COMMERCIAL,

West Coast Times, Issue 121, 6 February 1866, Page 2

COMMERCIAL,

Wkst Coast Timks Ofliao, Monday evening.

Tho amount of duty upon imports, collected to-day at tlio Custom House, was £109 8s Bd. * No gold \vr.B olcarocli

VICTORIA.

Tho Argus, of tho 27th January, reports : —

Tho import markets to-day havo nob ovinood any signs of activity, 'as in tho early part of the day attention was too closely occupied by tho doparturo of tho English mini to admit of much business otherwise going through hand. For teas thcro is a bolter inquiry j rations aro very scareo nnd wanted, and high rates aro realised. Tayshans, in chests nnd half-chests, havo been disposed of at lOd to Is. Sales of medium to fine medium congous aro ulso'roported at Is Gd and up to Is lid. Fino congous havo been s6ld at 2s to 2s Id, nnd a fair parcel of very fivo congou changed hands at a still longor figure Sugars meet with trade notico at from £39 to £<11 for good to fino counters. Candles aro in- considerable request, and largo sales would bo oflecled wcro parcels • readily met with. Tn many instances nt much as 14d is asked j though whilo Iho Ne\a Company's aro olFcrod at 13id, Ihero is little prospect of llio highor price being obtained for outside brands A shipment of 500 boxes Brandon's, however, has been placed *o arrivo at 13§d. In case whisky further sales avo mentioned, and wo understand thut 9.s is now wanted for Saucol, an advance of Gd per caso on previous sales. IlennOiisy's caso brandy has been placed, to j arrivo, at 275. A parcel of Renault's coso brandy was quilted at 275. At the slight roI <1 notion conceded lo pnrolin.'jocK of ])nss's alt 1 , No. 4, Iho nrtiulo Ailracls moro notice, somo rather largo parcel.? having boon placed at a figure fully sustaining L's, the rate required for trade parcels. , Oats still continue in favor. A parcel of 2000 bushols was quitted at about 5$ (id, aud we hear of larger tiaimctions still ponding. Maizo is very firm at 63. Oilmen's stores aro wanted, and the advanced rates now requiied arc leadily paid. Cohnan ! s whito starch realised Cd for a shipment, and parcels of bluo starch have met with buyers ot fid For a small lot of blasting powder, good brand, 6 id has been aoccpted.