COMMERCIAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 2126, 27 November 1868, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Daily Times Office, Thursday Evening. The amount of Customs Revenue received to-day on goods cleared for consumption wu as follows, viz.:—

Some improvement to note in business today, though transactions still partaking too much of tho retail character to be satisfactory to impoifc houtes. Market values are generally fairly maintained In breadstuffs we hear confir/nation of sales of Chilian flour for shipment reported yesterday, but no additional particulars. Sales of Provincial flour still continue small, net extending beyond current local requirements. Millers' quotations remain at Lls for townmade flour, and Is Cd for bran, which is scarce. A little better inquiry hsi been manifested for building materials, and sale* of both timber and galvanised iron have taken place; of tho latter, about 27 tons of English and Scotch brands have passed from importers' hands. In fruits we hear of a small parcel of very superior currant* at 4d, and of some other sales at a rather lees rate. A considerable lino of hams and bacon (English), mostly Sinclair's, was placed at price not named, and a parcel of Northern butter at Is. Honnessy's Brandy in case has also been moved at nearly equal to 27s Gd; in other liquids, nothing has transpired. Tho only item in transactions by auction, has been the placing of several lines of potatoes, which realised from L 2 10s to 1/4 5s per ton, the latter price being obtained for provincial of fair quality.

The Hobart Town Mercury of tho 16th inst. reports :—

Tho week has closed with a tendency to firmness in the breads tuffs market, and sales of wheat in eina 1 lots have been effected at 6s 4<l per bushel. Transactions in all descriptions of produce are very light, and prices unchanged. The receipt of news from the colonies is most anxiously looked forward to.

£ a. i trandy ... 59 3 Vhiaky ... C5 4 icnova ... 63 3 tnm ...... 24 1 Vino 6 0 iotld. beer 12 10 'obacco ... 65 5 d. 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 £ b. d. Te» 92 13 0 Sugar 57 15 1 Coffee 42 5 6 Chicory .. 28 0 0 Drapery ...,40 2 9 Hardware 30 9 0 Sondriea... 48 7 10 TotaL £C22 8 4