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Otago Daily Times, Issue 5251, 16 December 1878, Page 2

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Dally Times Office, Saturday evening. Tbe amount of Customs Revenue received to-day on goods entered for consumption, waa as follows:—

The past week has been marked principally by the | heavy shipping arrivals, comprising three from the Home country, two cargoes of sugar from the Mauritius, and two of Y»nkoe notions from Boston and New York. During the week two conaldwable auction sales cf merchaidi*e were held by MrD.JM. Spedding and Messrs M'Landress, Hepburn, and Co. In the rooms of the former wera realised for sultanas, 4|d; Balmor., 8a 2d; oysters, Si lid ;De Roubalx's candles, BJd; carbonate of Boda, 16s 6d; Seldlitz powders, 7s 9d; Morton's red herrings, 81s ; Graham 3 6-dlamond port, £18 10s. The principal feature of Messts M'Landress, Hepburn, and Co.'s sale was the dUposal of 1000 esses Devoe'a kerosene at Is l}d per gallon in bond. Amongst other lines disposed of were 100 cases Geneva, at 11s 3d; 100 cases La Grande Marque brandy at 17s 6d, 20 quarter-c»sks Trlcoche and Co.'s biandyat 7s ljd per gallon, 18 casts Jeffrey's ale at 7s 3d (duty paid), D. and M. paste blacking at 4j 6d, lib Durham mustard at 7b 6.-1, Croesi and Blackwelt's olives at 10a 6<J, Moir's lib marmalade at 7s Bd, ling flsh at SJ-J, sultauas 4Ji ; and muscatels at lOd per lb. Apart from the business done at these sales, trade baa been quiet, during the week, and prices of most line* are unaltered since our last quotations. As on Wedne?d>iy next we publish our usual summitry for the Brindisi mall, wo defer till then a detailed report of the present position of the market.

Wihtblaw and Co. report sales of shares during the past week, us follows :— Insurance. — National, 255; New Zealand, 80s; South British, 655; Standard, 18? Cd; Union, Us Cd; Colonial, 4s. Banks—Colonial, 60s; Bank of New Zealand, £23; National, 775; Union Bank of Australia, £60. Other Companies — Justin-Time Quartz-mining Co, Roefton, (is; Keep-it-Dark Quartzmining, 10s ; Hopeful Quarts-mining, Reelton, 35s ; Welcome Quartz-mining, Reef ton, 41s; Eaitangata Railway and Coal, £8 ; Mount Ida Pastoral Investment, £9 10s; New Zealand shipping Co., 85s; Union Steamship Co., £810s; Walton Park Coal, 16s; National Mortgage and Agency Co., Limited, 24s 6d; Mosgiel Woollen Factory Company, 70s; Otago Dally Times, 803. Buyers: Insurance—south British, (Ws ; National, 24a 6d; New Zealand, 80s ; Union, 13a (kl; Colonial, 3* 9d ; Standard, 183. Banks—Colnni 1, iSi fld; New Zialaud, £22 10i; Natlooul, 77s ; Union bank of Australia, £60. Other Companies—Just-iu-Time Quartz-mining Co, Reeftra, 6iod: Keep-it-Dark Quartz mining Co, Retfton, 18s; Kaitangata Railway uuUCoal, £710 a ; Mosgiel Woollen Factory Co, 68a; Mount Ida Pastoral Investment, £9; Union Steamship Co, £8; Walton Park Coal C.i, IGa ; Scottish aud New Zealand Investment, 18*; New Zealind Loan and Mercantile Agency, £515*; New Zealand Shipping, Ssj ; National Mortgage and Agency Co, 2is ; Ota:o and Southland Inveatinent, 27s Cd ; Otago Daily 'limes, £4.

J. A. M'Renzib reports for weok ended 14th DeC3ruber, as follows : - Sale.i .'—National Bank ot New Zealand (M.), £3 17a; Colonial Bank of liew Zealand, £2 10s 6d : National Insurance Co, £1 58 Cd ; Standard Insurance Co, 19i; Union Insurance Co, 14s Od; Colonial Insurance 4s; Union Steamship Co, £S 10s; Cromwell Quartz-minim? Co, £2 5s ; Union Quartzmining Co, Jtteefton, 8s 6d.

Mr J. B. BIUD3UAW roporta as follows for the week ending Saturday, 14th hist., viz. :—

Bunk of New Zealand shares, £23 10s; National Bank of New Zealand shares, £3 10s; Colonial Bank a ( New Zealand shares, £2 10s ; National Insurance Co shares, £1 6s ; Standard Insurance Co shares, 193; New Zenland Insurance Co shares, £4 5s ; South British Insurance Co snares, £3 7s ; Union Insurance Co shaves, IBs; Colonial Insurance Co shares, ss; Scottish and New Zealand Investment Co shares, 18s Money secured 011 freehold property, 9 nor cent. per annum.

Messrs D. Reid & Co. report tho sale at auction, on beha.f of the council of the Otago University, of 14 years' pastoral lease of 11,000 acres of the Museum Endowment, at Is 8d pet acre, for £916 13s 4d ; 17 ncreH Oiauo Peninsula District, adjoining the township of Seatoun, at £26 per acre.

£ 8. d. Brandy .. .. 18 11 S Tea .. iVhlBhy .. .. SO 6 2 Sugar.. Qenev* .. .. 27 0 0 Drapery Wine .. .. 3 0 0 Sundries Tobacco.. .. 60 0 0 Ti>ul .. .. SO 1 0 .. 31 2 1 .. 90 1 9 .. 834 4 6 .. £62t 6 9