COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Southland Timb3 Officii, Feiday Eviyix». The revenue collected at the Custom-House for the past two days, for articles cleared for home consumption, was as follows : — Yesterday, £122 18s. 3d. ; to-day, £113 3s. 9d., together £236 2s. Od., being duties levied as follows : — Brandy, 234 gals £60 6 7 Geneva, 29J gals 13 7 2 Gin, 74 gals 33 9 5 Whisky, 58 gals 26 5 11 Tea, 615 lba 10 5 0 Tobacco, 549 lbs 41 3 6 Sugar, 7,5871bs 3112 3 Sundries 19 12 2 £236 2 0 hroughout the week a comparatively fair am unt of business has been transacted. Those auction sales which so long destroyed all chance of a healthy legitimate trade, may now be said to be at an end — the goods exposed being very generally withdrawn for lack of bidders ; and we are in hopes that our commerce may go on in a more satisfactory course. We have no arrivals to report from foreign ports during the week, and quotations generally remain without change since our last report. The flour market has undergone a further decline, although it is very difficult to quote current ratos. In a small community like ours, where the stocks are held by comparatively few firms, prices are extremely arbitrary. For example, one firm refuses to part with best Adelaide under £30, while others accept £28, and we believe this latter quotation to bo as near as possible our current price. Tasmanian, we quote at £25, in quantity ; and for cash by special purchase we believe that flour may be bought £4 or £5 per ton, less money. Dealers, however, only purchase for present use. From the firm tone of the Australian markets, it io probable that the price here may rule higher ; at all events, recent advice* will check oaiy furth«* decline for the pre•ettt.
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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 39, 3 September 1864, Page 2
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