Commercial.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 705, 22 March 1864, Page 4

Commercial.

Daily Times Office, Monday Evening,

The total revenue received at the Custom House on articles for home consumption, was L75713s lid, made up as follows :— Brandy, 237 gab, L1061431d; whiskey, 136£ gals, L6l 83 7d ; geneva, 91 gals, L4015s 8i ; wine, 360 gals, L 46 8s lid; beer in bottle, 15% gals, 1.7 14s : do in bulk, 450 gals, Lll 5s ; tea, 8185 lbs, L 136 8s 40. ; sugar, 68921b5, L2B 14s 4d; tobacco, 370 lbs, L 27 15s ; cigars, 137 ilb 3, 120 12s 6d; sundries, L 269 17s 6d. v

Per Australasian Packet we have Hobart Town papers to the 10th instant. The " Mercury" of that date contains the following intelligence up to the afternoon of the previous day .—

Business has been dull during the day and we have no change to report. The Tasmania took a large quantity of green fruit, and we understand that a considerable quantity was shut out. In general produce prices continue at previous quotations. Flour. LIT per ton. Wheat, old, tfs

to 7s 6d per bushel; new, O3 to 6s 3d per bushel. „ „ . n Launceston.—We take the following from the " Chronicle" of the 9fo inst :— " In consequence of the advance in the gram and flour markets at Adelaide, S3dney,_ and Melbourne, as per advices received by the City of Launceston, flour has advanced here to Ll6 per ton, and wheat is in demand at Gj to 6s 3d, but holders decline to sell under 6s 6d per bushel, Oats remain dull at about 3* 3d to 3s 6d ; bran Is 4d per bushel. The market is well supplied with potatoes and hay, at about L 3 10s per ton." Melbourne.-The " Argus" of the 15th thus reports :—The import market has been somewhat excited during the day. Speculation in tens and half pound tobacco has led holders to d; mand higher rates. The export duty on this article had not passed at the time of our latest aivices from JYew York. A parcel of half pounds, for which 2s 7id was asked on Wednesday, is now held tor 3s 6d. About 5000 cases of kerosene have changed hands during the day, and prices were quoted at the close ot business at 4s. An export duty ha* been imposed on this article leaving Onited States ports of 20c, or about 16d per gallon From Foo Uhow Foo we have advices ot the sailing, on January 7th, of the Bsrengana with a cargo of teas. According to latest advices, there was only a small vessel (the Jane) loading at Hong Kong ior this port. Her freight list consisted almost exclusively of chow chow cargo. For quicksilver, prices are quoted at 2s 2d to 23 5J The flour market has not been so active. A parcel of 50 tons of Adelaide (Duffieid's brand) was quitted by auction at L 23 per ton. Messrs Gemmell, M Caul, and Co., offered for sale at their rooma-50 tons Duffield's silk-dressed Adelaide flour, and sold at L 23 to L 23 15s per ton, net cash; also, Stockholm tar, 26s per barrel; red lead, L 23 10s per ton; benzole. Is to 15d per gallon; pick-handles, 2s 9d per dozen; wood washboards, 5s 3d to 5s 6d per dozen ; zinc do., 7s 3d to 8s per dozen ; riddles, 15s per dozen ; tinplates, 263 to 293 per box; Kent hammers, 17s per dozen; malt and kibbling mills, 263 each ; slates, 2s 9d to 23s p?r dozen. Also, at the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway, surplus stores of ship Compeer, yiz. :—Salt, L 4 5s per ton; ale, 9s 3d per dozen; biscuit, 83; bd per cwt; limejuice, Is lid per callon; split peas, 13s 6d per cwt: oatmeal, 14s 61 per task.