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Otago Daily Times, Issue 839, 30 August 1864, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

Daily Times Office, Monday Evening.

Export entries were passed at the Customs to-day on 15,018 ozs 3 dwfs of gold, the duty upon which amounted to L 1877 5s 4d. The total atmunt of revenas leceived on articles passed for home consumption was L 598 16< 3d; the items being-:—Brawl?, 333 gals, L 153 Qi 4d; geneva, 122 gala, L55 Ss 2.1; whisky, 275 gals,' L 123 16i 8.1; wine, 139 gals, L2O 10s 3d ; rum, 31 gals, Ll3 19s; battled beer, 125 gals, L 6 53; bitters, 80 gals, L36 5 3 Id; tea 210 lbs, L 3 10s; tobacco, 973 lbs, L73 Is; sugar, 4461 lbs, LlB 11s 9d; sundries, L 4 9s. The market has opened to-day with every appearanca of a good week's business. Orders from up-country in the hands of storekeepers this morning were rather more numerous; besides, the town trade seems rather more active. Flour. —The Melbourne advices per Albion have tended to strengthen the market to-day, and although no transactions ot importance have transpired, holders generally have raised their prices. Sugar.-—The large auction sale of to-morrow is looked forward tojwith much interest by storekeepers. We confidently anticipate a good sale, and the trade aye con'es-edly very bare of stock. Bottled Stout.—Good brands scarce, and in demand. POST OFFICE NOTiOK. HAILS CLOSE For the Northern Provinces of New Zealand, pers.s. Queen, this day, at 10.30 a.m. For registered letters, money orders, and newspapers, at 9.30 a.m. For Melbourne, Australian Colonies and Southland, per s,s. Alhambra, this • day, at 1 p.m. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 12 pooh. For Timaru. kkaroa, LytteUon, Chdstchurch, Picton, and Hiveloek, pers.s. City of Dunetiin, on Wednesday the 31st iastanfc, at 10.30 a.m. (Signed) ARCH. BARR, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, Dunedin, 30th August, 1864.