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West Coast Times, Issue 120, 5 February 1866, Page 2

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Wkst Coast Timi« OlHco, , . Saturday evening. Tho amount received at the Custom llouso to-day as duty on imports amounted to L2H Os 7d. No gold was cleared. Tho bad weather for Iho past week caused trado lo bo rather dull. Somo transactions havo takon placo in flour, oats, nnd butter, chiefly on speculation, the market for thoso articles having- an upward tendency. Best brands of first Adclnido Hour aro hold, and havo been sold nt L3l to L 33 per ton, as por quantity, no consignments having como lo hand for somo timo j best Chilian is worth L2B. Oats nro improving ; a parcel of 1500 bushels has boon s6ld at 7s. Gd. por bu&hcl. Thoy havo been, sold at Iho Grey Kiver in quantity at Gs. .Thoro ia no prime Cork 1 butter in Iho market. Colonial- is in supply ,equnl to demand nt 2s. por lb. Cheese, both English and colonial, very scarce at Is. Bd. for colonial, Is. lOd. for good English ; tho saino may bo said of hams nnd bacon, first brands j bacon, Is. 9d. } hams, 2s. Sugar continues in good supply, without alteration in prico. Teas moot with fair demand at rccont quotations. Spirits nro boiug roduced in stosk. MartoH's nnd Honnessy's palo brandy, Os (jd to 9s por gallon; othor good brands, 7a Gd to Ss ; Geneva, JDKZ, largo contonls, lGa lo 17s por caso j whisky, best malt, 4s to 5s j caso, unsuleablo, at 10s to 12s } old torn (Burnott's), 18s por caso j wines aro slow of salo — tho , prices lor port and sherry romain unaltered j nlo nnd porter aro in good demand, for first brands, lGs to 18s por do/on. Candles, full weights, Is Id to Is 2d per lb. l'icklos, none in flrat brand?. Oilmen's stores in fair demand, nt average prices.