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Otago Daily Times, Issue 3246, 2 July 1872, Page 2

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Daily Times Office, Monday Evening. The amount of Customs Revenue received to-day on goods entered for consumption wa« as follows, viz. :— . .;

The amount of revenue collected at the Custom House, Dunedin, for the month ending 29th June, 1872, was as follows :— Spirits, £5472 15s lid ; Col. do, £625 5s U ; Cigars and snuff, £154 lls. 6d ; tobacco, £1616 4s 3d ; wine, £59918s 10d j beer, £400 Is Id; coffee, cocoa, chicory, chocolate; £171 <)3 6d; sugar, £1574 17s 8d ; fireaTms, 5s ; goods by measurement, £3216 12s lid; do by weight, £1344 lla 8d ; sundries, £792 7s lOd; t0ta1,.£17,208 Is.. IReveime on.gold, £1538 13s 3d. ' • . Sections 65 and s<>, block XL, Dwacdio

and Eaiit Taieri district, and*iunotmtirig;:t<f' the Land Office' y»it^rday. 'They' Were purchased by Messrs John Allanßdyd at the upset price of; Jfspe^icre. 4-V \ >V. l \ * - jg*,,' —"— J'r" \ ' \ ;VMe«a» : MiDDLMosv and Co., San Fjaneiseo, report, under date M^Sith, as follows:—

The Mobongo arrived here on the morning of the 22nd ?tisbbitr°tri&* April inafla from Auutralia and NewJScaland (wjth dates,l3th. and 20th respectively),f.after a tedious pan--sage of 13 days. Notwithstanding the dis-satisfaction-expressed generally bytlietra-;' veiling and mercantile CjOnxtnumty, this samq vessel returns with - the outward mails andj passengers. We had hoped that Mr Webb' on rbi«!return here fwwa the'Colomeawould have taken measures to put the service into better working order. In its present condi-f tion it is anything but satisfactory to all parties concerned^ . Considering: the nnre-i liable character of the service a» at prfeseht performed, it may not in the end be unfortu-j n.ite that,the United States have-refused to aiaist by a subsidy, a* the contractors mustf be convinced now, from the very umnietake« able language in which the measure was de-i nounced in Congress, that they have nothing to hope for from this Government, and that! the line can he successfully n.aintained only by a thorough reform in its management, the substitution of better vessels {at least aU this end of the line), and a due .fclherence to the advertised days of departure- ■ / . j Since oar last advice, business generally h;uj worn a very healthy tone, and as the harvest (July) draws near, we look for a continued improvement. .< Breadbtuffa haveshown a marked improvement daring the; month, caused, not! onlyby the firm tone in the Liverpool market (which during the( month reached I3s)| but more especially byj the large quantity of flour (extra) which has been sent east) and which, up to d*te, is still going forward. Large shipments have: also been ma<le to China and Jnpan during the month.- Our quotations as under,! though slightly easier within the last few! days; -will show that the firmness noted in oar last has been fully maintained. Liverpool market, per -cable, to-day, 12s Gd to; 12s 9(1, shows a decline of 3d per cental from the higheat point; during the - month* i The market for domestic wool has been; very dull ; 'during'^ the 'paifc few weeka.^ Buyers still holding b^ck with no, inclina-; tion to' meet sellers with even 'a bid.: Up to the 18th instant;, 27.000 bales have arrived from the interior," !20,000 of which are; still on the market, with about other 10,000 bales to arrive, which, at* an average ofj 3001bs per bale, will give the present clip at? about 10 to 12 million pounds. As antici-; pated in our last, prices have eased, and; though* atpresent merely nominal, we shqulcl not at all be surprised out that our ranch-; men will have , to: be: content with limits i ranging from 35 to 45 cents, if not a lower < margin. The feeling throughout the Eastern States is far less animated, and with the; prospect of their own clip, due'in at month or so, quotations for thifl staple are weak, with; a downward tendency. Wheat.—Market, .steady. Prices from* 2dols. to2dols.iSc. '• ; ; Flour. r-Demand good for standard brands,! especially extra, which we quote (klols. 25c. to Odola, Pp.;;; superfine, sdols. to sdoJs. 12*e.; other brands, 25c. less. ; Oats.—Quiet, at Idol. 60c. to Idol. 70c. | Barley.—Weak, at from ldoL 40c. to Idol.: 50c. ' r;;/■;;<.■ ■ \

New Zealand Produce.—There is little of; any moment to report upon this produce.? We would draw the attention of shippers of flax rope for hay-baling, that the description required for this market is similar to clothes line of three yarns, and Bay an inch in circumference, as also ft few<?oils,of a,shade thicker description.' A few coils of two yarn marline, tarred, would likewise meet with a demand, and yield a margin. POST OFFICE NOTICE. MAILS CLOBB— This Day, 2nd Ihst. ' ( For Northern Porte; of New Zealand, per &.„. Phoebe, at 10.30 a.m. For Oamaru, per s.£UMaori, at 3.30 p.m. ; Thursday, 4:TH July. ] Per p. 8.( NevaclJi,'*as4iiller*:~ ■ ! For Northern Puita of New Zealand, America, West Indies, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, vid San Francisco, at 10a.m. Late letters, with one additional single; rate per letter, till 10.30 a.m. j Newspapers, 8 a. no. ■' For registered letters and money orders, j the night previous, at 5 p.m. British, pails via Suez, will be, despatched from office on or alidut the sth July. (Signed) ARCH. BARR, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, -..: t,: . ;; I Dunedin, 2nd July, 1872. THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL. : The following; which is compiled from an official time table issued by the Post Office/ Department, shows the days on which theSan Francisco mail is due at and departs; from Port Chalmers during the remainder of 1872 :— Inwards. Octwaros. July 21 July 5 August 18 August 2 September.... 15 „ 30 > October. 13 September 27 \ November..... 10 October 25 December 8 November 22 .December 20 The time allowance between Port Chalmers and Auckland ia 6 days, between; Auckland and San Francisco 24 days, and between San" Francisco and London, from 19, to 20 days—.total from Port Chalmers to,; London, 49 to 50 days. \ THE SUEZ MAIL j AKKIYBS AT MEL-: XEAVESMJBL3JOtrK.NE. ! BOURNE. 1872. : 1 1872. July.:.,. »*;;.'. n July 2 August 14 ; Ju1y............. 30 l Septembei 1.... 11 \ Augu5t...,..,.., 27 , 0ct0ber.......... 11 • September. C.\: 24 November...;: !|8 j October 23 December 6 November..... 19 1873. ! December 17 January... 3 1873. January 14— j February 11 \ ABSTRACT OF SALES BY AUCTION. This Day. M'Landress, Hepburn, and Co., at their Rooms, Manse street, at noon—bottles; at 2 p.m.—Newmarket Hotel, Balclutha. Wright, Stkphenson, and Co., atMoflgiol; —Fat Cattle. , ; .} DEATH; ~~ On the Ist July, at Rattray street, Dunedin, of diphtheria, Robinaßeid, in the eighth. year of her age; fourth daughter of Mrs John Reid, late of Auckland.—Auckland papers please copy. ■• .

£ s. d. £ a. <L Brandy ...118 5 0 Cigars .. 3L 5 0 VViuak" ... 53 17 8 Opium ... 48 0 0 Do. col ... 13 1 7 Tea ... 50 5 0 Geneva ... 75 15 0 Sugar ... 73 16 1 Rum ... 41 0 10 Coffee ... 19 4 9 Wine .. 29 8 10 Timber ... 46 19 7 Beer ... 41 13 9 Drapery... 20 6 3 Kerosene .. 19 16 0 Sundries... 27 10 0 Tobacco ...106 5 0 : - Total ... £816 10; 4