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Otago Daily Times, Issue 2547, 6 April 1870, Page 2

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Daily Times Office, Taesday Evening, ""I: The amount of Customs Revenue rei • oeived fco.day oa goods cleared for ooasump. fcion was as follows, via. :-— ™t^ 7 "■'?&' * 9.-Tobaqoo...ld'l3l^ Whisky ...190 13 1. -Tea ... ... 90 i 0 6 Geneva ...Up 7 8 Sugar ...83 Oil Wine ... 31 1 7 Drapery ... 65 18 ! 5 Beer (glass) 16 15 0 Sundries ...170 6 3 Total ... .„ £1085 14; 8

iThere has been little or no change ia the taarkets, which stiU wear an aspect of dulaesa, the week opeaiagi^th [a slight im-

provement in general business, but with an. enquiry limited to current requirements, and with little or npthiag of special moment occurring in the; import matkefc SJSTbipartfc fuiar goods can ba'noted as being in demand^ but in the moderate salea tranfepiririg; one' or two items ueem to have some™ littledisposition to improvement. Spirits are at> : - stationary value 3, with a rather better trade doing in brandies. Teiß are quiet, with sustained quotations. Sugars look firm, while kerosene is more looked for, the stocks being light for the present season, and advices referring; to no large shipments. The produce market has witnessed a rather better business, the transactions occurring not being quite confined to local wants, and a larger amount of wheat and barley offering. Oats have not, however, •■ come to hand very freely yeib, though a better disposition may be noted on the part of purchasers. Quotations remain at the values of the close of the last week. By auction, the business done has been quite unimportant. !

The Oamaru Times of yesterday reports: -

Business remains exceedingly quiet, and although large quantities of grain are coming inio the )narketi there is a hesitation on the part of buyers to engage in any large transactions. Indeed, there is so little going forward, that it is almost impossible to fix values. Nominally, quotations remain as last given, viz., oats, Is 9d to la lOd; wheats Ss 6d, for good samj le'; barley, 3s 6d.