COMMERCIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2660, 8 March 1905, Page 40

COMMERCIAL.

The Customs revenue collected at Dunedin for the month of February was as follows. — Customs duty, £34,730 3s Id ; beer duty, £2461 4s Bd. The . returns for the corresponding month of last year were: — Customs, £42,353 8s sd ; beer duty, £2606 16s lid. Durin the past month the gold entered for export totalled 67810z, valued at £27,125, as compared with 22,3270z, valued at £90,423, for the correspond- ■ t ing month of last year.

THE AUSTRALIAN MARKETS

SYDNEY, March 1

Wheat, 3s 3d to 3s 4Jd; chick wheat, prime, 2s lOd to 3s Id. Flour, £8 5s to £8 10s ; Manitoban. £13 10s. Oats : Tasmanian white feeding, choice, 2s 4d to 2s 6d ; Algerian, 2s. Barley: Cape, 2s 7d to 2s lOd. Maize, 2s 4d to 2s 6d. Bran, 84d. Pollard, lHd. Peas: Blue, ss. Potatoes: Circulars, £8 10s. Onions: Victorian, £12. Butter, 9id. Cheese, 5d to 6d. Bacon, 6d to 7d. [The above quotations are those ruling between merchant and retailer, and do not represent the slightly lower values obtained by recognised brokers.]

MELBOURNE, March 1. Wheat, 3s 4d to 8s sd. Flour, £8 2s 6d. Oats: Algerian, Is 5d to Is 8d; white milling, 2s 2d to 2s sd. Barley: Cape, 2s. Maize, 2s sd. Bran, 9d. Pollard, lOd. Onions, £9 to £0 10s. Potatoes, £7 to £8.

__, „ ADELAIDE, March 1. Wheat, 3s 5d (firm). Flour, £8 to £8 ss. Oats: Algerian, Is lid to 2s; white 2s 2d to 2s 4d. Bran, lOd. Pollard, Is.