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Otago Daily Times, Issue 366, 21 February 1863, Page 4

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DAILY TIMES OFPICB, ! Friday evening.

Since our lastreport a better feeling lias existed in the imirket, and some fair parc°ls of goods have been sent up-country. The Chile cleared out on Wednesday last, for London, with 29,977 ozs 7 dwts 5 grs gold, the produce of our gold fields. The next escort is expected to brint? down 28,000 ozs from the Like.Diggi'ißs, and over 8,000 om from the Dunstan; the old gold fields will not contribute the usual average. The accession to our population during the «veek exceeds 1,300 souls. Prices of carriage to the gold fields are quite nominal, but we quote L 47 103 to the Lake, and L 25 to the Dunstan. Bullock teavns are only required for the Dunstan and older digdnas. The neglect of the Government in not earlier providing a suitable ferry over the Molyneux has been and is seriously felt by our traders. It is to be hoped every effort will now be made to render the route to the Lake quite practicable. The'market is anything but overstocked with any description of goods, Fiour—Adelaide, scarce. First brands, silk dressed, saleable at Ll7 to Ll7 10s. The arrival of the Scotia from Adelaide will only just ease the market. The Adolphp, also from Adelaide with flour, is daily expected. Victorian best brands, silk dressed, Lls to LIG. Inferior brands quite unsaleable. Oats—California!), 7s to 7s 6d. The recent arrival from Auckland has gone into consumption ; the quality was superior to any yet imported. Colonial, es Cil; prices likely to remain steady. ' Bran—ls lOd to 2s, in demand. Maize—7s SI for good samples, in demand. .. Malt—lsa Cd, no good to be had. Tea—Chests, L9to L 1 0; halves, L4ss to L 4 10s; quarters, 37s 6d; firm. Sugar—L 42; Mauritius bright counter, Mauritius white crystals, L 49, firm. Butter—ls Sd ito Is 9d for colonial, improved demand. Cork unsaleable. Cheese—ls Id for colonial; Is 2Jd English; good quality scarce and in demand. Soap—3ss Otago make, 38s Melbourne, 32s 6d Liverpool. Market at present supplied. Baook—ls 4H to Is 5d for Sinclair's, Coey's, or Cumberland middles, very scarce: Colonial, Is 2d, none. HA3IS—Is 5:1 for Sinclair's and Coey's, in demand. Candles—French full-weights, Is 2.W; Neva Stearine, ,2s 3^d; Belmont's, Is 2d; light weights very unsaleable. Market supplied. Tobacco—Jessie Brown, Norton or Crinoline, 3s 10s to 4s, good stock. Pickles—l3a 6dtol4s, pints, best brands. Jams—in lib tins in demand, none. Spirits—Martell's, Hennessy's, nnd Champagne Vineyards brandy, in bulk, 12s 6d to 13s in bond ; market bare, little sale for inferior brands. Campbelltown and Kirkliston whiskey in bulk, ss, in bond; in bottle, 14s 6d to 15a. Geneva JI»KZ, in bond, low duty, 16s to 17s case; second brands, 14s 6d. Rum, in bulk, W. 1., 3s 6d to 4s, in bond. Shovels—American long-handled of eood quality in demand: Ames' are worth 100s, Hunt's or Collins' 645. Picks—Collins' in demand, little inquiry for other brands. Beer—Bass' No 3, Lll; other brands, L 7 to LlO 10s. Market supplied. Direct shipments of the new brew daily expected. Porter and ale of good brands in bottle still inquired after. Nothing inferior will sell. Buildinc Materials — Scotch flooring, 353 ; American, 335; quartering, 16s; battens, 13s 6d ; 3 to the foot palings, 14s, for 5 foot box ; 18s to 19s for 6 foot box; galvanised iron, L 37 for best brands and perfectly clean. Exchange—On London at 30 days, 13 per cent premium; at 60 days, 1 per cent. On Melbourne at three days, 4 (half) per cent. N. S. Wales and other Australasian Colonies at three days, 1 (one) per cent. On Invercargill at three days,£ (quarter) per cent. Other Provinces of New Zealand at three days, £ (half) per cent. : Discounts—9s days and under, 8 per cent; 95 to 125 days, 9 per cent; interest on current accounts, 10 per cent. The Money Market is tolerably easy. A small firm in Maclaggan-streeb called a meeting of creditors, yesterday. The estate showed well, and time has been given to wind up under inspection. Export entries for 2900z 2dwt gold were passed nt the Custom House to-day ; the duty paid being' L3CS 5s 4d. 1 The Customs Revenue on imports cleared for consumption, amounted to LS24 4s lOd, the items being, Brandy, 51 If gals, L 230 oa 9d ; whiskey, 180 gals, LB2 8s; gin, 100J- gals, L 45 2s 3d ; spirits of wine. 56 gals, L 25 4s ; wine, 171 gals, L 25 133 ; rum, 76 gals, L 34 4s; tea, 4.1041b, L6B 18s ■; coffee, 6001b, L 7 10s ; sugar, 11.5781b, L4B 4s lOd ; tobacco, 981 Ib, L 56 Is 6<t; ale, 250 gals, LS 15s ; miscellaneous, L 202 10s 6d.