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Otago Daily Times, Issue 852, 14 September 1864, Page 4

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Daily TimesOfs.ee, Tuesda,y Evening-,

The total amount of revenue received to-day at the Custom House on goods entered for home consumption amounted to L 657 9s 3d, m&de up as follows .—Brandy. 3E2 gals, L 149 17s 7d ; whiskey, 33 gals, LIS 153; rum, 30 gals. L1417s geneva, 122 gals, L 55 5* 4d; bottled beer, 2226' gals, L 55 T3s; wine, 252 gals, 137 16s; tea, 1270 lbs, L2l 3s 4d; coffee, 1821 lbs, L vi2lss 3d ironmongery, LSI 19s 31; candl?s. L 5 ovsl ; drape7*y, slops and boots, L 21133 81; tobacco, L 97 14s; cigars, 129 lbs, Ll9 13s lOd; sugar, 11,881 lbs, L 49 10s Id; sundries, LSB ]5s 6d.

Fxporfc duty was received at the Custom Hou~e for 71 ozs. of gold to-day-18 17a 6d.

There has been rather more activity in business matters to-day than has been experienced for some time past.

Flour.—The sales of yesterday have created a good deal of animation in the market to-day s and although we hear of no important transactions, tbere seems to be a great desire on the part of the trade to buy, owing io some measure to the discovery that the stock is again reduced to a very narrow compass. The damaged portion j *bi the Ismyr's cargo w&s sold to-day at the auction rooms of M'Landress, Hepburn and Co., and realised Ll2 15s, all faults. Sugar.—There continues to be a good demand for this article, especially for first and second counters, of which the stock is now much reduced. Bottled Beer.—A large business is doing in this article at pric's varying from 10s 61 to 11s 6J, acording to brand. Tobacco.—Little of importance ha 3 occurred in this article since the large auction sale the other day; another large sale by auction is advertised for to-morrow, and excites a good deal of interest, as the result is likely to determine the course of the market for some time to come. Baook and Hams.—Two shipments of Sinclair's brand have changed hands to-day; the price has not transpired, but supposed to be low.

Station Properties,—Driver, Maclean and Co. report the sale of the " Five Rivers Plain Station," Province of Southland, about 200,000 acres, with 30,000 sheep, 50 head catlle, 16 workin? bullocks, and 8 horses, to Me?sr3 Hepburn and M-Master, of this Province, for the sum of £66,000.

IfITEBOARGiLL.—'J he Southland Daily News of the 12th instant, reports as follows :— A steady business has been doing diving the week, although transactions have not been of a large character. It is, however, with pleasure we announce that a further sum of Lls/00 has been received at the Provincial Treasury, as an a-lvanec from t!:e General Government, doubtless the receipt and expenditure of this money will tend t<> relieve in sam<- decree the depression which has for some time been felt amongst our traders and commercial men- a depression which has been shared by every class in tha community. . The ship Guanauoqne, from London, arrives at E:isff Harbor on Mo.-iday last. She brings a larse cargo of oeneral merchandise, constant to various houses in Southland, v.v.a also a quantity of railway plant for the Provincial Government We have but little change to rorort in t,h<> slate of the market. Our stock-; of g"oco>ies .-till continue lars;B, and have bom ,s<"»mcxvluvt in> creased by the into arrivals. Wo lmvo nho toVrahly full slocks of spirita. Weupva is tln> only spirit which is scarco in town, and for Hit* a fair deiuxnd txists. in oUut spirits bur very little i-i dointi-. Beers, both in bulk wA hoiiU', aro in full supply, with but a vuiy avi'Mgj demand. A steady demand for fbnr for local eownnnp{ion ims existed, and priofs hava not vavi«d sine" j our lift. The steamer W'iili in MiMcin, which arrived on Pridny from Pu'iofiin, I'rou.^ht ono or two consitt-nment'i o( ilnir. QoiMWi^ni »vo variously R:ivon f.t. L2B, 1..29, avul t 3'i "Uu'Ac]oIr.ide, and wo lelievo that mo:t of the 9Mft\ eftei-.tad have been at. prices varying fr«un WO to L 29 10s. Fomo holders Uowovai', vriiism to Urn less than 130 for Adelaide, !l'<ismiv.n nin cunted at from 1% to L 27. .Brmu, la ."id tho <i)b loaf. . Oa's are in fair demand. Feed on's ol ciloninl growth an; quoted at from 5s to 5^31. Good seed oars are worth 6s.

A steady business has been doing &\v in? the week, although transactions have not been of <i large character. It is, however, with pleasure we announce that a lurther sum of Lls/00 has heen received at. the Provincial Treasury, as an