Commercial.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 590, 7 November 1863, Page 4

Commercial.

Daily Times Office, jFriday Evening.. Export duty was this day paid upon 41 ounces of gold amounting to Lo 2s 6d. , -. ;. The amount of duties paid upon goods for home • onsumption was L 1223 lis.' The items were— Br-ndy, 455 gals v L2O_ 15s ; geneva, 380 gals, Ll7O l-7531; whisky, 32t gals, L 145 14s lid; rum, 32 gals, Ll4 8s ; wine. 329 gals L 49 Bs4d': tea, 9601b5, Ll6 ; susar, 67,3111n5, LSiriO 9.-1 3d;. beer, 250 gals, 'iJ\ ss;. cigars, 142tbs. L2l 6s : tobacco, 24271b5, LlB2 Gs; sundries. L 137 6s 9d. ■ Burinps<? opened this week with some slight activity, but an unfavorable change in the weafberhas agaia caused a relapse.to our previous depression, and sale are confined to the merest retail parcels. -MIBADSTUFFS. Adelaide Flour.—The two shipment"? just arrived have .tended:, to-depress: prices, and we now quote Hart's at Ll7 10s to L 18; other brands Ll7 to Ll7 10s. Tasmanian.—LlS lOsj

HOUSE PEED. ' Oats.—Tasmanian good sample inquired for, and would sell readily at,Bs 3d. Maize.-—6s. Bran.—2s 2d. BUILDING MATERIALS. - Scotch Flooring—A small parcel of 35,000 ft sold at 30s for l_. The tendency is to advance in this article. Deals.—9 x 3 and 11 x 3 still firmly held for 6 and _ respectively. The arrival of the Fata Morgana from Gothenburg with a cargo of deals, which we observe advertised for sale, will test this .market. A favorable result may be anticipated, as .all; that is wanted to give a great impetus to building both in • town and country is settled fine weather. Galvanised Iron.—Stocks increasing, and prices tend downwards. We quote L.3 per ton for Scotch, and L 37 for English 26 guage. , . ; ■ SPIRITS. Brandy.—Sales have been made of Martell's, 'onethird pale and two-thirds dark, at lis 6d ; and cases 31s 6.. Whisky.—j?or Kirkliston bulk we quote 3s 9d, and cases lis j Campbelton _s 6d. Geneva.—JDKZ, small contents, 13s 6d. SUGAR. ~, Trade are fully supplied for the present, but stosks in first hands are small. We still quote good white crystals in bond at L 3 6; first counters, L3O to L3l; and second counters, L.5105. PROVISIONS. Bacon and Hams.—Little or no business done, buyers unwilling to give advance that is now asked by holders.' Is 2._ dis freely offered for Sinclair's ; stocks very large. , ' Butter—much depressed, stocks very heavy. BEER—BULK AHD BOTTLE. Ale, Bulk.—Demand improving, Bass No. 3 has been sold, at L 8 15s; Young's at LB. and Loudon and colonial at L 8 10s. Ale, Bottle.—Stocks small, and good brands bring lis 6d. ' - Stout, Bulk.—Difficult of sale, a small parcel of Taylor, Walker and Co.'s sold at ;L6 10s. Stout, Bottle.—Good brands still quoted at lis to lis 6d,£stocks'large. . ' FRUITS. Demand as is usual at this season shows signs of improvement, we quote as follows :— :Currants, s_. •Raisins, sultanas, .Bd. Muscatels, 9d. Figs, lid to Bd. Dried apples, 6_ to 7d. - TOBACCO. There being no prospect of an early cessation of hostilities in America," coupled with the ascertained ;fact that this unhappy war has had the effect of throwing many of the tobacco districts, especially in the South, but of cultivation, and so materially curtailing- the probable supply. These circumstances have induced a speculative feeling in Melbourne, and prices there had advanced sto 10, per cent by last advices. Here the effect as yet, has merely been to render holders less anxious to press sales. ■UNDKTES.; Candles.—Damaged, falling off- with advance of season. Belmonts No. 1, Is l^d." Soap.—Steel's double crown Liverpool in very limited supply, aud brings L 34. '■ _-____________BaHM-Bl__B_____________B