COMMERCIAL.

West Coast Times, Issue 214, 26 May 1866, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

West Coast Times Office,

Friday Evening. The duty upon imports coll jctod at the Custom House to-day amounted to £452 19s The following merchandise oleared shows its distribution :—: — 1

In oonsqueuco no doubt of no material addition to our stocks during tho current week, thero Lave lieen no transactions of importance, Btocks continuing light. The week's . business may be characterised as good, and very satisfactory as to prices realizod, though limited principally to second h#uses, for the reason above named. 1 Prices for staple articles hdvo been not only well maintained but improved upon, with the 1 exception, perhaps, of flour, which remains . pear • our last quotations with a slight down-) ward tendency, say for Adolaido, £11 to £23 5 • Chilian, £16 to £17 por ton. Oats remain firm at 6s 6d to Gs 9d per bushol ; other kinds of horso feed unaltered. Brandies in bulk.-— JPirst-class brands havo . realized a further advanco of 9d to Is per gab )on, and continuo very 5 loss favorite

brands have to sonio uxtoul participated iv Ibo improvement. Otbor spirits have scarcely moved from oar Inet prices. Wines bavo boon freely placed' without alteration. Beor in gluss is dull 1 ; first-class bulk is snlenblo. Provisions continuo scarce*. First-class bams, bacon, and butter fetch excellent prices. Candles. — F.W. have considerably advanced, and, judging from quotations v\ the B[elbourhe and Dunodin markots, good prices aro likoly to continuo hero. }

Jrandy £19117 9 Vhißkey 40 G 5 lenova 19 13 9 Vina (in •wood) 16 4 0 tobacco ' 62 12 6 tfgara 80 16 6 ?ea 32 12 10 lugav 29 17 3 )ilrnau'e stores 14 14 2 loap 1 18 0 lardware 0 10 0 )rapery 11 15 10